Business analyst - portfolio and capacity management

AstraZeneca • Durham, NC

5d • Hybrid

About The Position

At AstraZeneca, we put patients first and strive to meet their unmet needs worldwide. Working here means being entrepreneurial, thinking big and working together to make the impossible a reality. If you are swift to action, confident to lead, willing to collaborate, and curious about what science can do, then you’re our kind of person.
Recognizing the importance of individualized flexibility, our ways of working allow employees to balance personal and work commitments while ensuring we continue to create a strong culture of collaboration and teamwork by engaging face-to-face in our offices 3 days a week. Our head office is purposely designed with collaboration in mind, providing space where teams can come together to strategize, brainstorm and connect on key projects.
Our dedication to sustainability is also central to our culture and part of what makes AstraZeneca a great place to work. We know the health of people, the planet and our business are interconnected which is why we’re taking ambitious action to tackle some of the biggest challenges of our time, from climate change to access to healthcare and disease prevention.
Are you ready to turn complex capacity and demand signals into clinical plans that accelerate medicines to patients? In this role, you will connect data-driven insights to strategic decisions across oncology and biopharma therapy areas, shaping how we allocate resources and plan studies that matter. Your analyses will refine demand algorithms, balance capacity, and strengthen clinical planning so teams can move with confidence and speed.
You will influence portfolio direction by identifying meaningful trends, spotlighting implications, and proposing improvements that elevate both process and output quality. Working closely with therapy area leads and functional leaders, you will represent Clinical Operations in broader R&D modelling and help ensure our portfolio stays fit for purpose as it evolves. Can you envision the shape of a dynamic clinical portfolio and anticipate its next turn?

Requirements

• Minimum of university degree in the field of business or science.
• Minimum of 5 years of related experience with strong analytical background.
• Great technical skills and experience (excel, SQL, ETL, Python, power BI, SMART Sheet, Airtable etc)
• Exposure to or experience of Portfolio analysis and management, either professionally or academically
• Experience working in the pharma industry
• Thorough knowledge of the pharmaceutical drug development process
• Experience in modelling and databases, and data architecture

Nice To Haves

• Experience of effective working in a multi-cultural team
• Proven stakeholder management
• Flexibility to react to different customer needs for data/information
• Experience of communicating complex information at a senior level (verbally and written)

Responsibilities

• Capacity and Demand Analysis: Perform analyses within and across therapy areas. (Oncology and BioPharma) to generate insights that refine demand algorithms, balance capacity, and optimize clinical planning.
• Portfolio Analysis and Tracking: Build a detailed understanding of the BioPharma Clinical Operations portfolio by partnering with Portfolio & Capacity Management TA Leads, analyzing past and present data, and anticipating future changes.
• Portfolio Modelling: Provide effective modelling capability and high quality ad hoc analysis to Functional Leadership Teams and other stakeholders; represent BioPharma Clinical Operations and provide clinical input to AZ R&D modelling to inform decisions.
• Portfolio Review Support: Develop options to address resource constraints and support resource implications at the Capacity Management Team, ensuring trade-offs are transparent and actionable.
• Data Quality Leadership: Take the technical lead to ensure data quality in source systems (PLANIT, CAPIT, etc.) and maintain visibility of data across BioPharma Clinical Operations; work closely with Clinical Planning support (PLANIT Experts) and TA Leads to report and resolve issues promptly.
• Operational Processes: Develop and maintain processes and technologies that underpin key operational business activities and support new business strategies as they emerge.
• End-to-End Clinical Planning: Support the Director, Aggregate Planning within the Portfolio & Capacity team in line with ongoing Clinical Study Planning initiatives, connecting near-term needs to long-term portfolio health.
• Business Initiatives and Benchmarking: Engage in improvement projects such as reorganisation or redesign, and contribute to benchmarking activities that inform best practice and future capability.

What This Job Offers

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