AstraZeneca · 7 hours ago
Senior Director - Data Integration and Readiness Lead
US - Wilmington - DE
Full-time
Onsite
Director/Executive
10+ years expAstraZeneca is a global biopharmaceutical company, and they are seeking a Senior Director - Data Integration and Readiness Lead. This role is responsible for defining and governing data readiness activities to support Data Loads across various deployment phases, ensuring end-to-end continuity of governance and data flows across the lifecycle of the S/4 deployment.
BiopharmaBiotechnologyHealth CareMedicalPharmaceuticalPrecision Medicine
Responsibilities
Develop and lead a multi‑year strategy that uses S/4HANA fit‑to‑standard processes and data to transform end‑to‑end business processes across Operations and Finance
Lead matrixed teams to translate business process, testing, and deployment requirements into comprehensive data readiness plans that shape data solutions, interim‑state architectures, and analytics needs across Operations and Finance
Ensure coordinated readiness of NON‑SAP system data across SIT, UAT, DIL and Cutover, working closely with BTGs, process leads, and program leads to align data flows between S/4 and connected legacy systems
Build and sustain positive relationships with senior and executive interested parties to improve the value of data assets and services across program portfolios, and influence architecture design, data access, and solution decisions
Collaborate across the AstraZeneca Data, Digital, and AI communities to establish protocols, embed standards, and identify multi-functional opportunities that drive value
Provide oversight, direction, and accountability for third‑party partners, academic collaborators, and outsourced teams that support the S/4HANA transformation program
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's Degree
Minimum 10+ years of experience
Significant experience analyzing data, drawing conclusions, and presenting insights in a clear and succinct manner to senior stakeholders, including recommended actions
Extensive experience in structuring data, building analytics, and applying data analysis in business or scientific domains
Knowledge of data analytics and visualisation tools such as R, Python, SpotFire, or Tableau
Experience working with database systems, including SQL, NoSQL, or graph technologies, and familiarity with SAP systems. Experience with S/4HANA is highly desirable
Demonstrated experience leading and developing junior colleagues
Software development skills
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with strong business analysis and consultancy capability
Prior experience in S/4HANA deployments where interim‑state data or integration solutions were designed, deployed, and managed
Preferred
Master's degree in Mathematics, Computer Science, Engineering, Physics, Statistics, Economics, or another quantitative discipline
Experience working in high performance computing or cloud environments
Experience in life sciences or healthcare, including development of embedded analytics or control tower solutions that leverage SAP configured business processes
Experience working in a complex global organisation
SAP S/4HANA configuration experience
Company
AstraZeneca
AstraZeneca is a pharmaceutical company that discovers, develops, manufactures, and markets prescription medicines. It is a sub-organization of Investor.
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$5.26B2024-07-30Post Ipo Debt· $1.51B
2023-02-28Post Ipo Debt· $2.25B
2023-02-24Post Ipo Debt· $1.5B
Leadership Team
Pascal Soriot
Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer
Aradhana Sarin
Group CFO and Executive Director
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