.**Senior Business Improvement Specialist**Macclesfied (UK), Guadalajara (Mex) or Chennai (India)- Close date: 29th Sept _- Competitive salary and benefits_**About AstraZeneca**At AstraZeneca, we turn ideas into life changing medicines. Working here means being ambitious, thinking big and working together to make the impossible a reality. We're passionate about the potential of science to address the unmet needs of patients around the world. We commit to those areas where we believe we can really change the course of medicine and bring big new ideas to life.**ABOUT THE ROLE?****Your responsibilities**:- Ability to identify, scope and develop business process improvement opportunities in conjunction with key stakeholders- Leads and implements globally agreed Business Improvement strategies including process and technology related to the function- Maintains the process and technology for identifying and tracking continuous improvement initiatives- Acts as a source of knowledge in one or more areas of Business Improvement, defining and communicating current and future business improvement needs and opportunities- Prioritises business improvement issues and delivers own business improvement findings and recommendations to a cross-functional team- Enables cross-functional sharing of business improvement ideas by ensuring adequate systems and processes for recording data in a centrally accessible manner- Supports project managers in implementing changes to improve the way various functions and teams perform- Oversees specialised research to deliver new proposals, and amalgamates findings so they can be used to underpin new business initiatives- Co-ordinates the development and presentation of process improvements against the problem statements clearly articulating the impact/so what of process improvements- Keeps own knowledge of best practices on business information and intelligence such as Lean Sigma process current- May have some budgetary responsibility**WHY JOIN US?**We're a network of entrepreneurial self-starters who contribute to something far bigger. There's a diversity of expertise in our Technology group that's unique to AstraZeneca - it allows us to dive deep intoexploring new leading-edge technology. We enable AstraZeneca to perform at its peak by delivering world-class technology and data solutions, unlocking the potential of science. We optimise and evolutionise AstraZeneca by maximising efficiencies and finding new ways to drive productivity. From automation to data simplification.A place to be open and transparent - we speak up, think creatively and share ideas. Our diverse contributions help us to make better decisions. But we have a constant drive to innovate, and an appreciation for high standards. It takes challenging the status quo to add value in our ever-evolving environment. We love it here because put simply, we make a meaningful impact