Associate Metadata

Job Title: Associate - Metadata

• GCL : C

• Experience required: 3 to 7 years of proven track record

• Shift: 2 PM - 11 PM IST (Transport available as per company policy)

• Location: Manyata Tech Park Bangalore

About AstraZeneca

AstraZeneca is a global science-led patient-focused biopharmaceutical company that focuses on the discovery development and commercialization of prescription medicines for some of the most serious diseases worldwide. But were more than one of the leading pharmaceutical companies globally. At AstraZeneca we re dedicated to being a Great Place to Work.

Who we are:

The Global Business Service (GBS) team sits within Finance at AstraZeneca and is a dynamic environment dedicated to delivering measurable outcomes providing a range of enterprise-wide services. We dare to change the way we work by enabling the business to push the boundaries of science to deliver life-changing medicines. We aim to do this by releasing time releasing money protecting AZs value and providing new capabilities.

What we do:

A trusted partner to the business our mission is to make AstraZeneca more agile efficient and effective. Through our hybrid model of in-house delivery centers and service towers across the globe were reimagining the manner in which we function. Here we drive new ways of working and operating models process simplification and innovative solutions whilst ensuring that automation and data are central to everything.

How we do it:

Be part of a team building a community. We interact with diverse cultures and perspectives and are united by our sense of belonging. This is the opportunity to learn and grow together.

Why we love it:

As a growing multi-national company theres so much potential to develop. Embrace opportunities at a global business thats facing new and varied challenges. Here is where you can build an outstanding international CV.

A fun place to be were creating community hubs that build partnerships not just working relationships.

Were on an exciting journey to take our team to the next stage. Here is the spot where you leave a legacy behind.

Introduction to role:

Are you ready to turn metadata into a strategic asset that connects channels systems and teams to deliver greater impact for patients This role sits at the heart of our global marketing ecosystem ensuring that every asset tag and taxonomy works together to drive speed compliance and intelligent personalisation across markets.

You will join a collaborative outcomes-focused team that enables the wider business to run effectively and harness transformative science. Working across our global footprint and digital marketing infrastructure you will define the guidelines and oversight. These support discoverability consistency and analytics. They also fuel omnichannel experiences and artificial intelligence initiatives that help us reach patients and healthcare professionals with precision. Do you thrive on building order clarity and trust in complex fast-moving environments

Accountabilities:

• Metadata Standards & Governance: Define align and steward enterprise metadata protocols among involved parties to improve asset discoverability compliance and reuse. Establish governance frameworks that ensure consistent adoption and measurable quality.

• Cross-Platform Integration & Compliance: Govern and harmonize metadata across the full marketing technology stack including Adobes digital asset management system Salesforce CRM Veeva PromoMats and related platforms to ensure clean handoffs data integrity and regulatory readiness.

• Build clear scalable SOPs workflows and quality checks that embed guidelines into daily operations. These sustain integrity across the metadata lifecycle from creation to archival.

• Training & Change Management: Design and deliver engaging training and guidance for regional teams building shared understanding and habits that accelerate adoption. Support change initiatives that standardize how metadata is applied to content and campaigns.

• Collaboration: Partner with professionals in Commercial AI IT and Omnichannel Strategy as well as Digital DAM Specialists to align taxonomies with customer journeys and AI/ML use cases translating business objectives into practical metadata build and implementation.

• Impact Progression: In your first months stabilize standards and QA across priority platforms; in subsequent quarters extend governance globally mature automation and reporting and directly enable AI-driven marketing insights and faster campaign activation.

Essential Skills/Experience:

• 3 to 5 years of proven track record of working with Adobes asset management platform or Content Manager

• Define and align metadata standards across collaborators including Digital DAM Specialists Commercial AI IT and Omnichannel Strategists .

• Establish comprehensive governance frameworks and compliance infrastructure supporting metadata administration

• Ensure consistent adherence to metadata protocols throughout all global marketing regions

• Develop and maintain taxonomies that support business objectives and regulatory requirements

• Govern metadata protocols throughout the entire MARTECH stack including Adobe Digital Asset Manager Veeva PromoMats Salesforce and additional marketing platforms

• Ensure seamless integration and data consistency across all connected systems

• Monitor compliance with established metadata protocols and implement corrective measures when needed

• Collaborate with platform administrators to optimize metadata implementation

• Create and maintain Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for metadata management processes

• Develop comprehensive training materials and workflows for global teams

• Establish quality assurance protocols to maintain metadata integrity

• Design and implement governance processes for end-to-end metadata lifecycle management

• Deliver training programs to regional marketing teams and stakeholders

• Create user-friendly documentation and best practice guides

• Support change management initiatives related to metadata standardization

• Provide ongoing support and consultation to in market teams

• Partner closely with Commercial AI teams to ensure metadata supports AI/ML initiatives

• Collaborate with IT teams on technical implementation and system integrations

• Work with Omnichannel Strategists to align metadata with customer journey requirements

• Coordinate with Digital DAM Specialists to optimize asset discoverability and usage

Desirable Skills/Experience:

• Experience implementing metadata standards in regulated industries and familiarity with promotional review environments

• Working knowledge of taxonomy and ontology design controlled vocabularies and content classification at enterprise scale

• Hands-on experience with Adobe Digital Asset Manager/AEM Assets Veeva Vault PromoMats and Salesforce Marketing Cloud metadata models

• Understanding of data privacy auditability and compliance requirements relevant to marketing assets and customer engagement

• Practical exposure to metadata QA automation API-based integrations and scripting to streamline metadata workflows

• Experience designing and delivering global training change management and adoption programs ideally using formal frameworks

• Familiarity with data governance practices such as lineage stewardship MDM and metadata quality metrics

• Ability to translate business and journey requirements into metadata structures that enable AI/ML and advanced analytics

When we put unexpected teams in the same room we unleash bold thinking with the power to inspire life-changing -person working gives us the platform we need to connect work at pace and challenge perceptions. Thats why we work on average a minimum of three days per week from the office. But that doesnt mean were not flexible. We balance the expectation of being in the office while respecting individual flexibility. Join us in our unique and ambitious world.

Why AstraZeneca:

Join a global diverse community that blends deep process expertise with a spirit of curiosity and kindness to reimagine how we work. Here unexpected teams come together to simplify processes automate intelligently and put data at the centerso our science reaches patients faster and with greater precision. You will shape how a modern marketing ecosystem operates at scale collaborating across borders to turn ideas into action with the support of people who share knowledge generously and value impact as much as innovation.

Call to Action:

Own the standards and governance that power our marketing intelligenceapply today to build a unified metadata foundation that accelerates outcomes for teams and ultimately for patients worldwide!

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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.