Senior Data Catalogue Specialist

Job Title: Senior Data Catalogue Specialist

Career Level - D

Introduction to Role:
Join us at AstraZeneca's GBS Data Office (GDO) as a Senior Data Catalogue Specialist. In this role, you will be responsible for the systems, business rules, and processes that ensure data is findable, accessible, and fit for use by our Commercial and Enabling Units business areas. This is achieved through the capture of metadata and development of the data catalogue. 

Accountabilities:
As a Senior Data Catalogue Specialist, you will support the Data Catalogue Principal to define Information Asset Registers across business areas to help profile information risk/value. You will participate in projects to mitigate and control identified priority risk areas and take responsibility for nominated markets/business areas. You will also act as a point of contact for nominated business areas or markets and support initiatives to enhance the reusability and transparency of our data by making it available in our global data catalogue.

Essential Skills/Experience:
- Demonstrable experience of working in a data management, data governance or data engineering domain
- Strong business and system analysis skills 
- Proven experience with Data Catalogue, Search and Automation software (Collibra, Informatica, Talend etc)
- Ability to interpret and communicate technical information into business language and in alignment with AZ business
- Solid understanding of metadata harvesting methodologies and ability to create business and technical metadata sets.
- Strong engagement, communication and stakeholder management skills, including excellent organisational, presentation and influencing skills 
- High level of proficiency with common business applications (Excel, Visio, Word, PowerPoint & SAP business user)

- Proven experience of working with Commercial or Finance data and systems (Veeva, Reltio, SAP) and consumption
- Domain knowledge of life sciences/pharmaceuticals; manufacturing; corporate finance; or sales & marketing
- Experience with data quality and profiling software
- Experience of working in a complex, diverse global organisation.

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, you'll be part of a team of specialists that is valued and essential to our growth. We encourage entrepreneurial and innovative thinking in a creative yet rigorous environment. Our strength lies in our global, diverse network where we work seamlessly together to find new solutions that accelerate our impact. We are committed to investing in your growth and development. Here you have the remit to work on things that you wouldn't get at other large organisations. It means there's even more potential to impact the business through specialist capabilities, technical expertise and strategically important work.

Are you ready to challenge the status quo? Apply now to join us in making a meaningful impact on patients' 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.