JOB TITLE: SENIOR CONSULTANT - MSTR LEAD

CAREER LEVEL: D1

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 inclusively together.

ABOUT THE ROLE

Role and Responsibilities

• As a Senior BI Architect, will be responsible for resolving any issues reported by the business users and delivering all enhancements as required by business users.
• Candidate must be experienced in solving architecture concerns on a large scale.
• Responsible for overall Micro Strategy architecture design and standards Lead Micro Strategy Development
• Evaluate new MSTR features, and provide direction to implement the same Lead or participate in Proof-of-Concept projects
• Stay current with emerging industry trends Skills- 9 years of experience with MicroStrategy Architecture, Schema, and Development Data warehousing concepts.
• Capability to Work on creating project estimates and resource planning.
• Adeptness to optimize for the best performance and scalability requirements using MicroStrategy technology against a RedShift database.
• Extensive experience in developing reports, dashboards, and cubes in MicroStrategy version 9.x Solid understanding of Data Modeling concepts Technical team management experience including offshore team members
• Hands-on development maintenance experience in Microstrategy 9& 10.10Knowledge Experience on enterprise portal integration, mobile integration, write back to source data based on analysis by business users, alerts via mail, mobile based on pre-defined events
• Ability to create technical requirements as an input to Schema Design & application design.
• Responsible for completing all tasks assigned by team lead/project manager.
• Responsible for reviewing solutions designed by the team members and proposing improvements.
• Responsible for proactively working with business users for identifying and resolving recurring issues in the application.
• Play role of mentor to BI team members.

REQUIRED SKILLS

• Should be able to design Data modelling & Dimension Modeling
• Gather business requirements, elicit technical requirements, prepare report specifications
• Experience of working in Sales & Marketing Portfolio, in LifeSciences Industry is desired
• Architectural experience on Application development ( Schema Design, Develop reports, cubes, dashboards, data marts, scorecards, KPIs), maintenance in Microstrategy 10 (at least on version 9.5),
• In-depth technical proficiency in using major components like command manager, Enterprise manager, MSTR Office, Operations Manager, System manager
• Good conceptual knowledge on meta data creation framework, creating report specifications, integration test planning & testing, unit test planning & testing, UAT & implementation support
• Strong knowledge of quality processes, SDLC (waterfall as well as Agile methodology), Review, Test, Configuration Management, Release Management, Defect Prevention
• Experience on enterprise portal integration, mobile integration, write back to source data based on analysis by business users, alerts via mail, mobile based on pre-defined events
• Knowledge on version upgrade process
• Exposure to any one of the reporting tools like BO,Cognos, QlikView
• Have Insight on cutting edge technologies like Amazon RedShift, Big Data, Hadoop, Hive
• Knowledge on new features of the product and performance tuning
• Ability to supply to proposals taking ownership of the BIDW solution
• Understanding of ITIL processes and Application life cycle management.
• Good understanding of GXP and SOX requirements. Should have working experience in a validated environment.
• Should be aware of release governance processes and have experience in working on any incident management tool.
• Good communication and interpersonal skills.
• Well versed in English. Excellent spoken and written skills.
• Proactive approach to problem solving.
• Ability to work in large and teams with varied strengths.
• Ability to be a great teammate
• Experience working in a globally distributed team

WHY JOIN US ?

We’re a network of entrepreneurial self-starters who contribute 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.

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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.