Master Data Specialist

 The Global Clinical Supply Chain function is accountable for the supply of medicines to AstraZeneca’s clinical trials across the world. Our company’s portfolio of emerging new medicines means the portfolio of clinical trials that is critical to patients and our future success continues to grow with the aim of delivering 20 new medicines by 2030.

Reporting to the Associate Director for Clinical Master Data Management and aligning closely with Clinical focussed colleagues working in the Axial program, you will operate within a process aligned team, (plan, source make deliver, quality and finance) focussing on identifying, preparing and creating all master data related to Clinical Program, Study and Product Supply portfolio. 

Accountabilities/Responsibilities: 

Act as Master Data Associate by providing in depth SAP Master data knowledge coupled with supply chain knowledge initially into the Axial Program and eventually in a BAU role. Responsible for the local data identification, translation, cleansing and enrichment activities required for the implementation of SAP MDG, Axial ICSM/Core S4Hana Solution. In addition, you will contribute to the development and creation of master data management processes relating to the ongoing business as usual operation of the SAP MDG, Core S4Hana and ICSM Solution.

• Receive Axial ICSM project guidance and timescales on Data Cleansing & Migration Activities 

• Working closely with Axial ICSM EPLs and Data Designers, participate in Axial ICSM Data Design Workshops. 

• Support Data Migration Expert on Cleansing & Enrichment activities and enrich in line with local data requirements. 

• Support and deliver local approach to support Data Cleansing activities 

• Monitoring and reporting progress on data cleansing and enrichment activities 

• Assist in developing relevancy criteria for each of the SAP Data Objects 

• Assist in developing criteria for identifying duplicate records 

• Provide insight of the gap analysis on any unmapped fields to understand operational functionality or reporting that is driven from those fields 

• Support the design of local system data flows and integration requirements and technologies against the Axial ICSM solution  

• Assist in resolving Data Defects during Mock Cycles 

• Participate in SIT & UAT Testing as  

• Assist in developing ICSM/Core Data Maintenance processes under BAU for Clinical Supply Chain 

​Skills/Experience : 

• SAP Master data knowledge (MDG and ECC/S4) 

• Business knowledge of Pharmaceutical Supply chains 

• Awareness of GxP Requirements for Supply Chain Master Data 

• Previous projects experience an advantage but not necessary. 

• Proven experience on working and delivering to project milestones and deadlines 

Desirable Skills/Experience: 

• Clinical Supply Chain knowledge. 

• Demonstrated good time and stakeholder management 

• Experience of communicating complex information to peers and stakeholders