Why choose AstraZeneca India?
Help push the boundaries of science to deliver life-changing medicines to patients. After 45 years in India, we’re continuing to secure a future where everyone can access affordable, sustainable, innovative healthcare.
The part you play in our business will be challenging, yet rewarding, requiring you to use your resilient, collaborative and diplomatic skillsets to make connections. The majority of your work will be field based, and will require you to be highly-organised, planning your monthly schedule, attending meetings and calls, as well as writing up reports.
Who do we look for?
Calling all tech innovators, ownership takers, challenge seekers and proactive collaborators. At AstraZeneca, breakthroughs born in the lab become transformative medicine for the world's most complex diseases. We empower people like you to push the boundaries of science, challenge convention, and unleash your entrepreneurial spirit. You'll embrace differences and take bold actions to drive the change needed to meet global healthcare and sustainability challenges.
Here, diverse minds and bold disruptors can meaningfully impact the future of healthcare using cutting-edge technology. Whether you join us in Bengaluru or Chennai, you can make a tangible impact within a global biopharmaceutical company that invests in your future. Join a talented global team that's powering AstraZeneca to better serve patients every day.
Success Profile
Ready to make an impact in your career? If you're passionate, growth-orientated and a true team player, we'll help you succeed. Here are some of the skills and capabilities we look for.
Tech innovators
Make a greater impact through our digitally enabled enterprise. Use your skills in data and technology to transform and optimise our operations, helping us deliver meaningful work that changes lives.
Ownership takers
If you're a self-aware self-starter who craves autonomy, AstraZeneca provides the perfect environment to take ownership and grow. Here, you'll feel empowered to lead and reach excellence at every level — with unrivalled support when you need it.
Challenge seekers
Adapting and advancing our progress means constantly challenging the status quo. In this dynamic environment where everything we do has urgency and focus, you'll have the ability to show up, speak up and confidently take smart risks.
Proactive collaborators
Your unique perspectives make our ambitions and capabilities possible. Our culture of sharing ideas, learning and improving together helps us consistently set the bar higher. As a proactive collaborator, you'll seek out ways to bring people together to achieve their best.
Responsibilities
Job Title: Technical Lead - Data Engineering
Career Level: E
Introduction to role
Are you ready to make a significant impact on patient lives through data and technology? Join our Operations IT team, where we partner with various Operations capability areas to redefine our ability to develop life-changing medicines. As part of the Data Analytics and AI (DA&AI) organization, you'll deliver innovative solutions that empower our business to perform at its peak. As the Technical Lead, you'll drive the successful technical delivery of projects aligned with business goals, using your deep technical expertise across data, cloud engineering, software engineering, AI, and more. Are you prepared to lead and coordinate technical workstreams and collaborate with team members both internally and externally?
Accountabilities
- Collaborate closely with product managers, architects, and delivery managers to provide technical knowledge and support.
- Lead the technical vision of the product and work with multi-functional teams to define designs that meet objectives.
- Compile detailed technical designs, refine user stories, and ensure consistency to timelines and resource allocations.
- Identify technical risks and ensure visibility and progress toward mitigating these risks.
- Lead and mentor technical teams while fostering a culture of collaboration, innovation, and accountability.
- Define governance frameworks specific to product development.
- Deliver components of the Service Acceptance Criteria as part of Service Introduction deliverables.
- Ensure alignment with regulatory requirements, data security, and industry standards throughout the development lifecycle.
- Lead DevOps and DataOps teams to ensure delivery to coding standard processes, security, and performance requirements.
- Ensure data pipelines and solutions adhere to FAIR principles for enhanced data usability and sharing.
Essential Skills/Experience
- Minimum 10+ years of experience in developing and delivering software engineering and data engineering solutions
- Deep technical expertise in Data Engineering, Software Engineering, Cloud Engineering, and good understanding in AI Engineering
- Good understanding of DevOps and DataOps ways of working
- Shown expertise in product development and/or product management
- Offer technical thought leadership for Data and Analytics and AI products
- Effective communication, partner management, problem-solving skills, and team collaboration
- Hands-on experience working in end-to-end product development with an innovation mindset
- Knowledge of Data Mesh and Data Product concepts
- Experienced in Agile WoW
- Collaborative approach to engineering
- Data Engineering & ETL: Design, implement, and optimize data pipelines using industry-leading ETL tools
- Cloud & DevOps: Architect and handle scalable, secure cloud environments using AWS Compute Services
- Scheduling & Orchestration: Lead the orchestration of sophisticated workflows with Apache Airflow
- DataOps & Automation: Champion the adoption of DataOps principles using tools like DataOps.Live
- Data Storage & Management: Supervise the design and management of data storage systems including Snowflake
- Business Intelligence & Reporting: Lead the development of actionable insights using Power BI
- Full-Stack Software Development: Build and maintain end-to-end software applications using NodeJS for backend development
- AI & Generative AI Services: Implement and handle AI/ML models using Amazon SageMaker
- Proficient in multiple coding languages such as Python
- Knowledge of database technologies both SQL and NoSQL
- Familiarity with agile methodologies
- Previous involvement in a large multinational company or pharmaceutical environment
- Strong leadership and mentoring skills
Desirable Skills/Experience
- Bachelor's or master's degree in a relevant field such as Health Sciences, Life Sciences, Data Management, Information Technology or equivalent experience.
- Experience working in the pharmaceuticals industry
- Certification in AWS Cloud or any data engineering or software engineering-related certification
- Awareness of use case specific GenAI tools available in the market and their application in day-to-day work scenarios.
- Possess solid understanding of basic prompting techniques and continuously improve these skills.
- Stay up-to-date with developments in AI and GenAI, applying new insights to work-related situations
When we put unexpected teams in the same room, we ignite aggressive thinking with the power to inspire life-changing medicines. In-person working gives us the platform we need to connect, work at pace and challenge perceptions. That's why we work, on average, a minimum of three days per week from the office. But that doesn't mean we're not flexible. We balance the expectation of being in the office while respecting individual flexibility. Join us in our outstanding and ambitious world.
At AstraZeneca, we connect across the entire business to power each function towards better patient outcomes. Our work is impactful and valuable, driving innovative transformation on our journey to becoming a digital and data-led enterprise. Collaborate with leading experts in specialist communities, access innovative techniques, and be part of novel solutions. We thrive on breaking new ground while maintaining high ethical standards. Here, innovation meets large-scale impact as we turn sophisticated information into life-changing insights every day.
Ready to take on this exciting challenge? Apply now to join us on this dynamic journey!
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.
Reasons to Join
Thomas Mathisen
There are many things I enjoy when working at AstraZeneca, mainly the Speak up culture, the great colleagues that are in my teams, the great products that AstraZeneca provides to our patients and the challenging conversations I have around our medicines.
Christine Recchio
Working at AstraZeneca has impacted my life in such a positive way. I now have an improved work-life balance through creating my own schedule and time management, I feel a balance that I didn’t have before.
Stephanie Ling
There are a lot of reasons why I enjoy working in AstraZeneca, my colleagues being one of them. My team members and the managers have provided a great deal of guidance in helping me to be more confident in my daily work.
What we offer
We're driven by our shared values of serving people, society and the planet. Our people make this possible, which is why we prioritise diversity, safety, empowerment and collaboration. Discover what a career at AstraZeneca could mean for you.
Lifelong learning
Our development opportunities are second to none. You'll have the chance to grow your abilities, skills and knowledge constantly as you accelerate your career. From leadership projects and constructive coaching to overseas talent exchanges and global collaboration programmes, you'll never stand still.
Autonomy and reward
Experience the power of shaping your career how you want to. We are a high-performing learning organisation with autonomy over how we learn. Make big decisions, learn from your mistakes and continue growing — with performance-based rewards as part of the package.
Health and wellbeing
An energised work environment is only possible when our people have a healthy work-life balance and are supported for their individual needs. That's why we have a dedicated team to ensure your physical, financial and psychological wellbeing is a top priority.
Inclusion and diversity
Diversity and inclusion are embedded in everything we do. We're at our best and most creative when drawing on our different views, experiences and strengths. That's why we're committed to creating a workplace where everyone can thrive in a culture of respect, collaboration and innovation.
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