RDU Finance IT Business Partner

RDU Finance IT Business Partner, Finance IT

Do you have expertise in, and passion for, Business Partnering? Would you like to apply your expertise to impact 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, innovation-driven BioPharmaceutical business that focuses on the discovery, development and commercialization 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. Where you are empowered to push the boundaries of science and unleash your entrepreneurial spirit. There’s no better place to make a difference to medicine, patients and society. An inclusive culture that champions diversity and collaboration. Always committed to lifelong learning, growth and development.

ABOUT OUR IT TEAM

Here 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 pioneering 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. Ours is a place to innovate, take ownership and run with it. You’re trusted to explore and to find new solutions, experimenting with groundbreaking technology and grappling with challenges in a modern technology environment that might never have been tackled before. It’s a dynamic and challenging 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 transforming the roles and work of colleagues, forever. Shape your own path, with support all the way. Diverse minds that work cross-functionally and inclusively together. Be part of a team that has the backing to innovate, disrupt an industry and change lives.

The Role

You will work closely with the RDU (Rare Diseases Unit) Finance organization and other Senior Finance partners and IT Business Technology Groups, bringing industry knowledge, business understanding and strong digital/technology competence to support in shaping new projects and guiding in-flight work.  

This role requires a hybrid set of technical, business domain, and leadership skills.  You are expected to perform as a leader-doer with the ability to inspire and motivate an agile and diverse team of professionals in a complex matrix organization and lead a cross functional project team (s).  The role is expected to partner with other IT functions across AZ in the delivery of programs.  This role is a mix of delivering ‘Best in Class’ IT and building a relationship of trust with our partners, anchored by strong technical and domain expertise and continuous learning and development.

The Team

Enabling Units IT strives to deliver phenomenal solutions and services to multiple business functions including HR, Finance, Business Development/Mergers-and-Acquisitions.  The team is comprised of over 330 team members located in 9 locations across Europe, North America and Asia.

Typical Accountabilities

The core accountabilities of the role include:

• Build strong strategic relationships with complex customer groups and senior collaborators, develop a deep understanding of the short-term and long-term business direction

• Develop and maintain a partner management plan, conduct continuous collaborator analysis, and work cross-functionally to align on strategy and plans

• Assess and prioritize business strategic priorities in line with IT strategy, and influencing IT strategy where appropriate

• Drive Finance IT project/program (s) with potential to lead cross-functional IT teams

• Facilitate accurate IT demand forecasting, planning, and delivery collaboratively with other supporting IT team roles

• Lead business impact assessments, identifying risks and issues that may affect current and future business units and roles, and create business readiness plan

• Lead high-level investigations on requirements specifications and feasibility studies, developing a range of options aligned to business and IT strategy

• Partner with key collaborators on the development of detailed cases for new IT solutions

• Proactively see opportunities for IT to deliver innovative technology solutions to provide competitive advantage

• Present and gain agreement from senior leaders for IT initiatives, demonstrating domain knowledge to gain credibility, trust, and commitment

• Work collaboratively across AZ:

  • IT business partners

  • Enabling Units IT Leadership Team

  • Business Analysts

  • IT Architecture

  • Service Management teams

  • RDU Finance team

ESSENTIAL SKILLS & EXPERIENCE REQUIRED?

• Bachelor's Degree or relevant business qualification - Technical or Business degree; Master's degree preferred.

• Minimum 6+ years of relevant experience

• Substantial experience in managing and delivering business change through IT projects and delivering results

• GenAI / Agentic AI knowledge / experience within a Finance process tower

• Thorough understanding of one or more of Finance processes such as revenue forecasting, headcount/ people planning, operating/capital expense planning, cash flow forecasting, balance sheet forecasting and legal entity forecasting.

• Proven ability to interpret and communicate technical and scientific information

• Strong verbal and written communication / facilitation skills with the ability to work collaboratively with others to achieve objectives

• Strong influencing, networking and team working skills

• Ability to work well in and across diverse global teams

• Ability to partner and work in a matrix organization

• Experience of building strong cases & mobilizing high value investments

The annual base salary for this position ranges from $122,770 to $184,156. However, base pay offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, including market location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience.  In addition, our positions offer a short-term incentive bonus opportunity; eligibility to participate in our equity-based long-term incentive program (salaried roles) or to receive a retirement contribution (hourly roles). Benefits offered included a qualified retirement program [401(k) plan]; paid vacation and holidays; paid leaves; and, health benefits including medical, prescription drug, dental, and vision coverage in accordance with the terms and conditions of the applicable plans. Additional details of participation in these benefit plans will be provided if an employee receives an offer of employment. If hired, employee will be in an “at-will position” and the Company reserves the right to modify base salary (as well as any other discretionary payment or compensation program) at any time, including for reasons related to individual performance, Company or individual department/team performance, and market factors. 

Expectation of working in the office 3 days a week statement: When we put unexpected teams in the same room, we unleash bold thinking with the power to inspire life-changing medicines. In-person working give us the platform we need to connect, work at pace and challenge perceptions. That is why we work, on average, a minimum of three days per week from the office. But that does not mean we are not flexible. We balance the expectation of being in the office while respecting individual flexibility. Join us in our unique and ambitious world.

WHY JOIN US? 

We’re a network of entrepreneurial self-starters who contribute to something far bigger. There’s a diversity of expertise in our Technology group that’s unique to AstraZeneca – it allows us to dive deep into exploring new groundbreaking technology. We enable AstraZeneca to perform at its peak by delivering world-class technology and data solutions. Our work unlocks the potential of science. We optimize and revolutionize AstraZeneca by maximising efficiencies and finding new ways to drive productivity. From automation to data simplification. We’re not afraid to take ownership and run with it. Empowered with unrivalled freedom. A place to be open and transparent – we speak up, think creatively and share ideas. Our diverse contributions help us to make better decisions. But we have a constant drive to innovate, and an appreciation for high standards. It takes challenging the status quo to contribute in our ever-evolving environment. We love it here because put simply, we make a meaningful impact. 

Technology at AstraZeneca is a home for purposeful disruptors!