Axial Technology Deployment Lead - 24 Month FTC (Fixed Term Contract)

Axial Technology Deployment Lead - 24 Month FTC (Fixed Term Contract) Luton The Axial Programme (Global S/4HANA implementation) We are one purpose-led global organisation. The enablers and innovators, ensuring that we can fulfil our mission to push the boundaries of science and discover and develop life-changing medicines. We take pride in working close to the cause, opening the locks to save lives, ultimately making a massive difference to the outside world.

AstraZeneca (AZ) is in a period of strong growth and our employees have a united purpose to make a difference to patients around the world who need both our medicines and the ongoing developments from our science. In this journey AZ must continue to work across borders and with partners and new colleagues in a fast and seamless way. The ambition, size and complexity of the organisation, coupled with the opportunities afforded by new technology, has led the Board to approve an Enterprise business transformation programme called Axial.

The Axial Programme will be powered by SAP S/4HANA system which will be implemented right across the organisation and will provide our business with standardised processes, enhanced financial management, common data and real time reporting, transforming the way we work through our entire supply chain - from bench to patient. The new system will be used by more than 20,000 employees daily, is foundational to all AZ entities and is central to most core business processes.

This is a once in a generation programme for AstraZeneca and will shape our ways of working globally for many years to come. The Axial programme needs the best talent to work in it. Whether it’s the technical skills, business understanding or change leadership, we want to ensure we have the strongest team deployed throughout. We are aiming to deliver a world class change programme that leaves all employees with a fuller understanding of their role in the end-to-end nature of our global company.

This programme will provide AZ with a competitive edge, to the benefit of our employees, customers and patients. Introduction to role: This Senior Director role will sit in the Axial Technology Deployment Leadership Team reporting indirectly to the VP Axial Technology. The role will be accountable for the successful deployment, adoption, and stabilisation of all technology components within multiple Axial releases deployed during 2027 and 2028.

The role will work primarily with the Axial EMEA and North America Technology deployment leads and teams to ensure the initial successful deployment of the Axial solution to multiple non-hub sites and prepare the program to scale up for the remaining AstraZeneca sites in the European, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) and Americas regions which includes the US and Sweden Hubs as the next major deployments (overall accountability for those hubs sits outside this role).

The role will also take ownership of post-hypercare deployment activities for already live sites (Mexico and APICOM). In this role, you will work closely with Axial Deployment leads, Axial Above Market Teams, Global IT Business Technology Groups (BTGs) and Centres for Enablement (C4Es), local site technology leads, and the non-SAP team(s) to coordinate activities across all program workstreams. This role also works closely with Accenture, Capgemini and SAP to ensure contractual work and achievements are managed and successfully completed for these deployments.

Accountabilities: Successful delivery of all the technology components for the Axial Phase 2 regional non-hub deployments, alongside ensuring the successful deployment of any APICOM and Mexico post-hypercare deployments Other members of the Technology Leadership Team will be supporting this role and will be directly responsible to this role for ensuring their teams deliver against this overall delivery e.g.

Design, Build, Testing Responsible for ensuring appropriate technology deliverables are in place supporting the wider Ax