.**OPS-IT - Regional Business Analyst Lead - Gaithersburg, Wilmington, Newark, Mount Vernon,Canovanas, West Chester, Coppell, Cotia, Lomas Verdes, Redwood City - TJ.V5****ABOUT THE **OPERATIONS IT **TEAM**Operations IT is a global IT capability supporting the Global Operations organisation. We business partner with Operations capability areas: Pharmaceutical Technology Development, Manufacturing & Global Engineering, Quality Control, Sustainability, Supply Chain, Logistics and Global External Sourcing and Procurement. We operate out of Operations hubs sites including in the UK, Sweden, US, and China; and out of our Global Technology Centres in India and Mexico.Here our work has a direct impact on patients - transforming our ability to develop life-changing medicines. We empower the business to perform at its peak and lead a new way of working, combining cutting-edge science with leading digital technology platforms and data. All with a passion to impact lives through data, analytics, AI, machine learning and more.It's a dynamic and challenging environment to work in - but that's why we like it. There are countless opportunities to learn and grow, whether that's exploring new technologies in hackathons, or transforming the roles and work of colleagues, forever. This is your chance to be part of a team that has the backing to innovate, disrupt an industry and change lives.**THIS IS WHAT YOU'LL DO**The Senior Business Analyst role provides a unique opportunity to play a critical role in helping to transform the business through analyzing complex business and system opportunities. These agile resources help bridge the gap between the business and other IT teams in our organization to improve efficiency. They proactively seek out opportunities to enhance and improve processes and technology solutions in line with strategic goals, ensuring that the solutions delivered to thebusiness are efficient and effective, meeting the customer experience expectations.Business Analyst will proactively find ways to improve current processes/solutions, ensuring they are fully optimized and scalable.The role will partner with Sr. Business Partners/Business Partners to ensure the quality of business cases, oversee business process design and ensure that proposed solutions meet established AstraZeneca quality and compliance standards, and customer experience needs.The Senior Business Analyst operates with a high level of interactive communication to set clear direction for others, demonstrating high levels of inclusion and cultural sensitivity. In addition, the Senior Business Analyst will lead and mentor other Business Analysts to develop their skills, drive consistent ways of working across our organization and share best practices in relevant communities of practice