RAAJ JOSHI
PRODUCTION & OPERATIONS
RAAJ JOSHI
TITLE : DIRECTOR OF FINANCIAL CONTROLS AND COMPLIANCE TRANSFORMATION
COMPANY : ASTRAZENECA
INDUSTRY : PHARMACEUTICAL MANUFACTURING
LOCATION : PINNER , ENGLAND
Joshi ’ s role requires him to simplify and automate financial and IT controls through both established and emerging technologies , methodologies and operating models to drive change and operational efficiency . Before joining AstraZeneca he worked in consulting and across various industries , including telecoms and FMCG .
a company such as AstraZeneca was a huge attraction as it aligned with my own personal ethos in terms of helping others and making a positive , tangible impact on society . By definition , the industry is focused on saving lives and I wanted to play my own part in this ambition by bringing my expertise to AstraZeneca .” When he joined , Joshi believed AstraZeneca could disrupt the status quo and reimagine financial compliance . Now , the company is doing this by embracing enterprise applications and emerging technologies , such as Process Mining .
“ I was tasked with driving transformation across financial controls and compliance ,” Joshi explains . “ This is done primarily through technology driven methods that can simplify and optimise how we adhere to industry regulations .”
In the crosshairs of healthcare and finance , Joshi is in the thick of industry regulations .
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