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 Data Analyst – Axial Data, Analytics, AI
Career Level - E
Career Level: E
We are looking for experienced data analysts who can lead data profiling and analysis for Axial as we embark on data harmonization across our 7 ECC systems.
About AstraZeneca
AstraZeneca is a global, science-led, patient-focused biopharmaceutical company that focuses on the discovery, development and commercialisation of prescription medicines for some of the world’s most serious diseases. At AstraZeneca we’re dedicated to being a Great Place to Work.
About our team
AstraZeneca 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. 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.
Axial will be powered by S/4HANA a new Enterprise Resource Planning system which will be implemented across the organisation. We will be 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 and will be central to most core business processes. This is a once in a generation programme for AstraZeneca and will shape our ways of working globally as we move from 7 discretely configured ECC systems to one global common platform in S/4 HANA.
The Axial Data team is leading the roadmap and delivery Data Cleanse, Harmonization and Migration from “old to new”.
Job Role Details
What you will do:
Collaborate with multiple business teams and senior leaders within Axial and Operations groups, to lead data profiling and analysis of our existing ECC data landscape and formulate strategies to harmonize various data sets as we migrate from old ECC systems to S/4 HANA
Lead the analysis of our data using various Syniti/ADM and profiling tools
Be engaged in data management work such as informing strategy to harmonize, developing various tools/process to sustain ability to cleanse/harmonize post S/4 go live
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 where data mapping/harmonization decision making will take place
Contribute to the analytics and AI operating model.
Identify learning and development needs.
Essential Qualifications:
Perform data profiling, evaluate the quality of the data, identify and interpret trends or patterns in data sets.
Expertise transacting within SAP (mass transactions, table level lookups and query building)
Write, execute and debug SQL queries to confirm data completeness, correctness, data transformation and data quality testing
Experience with Python, or other programming language a plus
Leverage industry profiling & cleanse tools (Information Steward, Syniti ADM, LSMW & Winshuttle)
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.
Experience in working with large and sophisticated data sets that are the subject of our analysis and strategy to harmonize – this includes SAP Material types, Business Partners (Customer/Suppliers), Cost Centers, Profit Centers and other enterprise level data objects in SAP
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 Qualifications:
Experience in one or more full SAP ECC of S/4 HANA implementation cycle/s with data migration
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.
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.
Next steps
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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.
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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