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 - Lead Consultant - SAP Data Management/Data Cleansing
Career Level - E
As the S/4 Data Cleanse Lead – Operations, you'll lead all data cleansing efforts within the Operations Cleanse execution work stream for the Axial program's S/4HANA migration, ensuring data quality meets migration requirements. This hands-on role involves collaborating extensively with local leads, project resources, Data Services, technology teams, and key stakeholders across EPO and global data offices.
To be successful role holder will:
Essential Skills:
SAP Data Cleanse / transformation / evaluation experience: Proven experience leading complex SAP data cleansing initiatives incl. driving business requirements, data interrogation, profiling, managing approval process, cleansing
Data Management Expertise: Robust experience in operations and data processes for master and transactional data (Material Master, P&MM - PIR, Source Lists, Production to Dispatch Door - BOM, Equipment).
SAP & Data Proficiency: Strong analytical skills with comprehensive knowledge of data profiling, analysis, migration, reconciliation, fix capability, and validation. Deep understanding of SAP data and functional processes.
Communication & Influence: Ability to translate complex data issues into clear solutions and messages, influencing stakeholders with confidence.
Project Management & Collaboration: Excellent project management, collaboration, and presentation skills.
Attention to Detail: Highly organized and structured approach with a strong focus on detail.
Nice to Have Skill:
Life Sciences/Pharma Industry Experience: Experience working with Planning, Global Supply Chain, and ICSM in the (a plus).
Typical Accountabilities
The Data Cleanse Lead will co-ordinate, drive and deliver all data cleanse activities across the specified object workstream to ensure required data quality is achieved in preparation for migration to S/4 HANA. Responsibilities include but are not limited to:
Identifying, defining and agreeing the data cleanse delivery scope and approach, DQ continuous monitoring ,etc.
Driving out comprehensive data quality analysis , requirements ,etc
Applying data, process and object expertise deliver a robust data delivery approach and successful data cleanse while securing ongoing data quality assurance by designing and implementing step-change data governance concepts
Leading and directing the prioritisation of data delivery across the specified workstream, defining and managing reporting on progress to relevant stakeholders.
Establishing project documentation, delivery planning and project management across the workstream
Ensuring best practice data capabilities are applied by integrating with Data Capability Experts and application of expert knowledge securing efficient data delivery
Providing management oversight to the workstream sub-team and day-to-day management to the assigned data resources, scope and ways of working
Managing key relationships between the cleanse team and S/4 project & business teams.
Education, Qualifications, Skills and Experience
Essential
Engineering / equivalent degree and having relevant SAP experience and subject matter expertise in Operations objects and processes (mentioned above)
Demonstrable SAP working knowledge across transactions and reporting in an SAP environment, including an understanding of how data integrates within an SAP architecture.
Proven experience in leading complex Data Quality / Cleanse initiatives within large scale transformation programmes
Solid Experience of Business/IT partnering
Demonstrated ability to lead in a diverse, global team, within and across functions. Experience with global working and across cultures.
Demonstrated strong communication skills with the ability to influence others to achieve objectives
Ability to lead and manage negotiations across a complex group, to a target outcome.
Proven track record of delivery and ability to effectively prioritise to ensure goals and outcomes are achieved
Demonstrated project leadership skills.
Desirable
S/4 HANA implementation programme experience.
Experience in life sciences and healthcare.
In depth knowledge of relevant key business processes.
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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