This role can be performed from any AZ Hub location: UK/US/SE

At AstraZeneca we’re dedicated to being a Great Place to Work. Where you are empowered to push the boundaries of science and spark your entrepreneurial spirit. There’s no better place to make a difference to medicine, patients and society. We foster an inclusive culture that champions diversity and collaboration. Always committed to lifelong learning, growth and development.

Technology at AstraZeneca is a home for purposeful disruptors!

Here our work has a direct impact on patients – transforming our ability to develop life-changing medicines. We empower the business to perform at its peak and lead a new way of working, combining cutting-edge science with leading digital technology platforms and data. All with a passion to impact lives through data, analytics, AI, machine learning and more. In Business Partnering we will provide strategic partnership to the ITLT and the broader IT organisation. We will drive continuous improvement and alignment, as well as preparing the organisation to meet the needs of the future. As the Senior Business Partner you will report to the Head of the IT Business Performance Team in IT's Strategy & Performance function.

The Senior Business Partner will support our Enterprise Technology Services (ETS) IT Function. The key responsibility in the Senior Business Partner role will be to develop strategic management plans and initiatives, whilst running performance measurement processes that link strategic objectives to key performance indicators, to drive the delivery of IT2025 and the overall performance of ETS and IT as a whole.

Accountabilities:

You will enable the delivery and execution of key Strategy & Performance goals & objectives (e.g. Strategy Cascade, Tier, Scorecard) and support ETS strategic planning, to enable them to become more future focussed, operationally efficient and aligned.

As a strategic advisor to the VP ETS - you will be responsible for providing insights on Industry trends both inside and outside of AstraZeneca, that could help innovation and transformation.

Key to success will be to find opportunities to improve the Service Offering of Strategy and Performance, and to help improve, standardise or transform the way that IT delivers.

Driving a continuous improvement mindset and developing a culture of collaboration and partnership to align all areas of Strategy and Performance so that there is a seamless customer interaction and shared information flow.

You will create and design appropriate measures, evaluate metrics and outputs and report on business performance and trends so that the VP ETS understands the business performance against key indicators, risks and actions to mitigate risks, as well as leading on the scorecard creation/management for the functional leadership team and provide a realistic overview of targets

Leading the development of solutions to problems identified through analysis and data driven insights whilst communicating performance and trends to IT Leadership to identify risks at the earliest stage possible

Successful collaboration with ETS leadership and the wider IT team to create and own a Performance Improvement approach and to drive the implementation of a performance management culture based on effective measurement & continuous improvement

Essential Requirements - Education/Experience/Skills

• BA/BSc degree required, MBA or advanced degree preferred in Information Technology, Business Administration, or related field
• Extensive progressive experience in Consulting, IT business or financial management
• Considerable experience leading cross functional teams and building consensus
• Demonstrable ability to lead change, transform organisational operations and drive alignment
• Experience with benchmarking/scorecards and reporting
• Solid skills using the suite of Microsoft Office products
• Have an entrepreneurial mindset and search for new opportunities.
• Have strong Critical thinking and reasoning skills
• Ability to transform ambiguity into clarity
• Ability to influence senior stakeholders without authority and comfortable with reporting and communicating to all levels of management
• Strong data analytics capabilities, change management and problem solving skills
• Ability to work well in and across diverse, global teams and proven ability to influence others to achieve positive outcomes
• Excellence in driving process performance and efficiency improvements (Six Sigma certification a plus)

Desirable Requirements:

• Demonstrated knowledge of business management areas (finance, manpower, portfolio, supplier)
• Solid understanding of identifying risks and issues within IT landscape
• Knowledge of new and emerging business performance management approaches, tools and application
• Able to communicate the potential impact of developments in the IT marketplace on organisations and individuals internal and external to IT
• Functions independently and as a team member (critical thinker who can deliver solutions and drive improvement)
• Consulting skills set

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: 25/6/2021
Close Date: 30/7/2021

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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.