Job title: Director, Data Ops & Data Foundations – Global Operations
GCL: F
Introduction to role:
Are you ready to design an AI-ready data ecosystem at enterprise scale and turn operational data into a strategic edge? This role places you at the center of the methods we use to develop and deliver medicines. You build the data foundations that power manufacturing, supply chain, procurement, quality, and cell therapy operations.
You will lead the strategy, governance, engineering, and operational completion that enable 160+ data products to deliver trusted insights and autonomous decision-making. How will you build for scale, integrity, and cost efficiency while accelerating AI adoption and advancing our Ops2030 vision?
Accountabilities:
Define and complete the Global Operations Data Foundations strategy in line with Ops2030 and digital and data priorities. Develop AI-ready architecture, data mesh principles, and enterprise data standards. Establish the long-term roadmap enabling advanced analytics, GenAI, digital twins, and self-governing systems..
Data Products and DataOps:



Lead the operational framework supporting 160+ enterprise data products across multiple operational domains; establish DataOps practices, automation, observability, reliability, and lifecycle management; raise data quality, availability, discoverability, and reuse; implement consistent engineering standards across the ecosystem.
Platform Leadership: Lead strategic platforms including Snowflake, Cognate, data catalog, data governance, and data quality technologies; drive platform modernization, cloud optimization, and integration strategies; keep platforms scalable, secure, compliant, and productive; expand automation and self-service at scale.
AI and Digital Transformation Enablement: Build the foundational capabilities for AI at scale; enable trusted data access for GenAI, machine learning, sophisticated analytics, and autonomous manufacturing initiatives; champion innovation in data engineering,

📌 Director - Data Ops & Data Foundation for Global Operations (Chennai)
🏢 AstraZeneca
📍 Chennai