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AstraZeneca · 1 week ago

Senior Business Analyst

Gaithersburg, MD

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level

6+ years exp

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Responsibilities

Partner with the Business Partner and Senior Program Manager to deliver high-quality cases, business process designs, and ensure proposed solutions meet quality and compliance standards.

Determine the process and requirements management methodology practices within their function, ensuring adherence to standards.

Mentor other Business Analysts to develop their skills and share standard methodologies in relevant communities of practice.

Qualification

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Pharmaceutical Business AwarenessEarly Drug DiscoveryScientific Data ManagementBusiness AnalysisStakeholder EngagementVendor ManagementIndustry UnderstandingProblem-SolvingCommunicationCollaborationLeadershipMentoringCoachingInnovationRisk ManagementContinuous LearningLean SigmaAgile MethodologyGlobal Organization ExperienceR&DUser-Centered DesignCross-Industry AwarenessAdaptabilityTeamwork

Required

Bachelor's Degree in a life science field, preferably biology orientated

Pharmaceutical business awareness/early drug discovery domain knowledge

Minimum 6+ years experience working with complex coordinated systems, preferably in a Pharma IT context

Understanding scientific data and how to manage and use it to improve its value

Demonstrable experience of successfully deploying a variety of business analysis tools/techniques to enable business change and to build the big picture to guide future-thinking

Strong engagement, communication and collaborator management skills across stakeholders in both Science and IT

Accomplished at virtual collaboration to lead, shape and develop innovative solutions

Experience of mentoring, coaching or developing others

Experience of working with and managing third party suppliers/vendors

Experience of managing high levels of risk by making complex judgements, developing innovative solutions and applying a comprehensive multi-functional and industry understanding.

Passionate about learning

Preferred

Formal certification in business analysis practice

Lean SIGMA training

Practical usage of Agile Methodology

Experience of working in a global organization with complex/geographical context

Hands-on experience as a scientist working in R&D

User Centred Design (User Experience, User Interface Design and Business Process Design) Cross industry business awareness/business domain knowledge

Company

AstraZeneca

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AstraZeneca is a pharmaceutical company that discovers, develops, manufactures, and markets prescription medicines. It is a sub-organization of Investor AB.

Founded in 1999

Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, GBR

10,001+ employees