Job Abstract

Senior Business Partner

Are you ready to develop strategic relationships within larger customer areas and identify ways for IT to partner with them in achieving and exceeding business objectives? As a IT Business Partner in the Digital organisation, you will drive the delivery of innovative business solutions to build maximum competitive advantage. This role will combine your AZ internal knowledge, in-depth understanding of the business area direction, and IT expertise to drive the creation of innovative technology solutions.

Accountabilities:

As a Senior Business Partner working in the Digital IT Strategy team, you will build strong strategic relationships with complex customer groups and senior partners, developing a deep understanding of the short-term and long-term business direction. You will assess and prioritize requirements in line with IT strategy, develop and maintain the customer account plan, handle a portfolio of investments, lead high-level investigations on requirements specifications and feasibility studies, and proactively find opportunities for IT to deliver innovative technology solutions. You will also work collaboratively with various teams within the organization to ensure alignment and identify cross-business innovative opportunities.

Essential Skills/Experience:

• Bachelor's Degree
• 7+ years minimum experience
• Evidence of leading and developing innovative solutions using industry 4.0 technology and/or data
• A proven track record of delivering results
• Experience of building high-value cases & mobilizing high-value investments
• Experience of leading teams with a demonstrable track record of motivational and achievement based leadership
• Experience of managing third-party suppliers and have strong network and consulting skills
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Strong influencing, networking, and team working skills
• High-level awareness of developments in the Information Technology marketplace
• Demonstrate positive relationship building skills with the ability to influence others to achieve objectives
• Proficiency in planning, change management, and problem-solving and able to resolve issues of a highly complex and strategic nature
• Proven ability to relate and respond to business needs in an IT environment
• Ability to run negotiations, expectations, and solutions across complex groups

Desirable Skills/Experience:

• Ability to work well in and across diverse global teams
• Ability to partner and work in a matrix organization
• Experience within a manufacturing or supply organisation

When we put unexpected teams in the same room, we unleash bold thinking with the power to inspire life-changing medicines. In-person working gives us the platform we need to connect, work at pace and challenge perceptions. That’s why we work, on average, a minimum of three days per week from the office. But that doesn't mean we’re not flexible. We balance the expectation of being in the office while respecting individual flexibility. Join us in our unique and daring world.

Why AstraZeneca?

At AstraZeneca, we're specialists who are passionate about patients. Our work has a direct impact on patients, redefining our ability to develop life-changing medicines. We empower the business to perform at its peak and lead a new way of working, combining ground breaking science with leading digital technology platforms and data. All with a passion to impact lives through data, analytics, AI, machine learning, and more. Join us at a crucial stage of our journey in becoming a digital and data-led enterprise. Make the impossible possible by building partnerships and ecosystems, crafting new ways of working and driving scale and speed to deliver exponential growth.

Are you ready to disrupt an industry and change lives? Apply now and be part of our team!

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