IT Business Analyst

At AstraZeneca, we are seeking an experienced IT Business Analyst who thrives in sophisticated environments and can use creative and critical thinking to deliver outstanding results. You will collaborate with senior business partners, IT stakeholders, and regional partners to develop business cases, assist in business process design, and ensure that proposed solutions meet our quality and compliance standards.

About AstraZeneca

AstraZeneca is a global, science-led, patient-focused biopharmaceutical company dedicated to discovering, developing, and commercializing prescription medicines for some of the world’s most serious diseases.

We’ve been busy building and developing our technology, which is now enabling our transformation into a digital and data-led enterprise. There’s never been a better time to join us as we bring our digital strategy to life. This is a unique opportunity to develop, explore, and thrive as we embark on our next chapter.

What you’ll do:
As an IT Business Analyst, you will excel in the following responsibilities:

• Engage with various collaborators to understand and prioritize business needs, using your specialized knowledge. Actively seek opportunities to enhance business services in alignment with strategic objectives.

• Translate sophisticated business requirements into clear, actionable analysis, solution designs, and decisions. Communicate the impacts, costs, and benefits of new or modified demands optimally to address business risks and issues.

• Contribute innovative ideas to projects within your specialization, aligned with AZ IT strategy, and collaborate with AZ IT partners.

• Work closely with Site Leadership Teams, regional/site collaborators, and Business Process Owners to propose and implement solutions that meet agreed outcomes. Ensure these solutions align with the business’s future strategic needs. Develop and shape cases, including return on investment and benefits realization.

• Collaborate with IT capability teams, including architects and engineers, to identify essential capabilities needed for successful outcomes. Work with Process/Product owners to develop solutions that improve business process performance, capabilities, and driven edge.

• Lead and facilitate design workshops with business and implementation teams to identify functional and technical requirements.

• Capture and analyze information from relevant sources to report data trends, enabling informed decision-making for positive business impact.

• Use your communication skills to effectively engage with collaborators and share knowledge with delivery teams. Support communication plans and organisational change efforts for projects and collaborators.
  

As a Project Manager, your responsibilities include:

• Defining project scope and goals for small projects that deliver or support effective solutions, including setting a budget and schedule.

• Offer hands-on leadership, planning, coordination, and delivery of key project components, including facilitating meetings, tracking progress, reporting, and communicating challenges and concerns as needed.

• Planning and managing activities for yourself and other team members to meet results and timeframes.

• Supporting business delivery feedback from customers.
  

Essential Skills/Experience:

• Consistent track record of using various business analysis tools and methods to achieve business change.

• Experience in navigating complex integrated systems, demonstrating innovative and analytical thinking to deliver outstanding results.

• Strong engagement, communication, and management abilities, including excellent presentation and influencing skills.

• Prior experience in a regulated environment.

• Proficiency in virtual collaboration to lead, shape, and cultivate innovative solutions.

• Experience in working with and handling third-party suppliers/vendors.

• PMP or equivalent certification.
  

Desirable Skills/Experience:

• Degree in a relevant subject area or equivalent experience in business analysis practice.

• Exposure to Agile Methodology.

• Experience working within a global organization.

• Understanding of the pharmaceutical industry or domain expertise.
  

AstraZeneca empowers its employees to lead and take ownership of their work. Working in Technology here means you'll be a self-starter who is comfortable stepping up and taking ownership, willing to constantly explore and challenge the status quo. You'll be empowered to orchestrate new possibilities, solve challenges, and continuously innovate. Here you'll join hackathons, work with large data sets, and challenge yourself to push new boundaries.

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.

Join us at AstraZeneca and make a meaningful impact on patients' lives through technology! Apply now to be part of our journey.

We welcome your application no later than December 6th.

Note that many successful candidates do not check every box. Studies have shown that people from underrepresented groups are less likely to apply to a job unless they meet every requirement. If you're deeply interested in this role, please apply and allow our team to assess your application.

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.

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 authorisation and employment eligibility verification requirements.