Lead Business Analyst â Operations Analytics & AI
Lead Business Analyst â Operations Analytics & AI
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Job Title: Lead Business Analyst Operations Analytics & AI
Career Level: E
We are looking for experienced business analysts who can lead delivery of a transformative roadmap of analytics and AI requirements. We welcome applications for fulltime and parttime working.
About AstraZeneca
AstraZeneca is a global scienceled patientfocused biopharmaceutical company that focuses on the discovery development and commercialisation of prescription medicines for some of the worlds most serious diseases. At AstraZeneca were 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 largescale 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 20000 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.
The Axial Insights & Analysis team is leading the roadmap and delivery of analytics and AI delivery from an enduser perspective.
Job Role Details
What you will do:
Collaborate with multiple business teams and senior leaders within Operations groups to lead the collection of requirements existing challenges and business opportunities; working with our delivery partners to make sure the Axial program is writing requirements and specifications at scale and pace to a high quality. You will need to get handson too writing requirements yourself.
Lead the integration of analytics and AI into business processes where possible automating decision making.
Be engaged in data management work such as: design of an analytics catalogue promoting data literacy participating in analytics governance forums and being the champion for citizen data services.
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 Fit2Standard workshops.
Contribute to the analytics and AI operating model.
Identify learning and development needs.
Essential Qualifications:
Strong business analysis experience and knowledge of analytics.
Excellent communication and stakeholder management
Experience working with Senior stakeholders and in management level presentations.
Influencing design and user experience.
Considerable experience and exposure to one or more business processes in Operations:
Network & Supply Chain Planning
Produce to Dispatch Door
Material Procurement and management
Clinical Supply Management
Manufacturing and Warehouse management
Transportation management
Experience in working with large and sophisticated data sets in commonly used BI tools like SAP Analytics Cloud Qlik & PowerBI.
Strong drive to learn new concepts in business processes tools and applications.
A strong ability to convey complex information through analytics catering from TopFloor to Shopfloor.
Desirable Qualifications:
Experience in one or more full S/4 HANA implementation cycle/s in Analytics using embedded analytics SAP Analytics Cloud and understanding of SAP B/W4 HANA or SAP Datasphere
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 in Operations.
BioTech 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 & multiyear projects.
Next steps
Are you already envisioning yourself joining our team Good because wed love to hear from you! Click the link to apply and well be in touch as soon as we can.
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We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race religion color national origin sex gender gender expression sexual orientation age marital status veteran status or disability status.
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 industryleading 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 nondiscrimination in employment (and recruitment) as well as work authorization and employment eligibility verification requirements.
Date Posted
11Dec2024Closing Date
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 industryleading 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 nondiscrimination in employment (and recruitment) as well as work authorization and employment eligibility verification requirements.
Required Experience:
IC
Employment Type
Full-Time
