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Assurance Services Business Analyst

Posted date Jan. 05, 2026
Contract type Full time
Job ID R-238031
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Why choose AstraZeneca Portugal?

As an exciting and emerging leader in pharma and biotech, we're pushing the boundaries of science to deliver life-changing medicines to patients. This is where breakthroughs born in the lab become transformative medicine for the world's most complex diseases. Voted the best company to work for in Portugal 2023/24, AstraZeneca provides the thrill of a start-up within the security of a global firm that brings new challenges and pathways for a fulfilling career.

If you’re ready to make a difference, join our Global Hub in Corporate Affairs, Human Resources, Finance, Information Technology, Marketing, Global Business Services or Procurement. Bring your potential to our evolving team today.

Who do we look for?

Calling all dynamic, ambitious team players. At AstraZeneca, we empower people like you to push the boundaries of science, challenge convention and unleash your entrepreneurial spirit. Here, you'll embrace differences and take bold actions to drive the change needed to meet global healthcare and sustainability challenges.

We're on the lookout for diverse minds inspired by difference who want to reach another level in their careers. Bold disrupters who confidently rise to challenges as fearless entrepreneurs. People who want to make a meaningful impact led by science in an organisation where global meets local. Join one of our offices in Lisbon and discover a culture of openness and vibrancy where diverse perspectives are encouraged and valued. Your work will have a real impact, no matter your level or function.

Success Profile

Ready to make an impact in your career? If you're passionate, growth-orientated and a true team player, we'll help you succeed. Here are some of the skills and capabilities we look for.

Tech innovators

Make a greater impact through our digitally enabled enterprise. If you're technology-savvy and have a digital mindset, you can use your skills and experience to transform and optimise our operations, helping us deliver meaningful work that changes lives.

Dynamic

In a constantly evolving environment dedicated to innovation, you'll use your strong sense of purpose to provide outstanding contributions. Although we're a global company, our Global Hub operates like a start-up, allowing you to work autonomously. Bring your fearlessness of improving patient outcomes, and we'll encourage your personal success.

Ambitious

Play your part in progressing a world-leading pipeline. Here, you'll improve patients' lives now and better the future of humanity. With our opportunities for continuous development, you'll exhibit your passion and potential to go beyond the expected — and grow in your career with our support.

Team players

Your unique perspectives make our ambitions and capabilities possible. Our culture of openness, sharing and giving allows everyone to speak up and express their ideas. In an open atmosphere of camaraderie and support, we rely on each other to further our progress and drive much-needed change.

Responsibilities

Job ID R-238031 Date posted 01/05/2026

Join AstraZeneca’s Global Business Services (GBS) within Compliance & Legal Services as an Assurance Services Business Analyst. In this role, you’ll be the key connection between business stakeholders and technical teams—capturing needs, shaping solutions, and supporting delivery to drive value across the organization. You’ll work closely with Assurance Services leadership and partners in Privacy, Compliance, and related areas to ensure solutions align with strategic goals, regulatory requirements, and operational best practices.

What you’ll do :

  • Requirements discovery and validation: Engage stakeholders to gather, document, and validate business needs for new projects, enhancements, and continuous improvement initiatives; facilitate reviews to reach agreement on functional and technical requirements.

  • Create clear documentation: Use pre-defined templates to produce business requirements, “as-is” and “to-be” process maps, UAT test cases, and training materials; maintain comprehensive, audit-ready records.

  • Assess and validate solutions: Participate in solution design reviews and lead/support user acceptance testing (UAT) to confirm requirements are met and intended value is delivered.

  • Facilitate stakeholder communication: Bridge business stakeholders, project leads, and technical teams—ensuring needs are clearly understood and translated into practical, high-quality solutions.

  • Support project coordination: Track progress, prepare and review project documentation, update closure materials, and flag risks and dependencies to keep milestones on schedule.

  • Partner with the Project Manager: Provide regular updates on requirements status, coordinate deliverables, and support effective planning and execution.

What you’ll bring :

  • Education and experience: Bachelor’s degree in business, science, engineering, or similar; minimum 3 years’ professional experience in Business Analysis (mandatory).

  • Business analysis toolkit: Exposure to BA tools/techniques for designing and delivering business change; experience with complex, integrated systems.

  • Communication and collaboration: Excellent English (spoken and written), strong presentation and interpersonal skills; comfortable engaging senior stakeholders and technical teams.

  • Ways of working: Self-starter, collaborative, outcome-focused, customer-committed, with high integrity.

  • Technical skills: Proficiency with theMicrosoft suite.

Preferred qualifications :

  • Experience working globally across multiple geographies and time zones.

  • Pharmaceutical business awareness or domain knowledge.

  • Experience collaborating with third-party suppliers/vendors.

Why AstraZeneca?

Be part of a team that enables the business to deliver life-changing medicines. In GBS, we combine deep process expertise, business acumen, and a commitment to patients. Your contributions will help solutions meet regulatory and operational standards while creating value at scale.

Ready to make a difference? Apply today.

Date Posted

06-jan.-2026

Closing Date

18-jan.-2026

AstraZeneca embraces diversity and equality of opportunity.  We are committed to building an inclusive and diverse team representing all backgrounds, with as wide a range of perspectives as possible, and harnessing industry-leading skills.  We believe that the more inclusive we are, the better our work will be.  We welcome and consider applications to join our team from all qualified candidates, regardless of their characteristics.  We comply with all applicable laws and regulations on non-discrimination in employment (and recruitment), as well as work authorization and employment eligibility verification requirements.

Reasons to Join

Thomas Mathisen

There are many things I enjoy when working at AstraZeneca, mainly the Speak up culture, the great colleagues that are in my teams, the great products that AstraZeneca provides to our patients and the challenging conversations I have around our medicines.

Sales Representative Oslo, Norway

There are many things I enjoy when working at AstraZeneca, mainly the Speak up culture, the great colleagues that are in my teams, the great products that AstraZeneca provides to our patients and the challenging conversations I have around our medicines.

Christine Recchio

Working at AstraZeneca has impacted my life in such a positive way. I now have an improved work-life balance through creating my own schedule and time management, I feel a balance that I didn’t have before.

Sales Representative California, United States

Working at AstraZeneca has impacted my life in such a positive way. I now have an improved work-life balance through creating my own schedule and time management, I feel a balance that I didn’t have before.

Stephanie Ling

There are a lot of reasons why I enjoy working in AstraZeneca, my colleagues being one of them. My team members and the managers have provided a great deal of guidance in helping me to be more confident in my daily work.

Sales Representative Petaling Jaya, Malaysia

There are a lot of reasons why I enjoy working in AstraZeneca, my colleagues being one of them. My team members and the managers have provided a great deal of guidance in helping me to be more confident in my daily work.

What we offer

We're driven by our shared values of serving people, society and the planet. Our people make this possible, which is why we prioritise diversity, safety, empowerment and collaboration. Discover what a career at AstraZeneca could mean for you.

Aligned to performance

Our approach is designed to deliver great performance — stimulating our commercial growth, scientific advancement, collaboration and personal development. Never standing still, you'll have the chance to grow your abilities, skills and knowledge constantly as you accelerate your career.

Balanced

An energised work environment is only possible when our people have a healthy work-life balance and are supported for their individual needs. Typical benefits include healthcare, life insurance and long-term savings, and in many markets, there’s a range of benefits for you to tailor.

Holistic

We're at our best and most creative when drawing on our different views, experiences and strengths. Being valued for who you are and the difference you bring is at the heart of our culture — and you’ll be rewarded when you create authentic connections to our purpose.

Sustainable

Our two offices in Lisbon combine comfort with sustainability. From renewable energy, a zero-plastic scheme, electric vehicles and food waste reduction initiatives to sustainable reward practices, we're realising our ambition to harness the power of science to build a healthy future for everyone everywhere.

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