Lead Consultant - Technical Platform Owner

Job Title: Lead Consultant - Technical Platform Owner

Career level: E

Introduction to role

Are you ready to redefine an industry and change lives? Join our global Operations IT team, where we combine innovative science with leading digital technology platforms and data. Our work has a direct impact on patients, redefining our ability to develop life-changing medicines. As a strategic and forward-thinking Technical Platform Owner – Data Platforms, you'll drive the evolution of our enterprise data ecosystem. This role is about embedding AI and GenAI into the fabric of our operations, enabling intelligent automation, cost optimization, and trusted data delivery. You'll lead the charge in redefining how data is provisioned, governed, and consumed across AstraZeneca, ensuring platforms are scalable, compliant, and future-ready. Are you ready to make the impossible possible?

Accountabilities

Platform Strategy & Road Mapping

• Partner with Data, Analytics & AI domain leads and BAU teams to synthesize project demand, problems, and strategic priorities into a quarterly roadmap.
• Champion platform maturity through iterative planning, stake holder engagement, and determined delivery.

Platform Enablement & Improvement

• Lead the design and execution of a comprehensive improvement plan covering:
• New platform provisioning and onboarding
• Usage analytics and cost transparency
• Standards, governance, and regulatory compliance
• User enablement through guides, documentation, and training
• Change management and communications
• FinOps and cost optimization strategies
• Automation and process reengineering
• Industrialization of data products and pipelines
• Adoption tracking and continuous feedback loops

Delivery Leadership & Quality Assurance

• Oversee end-to-end delivery of platform initiatives, ensuring alignment with business goals, timelines, and critical metrics.
• Embed robust quality assurance practices to uphold data integrity, security, and operational resilience.

Essential Skills/Experience

• Exceptional communication skills and high fluency in English, with the ability to influence across technical and non-technical audiences.
• Deep expertise in Snowflake and Fivetran, plus hands-on experience with at least two of the following: DataOps.live, Confluent (Kafka), SnapLogic, Cognite, Aera, Apache Iceberg, Neo4j.
• Proven success in delivering platform enhancements and cost savings within Snowflake and adjacent technologies.
• Proactive and self-motivated.
• Skilled in stake holder management, team leadership, and driving multi-functional collaboration.
• Experience in AWS is highly desirable.

When we put unexpected teams in the same room, we unleash bold 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 unique and ambitious world.

AstraZeneca offers an environment where innovation thrives. With the backing and investment to succeed, you'll be part of a team at the forefront of digital healthcare. We empower the business to perform at its peak by delivering world-class technology solutions. Here you can combine technology skills with a scientific mentality while broadening your understanding of our wider work. Our diverse contributions help us make better decisions every day.

Ready to lead the way in digital healthcare? Apply now to join us on this exciting journey!

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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.