Manufacturing Intelligence Business Analyst

AstraZeneca's Global Factory Operations function are on a technology transformation towards industry 4.0 to become the Factory of the Future. Do you have a passion for real time data-driven decisions, IT and/or automation and manufacturing processes? Would you like to contribute with your expertise and transform the pharmaceutical industry with us? Then this job is the one for you! In Operations IT we bring value for our patients by developing smart solutions with tomorrow's technology. We are results-oriented and global with many ways to develop as an individual. This role is part of the Global Factory Operations capability where we deliver value to our operations sites by executing our key manufacturing systems strategy. You will be working globally with our manufacturing sites and business process owners as well as colleagues in the Operations IT organisation. What you'll do We continue to mature on our digital transformation journey, and we are implementing foundational MES systems including Parsec TrakSys for Manufacturing Intelligence (MI) and OSI PI for Enterprise and Site Historians. You will work with both of these platforms, and as a catalyst in the deployments to sites in the AZ Supply Network you will have an outstanding opportunity to craft the business benefits delivered by these platforms. You will: * Work with the Global System Owners for TrakSYS and PI Historian as well as the Global Business Process Owners * Serve as business analyst on deployment projects identifying business requirements, adhering to standards, and ensuring that the technical solution will deliver the agreed business benefits. * Develop high-quality business cases together with the business for deployment and expansion of the platforms, to increase maturity and achieve desired benefit in growing operational efficiency, improving data integrity, and providing foundational data to process improvement and sophisticated analytics efforts. * Develop and improve standards and processes for implementing, maintaining and improving the platforms Essential The role demands experience of business analysis, delivering through matrix global teams across Operations and IT, requiring highly effective communication and influencing skills, experience of global working, and significant credibility in Manufacturing Intelligence, Data Historian and integrations with plant-floor systems (knowledge of automation, process control is preferred) * Knowledge of manufacturing environments with specific experience of e.g. Manufacturing Execution Systems, Manufacturing Intelligence/ Overall Equipment Effectiveness tools, Historian. * Demonstrable experience of successfully deploying tools/techniques to enable business change, including requirements management * Strong engagement, communication and stakeholder management skills, including excellent presentation skills * Experience of complex integrated systems, using creative and critical thinking to deliver outstanding results * Experience of working in a global organisation using virtual teamwork to lead, shape and develop innovative solutions Desirable * Basic understanding of and interest in manufacturing automation, e.g. PLC, SCADA, DCS and integration standards, for example OPC * Practical usage of Lean and/or Agile Methodology * Pharmaceutical business awareness/business domain knowledge * Degree in relevant field or formal certification in business analysis practice * User Centred Design (User Experience, User Interface Design and Business Process Design) Why AstraZeneca? At AstraZeneca when we see an opportunity for change, we seize it and make it happen, because any opportunity no matter how small, can be the start of something big. Delivering life-changing medicines is about being entrepreneurial - finding those moments and recognising their potential. Join us on our journey of building a new kind of organisation to reset expectations of what a bio-pharmaceutical company can be. This means we're opening new ways to work, pioneering cutting edge methods and bringing unexpected teams together. So, what's next? * Are you ready to bring new insights and fresh thinking to the table? Forward-thinking?! We have one seat available, and we hope it's yours. Where can I find out more? Follow AstraZeneca on: LinkedIn Facebook Instagram Date Posted 02-Jun-2020 Closing Date 14-Jun-2020 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.