Director - Data Product Manager

Title : Director - Data Product Manager

GCL : F

Introduction to role

Are you ready to make a positive impact in a team where it means more? At AstraZeneca Operations, we have a bold ambition to deliver more medicines to patients, faster and more affordably. With strong investment, leadership, and a clear plan, we bring personal dedication and innovative thinking to our expanding product pipeline.

Our Global Supply Chain & Strategy (GSC&S) team is focused on creating agile, connected, and sustainable supply chains that place pioneering science into the hands of patients using the latest technologies. We are driving transformative change through our Digital & Data Strategy programme, part of our broader Operations 2030 strategy, to enhance speed, agility, and productivity. This is an extraordinary opportunity for someone with supply chain knowledge and excellent data management experience to lead transformative change across the organization.

Accountabilities

Do you have a deep understanding of AstraZeneca’s Global Supply Chain processes? As the Data Product Manager, you will:

• Support work to set the vision and strategy for data products across Global Supply Chain, guided by a clear understanding of business value and customer needs.
• Translate business needs into requirements as input into the design, build, and iteration of the data product.
• Create and maintain data product roadmaps, leading the ongoing delivery and management of the product from inception to maturity.
• Act as the voice of the business to prioritize building what matters most to enable the strategic goals of the enterprise.
• Own and manage a feature backlog, teaming with architects, analysts, and engineers to elaborate requirements.
• Collaborate with the IT organization to ensure appropriate resourcing and prioritization to meet business timelines.
• Own and manage the business metadata and metrics for their data products.
• Engage and collaborate with partners and stakeholders to gather input and communicate plans, timelines, and deliveries.
• Champion agile, iterative development processes while ensuring data products are Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, and Reusable.

Essential Skills/Experience

• Understanding of the principles of Data Product Management, ideally having worked in a similar Data Product Manager role
• Supply Chain Management knowledge
• Familiarity with data engineering concepts such as ETL, data modelling, data lakes/databases, reference data, master data etc.
• Experience leading or working on agile development teams
• Requirements development and prioritization skills
• Excellent leadership, communication, influencing, and stakeholder management skills
• Experience establishing, communicating, and executing product roadmaps
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities with the ability to make data-driven decisions

Desirable Skills/Experience

• Experience of working in a global organization where partners and project teams are geographically dispersed
• Bachelor’s degree or higher in a scientific or technical subject area
• Relevant experience in the pharmaceutical industry
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment and manage multiple streams of work simultaneously
• Familiarity with data science, data visualization, and reporting concepts

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, we are driven by our commitment to deliver accelerated growth and make people's lives better. Our inclusive community supports each other on our journeys while embracing diverse opportunities. With leading-edge science and digital technologies, we drive automation and efficiency. We are committed to sustainable practices and managing our environmental impact. Working with medicines that address unmet needs fills us with pride as we positively impact local and global communities.

Ready to take on this exciting challenge? Apply now to join our team!