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Senior Consultant - SAP MDG

Posted date Feb. 17, 2025
Contract type Full time
Job ID R-218379
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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 ID R-218379 Date posted 02/17/2025

Job Title                             : Senior Consultant SAP MDG

Career Level                      : D2      

SAP Experience                : 8 - 10 Years

Location                             : Chennai


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 disease. But we’re more than one of the world’s leading pharmaceutical companies. At AstraZeneca we’re dedicated to being a Great Place to Work.

ABOUT OUR IT TEAM

It’s a dynamic and results-oriented environment to work in – but that’s why we like it. There are countless opportunities to learn and grow, whether that’s exploring new technologies in hackathons, or redefining the roles and work of colleagues, forever. Shape your own path, with support all the way. Diverse minds that work cross- functionally and broadly together.

Key Accountabilities and Responsibilities of Role:

  • Design comprehensive SAP MDG solutions tailored to meet business needs, ensuring alignment with industry best practices and compliance requirements.
  • Configure SAP MDG modules to support data governance processes, including data modelling, workflows, data validation rules, and user interfaces.
  • Implement integrations between SAP MDG and other systems (such as S4, ECC and BI) to ensure seamless data flow and consistency across the organization.
  • Implement data quality rules within SAP MDG to maintain high-quality master data.
  • Create documentation for configuration, customizations, and user guides.
  • Perform testing activities to validate the functionality, performance, and reliability of SAP MDG solutions. Collaborate with QA teams to identify and address any issues or defects.
  • Facilitate change management processes to ensure smooth adoption of SAP MDG solutions within the organization. Provide ongoing support and guidance to stakeholders during and after implementation.
  • Stay updated on latest SAP MDG developments, trends, and best practices.
  • Identify opportunities for process improvements and optimization of existing solutions.

Essential Skills/Experience:

  • 8 to 10 years of experience in SAP MDG implementation and customization.
  • Expertise in implementation of SAP MDG Solution for Customer, Vendor, Material and Finance master data.
  • Strong functional understanding of master data, integration aspects and ECC modules (MM & SOTC).
  • Good knowledge in Customer / Vendor integration (CVI) configuration set up.
  • Expertise in data modelling concepts, custom data model design and key mapping & value mapping concepts.
  • Proficiency in SAP integration techniques like IDOC, SOA, RFC, API’s and DRF.
  • Excel in BRF+, Validations & Derivations, enhancement spots & designing dynamic parallel workflows and MDG Data replications (DRF) concepts and its extensions.
  • Expert in FPM and UI modelling
  • Good knowledge in Data Quality management
  • Experience in Data Migrations and the ETL process
  • Expertise in MDG Consolidation and Mass processing configurations
  • Ability to analyse the complex requirements and provide Fit-to-Standard solution.
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to effectively engage with business stakeholders and technical teams.

Desirable Skills/Experience:

  • SAP MDG Certification (S/4 Hana version).
  • Good knowledge in MDG Technical and debugging techniques
  • Experience in a hybrid environment with a mix of internal and external resources in multiple geographical locations.

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.

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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.

Sales Representative Oslo, Norway

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.

Sales Representative California, United States

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.

Sales Representative Petaling Jaya, Malaysia

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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