Associate Director, Business Process Engineer
Associate Director, Business Process Engineer
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Job Description
Location: Barcelona Spain (On-site) / 3 days working from the office.
About the Department
Sustainable FAIR (Findable Accessible Interoperable & Reusable) data is integral to AstraZenecas mission as a science-driven pharmaceutical company serving as a cornerstone for the corporate strategy. The incorporation of Data AI and Digital technologies is a foundational value driver for innovative science and a potential differentiator in the corporate landscape.
AstraZenecas R&D Data Office is at the forefront of enabling data and AI strategies. It provides comprehensive data services technology solutions and data products underpinned by robust data and AI policy and governance to extract value from data that propels innovative scientific discovery.
Focused on impacting the R&D pipeline the Data Office emphasizes three core areas: advancing data and AI-powered scientific innovation connecting a digitized R&D value chain and pioneering best practices in data and AI governance.
The Position
The Business Process Engineer will be an integral part of Data Offices Solution Delivery & Transformation team tasked with upscaling and improving R&Ds data sharing ecosystem and delivery of data services. This ecosystem facilitates efficient and compliant sharing of data within and beyond AstraZeneca to empower the innovative science driving R&D drug development. A core part of this ecosystem are business processes that are being reimagined to achieve greater speed user experience simplicity and scale. This will include a shift from manual to automated and AI-enabled processing and will cover both back-office processes associated to data management governance creation of AI and analytics-ready data and also front office processes that data consumers (e.g. data scientists) require.
The Business Process Engineer is crucial to the development of high-quality processes. This position will suit highly collaborative technically skilled and subject matter experts capable of independently planning and taking a lead on business process improvement projects. Day-to-day this will involve understanding business requirements working collaboratively to analyse and deliver newly proposed data and business process flows and supporting project teams to reach agreements that can take proposals to production.
The Impact
As an essential role within our transformation team the Business Process Engineer will directly support the introduction of a data sharing ecosystem that can harness the full potential data to meet the increasing demands of a rapidly evolving AI-enabled landscape central to the continued successful speed of scientific innovation and delivery of the
Typical Accountabilities
Analyse and evaluate current processes to identify inefficiencies gaps and opportunities for improvement.
Design and document new processes ensuring alignment with organizational goals and compliance standards.
Collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders to gather requirements and insights needed for effective and optimal process creation
best practice in process analysis development and optimisation activities and promote best practice across the Data Office
Using best practice and notation create process flow diagrams and associated guidance documentation to communicate workflows and practices clearly.
Conduct workshops and training sessions to ensure stakeholders understand newly developed processes.
Utilize data analysis techniques to support process layout and validation as well as to identify bottlenecks.
Utilise best practice BA techniques around process requirement analysis
Test and validate new processes to ensure they operate effectively before handover to operational teams.
Collaborate with IT and data management teams to ensure that technical solutions support the created processes.
Education Qualifications and Experience
Essential
Advanced degree (MSc) or higher in related subject or equivalent professional skills
Professional certification in Business or Process Analysis from a recognised body e.g. IIBA or BCS
Significant experience with Business Process Analysis Design Rollout and Optimisation both in creating new processes and uplifting existing ones.
Significant experience using BPMN to develop and document processes using standard IT tooling
Experience planning and running design workshops with cross functional team
Strong engagement communication and partner management skills including excellent presentation and influencing skills
Experience working on projects in a complex global organization including collaborating cross-functionally to deliver against objectives.
Awareness of latest data and technology trends
Desirable
PhD in related subject
Pharmaceutical or life sciences industry experience specifically in R&D
Experience within a Data focussed team
Experience in the fields of Data Governance Data Privacy and Data Access
Experience using GB TECH BIC platform for storing processes
Date Posted
27-may-2025Closing Date
18-jun-2025AstraZeneca 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.
Required Experience:
Director
Employment Type
Full-Time
