SAP Analytics Cloud & Datasphere Consultant

Job Title: SAP Analytics Cloud & Datasphere Consultant

Career Level : D2

Introduction to role:

Are you ready to transform business processes through innovation in automation, analytics, and artificial intelligence? AstraZeneca’s Global Business Services is seeking a hard-working SAP Analytics Cloud & Datasphere Consultant to join our Process Insights team. This role is pivotal in scaling our SAP analytics expertise, driving analytical initiatives, and empowering data-driven decision-making across the organization. If you're passionate about demonstrating innovative technology to deliver best-in-class solutions, this is the opportunity for you!

Accountabilities:

• Design and develop analytic applications using SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC) and SAP Datasphere, focusing on critical metric and analytical models that support strategic business initiatives.
• Build interactive dashboards and critical metric applications in SAC for both import and live scenarios, demonstrating data sourced from SAP Datasphere and other platforms.
• Create scalable, secure, and governed data models in SAP Datasphere to support advanced analytics and reporting use cases.
• Integrate SAC dashboards seamlessly with SAP Datasphere datasets, ensuring up-to-date and consistent analytics for end users.
• Use predictive scenarios, R-visualizations, and external libraries to create immersive and insightful user experiences in both SAC and Datasphere environments.
• Continuously optimize dashboard and application performance across SAC and Datasphere, while providing recommendations for enhancements and identifying bottlenecks.
• Develop and document Business Objects Universes, reports, and dashboards, ensuring accuracy and alignment with enterprise data standards.
• Connect, model, and harmonize data from SAP and non-SAP sources in Datasphere, facilitating cross-system analytics through SAC.
• Design comprehensive reports with multiple tabs, queries, visualizations, and drill-down capabilities tailored to business requirements.
• Apply standard methodologies in data visualization and user experience, enhancing accessibility and adoption of solutions built on SAC and Datasphere.
• Demonstrate expertise in data integration, connectivity, and modelling across SAC, Datasphere, and other data platforms.
• Apply strong analytical and problem-solving skills to address technical challenges and drive continuous performance improvement.
• Provide technical leadership, coaching, and mentorship to team members, fostering knowledge growth in SAC and Datasphere technologies.
• Establish and maintain standard processes for software quality, documentation, and project delivery within agile and scrum frameworks.
• Customize SAC applications using scripting languages (such as JavaScript) and leverage advanced features in Datasphere for data orchestration and automation.
• Collaborate with multi-functional teams, contributing to the solution design and integration of SAC and Datasphere in end-to-end business processes.

Essential Skills/Experience:

• Degree in Computer Science, Business Informatics or a comparable degree.
• Overall, 8-12 years of experience and at least 2-3 years’ experience working on SAP SAC / Datasphere solutions as a Consultant, Analyst, Developer or relevant role.
• Demonstrable experience designing and implementing solutions applying SAC for planning, forecasting, and KPI reporting, as well as integrating with SAP Datasphere and upstream processes.
• Expertise with SAC predictive functionality, Sensible features (Hard-working Assist, Hard-working Predict, Sensible Discovery), advanced story canvases, data blending, cross-calculations, input controls, and linked analysis.
• Skilled in connecting SAC and Datasphere to varied data sources, including SAP HANA, and external databases.
• Proficiency in SAP Datasphere for building unified, harmonized, and governed data models to serve enterprise analytics.
• In-depth understanding of data integration and ETL processes across SAC, Datasphere, and other analytics platforms.
• Advanced scripting abilities in SQL, Python, and JavaScript to enable data manipulation and automation within both SAC and Datasphere environments.
• Experience with SAC scripting for creating custom widgets and analytics applications, as well as automating data flows in Datasphere.
• Understanding of SAP related Finance and/or Operations processes will be valued.
• Certification in one or more of the following will be appreciated: SAC Data Analyst, Data Engineer, Low-Code/No-Code Developer.
• Good communication skills and ability to work in an Agile environment.
• Energetic, organised and self-motivated.
• Fluent in business English.

Desirable Skills/Experience:

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When we put unexpected teams in the same room, we unleash bold thinking with the power to inspire life-changing medicines. In-person working gives us the platform we need to connect, work at pace and challenge perceptions. That's why we work, on average, a minimum of three days per week from the office. But that doesn't mean we're not flexible. We balance the expectation of being in the office while respecting individual flexibility. Join us in our unique and ambitious world.

AstraZeneca offers an environment where you can apply your skills to genuinely impact patients' lives. With a focus on innovation and intelligent risk-taking, you'll be part of a distributed team that empowers creativity to deliver real change. Our collaborative community thrives on sharing knowledge while celebrating successes together. Here you have the trust to operate independently while contributing to our digital transformation journey.

Ready to make a difference? Apply now to join AstraZeneca's dynamic team!