JOB TITLE: Senior Consultant

CAREER LEVEL: D3

Leverage technology to impact patients and ultimately save lives

Do you have expertise in, and passion for, information technology? Would you like to apply your expertise to impact the IT strategy in a company that follows the science and turns ideas into life changing medicines? If so, AstraZeneca might be the one for you!

ABOUT ASTRAZENECA

AstraZeneca is a global, science-led, patient-focused biopharmaceutical company 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.

ABOUT OUR IT TEAM

It’s a dynamic and results-oriented 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 redefining the roles and work of colleagues, forever. Shape your own path, with support all the way. Diverse minds that work cross- functionally and broadly together.

ABOUT THE ROLE

Job Summary

Sr. SAP Technical Consultant for a world leading pharmaceutical company, which operates in over 100 countries and is head quartered in the United Kingdom. The candidate is expected to be a senior member of a technical team for a large SAP migration, support, and maintenance project, spanning several SAP landscapes across continents.

The candidate should possess proven experience in SAP ABAP HANA and Core Functional Area (MM, SD, FI, QM, PM, PP) in Migration, Maintenance operations, Upgrades, and implementation projects alike and working experience in EWM, GST/ATTP, APO and MDG functional areas.

Job Description

Role and Responsibilities

• Would be expected to work as part of team in charge of maintenance & support (Incident & Problem Management) and new functionality (development and migration) of the internal SAP system for AZ.

• Should be capable of writing Technical Design and Testing documents.

• Should be capable of working together with Architect and/or Technical Lead Consultant.

• Would be expected to optimize the application/SAP modules, provide pro-active solutions and be critical towards issues and problems.

• Would be expected to initiate changes linked to current/new roll out of SAP Support Packages & Enhancement Packs together with Lead Consultant.

• Would be expected to customize and test based on Functional Design and Technical Design documents for Changes and/or Problems.

• Our SAP System landscape consists of: S4, ECC 6.0 EHP8, HANA DB, PI, BW, EWM, GST, ATTP, GBT, APO, ATTP, MDG, LSCV, GST/Movilizer, SOLMAN and 3rd party systems.

Required Skills and experience

• CORE ABAP (RICEFW) and S/4 HANA (on-premises and Cloud)

• CDS Views, AMDP, OData API, RAP/CAP, ADT Tools (Eclipse), UI5 and Fiori

• Modification concepts (Extensibility/Enhancement Framework/BADI/User exits)

• SAP Integration (IDOC/PI-proxy/BDC/Other)

• Experience in BTP (Business Technology Platform) an added advantage

• Forms (Adobe Interactive Forms/Smart forms/SAP Scripts)

• Flexible Workflow

• SAP Note implementation, SPDD, SPAU as part of upgrade activity

• Knowledge on house keeping activities like technical archiving, monitoring, early watch etc., will be an added advantage.

• Good understanding of the Solution Manager CHARM process will be an added advantage

• BW, ATTP, GBT and MDG skills are added Advantage

• HTML5/JavaScript (SAP UI5)

• Should have completed at least 2 SAP implementations, 1 HANA migration along with support experience

• Commit to deliver quality and have a thorough approach

• Exposure to Run SAP (Solution Manager) methodologies.

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

• Well versed in English. Excellent spoken and written skills.

• Proactive approach to problem solving.

• Experience working in a globally distributed team

Education Background

• Preferably an Engineering qualification (B.E / B.Tech) or equivalence.

• Commit to deliver quality and have a thorough approach

• Exposure to Run SAP (Solution Manager) methodologies.

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

• Well versed in English. Excellent spoken and written skills.

• Proactive approach to problem solving.

• Experience working in a globally distributed team

WHY JOIN US?

We’re a network of high-reaching self-starters who contribute to something far bigger. We enable AstraZeneca to perform at its peak by delivering premier technology and data solutions.

We’re not afraid to take ownership and run with it. Empowered with unrivalled freedom. Put simply, it’s because we make a significant impact. Everything we do matters.

SO, WHAT’S NEXT?

Are you already envisioning yourself joining our team? Good, because we’d love to hear from you! Click the link to apply and we’ll be in touch as soon as we can.

WHERE CAN I FIND OUT MORE?

Our Social Media, Follow AstraZeneca on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/1603/

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

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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.