Global Digital Solutions Delivery Lead

Overview

AstraZeneca is a global, innovation-driven biopharmaceutical business that focuses on the discovery, development and commercialisation of prescription medicines for some of the world’s most serious diseases. We’re trusted partners connected across the global enterprise, working with functions from Commercial to Manufacturing to enable development opportunities on a global scale.

The Global Digital Solutions Delivery Lead is a connector across Enterprise IT, partnering closely with Tech, Solution Architects, and the Global Digital Strategy team. The role maintains awareness of the enterprise IT landscape—platforms, services, standards, and roadmaps—and translates business requirements into technical specifications while governing end-to-end delivery. The Lead may step in hands-on to support tech backup and maintenance when needed, ensuring operational continuity. The role operates across regions and platforms, shapes solution options with architects, documents end-to-end integrations and data flows, orchestrates releases with tech squads and vendors, and drives adoption to deliver measurable business outcomes aligned with enterprise architecture, security, data, and compliance guardrails.

Note : This description retains core responsibilities and qualifications for the role.

Responsibilities

Strategy Planning

Enterprise Landscape Awareness : Maintain an up-to-date view of enterprise platforms and services (ERP / CRM, integration, data / analytics, identity / security, collaboration, and infrastructure) and their roadmaps; identify opportunities to reuse services and accelerate delivery.

Business Needs Assessment : Lead conversion of business objectives into scoped epics, user stories, and non-functional requirements; co-create business cases and benefits hypotheses with Global Digital Strategy.

Technology Road-mapping : Own delivery roadmaps and release plans aligned to global digital strategy and platform roadmaps; define MVP and phased iterations; highlight cross-program dependencies and integration impacts.

Solution Evaluation : Lead assessment of internal platforms and third-party solutions with Solution Architects and Tech leads against enterprise standards (architecture principles, integration patterns, data models, security controls).

Design and Architecture

Requirements and Design : Own detailed functional, data, interface, and reporting requirements; contribute to and challenge high-level design; maintain traceability from strategy through design to testing and run.

Interoperability : Define and document end-to-end data flows, APIs, and integration touchpoints with Integration / Data teams; ensure fit to enterprise patterns (eventing, ETL / ELT, API gateways, identity / IAM).

Scalability and NFRs : Lead capture and validation of non-functional requirements (performance, resilience, security, privacy, compliance) and ensure designs meet global guardrails and operational SLOs / SLAs.

Development and Implementation

Technical Development & Guidance : Develop solutions according to business requirements and provide technical oversight during the implementation phase to ensure alignment with the architecture.

Risk Mitigation : Identify and plan for potential risks associated with the technology solution.

Quality Assurance : Oversee the quality of the implemented solutions, ensuring they meet specified requirements and performance criteria.

Collaboration and Communication

Stakeholder Engagement : Engage with GFS leads and senior stakeholders, market senior stakeholders, project managers, and IT teams to communicate solution benefits and challenges.

Documentation : Produce detailed documents outlining the architecture, implemented solutions, and guidelines for maintenance and scaling.

Training : Conduct, facilitate or support digital upskilling training sessions to ensure the organization is equipped to effectively utilize the new solutions, including upskilling initiatives.

Ongoing Maintenance

Updates and Improvements : Maintain and support daily business systems and solutions. Regularly review the implemented solutions for opportunities to optimize or update based on business changes. Ensure ongoing stability and performance of operational environments.

Issue Resolution : Provide expert advice for resolving any issues related to the architecture or implemented operational solutions.

Performance Metrics : Monitor KPIs to assess the effectiveness of implemented solutions in meeting the operational strategy objectives.

Qualifications

Essential : Degree in Statistical, Computer Science, Mathematics or related field

Essential : Proven experience with FineBI, FineReport, Tableau, Microsoft Power Platform & Fabric, Power BI, Copilot and programming languages (Python, C#, Java, .NET, C++, etc.); analytical tools (R, Power Automate)

Essential : Familiar with Oracle, MySQL; skilled in SQL; experience with cloud data architectures (Databricks, Azure, AWS)

Essential : Experience in project development and management

Essential : Experience in data collection, organization, analysis, modelling; big data skills

Essential : Strong analytical, organizational, and communication abilities; ability to work with diverse teams

Essential : Proficiencies in Problem Solving, Business Analysis, Teamwork, Communication and Project Management

Essential : Experience in business case development for digital solutions and transformation initiatives

Essential : Exposure to AI, ML, or IT implementation in business settings

Essential : Understanding of best practices in pharmaceutical or life sciences sector

Desirable : Additional experience or qualifications as relevant to the role

Other

AstraZeneca is an equal opportunity employer. We will consider all qualified applicants for employment without discrimination on grounds of disability, sex or sexual orientation, pregnancy or maternity leave status, race or national or ethnic origin, age, religion or belief, gender identity or re-assignment, marital or civil partnership status, protected veteran status (if applicable) or any other characteristic protected by law. We only employ individuals with the right to work in the country / ies where the role is advertised.

Date Posted 23-Oct-2025

Closing Date 22-Nov-2025

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