Technology Innovation Consultant

At AstraZeneca we turn ideas into life changing medicines. Working here means being ambitious, thinking big and working together to make the impossible a reality. We’re passionate about the potential of science to address the unmet needs of patients around the world. We commit to those areas where we believe we can really change the course of medicine and bring big new ideas to life.

As the Innovation Consultant you will play a key role with the Technology Innovation team who are focussed on enabling the identification, rapid assessment, implementation and adoption of new technologies and novel ideas to build business benefit. Partnering closely with IT & the business the Innovation Consultant will drive the discovery, evaluation, proving & realisation of new and emerging technology solutions into AZ.

This role is part technology and data scouting, part internal consultant, and part hands-on practitioner. We are looking for someone who combines practical skills and experience working with data, with strategic “big picture” outlook that can be applied to solving a wide scope of problems and to selecting those with the greatest potential. You will understand the current and future needs of our partners, evaluate new trends and companies and identify potential partners, and connect domain authorities and stakeholders across Science, Operations and Commercial concerning new data tools, approaches or problems. You will help to craft and deliver high impact proof-of-concept projects that contribute demonstrate value both directly, and in terms of learning outcomes to shape future development and approaches.

If you have a passion to transform the way medicines are developed, supported & delivered or simply want to help support a digital transformation in the experience of patients through the adoption of innovative new technologies, we’d like to hear from you.

Core Responsibilities

• You will champion and drive the Innovation process to ensure that the appropriate systems and culture is in place to facilitate company-wide innovation.
• We would like you to drive innovation process working closely with the Emerging Technology Labs, Architecture and Engineering teams.
• Prioritised and agreed portfolio of innovation with Customer Facing IT & Business Stakeholders to ultimately realise the Innovation ideas in practice.
• You will secure future investment in the form of funded projects to realise our innovation discovery and evaluation efforts into practice, ultimately driving adoption at an enterprise level.
• Co-ordinate workshops and innovation hackathons between business & IT to enable rapid development of prototypes from our UK & SSF lab teams and explore the “art of the possible”
• Propose and lead meaningful and innovative POCs that contribute both tangible and/or learning value to AZ and deliver these within the business

Experience, Skills and Competencies

• Strong knowledge understanding of trends in key emerging technologies for a Pharmaceutical company.
• Good communication and presentation skills and ability to engage different audiences, including those with deep technical and scientific skills
• Validated experience of implementing new technologies into service operations
• Essential to demonstrate consulting, advisory or professional services experience
• Business Case creation and evidence of achieving successful associated approvals.
• Strong partner influencing skills in the space of new technology adoption.
• Passionate to communicate the latest trends & developments in the technology landscape
• Commercial/value driven mindset to be able to articulate benefit from innovation opportunities.
• Deep understanding of business and IT value chain, to enable the mapping of opportunities to suitable use cases
• Ability to work in common cloud environments (AWS, Google Cloud, Azure).

Required Qualifications

• Advanced Degree in Computer Science or related discipline
• 5 plus years experience
• Experience of working in the Life Science Industry sector is a benefit
• Industry relevant expertise of working with the latest emerging technologies (AI/ML/Automation/Advanced Analytics/AR&VR/Collaboration & Digital Workplace….)
• AGILE/Project/ITIL certifications will be an added advantage

If you are interested, apply now!

At AstraZeneca we’ll make the most of your skills and passion by actively supporting you. To do this, we’ve built an extraordinary international working environment with outstanding opportunities for collaboration and innovation. If you’re passionate about making a difference and ready to discover what you can do – join us.

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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.