Lead Consultant - Solution Architect

Job Title: Lead Consultant - Solution Architect

Career Level - E

Introduction to Role:

Join us at AstraZeneca as a Lead Consultant - Solution Architect in our Operations IT – IGNITE / Solution Architecture team based in Chennai. This role is a unique opportunity to architect solutions that enable and deliver the desired business capabilities in alignment with AstraZeneca’s IT strategy, roadmap, principles and standards. You will be working with other Solutions Architects across the Plan (Supply Chain), Source (Procurement and External Sourcing / Manufacture) and Deliver (Logistics) domains.

Accountabilities:

As a Solution Architect for Source, you will be accountable for the solution architecture and design in the Source domain area. You will design architectures, solution blueprints for programmes, projects or solutions that address business, application, data and infrastructure requirements. You will ensure that solution architectures and designs are appropriately robust and address business, application, information and infrastructure architectural requirements. You will also work with third party suppliers as required and contribute to the creation of local or functional design documents.

Essential Skills/Experience:

• Relevant technical degree or equivalent

• Proven skills and experience being the solution architect on projects and programmes

• Proven development/design experience in at least one technical domain

• Experience of developing innovative solutions, blueprints and standards for solution design

• Experience implementing and maintaining business solution architectures under any formal framework for their domain of architecture

• Experience of developing and managing relationships with 3rd party suppliers

• Strong networking skills with good internal/external links

• Well-developed communication and facilitation skills

• Ability to interpret and communicate technical information into business language

• Excellent analytical skills

• Excellent communication, facilitation and relationship management skills

• Evidence of shaping innovative solutions that have a major impact within the business area and organisation

• Demonstrated initiative, strong customer orientation, and cross-cultural working

• Experience working in a global organization where stakeholders and project team members are geographically dispersed

• Ability to travel to AstraZeneca’s global Operations sites

• Ability to work well in diverse, multinational teams and proven ability to influence others to achieve positive outcomes

• Master’s degree

• Architecture certifications, e.g. TOGAF or BCS

• Strong knowledge and experience with procurement platforms and solutions including Coupa, Jaggaer, SAP Ariba, Coupa and One Network or other similar platforms

• Awareness of other developments in the marketplace, with a Source domain focus, and their potential impact and opportunities to AZ

• Excellent business acumen and strong knowledge of Source-related business processes

• Demonstrated leadership skills interacting with senior leaders

• Experience in developing/maturing an architectural practice

• Understanding of the pharmaceutical/healthcare industry, IT trends and of competitor activity

When we put unexpected teams in the same room, we unleash bold thinking with the power to inspire 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.

At AstraZeneca, we are committed to making a meaningful impact on patients' lives. Our work has a direct impact on patients by 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. We dare to lead, applying our problem-solving mindset to identify and tackle opportunities across the whole enterprise. Our spirit of experimentation is lived every day through our events like hackathons. 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 revolutionise AstraZeneca by maximising efficiencies and finding new ways to drive productivity. From automation to data simplification.

Are you ready to make a difference? Apply now and join us in our journey to disrupt an industry and change lives!

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 authorisation and employment eligibility verification requirements.