Director, IT Business Partnering – Oncology Business Unit (OBU) IT Data
AstraZeneca · Gaithersburg, MD
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Role summary
Director-level IT business partnering role serving the Oncology Business Unit, translating commercial strategy into technology and data initiatives. The position bridges business leadership, product teams, and technical platforms in a regulated pharma environment, requiring strategic advisory skills and cross-functional influence without direct authority.
What they're looking for
- Bachelor's degree in a relevant field
- 7+ years client-facing IT business partnering, strategic consulting, or technology advisory experience
- Demonstrated success managing senior cross-functional stakeholders with competing priorities
- Experience enabling Product Managers/Owners while respecting their decision authority
- Strong commercial acumen and understanding of pharma business operations
- Ability to translate fluently between commercial and technical language
What you'll be doing
- Serve as primary IT business partner to senior commercial leaders on data and technology strategy
- Develop and maintain business-unit implementation plans aligned with product roadmaps
- Identify and broker resolution of cross-program dependencies and conflicting priorities
- Partner with Product teams to shape value narratives and incorporate business feedback
- Provide senior stakeholders with clear visibility of interdependencies, risks, and trade-offs
Key requirements
- Therapeutic area
- Oncology
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