Job Title - Lead Business Analyst – Finance 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 full-time and part-time working.

About AstraZeneca

AstraZeneca is a global, science-led, patient-focused biopharmaceutical company that focuses on the discovery, development and commercialisation of prescription medicines for some of the world’s most serious diseases. At AstraZeneca we are 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 large-scale 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 20,000 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 end-user perspective.

Job Role Details

What you will do:

• Collaborate with multiple business teams and senior leaders within Finance groups, to drive the business requirements gathering, learn existing challenges, and business opportunities.

• Work with our delivery partners to make sure the Axial program is writing functional and technical specifications at scale and pace, to a high quality.

• Lead the integration of analytics and AI into business processes, where possible automating decision making.  

• Prepare rich content for workshops and communicate findings to gain alignment on business analytics needs.

• Assess needs and able to recommend analytical solutions leaning towards the standard fits in SAP analytic stack

• Staying updated with the latest developments in the SAP analytics landscape

• Contribute to the overall end to end analytics lifecycle by providing expertise and reviewing various deliverables throughout the program.

Essential Qualifications: 

• Strong business analysis experience and knowledge of analytics projects

• Considerable experience and exposure to one or more business processes in Finance: Procurement, Record to Report, Tax & Treasury etc.

• Experience in working with large and sophisticated data sets in commonly used BI tools like SAP Analytics Cloud, SAP Datasphere, or similar tools.

• Strong drive to learn new concepts in business processes, tools and applications. 

• Experience working in large scale transformation programs.

• Knowledge of the finance business processes

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 

• Regulatory experience, e.g. GxP and SOx. 

• Exposure to more than one of the SAP modules such as: MM, FI & CO. Technical or configurations skills are not required for this position. 

• Familiarity with data science, AI/ML concepts and use cases in Finance. 

• Bio-Tech, Pharmaceutical or Life Sciences experience. 

• Leading teams of analysts and testers. 

• UX experience. 

• Certifications in SAP, Project Management, Business Intelligence, Data Management, Lean Framework or Finance. 

• Experience in large scale, complex & multi-year projects. 

Next steps 

Are you already envisioning yourself joining our team? Good, because we’d love to hear from you! Click the link to apply and we’ll be in touch as soon as we can. 

For more information 

Our Social Media, Follow AstraZeneca on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/1603/ 

If you would like to be notified about future job opportunities, you can set up a job alert! Click on the Career icon on the Workday homepage and select Manage job alerts. 

 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 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. 

Date Posted

Closing 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 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.