Senior it business partner

Senior IT Business Partner Introduction to role: The Senior Business Partner will use their IT expertise, bio-pharma industry trends and in-depth understanding of AZ business priorities to lead the functional/capability IT strategy development, investment planning, and delivery. The role will develop strategic relationships with the SET/ SET -1 areas and global Business Process Owners and identify ways for IT to partner with them in achieving and exceeding business objectives. This role will drive the delivery of innovative business solutions to create maximum competitive advantage. The role will be responsible for the successful delivery of programs, projects, and products. Accountabilities: As a Senior IT Business Partner, you will provide thought leadership innovation to enable enhanced SET performance by managing groundbreaking projects across functions or Internationally in your field of specialism, aligned to AZ IT strategy and working with AZ IT partners. You will partner for SET business strategy development, providing tech lens and translating/delivering business priorities and exceeding business objectives. You will define the SET area technology direction and strategy. Input to and influence AZ IT strategy. You will support collation and prioritisation of BTG portfolio, balancing SET area priorities and BTG/AZ IT principles and governance. You will be the primary point of contact for SET/ SET -1 for significant service tracking/issues/problems/incidents. You will drive IT satisfaction, ROI and TCO improvements. You will be a member of SET area LT (where applicable). You will drive and lead delivery of accountable area IT strategy, portfolio, business cases outcomes. You will have hands on leadership of major programmes and ‘projects’ delivery, accountable for critical outcomes. You will develop strategic relationships with BTG/C4E colleagues to identify/deliver solutions that enable business objectives. You will lead Ideation, Innovation, and MVPs to continually improve and/or transform SET/SET-1 area. You will lead data, analytics, and AI use cases relevant to SET/SET-1 area, collaborating with the DAAI team. Essential Skills/Experience: Rich experience of bio-pharma industry Experience of identification and implementation of innovative technology solutions A proven track record of delivering results Experience of building high value cases mobilising high value investments Experience of leading teams with a demonstrable track record of motivational achievement oriented leadership Experience of managing third party suppliers and have strong network and consulting skills Desirable Skills/Experience: Ability to work well in and across diverse global teams Ability to partner and work in a matrix organisation When we put unexpected teams in the same room, we unleash bold thinking with the power to encourage life-changing medicines. In-person working gives us the platform we need to connect, work at pace and challenge perceptions. That’s why we work, on average, a minimum of three days per week from the office. But that doesn t mean we’re not flexible. We balance the expectation of being in the office while respecting individual flexibility. Join us in our unique and ambitious world. Why AstraZeneca? There s never been a better time to join Technology at AstraZeneca. We ve been busy building and developing our technology which is now enabling our transformation to become a digital and data-led enterprise. There s never been a better time to join us as we bring our digital strategy to life. There s a huge opportunity to develop, explore and thrive during our next chapter. 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 ground breaking science with leading digital technology platforms and data. All with a passion to impact lives through data, analytics, AI, machine learning and more. Join us at a crucial stage of our journey in becoming a digital and data-led enterprise. Make the impossible possible by building partnerships and ecosystems, creating new ways of working and driving scale and speed to deliver exponential growth. Focused and committed, and backed with the investment to succeed, we re driving cross-company change to disrupt the entire industry. Ready to make your impact in the bio-pharma industry? Apply now!