Product Engineer - Global Medical

Job Title: Product Engineer - Global Medical

Career Level - E

Introduction to Role:

Are you ready to leverage technology to impact patients and ultimately save lives? We are seeking a Product Engineer for our Global Medical team. This role is responsible for leading the design, development, testing, deployment, and operations for data products and solutions supporting Medical Affairs teams. You will provide technical leadership to the data engineering team, interact with IT business partners to align with business strategy and translate the business needs into technical solutions.

Accountabilities:

As a Product Engineer, you will lead design, development, testing, deployment and operations for data products and solutions supporting Medical Affairs team. You will maintain deep working knowledge of data products serving Medical Affairs teams, their data lineage, business rules, KPIs, Usage and operations. You will collaborate with Global Capability, Business Engagement, Delivery and Platform teams to drive best customer experience and outcomes when delivering data products. You will ensure data products adhere to best practices and AZ architecture standards and strategy.

Essential Skills/Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field

• Prior experience in an Information Services/Information Technology environment with good business acumen

• 3-5 years of experience with building AWS or Azure cloud-based data pipelines

• 3-5 years of progressively responsible experience with Python and Spark

• Minimum 7 years of progressively responsible experience with ETL, building complex data models/pipelines/products

• Expertise in Continuous Integration and Deployment methods delivered as part of an agile team

• Evidence of designing, shaping, and implementing innovative solutions and driving change

• Ability to interpret and communicate technical information in business-friendly language

• A broad understanding of cloud architecture

• Strong communication and interpersonal skills

• Ability to work within both Agile and Waterfall development methodologies

• Proven experience of managing and coaching/mentoring junior engineers

• Proven experience of developing and managing relationships with 3rd party suppliers

• Strong written and verbal communications skills

• Experience working in a global organization with a complex geographical structure

Desirable Skills/Experience:

• Experience working in Databricks / Snowflake platform

• Experience working in pharmaceutical Medical Affairs Function

• Prior experience working in Pharmaceutical or Healthcare industry IT environment

• Experience with IQVIA Claims, National and subnational sales data

• Experience working within a DevOps delivery model

• Experience of working within a quality and compliance environment and application of policies, procedures, and guidelines

When we put unexpected teams in the same room, we unleash bold thinking with the power to inspire life-changing medicines. In-person working gives us the platform we need to connect, work at pace and challenge perceptions. That’s why we work, on average, a minimum of three days per week from the office. But that doesn't mean we’re not flexible. We balance the expectation of being in the office while respecting individual flexibility. Join us in our unique and ambitious world.

Why AstraZeneca?

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. Our work unlocks the potential of science. We optimise and revolutionise AstraZeneca by maximising efficiencies and finding new ways to drive productivity. From automation to data simplification.

Ready to make a difference? Apply today and be part of a team that has the backing to innovate, disrupt an industry and change lives.

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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.