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: Senior Consultant - SaaMa Devops
Career Level - D2
Introduction to role:
Join AstraZeneca's R&D IT Solution Delivery Team as an IT Functional DevOps Engineer, where you will manage and maintain our SaaMa product. This GxP compliant product is part of our Clinical Development Platforms and is used across late science teams in all therapeutic areas. As a member of our BizDevOps team, you will work cross-functionally with other team members such as the Product Lead, DevOps Lead, and technical engineers.
Accountabilities:
As our ideal candidate, your responsibilities will include building, testing, deploying, and releasing fixes by following the standard SDLC and ITIL process using Agile methodology. You will work on application enhancements and upgrades when necessary and take ownership of assigned L2/L3 level tickets/tasks. You will troubleshoot application issues, provide resolution for user-reported issues within defined timelines, and liaise with other internal teams/vendors as needed. You will also be responsible for proactive monitoring of ticketing queues and other support channels, sending detailed and timely communication to users in case of planned/unplanned outage, and following good documentation practices.
Essential Skills/Experience:
Bachelor’s or master’s degree in relevant field such as Health Sciences, Life Sciences, Data Management, Information Technology or Biostatistics or equivalent experience.
Minimum 7 years working experience in any of the analytical and reporting tools (Crystal reports, Microstrategy/Business Object (BO) or equivalent)
Experience in data engineering, data pipeline.
Knowledge of relational databases and experience using multiple clinical data management systems.
Experience of change management process in GxP validated SaaS environment.
Excellent written, verbal communication and relationship management skills
Able to work independently with minimum supervision
Knowledge of Agile/Scrum methodology
Experience working with JIRA, Confluence, BitBucket
Expertise and engineering mindset to help design and implement a Clinical Data Solutions adhering to Products on Platform delivery model
Proven ability to manage diverse stakeholders and ensure delivery to a high degree of satisfaction.
Proven ability to work independently in a dynamic, fast-moving environment
Confidently communicate and interpersonal skills to lead customers, from technical personnel to senior stakeholders, in urgent or critical situations.
Some Knowledge of using/creating build tools and CI/CD (MAVEN, ANT, Sonar or similar tools).
Experience with Cloud Platforms such as AWS, AZURE
Experience programming in Java or other object-oriented programming languages.
Experience delivering or developing workshop material, training, gap analyses, or requirements gathering sessions with business and system stakeholders
EDC build (Rave)/Inform and global library maintenance support experience a plus.
Previous experience with SaaMa/any clinical vendor is a plus.
Self-motivation and an ability to contribute to rapidly evolving programs.
Worked in a global organization where stakeholders and project team members are geographically dispersed.
Assisted in specialized analysis and reporting standards development activities (e.g., clinical coding, clinical dictionaries, and data analysis & reporting standards (SDTM, ADaM, TLFs)) or expertise in Biometrics functions (e.g., Programming, or Statistics)
Accredited Certifications from SCDM/ACDM or any vendor offered data management trainings.
End to end knowledge of clinical trial development processes and its associated system landscape.
Experience working in implementing IT Solutions Industry Standards (e.g., SDTM CDISC) in either the collection (CDASH) or tabulation (SDTM).
Good understanding of FDA/ICH guidelines for clinical study data
Integration, ETL experience will be an added advantage.
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.
At AstraZeneca, we're passionate about patients and driven by curiosity. We're invested in recognising, coaching, and motivating you. Here, your personal and professional journey is filled with unlimited potential. Our work has a direct impact on patients, transforming our ability to develop life-changing medicines. We empower the business to perform at its peak and lead a new way of working, combining cutting-edge science with leading digital technology platforms and data. Join us at a crucial stage of our journey in becoming a digital and data-led enterprise. Make the impossible possible by building partnerships and ecosystems, creating new ways of working and driving scale and speed to deliver exponential growth.
Ready to make a meaningful impact? Apply now and join us in our mission to develop life-changing medicines!
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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