JOB TITLE: CONSULTANT

CAREER LEVEL: C3

Leverage technology to impact patients and ultimately save lives

Do you have expertise in, and passion for, information technology? Would you like to apply your expertise to impact the IT strategy in a company that follows the science and turns ideas into life changing medicines? If so, AstraZeneca might be the one for you!

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 OUR IT TEAM

It’s a dynamic and results-oriented environment to work in – but that’s why we like it. There are countless opportunities to learn and grow, whether that’s exploring new technologies in hackathons, or redefining the roles and work of colleagues, forever. Shape your own path, with support all the way. Diverse minds that work cross- functionally and broadly together.

ABOUT THE ROLE

• Functional Analyst responsible for making configuration changes in Workday as per Business requirement.
• Coordinate with internal and external HR subject matter experts to define requirements and determine recommended solutions to gain approval and execute on project/Data change deliverables.
• Transfer knowledge of system deployment and functionality to business users via formal and informal training sessions
• Pro-actively seeks and identifies continuous improvement opportunities and participates in new release feature and functionality reviews to provide ongoing technical guidance and support.
• Works to streamline complex business challenges into simple, elegant technology solutions
• Support release management, reviewing release summary and identifying enhancements relevant to the HCM system and impacts to downstream systems.
• Manage relationships with HR stakeholders to proactively identify and address issues and provide timely support.
• Develops hypotheses to explain why usability, process, functional and data issues have occurred or are likely to occur.
• Individuals in this role will be experienced in analysis, software engineering, configuration, testing, or any other IT Applications Engineering discipline.

ESSENTIAL SKILLS REQUIRED

• Experience with modules of Workday like Core HCM, Recruiting and Security.
• Experience working with business requirements through to system level Functional Specifications.
• Ability to influence and motivate other team members and stakeholders through strong dialogue, facilitation and persuasiveness.
• Preferred HCM Fundamentals, Workday Core Concepts, Business Process Fundamentals ,Custom Fields: Configuration & Administration
• HCM Transactions, TAQ Functional domain knowledge
• Hands-on experience with data analysis, data manipulation, and conversions
• Ability to envision, model and perform system configuration of complex data flows and workflows
• Fluent in English (written/verbal).

WHY JOIN US ?

We’re a network of results-oriented self-starters who give to something far bigger. We enable AstraZeneca to perform at its peak by delivering extraordinary technology and data solutions.

We’re not afraid to take ownership and run with it. Empowered with unrivalled freedom. Put simply, it’s because we make a significant impact. Everything we do matters.

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

31-May-2021

Closing Date

29-Jun-2021

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.