Enterprise Architect – Patient Safety

Do you have expertise in, and passion for Enterprise Architecture? Would you like to apply your expertise to impact 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, innovation-driven BioPharmaceutical business 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. Where you are empowered to push the boundaries of science and unleash your entrepreneurial spirit. There’s no better place to make a difference to medicine, patients and society. An inclusive culture that champions diversity and collaboration. Always committed to lifelong learning, growth and development.

ABOUT OUR IT ARCHITECTURE TEAM

As Architects, we connect the dots across the business to improve the agility and functionality of our processes to accelerate AstraZeneca to the next level. There’s so much potential to influence and drive change, it’s a big challenge if you’re up for it. As champions of our Technology ecosystem, we make sure the rest of the business experiences the true benefits of our systems. Uniting diverse areas and simplifying the way we work, changing mindsets and behaviours along the way – our reach goes beyond technology. It starts with a holistic view, connecting emerging trends with business ambitions and applying emotional intelligence to understand how we can guide the right way to work and behave. Across the enterprise and each technology domain we come together to find leading solutions that will provide the platform for AstraZeneca’s success. Change agents, we are always proactively hunting for new insights and problem-solving to identify better ways of doing things. Motivated by the opportunities to learn and grow, we move fast and drive forward. Lay the foundations for future technological and people-driven success across AstraZeneca.

ABOUT THE ROLE?

The Enterprise Architect will be responsible to develop the Patient Safety value chain related IT strategies and roadmaps, work on key transformations in this space and guide solution delivery aligned to our over-arching business and IT strategies. You will assess and review the work of both Enterprise and Solution architecture and build a balance between immediate and strategic needs.

You will be involved in IT strategic planning typically over the 1-5 year horizon and accountable for the development of Reference Architectures, Architecture standards, IT Strategy & Roadmaps (1-5 years) and review of blueprints for IT in the Patient Safety R&D space. You will jointly with capability team develop business cases underpinned by architecture. Understanding implications of architecture requirements to 'As-Is' architectures and define/update 'To-Be' architectures applying AZ architecture guiding principles. The Enterprise Architect will also support solution development efforts originating from portfolios, participate in and/or lead IT initiatives, domain groups and provide active guidance for better planning and decision making.

ACCOUNTABILITIES:

• Responsible for the IT Strategy & Capability Roadmaps development within the Patient Safety value chain area.
• Developing Reference IT Architectures for Patient Safety value chain area.
• Develop relationship with Strategic Vendors – Aligning their roadmaps to AstraZeneca’s transformation journey.
• Participate in Architecture Assessments & Reviews either as Lead Reviewing Architect or as a domain specialist in the review team.
• Contribute to the development of the Architecture Capability within IT, by detailing and sharing knowledge and standard methodologies with peer Architects
• Maintain a view of the current and future state architecture within a defined architecture focus area.
• Work on key strategic transformation projects and drive the IT Strategy & architectures for these projects.
• Lead and/or provide active participation in Enterprise domain teams and working groups applicable to domain accountability.

ESSENTIAL REQUIREMNTS:

• Experience within the R&D Domain of a Pharma company, ideally within the late science and  Patient Safety space.
• Experience producing application strategies/road maps for a global enterprise in their focused architecture domain
• Experience with rationalization, consolidation and integration across business domains
• Experience with large Justification phase work - product evaluation, business case formulation
• Experience developing and influencing business strategies with multi-functional team impact.
• Experience developing and leading innovative solutions
• Validated experience of leading change and challenging approaches/ideas
• Experience developing and managing relationships with third party suppliers
• Experience working within and developing policies, procedures and guidelines within a secure, quality, and compliance environment

WHY JOIN US?

We’re a network of entrepreneurial self-starters who contribute to something far bigger. There’s a diversity of expertise in our Technology group that’s unique to AstraZeneca – it allows us to dive deep into

exploring new leading-edge technology. We enable AstraZeneca to perform at its peak by delivering world-class technology and data solutions. Our work unlocks the potential of science. We optimise and evolutionise AstraZeneca by maximising efficiencies and finding new ways to drive productivity. From automation to data simplification. We’re not afraid to take ownership and run with it. Empowered with unrivalled freedom. A place to be open and transparent – we speak up, think creatively and share ideas. Our diverse contributions help us to make better decisions. But we have a constant drive to innovate,

and an appreciation for high standards. It takes challenging the status quo to add value in our ever-evolving environment. We love it here because put simply, we make a meaningful impact.

Technology at AstraZeneca is a home for purposeful disruptors!

SO, WHAT’S NEXT?

Are you already imagining 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?

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Competitive salary & benefits on offer.

Open Date: 10/9/2021
Close Date: 10/11/2021

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.

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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.