AstraZeneca Looking for Solution Architect at Chennai, Tamil Nadu

AstraZeneca; Chennai; On-site; INR 15,00,000 - 25,00,000; Full time

Job summary

A global biopharmaceutical company is seeking a Senior Solution Architect for the Manufacturing Domain in Chennai, India. The role includes architecting solutions aligned with IT strategy and collaborating with stakeholders to create comprehensive blueprints. Ideal candidates should have substantial experience in manufacturing platforms and possess excellent analytical and communication skills. Join a dynamic team dedicated to developing life-changing medicines.

Benefits

Opportunities to learn and grow

Inclusive culture

Passion for innovation

Qualifications

• Proven skills as a senior solution architect on projects.
• Experience in manufacturing platforms and solutions.
• Ability to create solution blueprints for projects.

Responsibilities

• Architect solutions for Smart Factory and Digital Uplift projects.
• Design architectures and solution blueprints aligned with business needs.
• Document architecture analysis and work closely with project stakeholders.

Skills

Senior solution architect experience

Manufacturing platforms knowledge

Strong analytical skills

Excellent communication skills

Experience with third-party suppliers

Education

Relevant technical degree or equivalent

Tools

PASx

Traksys

OSI PI

SAP ERP

Job description

OPS IT – Solution Architect

Macclesfield (UK) Sodertalje (Sweden) Gaithersburg (USA) Chennai (India)

AMA.V6

ABOUT THE OPERATIONS IT TEAM

Operations IT is a global IT capability supporting the Global Operations organisation. We business partner with Operations capability areas: Pharmaceutical Technology Development, Manufacturing & Global Engineering, Quality Control, Sustainability, Supply Chain, Logistics and Global External Sourcing and Procurement. We operate out of Operations hubs sites including in the UK, Sweden, US, and China; and out of our Global Technology Centres in India and Mexico.

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 cutting-edge science with leading digital technology platforms and data. All with a passion to impact lives through data, analytics, AI, machine learning and more.

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. This is your chance to be part of a team that has the backing to innovate, disrupt an industry and change lives.

ABOUT THE ROLE

The Senior Solution Architect for the Manufacturing Domain, is accountable for determining and architecting solutions that enable the desired business capabilities, delivering in alignment with AstraZeneca’s IT strategy, roadmap, principles and standards. He/she works with other Solutions Architects in the Manufacturing domain and experience in this domain is essential.

The Senior Solution Architect ensures that AZ technical solutions are delivered to AZ defined reference architecture and technology standards. The role will ensure that common architecture decisions are implemented consistently across the business and IT.

The role will provide Information Technology architectural expertise and technical direction to system development and integration projects. The Architect will work on architectures for business solutions and will specialise in at least one architecture domain – aligned domain for this role being Manufacturing – within Operations.

This role is accountable for the solution architecture and design across AstraZeneca’s Manufacturing sites.

To be successful in this role the candidate needs to be an experienced senior solution architect who enjoys working in a fast-paced environment and a global team. The ability to work and communicate with senior business stakeholders in order to understand their goals, capabilities needed, and requirements and to translate these into comprehensive solution blueprints is essential. A clear, logical style, an ability to document solution architecture and key design decisions in a blueprint, and to work closely with business analysts and project managers is crucial.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

The Architect will be the responsible architect on projects within Manufacturing including but not limited to:

Smart Factory, Digital Uplift and Transformation, Application Refresh Programmes and selecting and implementing AstraZeneca’s strategic solutions to support these projects.

Designs architectures, solution blueprints for projects or solutions that address business/application/data/infrastructure requirements

Works with Business Analysis and Solution Engineering functions and supports functional & technical requirements management, including providing senior architecture support in the technology acquisition selection process.

Ensures that solution architectures and designs are appropriately robust and address business, application, information and infrastructure architectural requirements

Accountable for architecting and designing comprehensive solutions that meet business requirements and are aligned to AstraZeneca’s Enterprise Architecture, in support of a given portfolio

The Architect will partner with project managers, business analysts, and solution engineers to create solutions that are aligned to AstraZeneca architecture standards and principles, leverage common solutions and services, and meet the financial targets (cost and benefits)

The Architect will support the Lead Architect in defining technology roadmaps.

Within the solution development lifecycle the role will be accountable for solution evaluation and selection, buy vs. build decisions, and early-phase project estimates which contribute to the business case

Provides technical & IT expertise support to project teams and conducts AZ architectural reviews throughout project lifecycle

Ensures compliance with existing EA guidelines and standards (e.g. AZ Architecture Engagement Process (ISPMM) and EA Software Standards)

Contributes to project and service teams in the development, implementation and maintenance of standard architectural components

Works with third party suppliers as required and contributes to the creation of functional design documents

Works with third party suppliers to verify technical development and delivery are in adherence with the Architecture Roadmap

Ensure Design of solutions is documented in supporting Architectural Artefacts ie Solution Blueprint and seeks Architecture Review Board Signoff.

Documents all architecture analysis and design work

Contributes to the development of the Architecture Capability, by documenting and sharing knowledge and best practices with peer Architects

ESSENTIAL EXPERIENCE & SKILLS

Relevant technical degree or equivalent

Proven skills and experience being a senior solution architect on projects and programmes

Strong knowledge and experience within Manufacturing platforms and solutions including: PASx, Traksys, OSI PI, SAP ERP and other similar MES platforms

Awareness of developments in the marketplace for manufacturing domain focus and potential impact to AZ / Ops IT

Proven development/design experience in at least one technical domain

Experience of developing innovative solutions, blueprints and standards for solution design

Experience implementing and maintaining business solution architectures under any formal framework for their domain of architecture

Experience of developing and managing relationships with 3rd party suppliers

Excellent analytical skills

Excellent communication, facilitation and relationship management skills

Strong networking skills with good internal/external links

Evidence of shaping innovative solutions that have a major impact within the business area and organisation

Excellent business acumen and strong knowledge of manufacturing business processes

Demonstrated initiative, strong customer orientation, and cross-cultural working

WHY JOIN US

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 cutting-edge 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.

ABOUT ASTRAZENECA

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 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.

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