Lead Business Analyst – Operations Analytics & AI

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Location: Chennai

We are one purpose-led global organisation. The enablers and innovators, ensuring that we can fulfil our mission to push the boundaries of science and discover and develop life-changing medicines. We take pride in working close to the cause, opening the locks to save lives, ultimately making a massive difference to the outside world.

AstraZeneca (AZ) is in a period of strong growth and our employees have a united purpose to make a difference to patients around the world who need both our medicines and the ongoing developments from our science.   In this journey AZ must continue to work across borders and with partners and new colleagues in a fast and seamless way.  The ambition, size and complexity of the organisation, coupled with the opportunities afforded by new technology, has led the Board to approve a large-scale transformation programme – Axial.

The Axial Programme will be powered by S/4HANA a new ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) system which will be implemented right across the organisation and will provide our business with standardised processes, enhanced financial management, common data and real time reporting, transforming the way we work through our entire supply chain - from bench to patient.

The new system will be used by more than 20,000 employees daily, is foundational to all AZ entities and is central to most core business processes.  This is a once in a generation programme for AstraZeneca and will shape our ways of working globally for many years to come.

The Axial programme needs the best talent to work in it.  Whether it’s the technical skills, business understanding or change leadership, we want to ensure we have the strongest team deployed throughout.  We are aiming to deliver a world class change programme that leaves all employees with a fuller understanding of their role in the end-to-end nature of our global company.  This programme will provide AZ with a competitive edge, to the benefit of our employees, customers and patients.

What you’ll do

• Collaborate with multiple business teams and senior leaders within Operations groups, to lead the collection of requirements, existing challenges, and business opportunities; working with our delivery partners to make sure the Axial program is writing requirements and specifications at scale and pace, to a high quality. You will need to get hands-on too, writing requirements yourself.

• Lead the integration of analytics and AI into business processes, where possible automating decision making.

• Be engaged in data management work such as: design of an analytics catalogue, promoting data literacy, participating in analytics governance forums and being the champion for citizen data services.

• Develop & embed standards and guidelines for the business intelligence lifecycle.

• Be responsible for navigation of interim states and solving the problems they generate.

• Prepare material, tools, sample data, and processes for Fit-2-Standard workshops.

• Contribute to the analytics and AI operating model.

• Identify learning and development needs.

Essential for the role

• Strong business analysis experience and knowledge of analytics.

• Excellent communication and stakeholder management

• Experience working with Senior stakeholders and in management level presentations.

• Experience working in bigger project and implementations

• Influencing design and user experience.

• Considerable experience and expertise to one or more business processes in Operations: 

  • Manufacturing and Warehouse management

  • Transportation management 

• Experience in working with large and sophisticated data sets in commonly used BI tools like SAP Analytics Cloud, Qlik & PowerBI.

• Strong drive to learn new concepts in business processes, tools and applications.

• A strong ability to convey complex information through analytics, catering from Top-Floor to Shopfloor.

Desirable for the role

• Experience in one or more full S/4 HANA implementation cycle/s in Analytics using embedded analytics, SAP Analytics Cloud and understanding of SAP B/W4 HANA or SAP Datasphere

• Experience in Business Process Management Tools like BIC or Nimbus or Signavio

• Regulatory experience, e.g. GxP and SOx.

• Exposure to more than one of the SAP modules such as: MM, PP, IM, EWM, QM, TM, or Controlling etc from business side. Technical or configurations skills are not required for this position.

• Familiarity with data science, AI/ML concepts and use cases in Operations.

• Bio-Tech, Pharmaceutical or Life Sciences experience.

• Leading teams of analysts and testers.

• UX experience.

• Experience in Planning tools like Hyperion, SAP BPC or SAC Planning.

• Certifications in SAP, Project Management, Business Intelligence, Data Management, Lean Framework or Operations.

• Experience in large scale, complex & multi-year projects.

Why AstraZeneca?

At Astrazeneca we’re dedicated to being a Great Place to Work. Where you are empowered to push the boundaries of science and unleash your entrepreneurial spirit. There’s no better place to make a difference to medicine, patients and society. An inclusive culture that champions diversity and collaboration, and always committed to lifelong learning, growth and development. We’re on an exciting journey to pioneer the future of healthcare.

So, what’s next?

• Are you already imaging yourself joining our team? Good, because we can’t wait to hear from you.

• Are you ready to bring new ideas and fresh thinking to the table? Brilliant! We have one seat available and hope its yours

• If you’re curious to know more then we welcome your application no later than

Where can I find out more?

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AstraZeneca embraces diversity and equality of opportunity.  We are committed to building an inclusive and diverse team representing all backgrounds, with as wide a range of perspectives as possible, and harnessing industry-leading skills.  We believe that the more inclusive we are, the better our work will be.  We welcome and consider applications to join our team from all qualified candidates, regardless of their characteristics.  We comply with all applicable laws and regulations on non-discrimination in employment (and recruitment), as well as work authorization and employment eligibility verification requirements.