AstraZeneca has inaugurated a new state-of-the-art global technology centre (GTC) in Chennai, to develop its world-class IT capability. The establishment of a GTC in Chennai will help improve the IT organisation’s efficiency and responsiveness while reducing costs and support 51,500 AstraZeneca employees worldwide. The centre will drive many of the IT tools, technologies and capabilities to that support delivery of AstraZeneca’s strategic ambitions.
At the launch event, David Smoley, Chief Information Officer, AstraZeneca commented, “The opening of the GTC marks a key milestone in our journey to develop a world class IT function for AstraZeneca. The newly built center will house in-house IT teams that will help grow our IT technology and operational excellence and provide support to global IT services for AstraZeneca. We’re counting on the talent assembled at this centre to help us simplify our support structures and improve our responsiveness to business needs. The centre currently employs 60 people, with the aim of expanding this to approximately 300 in the first year.”
The company is also looking to develop additional technology centres with a second GTC planned for San Francisco in 2015.
EP News Bureau– Mumbai