Senior Specialist, Global Transparency Operations (18-month secondment/FTC)

Senior Specialist, Global Transparency Operations (18-month secondment/FTC) Location: Warsaw Hybrid Model: 3 days per week from office At AstraZeneca, we put patients first and strive to meet their unmet needs worldwide. Working here means being entrepreneurial, thinking big and working together to make the impossible a reality. If you are swift to action, confident to lead, willing to collaborate, and curious about what science can do, then you’re our kind of person. The Senior Specialist, Global Payment Transparency, is responsible for the end-to-end collection, quality assurance, detailed review, analysis, and visual presentation of payment transparency data for their assigned markets. This role is instrumental in ensuring the accuracy and integrity of public transparency reporting and in supporting the organization’s compliance and reputation through expert data handling and legislative knowledge. Key Responsibilities The Senior Specialist is accountable for collecting relevant payment data from all necessary sources, ensuring comprehensive coverage for their designated markets. They take full ownership of the day-to-day operations required to develop payment transparency reports, including data gathering, preparation, review, and compilation of final reports for submission and publication. Data preparation is meticulous, consolidating information to be accurate, robust, and ready for in-depth analysis and ultimate reporting. A critical responsibility is the thorough review and analysis of data. The Senior Specialist must rigorously assess each dataset to determine if the data makes sense within business and compliance parameters, assess whether the data is complete, and identify any anomalies, inconsistencies, or errors. They are responsible for correcting issues and, where needed, seeking clarification prior to report finalization. By applying analytical expertise, they ensure that all data reported accurately reflects real payments and complies with internal and external transparency standards. Once analysis is complete, the Senior Specialist compiles the final payment transparency reports, bringing together data in a format that meets all reporting and legislative requirements. Their final output is reviewed for completeness, clarity, and regulatory alignment. In addition to their analytical and reporting duties, the Senior Specialist creates clear, insightful visualizations and graphs as part of the data packets delivered for each market. These visualizations are crafted to support stakeholder understanding and to reveal actionable insights from the data, adhering to established standards and best practices. The Senior Specialist is expected to be and remain an expert in the legislation and regulatory requirements governing payment transparency for their assigned markets, staying current with relevant codes, laws, or guidance and ensuring the reporting deliverables reflect these updates. Supporting documentation for all reports, such as data dictionaries, source logs, and audit trails, is compiled and maintained by the Senior Specialist to ensure readiness for audit or regulatory inquiry. They are also responsible for proactively escalating any challenges, data issues, or concerns, including gaps in data completeness, logic inconsistencies, or risk compliance promptly to the Sr. Manager or Director. Recognizing and elevating these findings supports both issue resolution and continuous improvement. Additional responsibilities include recommending improvements to data collection, review, or analysis practices, participating in projects or meetings where subject matter expertise is required, and collaborating closely with GPT colleagues to provide peer review and support process optimization. Additional Responsibilities Senior Specialist plays a key role in: knowledge sharing and ongoing process excellence support onboarding and training new colleagues in market-specific data and compliance requirements, recommend automation and quality control enhancements, and help improve visualization tools. Strict adherence to internal policies, particularly around data privacy and confidentiality, is a daily priority. Requirements: Essential: Bachelor's degree (ideally Accounting, Finance) Demonstrated knowledge of SAP, and purchase to pay systems / processes, Procurement Experience in finance, auditing, quality assurance/control, SOX and/or risk management Understanding of payment transparency principles Strong project management skills with the ability to handle competing projects simultaneously Strong ethical, collaborative and influencing skills Excellent computer skills, including Advanced use of Excel data Desirable: Additional certifications (e.g., CPA, Certified Accountant) Experience in or with the biopharmaceutical industry or a consulting firm working with pharmaceutical clients Demonstrates a thorough level of knowledge of accounting processes and/or financial reporting Experience with providing data quality control/assurance Understanding of Research and Development (R&D) and/or pharmaceutical commercial operations Working knowledge of / experience with payment transparency requirements in Europe (EFPIA), the US (Open Payments or formerly Sunshine Act) Global / cross-cultural experience What we offer: Welcome to Warsaw Site, one of over 400 sites here at AstraZeneca, providing a collaborative environment where everyone feels comfortable and able to be themselves is at the core of AstraZeneca’s priorities, it’s important to us that you bring your full self to work every day. To help you maintain your best self, here’s a sneak peek into some of the things this site provides for you: The best team to support you, Multisport card, Pension plan, Life insurance, after-work events, private medical care lunch card, bright and spacious environment, sustainable office working environment. Please note that we are working in a hybrid model of 3 days per week from the office in Warsaw Date Posted 08-kwi-2026 Closing Date 21-kwi-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. AstraZeneca is a global, science-led, patient-focused biopharmaceutical company. We focus on discovering, developing and commercialising prescription medicines for some of the world’s most serious diseases. But we are more than one of the world’s leading pharmaceutical companies. At AstraZeneca, we’re dedicated to being a Great Place to Work. Where you are empowered to push the boundaries of science, challenge convention and unleash your entrepreneurial spirit. To embrace differences and take bold actions to drive the change needed to meet global healthcare and sustainability challenges. There is no better place to make a difference in medicine, patients, and society. An inclusive culture where you will connect different thinking to generate new and valuable opportunities. Where you will find a commitment to lifelong learning, growth and development for all. Our Inclusion & Diversity (I&D) mission is to create an inclusive and equitable environment where people belong, using the power of our diversity to push the boundaries of science to deliver life-changing medicines to patients. Inclusion and diversity are fundamental to the success of our company, because innovation requires breakthrough ideas that only come from a diverse workforce empowered to challenge conventional thinking. We’re curious about science and the advancement of knowledge. We find creative ways to approach new challenges. We’re driven to make the right choices and be accountable for our actions. As an organisation centred around what makes us human, we put a big focus on people. Across our business, we want colleagues to wake up excited about their day at the office, in the field, or in the lab. Along with our purpose to bring life-changing medicines to people across the globe, we have a promise to you: to help you realise the full breadth of your potential. Here, you’ll do work that has the potential to change your life and improve countless others. And, together with your team, you’ll shape a culture that unites and inspires us every day. This is your life at AstraZeneca.