AstraZeneca is Looking for Senior Consultant Full Time

JOB TITLE : Senior Consultant

CAREER LEVEL: D1

Maximise your impact as an Architect

We help others to understand why we do what we do. It’s up to us to make the difference – the more our value is understood and used, the more we get involved in early stages of the system lifecycle to deliver greater value. We develop architectures that impact the enterprise, technology domains and services, enabling AstraZeneca to be a digital business.

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 disease. But we’re more than one of the world’s leading pharmaceutical companies. At AstraZeneca we’re dedicated to being a Great Place to Work.

About the team

We are a collective of technical experts, bringing deep specialism and forward thinking to resolve complex ideas. We understand the data, managing and exploring it to ensure that patients and employees get genuine benefits from our Technology ecosystem. Here we put technology to good use. Working together seamlessly to find the best way to bring the most value for the business.

This is a place to move fast and create a huge footprint through continuous learning and growing.

Job Description

• The Associate Solution Architect will be a member of the IGNITE Architecture team supporting the Operations BTG.

• The Associate Solution Architect will typically work within a team to fulfil IT Architecture tasks under supervision of a more senior member of the function.

• You will be responsible for enhancing and accelerating projects while ensuring the logical and physical architecture for a project aligns with the standards and reference architectures defined by enterprise architecture.

• As the Associate Solution Architect, you will assist more senior team members with delivering the architectural design of technology solutions.

• You will apply knowledge of defined reference architectures, technology trends, and implementation experience in order to translate a business need into a solution blueprint that represents an end-to-end technical solution.

Typical Accountabilities

• Designs architectures, solution blueprints for projects or solutions that address business/application/data/infrastructure requirements

• Works with Business Analysis and Engineering functions and support functional & technical requirements management, including supporting senior architecture support in the technology acquisition selection process.

• Ensures that solution architectures and designs are appropriately robust and address business, application, information and infrastructure architectural requirements

• Responsible for architecting and designing solutions that meet business requirements and are aligned to AstraZeneca’s Enterprise Architecture, in support of Develop, Make (Manufacturing) and Digital Transformation.

• The Architect will partner with; BA/PM/Scrum Hybrid, Senior BPs, programme managers; service managers; other solution architects and solution engineers across different IT groups to create solutions that are aligned to AstraZeneca architecture standards and principles, leverage common solutions and services.

• The Architect will support the Lead Architect in defining technology roadmaps.

• Within the solution development lifecycle, the role will be responsible for solution evaluation and selection, buy vs. build decisions, and early-phase project estimates which contribute to the argument

• Provides technical & IT expertise support to project teams and conducts AZ architectural reviews throughout project lifecycle

• Ensures compliance with existing EA guidelines and standards

• Contributes to project and service teams in the development, implementation and maintenance of standard architectural components

• Works with third party suppliers as required and contributes to the creation of functional design documents

• Works with third party suppliers to verify technical development and delivery are in alignment with the Architecture Roadmap

• Ensure Design of solutions is documented in supporting Architectural Artefacts ie Solution Blueprint and seeks Architecture Review Board Signoff.

• Documents all architecture analysis and design work

• Contributes to the development of the Architecture Capability, by documenting and sharing knowledge and standard methodologies with peer Architects.

Education, Qualifications, and Experience

Essential

• Relevant technical degree or equivalent

• Experience of developing innovative solutions, blueprints, and standards for solution design.

• Experience implementing and maintaining business solution architectures under any formal framework for their domain of architecture.

Desirable

• Demonstrated initiative, strong customer orientation, and cross-cultural working

• Experience in developing/maturing an architectural practice

• Experience of developing and managing relationships with 3rd party suppliers

• Implementation of GxP systems

Skills and Capabilities

Essential

• Relevant technical degree or equivalent

• Proven skills and experience being a solution engineer looking to transition to an associate solution architect on projects and programmes

• Proven development/design experience in at least one technical domain.

• Excellent analytical skills

• Excellent communication, facilitation and relationship management skills

• Strong networking skills with internal/external links

• Ability to interpret and communicate technical information into business language

• Demonstrated initiative, strong customer orientation, and cross-cultural working

• Experience working in a global organization where collaborators and project team members are geographically dispersed

• Ability to travel to AstraZeneca’s global Operations sites

• Ability to work well in diverse, multinational teams and proven ability to influence others to achieve positive outcomes.

Desirable

• Master’s degree

• Architecture certifications, e.g. TOGAF or equivalent

• Understanding of the pharmaceutical/healthcare industry, IT trends and of competitor activity

• discernment and knowledge of Astrazeneca Development and Manufacturing processes.

• Experience of developing innovative solutions, blueprints, and standards for solution design

• Experience implementing and maintaining business solution architectures under any formal framework for their domain of architecture

• Experience of developing and managing relationships with 3rd party suppliers.

WHY JOIN US ?

As Architects, we connect the dots across the business to improve the agility and functionality of our processes to accelerate AstraZeneca to the next level. There’s so much potential to influence and inspire change, it’s a big challenge if you’re up for it.

SO, WHAT’S NEXT?

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.

WHERE CAN I FIND OUT MORE?

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

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.

Date Posted

26-Mar-2024

Closing Date

30-Mar-2024

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.