BUSINESS ANALYST - EU IT CORE FUNCTIONS

At AstraZeneca, we are driven by a passion for science and innovation to deliver life-changing medicines to patients around the world.
We believe in the power of ideas, collaboration, and bold thinking to make the impossible a reality.
Join us and be part of a team dedicated to addressing unmet patient needs and shaping the future of healthcare.
Team Overview Enabling Units IT is a vital part of AstraZeneca, delivering digital and technology solutions across key business areas such as HR, Finance, Legal, Compliance, Corporate Affairs, and Global Business Services.
Our EU IT team, with around 400 professionals across 7 locations, is at the forefront of enabling AstraZeneca's mission through innovative technology.
The Core Functions team within Enabling Units IT collaborates with key collaborators in HR, GBS, Legal, Compliance, and Corporate Affairs.
We provide comprehensive technology services, from strategic roadmap planning to implementation and ongoing operational excellence.
As a Business Analyst in this team, you will play a crucial role in understanding business needs and translating them into effective technology solutions.
Role Summary We are seeking a dedicated Business Analyst to join our Core Functions team in Lisbon.
You will work closely with key business partners to define the vision, scope, and detailed requirements for technology projects and initiatives.
You will be part of a dynamic and expert team of IT professionals, collaborating to identify business challenges and deliver innovative solutions using industry-leading tools and standard processes.
Accountabilities Collaborate with key business partners to understand their needs and challenges within HR, GBS, Legal, Compliance, and Corporate Affairs functions.
Elicit, analyze, and document business requirements, ensuring clarity, traceability, and alignment with business objectives.
Define and document functional and non-functional requirements, translating them into clear and concise specifications.
Contribute to the development of cases, outlining business justification, return on investment, and benefits realization.
Support the design of user-centric solutions, considering user interface, user experience, and business process design.
Work closely with IT Business Partners, Architects, Development, and Testing teams to ensure a clear understanding of requirements and successful solution delivery.
Participate in solution evaluation, assessing business readiness and improving value delivery.
Support communication plans and engage with collaborators to facilitate organizational transitions.
Essential Skills and Experience Degree or equivalent experience in a relevant field or formal certification in Business Analysis.
Demonstrable experience as a Business Analyst, successfully deploying various business analysis techniques to enable business change.
Experience working with complex integrated systems and delivering innovative solutions.
Strong stakeholder management, communication, and presentation skills.
Solid business insight with the ability to understand and articulate business needs.
Proficiency in requirements elicitation, analysis, and documentation.
Experience with business process mapping and improvement.
Experience in virtual collaboration within global teams.
Desirable Skills and Experience Lean or Six Sigma training.
Practical experience with Agile methodologies.
Experience working in a global organization, preferably within the pharmaceutical industry.
Knowledge of HR business processes or other Core Function domains.
Experience with User-Centred Design principles.
Experience working in a regulated environment.
Why Join Us? When you join AstraZeneca, you're joining a company with a strong sense of purpose.
We foster an environment where unexpected teams come together, unleashing bold thinking and inspiring life-changing medicines.
We value in-person collaboration while also respecting individual flexibility.
At AstraZeneca, your learning and development are a priority.
We are committed to recognizing, coaching, and motivating our employees.
Here, you'll find unlimited potential for personal and professional growth.
Ready to make a significant impact? Apply now! Date Posted 28-mar- Closing Date 13-abr- AstraZeneca embraces diversity and equality of opportunity.
We are committed to building an inclusive and diverse team representing all backgrounds, with as wide a range of perspectives as possible, and harnessing industry-leading skills.
We believe that the more inclusive we are, the better our work will be.
We welcome and consider applications to join our team from all qualified candidates, regardless of their characteristics.
We comply with all applicable laws and regulations on non-discrimination in employment (and recruitment), as well as work authorization and employment eligibility verification requirements.
Somos una compañía biofarmacéutica global e innovadora.
En AstraZeneca nos enfocamos en el potencial de la ciencia para hacer frente a las necesidades no cubiertas de los pacientes en todo el mundo.
Nos comprometemos en aquellas áreas en las que creemos que realmente podemos cambiar el curso de la medicina y hacer realidad nuevas grandes ideas.
Somos un lugar donde la libertad de pensamiento y la creatividad alimentan nuestra determinación por marcar la diferencia a través de la ciencia.
Nuestra ciencia vive más allá de nuestros laboratorios.
Nuestra perspectiva global significa que utilizamos el talento y la experiencia de todo el mundo para hacer que nuestros medicamentos sean exitosos.
En AstraZeneca el único que puede poner límites al alcance de su carrera eres tú.
Con los conocimientos adecuados y la pasión te ayudaremos a explorar lo que AstraZeneca puede ofrecerte.
Our Inclusion & Diversity (I&D) mission is to create an inclusive and equitable environment where people belong, using the power of our diversity to push the boundaries of science to deliver life-changing medicines to patients.
Inclusion and diversity are fundamental to the success of our company, because innovation requires breakthrough ideas that only come from a diverse workforce empowered to challenge conventional thinking.
We’re curious about science and the advancement of knowledge.
We find creative ways to approach new challenges.
We’re driven to make the right choices and be accountable for our actions.
As an organisation centred around what makes us human, we put a big focus on people.
Across our business, we want colleagues to wake up excited about their day at the office, in the field, or in the lab.
Along with our purpose to bring life-changing medicines to people across the globe, we have a promise to you.
to help you realise the full breadth of your potential.
Here, you’ll do work that has the potential to change your life and improve countless others.
And, together with your team, you’ll shape a culture that unites and inspires us every day.
This is your life at AstraZeneca.