Associate Principal, Business Analyst

AstraZeneca • Durham, NC

1d • Hybrid

About The Position

Are you ready to play a pivotal role in transforming demand forecasting within BioPharma ClinOps? As an Associate Principal, Business Analyst, you'll be at the forefront of developing, testing, and implementing FTE demand algorithms using PLANIT, our enterprise project management tool. Collaborate closely with stakeholders across BioPharma ClinOps to ensure alignment with organizational productivity initiatives and drive impactful changes in ways of working. In this dynamic role, you'll deliver value by managing the BAU process for ongoing review and refinement of functional FTE demand algorithms. You'll develop and manage a roadmap of planned deliveries, ensuring alignment with scorecard objectives and functional needs. Your expertise will ensure that FTE BioPharma ClinOps demand in PLANIT (PLANISWARE Enterprise project management tool), aligns with the current organizational structure and is driven by reliable forecast algorithms. You'll also ensure the impact of productivity initiatives is realized in our demand forecasting, while delivering documentation, communication, and training to support ongoing changes.

Requirements

• University degree at Bachelor level, in a scientific or business discipline
• 5-10 years of project/portfolio/resource management, in a Clinical Development environment
• Broad drug development experience in a matrix environment
• Minimum 5 years of working experience and understanding of business planning and capacity management process
• Ability to look for and champion more efficient and effective methods/processes
• Goal oriented and ability to drive performance
• Experience in converting organizational needs into demand algorithms
• Experience in developing demand algorithms for Clinical Development
• Strong data modelling skills and the ability to transform data into forms easily understood by others
• The ability to balance tact, patience and persistence with the need to move improvements at speed
• Strong organizational skills to move multiple functions through the improvement processes at different speeds based upon their level of understanding and complexity of their business
• Expert knowledge of PLANIT (PLANISWARE Enterprise project management tool), and demand algorithms

Nice To Haves

• Advanced degree
• Business relationship management skills
• Accredited/Certified in Project Management tools/systems
• Proven ability with enterprise project management systems

Responsibilities

• Managing the BAU process for ongoing review and refinement of functional FTE demand algorithms.
• Develop and manage a roadmap of planned deliveries, ensuring alignment with scorecard objectives and functional needs.
• Ensure that FTE BioPharma ClinOps demand in PLANIT (PLANISWARE Enterprise project management tool), aligns with the current organizational structure and is driven by reliable forecast algorithms.
• Ensure the impact of productivity initiatives is realized in our demand forecasting.
• Delivering documentation, communication, and training to support ongoing changes.

Benefits

• We balance the expectation of being in the office while respecting individual flexibility.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level