Job Description

JOB TITLE: CONSULTANT CAREER LEVEL: C2

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 The main responsibilities of the role are to:

• Ensure optimum performance and stability for LIMS system as part of Laboratory Quality Systems for AstraZeneca Operations, including providing workarounds and identifying areas for improvement or solutions to permanently address the issue.
• Provide 2nd/ 3rd line support (technical queries, bug fixes, and small enhancements relating to application and platform), aligning with Astra Zeneca standards, and change control procedures.
• Take ownership of issues from delivery or issue resolution or customer concern, as appropriate
• Support development activities by helping in code build and deployment, tool configuration management and administration, application environment set up, and change and release management.
• Demonstrated ability to apply technical knowledge to multiple systems and support multiple business groups
• Develop specialist knowledge in relevant systems, documenting and sharing that knowledge, as required, with global teams.
• Liaise with multiple collaborators including users, infrastructure/middleware teams, 3rd party software vendors for resolving issues and potential process improvements.
• Train, guide, and mentor new hires in the team.

Scaled Delivery:

• Gather, at the end of pilot; Play book, Roadmap & delivery plan for scaling
• Collaborate with DevOps lead for the resource availability
• Cost estimation for the scaled projects
• Primarily a POD lead running scrum for more than one projects
• Coach team members on the agile process and ensure the team members understand their role and ownership
• Daily scrum or standup meetings to follow up on the ongoing tasks and risks
• Managing the demand backlogs, prioritizing the pipeline with product owner / delivery lead

Essential Experience: (Must have skills)

• 6 - 8 years of experience in application support & organizational change
• +4 years of experience working with LabWare LIMS V6.
• Experience in Windows/UNIX application environment and understanding of client-server / distributed computing concepts.
• Experience in IT Service Management & Solution Delivery (Scrum/DevOps exp. preferred)
• Basic understanding of session virtualization concepts, and exposure to Citrix working environments.
• Strong knowledge of Incident, Problem, Chang, and Release management processes.
• Demonstrated ability to apply technical knowledge to multiple systems and support multiple business groups.
• Development and solve experience on web applications built on the Microsoft .NET framework (ASP, VB, C#).
• Development and solve experience with MS SQL Server.
• Development and fix experience with Oracle 11g or higher version.
• Good understanding of Microsoft IIS/Web Services (IIS 6.0, IIS 5.0)

Supplementary Experience: (Useful additional skills)

• Familiarity with life sciences (Pharma) domain concepts, workflow, and terminology
• Good knowledge of regulatory requirements including GMP and GxP.
• Exposure to system validation in the GxP systems.
• Experience working in global work teams.
• Experience in setting up and managing application environments.
• The attitude to support business-critical applications.

Educational Qualifications Bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Information Science, or equivalent degree is preferred. Personal Attributes:

• Keen to acquire new skills and work on new technology products
• Must participate in on-call rotation with off-hours support responsibilities
• Ability to work independently, as well as in a team environment
• A logical mind with keen analytical skills
• Clear and concise communicator, inborn written and verbal
• Ability to respond well to pressure
• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to work effectively across team boundaries

WHY JOIN US ? We’re a network of high-reaching 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.