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Acting as the strategic bridge between IT and the business, this role works closely with scientific teams to understand their requirements and long-term plans, then translates them into an actionable IT roadmap, technology stack, and associated budget. The ideal candidate combines deep understanding of pharmaceutical R&D with strong IT and digital expertise, excellent communication and coordination skills, and the ability to independently manage multiple projects.\nKey Responsibilities\nBusiness Partnering & Demand Management\nServe as the primary IT point of contact for bioinformatics, data science, and development science teams; build trusted relationships with business stakeholders and scientific leaders\n\nWork closely with business teams to understand their scientific workflows, business requirements, pain points, and long-term strategic plans\n\nTranslate business needs into clear IT demands, requirements, and business cases; manage demand intake and prioritization\n\nProactively identify opportunities where IT, data, and AI capabilities can accelerate scientific outcomes\n\nIT Strategy, Roadmap & Technology Stack\nDevelop and maintain the IT roadmap for supported business areas, aligned with the business's long-term plans and the overall IT strategy\n\nDefine and evolve the technology stack for bioinformatics, data science, and development science domains (e.g., scientific computing, data platforms, analytics and AI tools, workflow and informatics systems)\n\nEvaluate emerging technologies and vendor solutions; make build/buy recommendations and drive architecture alignment with enterprise standards\n\nBudget & Financial Planning\nDevelop and manage the IT budget related to the supported portfolio, including annual planning, forecasting, and investment prioritization\n\nTrack budget execution against plan, analyze variances, and report to IT and business leadership\n\nEnsure IT investments deliver measurable business value and support long-term scientific strategy\n\nProject & Portfolio Delivery\nLead or oversee multiple IT projects and initiatives simultaneously, from initiation through delivery and adoption\n\nCoordinate across IT teams (infrastructure, data, security, applications), vendors, and business stakeholders to ensure successful delivery\n\nSupport portfolio governance: prepare materials, track milestones and decisions, and manage risks and dependencies\n\nDrive user adoption and change management for new solutions within the scientific community\n\nQualifications & Skills\nRequired:\nBachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Bioinformatics, Life Sciences, or a related field\n\nExperience in the pharmaceutical industry combined with solid IT experience (e.g., IT business partnering, business analysis, or IT project delivery in a pharma/biotech environment)\n\nStrong understanding of scientific and R&D domains, particularly bioinformatics, data science, and development science\n\nProven experience developing IT roadmaps, technology stacks, and related budgets\n\nSolid knowledge of IT infrastructure, cloud platforms, data platforms, and AI/analytics technologies\n\nExcellent communication and stakeholder coordination skills; able to engage effectively with both scientists and technologists, from working level to senior leadership\n\nHigh autonomy and strong self-motivation; able to operate with minimal supervision\n\nProven ability to manage multiple projects and priorities simultaneously\n\nPreferred:\nMaster's degree or PhD in Bioinformatics, Computational Biology, Data Science, or a related field\n\nExperience supporting early discovery research\n\nFamiliarity with scientific computing environments (e.g., HPC, cloud-based analysis pipelines) and common bioinformatics/data science tools\n\nCertifications such as PMP, ITIL, CBAP, TOGAF, or cloud certifications (e.g., AWS)\n\nInternational or cross-functional experience\n\nKey Competencies\nStrategic thinking and business acumen\n\nDomain fluency in pharma R&D and scientific data\n\nStakeholder management and influencing skills\n\nFinancial planning and budget discipline\n\nOrganizational and coordination excellence\n\nOwnership mindset, adaptability, and results orientation\n\nDate Posted\n24-8月-2026Closing Date\n29-11月-2026AstraZeneca embraces diversity and equality of opportunity. 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