Core Functions Business Analysis Lead

About AstraZeneca

At AstraZeneca, we're not just focused on what’s possible today—we're dedicated to creating life-changing medicines. Enabling Units IT is at the forefront, driving digital and technological solutions across vital business areas like HR, Finance, Legal, and Compliance. We believe in the power of collaboration to address unmet patient needs globally and bring groundbreaking ideas to life.

Role Overview

Join our Core Functions team as the GITC Business Analysis Lead. You'll partner with collaborators in HR, GBS, Legal, Compliance, and Corporate Affairs, managing a team of skilled global business analysts committed to excellence. Working closely with business team members, you'll define visions, scopes, and detailed requirements, transforming these into actionable solutions.

Responsibilities

• Leadership & Management:

  • Manage and mentor a team of Core Functions business analysts, ensuring high-quality deliverables.

  • Oversee team development, align professional growth with industry standard methodologies, and engage in Communities of Practice.

  • Define and implement process and requirements management methodologies.

• Business Needs & Analysis Planning:

  • Identify business needs and areas for improvement, aligning with strategic goals.

  • Plan and manage the analysis approach to work assignments, ensuring timely and quality delivery.

• Partner Engagement & Requirements Management:

  • Build and maintain strong relationships with collaborators, tailoring communication and change management strategies.

  • Lead definition of detailed requirements to support design, ensuring alignment with business benefits and architectural solutions. Ongoing requirements management and traceability where needed

• Business Case & Solution Evaluation:

  • Shape cases, providing justification for investment, including value and benefits realization.

  • Analyze solutions, articulating business readiness and value realization.

Essential Skills & Experience

• Degree or equivalent experience in a relevant field or formal certification in business analysis.

• Demonstrated experience in deploying business analysis tools and techniques for transformative change.

• Strong communication, presentation, and partner management skills.

• Proven ability to lead virtual collaborations and manage third-party suppliers.

• Experience in line managing and developing teams.

Desirable Skills & Experience

• Lean Sigma and Agile Methodologies

• Experience within a global, complex context, especially in the pharmaceutical domain.

• User-Centered Design experience in a regulated environment.

Working at AstraZeneca

We value the power of face-to-face interactions, which is why our hybrid working model requires a minimum of three days in the office. This setup supports collaboration, swift progress, and challenging the status quo, while respecting individual flexibility.

Join Us

In our ambitious and innovative environment, you'll help power excellence across AstraZeneca. If you're ready to make a meaningful impact and drive change, apply now to join our team. We look forward to working with you to deliver life-changing results.

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.