JOB TITLE : SENIOR CONSULTANT

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 broadly together.

ABOUT THE ROLE

• Agile coaching and supporting the Product Owner, especially with respect to grooming and maintaining the product backlog
• Enable the development team to focus on the rules of Scrum and the work of the Sprint, encouraging the delivery of high value and complex products with increased predictability
• Facilitate the team's progress toward Sprint goals, commitments, and successful delivery – Sprint Planning, Daily Stand-up, Backlog Refinement, Sprint Review, and Sprint Retrospective.
• Foster a positive team environment, growing the team's candour and confidence to take on challenges. Ensure everyone is respected, contributes effectively, and is heard
• Creating Resource burn down charts and other reporting artefacts
• Resolving sprint blockers and managing resource allocation during sprints delivery from multiple teams
• Utilise JIRA as the primary tool for understanding status and progress & measuring the output of the team
• Acts as a change agent that increases the productivity of the team
• Removing impediments to the development progress, actively coordinating with external teams to resolve dependencies, and timely escalation when beyond the team’s control
• Ensure ongoing and active collaboration between the Product Owner and the Development team for Story definition and acceptance, ensuring the development quality products first time.

ESSENTIAL SKILLS REQUIRED

• Experience playing the Scrum Master role for at least 5 years for a software/data development team.
• Experience with widely successful Agile approaches and techniques.
• Experience engaging project stakeholders not familiar with Scrum
• Coordinate sprints, retrospective & review meetings, and daily stand-ups
• Strong communication, interpersonal and mentoring skills
• Problem-solving and conflict-resolution ability
• Some traditional project management experience (eg. Coordinate release management, create project documentation, manage communications to stakeholders, negotiate schedule with stakeholders, provide status reports to stakeholders not familiar with Agile methods).
• Jira knowledge and usage

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 premier 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.