Data Business Analyst - Data Cataloguing MDM & RDM

Do you have a passion for Data? Are you an experienced Business Analyst with a data focus? Would you like to be part of driving a change in how AstraZeneca Operations works with data management?



About AstraZeneca

AstraZeneca is a global, innovation-driven Biopharmaceutical business that focuses on the discovery, development, and commercialization of prescription medicines for some of the world's most serious disease. But we're more than a leading pharmaceutical company.



At AstraZeneca, we put our patients first, and we're dedicated to being a Great Place to Work. Where you are empowered to push the boundaries of science and unleash your entrepreneurial spirit. There's no better place to make a difference in medicine, patients and society. An inclusive culture that champions diversity and collaboration. Always committed to lifelong learning, growth and development.



About Our team

We lead AstraZeneca's transformation in Operations IT, fusing our digital and data capabilities in positive relationship with our business to make it happen. Accelerating our business as we empower the core functions to work better and faster. By partnering across the business, we're using our leading technologies and exploring data to make data driven decisions and enabling the business to reach the right outcomes, quicker.

We challenge, innovate and break away from the norm to find ambitious new ways of simplifying and automating our business processes. Always passionate about leading the way for sustainable digital healthcare. This cannot be done in isolation. Empowerment and working together as one, giving our diverse team of specialists the freedom to explore and express their ideas and views. A place to realize the true impact and difference data and digital can make.



What you'll do

As a Data Business Analyst - Focus Data Cataloguing, Master Data Management (MDM) and Reference Data Management (RDM) you will be part of our Global Data Team in Operations IT.

* You will help drive the implementation of our Data Catalogue within Operations in collaboration with PMs, BA's and business users. Currently we are using Collibra and Talend.
* You will collaborate with our Sr Data BA's to craft the roll out of data cataloguing, defining the roles who will implement the different activities
* Connect into our Enterprise Data Catalogue Platform team to design the approach of adding Operations Data Products into the Platform.
* Collaborate with our Sr Data BA's and Solutions Architects to define the future technology strategy for MDM. Capturing Master Data, Reference Data and Meta Data governance across our system landscape - current technology in use for SAP, is SAP MDG.
* Collaborate and partner with our Data Office when agreeing the future approach in MDM, RDM and Data Cataloguing.
* Reaching the right results through business analysis on a variety of different system landscapes, interpreting what will be the right future solutions, collaborating and influencing with both different user groups as well as global IT to solution and implement in line with our standards.
* In this role, you will be part of setting standards for processes and capturing demand/requirements for the Global IT functions that support Data across Operations.
* Ensuring that the methodology, quality and compliance standards contribute to internal processes and standards for business analysis and design.


Essential Skills

* Demonstrate good communication and presentation skills as well as a high customer focus.
* As a person, you dare to challenge, influence and negotiate.
* Evidence experience in leading and facilitating change
* Evidence experience of Data Cataloguing and MDM
* Be confident in business analysis and process design in a complex business situation.
* A solid foundation of general technical knowledge
* Strong collaboration skills
* Proficient in English both verbal and written
* Good written documentation skills
* Experience of working in a regulated environment
* Exposure to working with Information Flows and Data Architecture
* Strong engagement, communication and partner leadership skills
* Experience in virtual collaboration to lead, shape and develop innovative solutions.
* A passion for data processes and their importance in driving business performance


Desirable Skills

* Degree in a relevant subject area or formal certification in business analysis practice.
* Design thinking and facilitation skills.
* Lean training.
* Experience of working in a global organization with a complex/geographical context.
* SAP Experience (SAP MDM; SAP MDG; SAP ECC)
* Collibra or other Data Catalogue technology
* MDM technology such as Reltio




Competitive salary & benefits on offer.

Close Date: 23/01/2023