S/4 IT Business Analyst - Clinical Supply ICSM

Role Title: S/4 IT Business Analyst - Clinical Supply ICSM

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.

This role supports the solution design for a specific business capability or a cross-functional component. As a key member of the wider SAP S/4HANA IT Design Team, you will help define the IT solution that enables our global standardised business processes.

This role will align to a process within one of the Clinical Supply areas under the Enterprise Process Owner (EPO) domain. During the global process design phase, you will be accountable for the solution design for your area and will serve as the central point for shaping the integrated solution, ensuring alignment across business process definition, SAP solution design, and SAP data object design.

For your process area, you will ensure that the global standard solution is fully and accurately documented and tested in line with project standards, and you will represent the design through the required governance forums. You will work closely with other IT Business Analysts, Product Managers, and specialists across the design team to ensure the solution is effectively integrated into the broader AstraZeneca global standard design. This will also involve collaboration with SMEs from external partners to ensure the AZ solution incorporates standard, leading-edge technology in support of the design.

The role will contribute to wider design forums across AstraZeneca and ensure that the global standard design for the relevant capability aligns with the strategic vision for both business and system architecture within the process area.

As the project moves into the deployment phase, this position will continue to play a pivotal role in ensuring that localisation requirements for individual functions are appropriately reflected in the solution while preserving the integrity of a fit-to-standard, best-practice approach.

Throughout the project, the successful candidate will remain a key member of the design team and may lead a team of Business Analysts within the capability area. The role will provide guidance in developing solution designs and project documentation, while applying experience and knowledge to help upskill the team in both SAP S/4HANA and the broader AstraZeneca application landscape.

What you’ll do

• Support the IT solution that underpins the global standard process design for your capability / lead area including any integrations

• SAP Data Proficiency: SAP data models, table structures, and CDS views; ability to trace transactions from UI to underlying tables and document data lineage.

• Support the data team to ensure successful migration / creation of data objects that support the AZ global design across the application landscape

• Work with the business teams in the process design to ensure alignment with S/4HANA best practice and SAP standard functionality

• Able to represent your process domain on forums as required in your capability domain and support setting the strategic direction contributing any solution/technology opportunities

• Ensure effective prioritisation of activities in line with the overall deployment strategy and project imperatives in alignment with Business Technology Group portfolios and BAU services

• Collaborate with AZ Architecture teams to ensure that the solution and data design align with the strategic view for IT applications

• Work with the Integration teams to ensure effective delivery of data integration across the IT landscape

• Document and test the solution design in accordance with AZ compliance standards

• Report on status of activity to plan and manage RAID items in your area, rolling up to the Enterprise domain

• Champion the design for your capability through the appropriate governance forums

Crucial for the role

• Understanding of pharmaceutical supply chain processes including warehousing and distribution for clinical purposes

• Deliver sophisticated designs for a large business transformation project

• Good stakeholder management and communication skills with Business and IT areas with ability to influence key partner groups

• Strong organizational design skills and workshop preparation

• Strong presentation skills, with the ability to communicate complex concepts clearly to cross-functional audiences.

• Knowledge of standard project tools like JIRA, Smartsheets, Solman and MS Office

• Adaptable approach balancing technical detail with agility in problem solving

Desirable skills

• Certification in specific SAP S/4HANA lines of business or willingness to complete such certification

• Worked in a hybrid environment with a mix of internal and external resources in multiple geographical locations

• S/4HANA implementations for complex global organisations from Design to completion of Deployment

• Knowledge of clinical supply processes

• Knowledge/experience of SAP Intelligent Clinical Supply Management

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. Apply now!

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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.