Axial Data Deployment Lead – Clinical Supply

Axial Data Deployment Lead – Clinical Supply

Macclesfield

The Axial Programme (Global S/4HANA implementation)

AstraZeneca (AZ) is in a period of strong growth and our employees have a united purpose to make a difference to patients around the world who need both our medicines and the ongoing developments from our science. In this journey AZ must continue to work across borders and with partners and new colleagues in a fast and seamless way. The ambition, size and complexity of the organisation, coupled with the opportunities afforded by new technology, has led the Board to approve an Enterprise transformation programme (Axial) providing the opportunity for AZ to transform how it operates to support our growth and patient experience ambitions for the future.

Our current technology is used by more than 20,000 employees daily, is foundational to all AZ entities and is central to most core business processes. So a significant part of this programme is the transformation of the IT landscape to simplify the system landscape and processes and the replacement of our current ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) systems with one global solution.

This programme requires the best. Whether it be the technical skills, business understanding or change leadership, we want to ensure we have the strongest team deployed throughout. The programme seeks to deliver an elite change programme that leaves all employees with a fuller understanding of their role in the end-to-end nature of our global company. This programme will provide AZ with a driven edge, to the benefits of its employees and patients.

Introduction to the role

The ‘Axial Data Deployment Lead - Clinical Supply’ has the primary objective of ensuring overall data readiness clinical supply to enable the successful deployment of S/4 HANA.  The Data Deployment Lead is responsible for defining and owning the global data deployment approach and plan for clinical supply, aligning with input from data design, data cleanse, data migration, testing and change teams.   Pro-active engagement with the clinical supply business teams, cross-SET areas, and the Central Axial Team is required to ensure that data deployment activities are understood and delivered in accordance with Axial programme milestones.

While the program is set up to migrate data from ECC to S/4, greenfield sites and/or greenfield process (new to AZ) will require significant coordination to collect data in various “build templates” thus some level of expertise how data is used in various processes will be an important capability of the Local Data Deployment Lead.

The role sits within the clinical supply deployment team and is also closely aligned to the central Axial Data team. 

Accountabilities

• Overall accountability for data readiness across end to end clinical supply chains

• Own the development of the clinical supply data deployment plan, taking inputs from data design, cleanse and migrate, and supplementing this with data creation/enrichment plan where gaps in existing data are identified.

• Influence the prioritisation of data delivery, balancing the demands across the business teams.

• Ensure that the clinical supply data deployment plan is delivered on track, raising any risks or issues and highlighting as appropriate, and reporting progress to relevant stakeholders.

• Identify and agree local data owners by data object.

• Identify Business SMEs required to support delivery of the data deployment plan across all impacted business units, ensure that they are made available in collaboration with business teams.

• Co-ordinate the resolution of any local data design requirements across ICSM and core S/4 data objects, bringing in Data Competency Centre expertise as required – contributing to the localisation of Data Definition Documents, Relevancy Rules, Harmonisation Rules and Master Data Management Processes.

• Input into the localised data cleanse plan and ensure that data cleanse delivery is reviewed and approved by the local business, along with the validation and sign off on cleanse execution.

• Define ‘Keep it Clean’ processes to ensure that data remains of the required quality between cleansing and migration, monitoring compliance throughout.

• Contribute to the development of the clinical supply Data Migration Strategies and agree the data migration approach for each in scope data object with the clinical supply Data Migration Lead.

• Co-ordinate business validation of active data set for migration

• Co-ordinate business validation of transformational mappings and completion of business input to mappings as required.

• Manage and execute data collection requirements across Business SMEs

• Develop the clinical supply data cutover approach and contribute to detailed cutover planning.

• Ensure that any manual keying at cutover is resourced and planned.

• Secure pre and post load approval from the business during each relevant data load.

• Support the resolution of defects through data loads and testing where business input is required.

• Define and communicate the process for dual keying during cutover.

• Act as a single point of contact for data between the local team and the central Axial team.

• Support in defining the change journey from current to future state data design and processes, aligned with central Change, Comms and Training (CCT) team direction.

• Accountable for ensuring business readiness of future data teams, in collaboration with leaders across the clinical supply chain organisations.

• Support in training the local team, aligned with central CCT team direction.

• Support the central Axial team with calling out any blockers to data deliverables through to the deployment team.

Essential Skills & Experience

• Experience of SAP implementation and project deployment activities – particularly across data migration, data cleansing, defect resolution, testing and change management.

• Ability to explain complex data concepts and design to business users.

• Solid understanding of how data supports process execution and analytics.

• Experience of Business/IT partnering for the implementation of project change.

• Experience with global working and across cultures.

• Demonstrate good communication skills with the ability to influence others to achieve objectives

• Ability to lead negotiations across a sophisticated group, to a target outcome.

• Consistent record of delivery and ability to effectively prioritise to ensure goals and outcomes are achieved

• Understanding of data governance concepts.

Why AstraZeneca?

At AstraZeneca, we are one purpose-led global organisation. We are the enablers and innovators, ensuring that we can fulfil our mission to push the boundaries of science and discover and develop life-changing medicines. We take pride in working close to the cause, opening the locks to save lives, ultimately making a massive difference to the outside world.

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.

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