Vijay Srinivasan
Technical Business Analyst - Data Historian at AstraZeneca | IT/OT Strategy & Governance | OSIsoft PI Expert | Project Lead
- Role
- Senior Specialist at Astrazeneca India
- Location
- Chennai, TN, IN
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Vijay Srinivasan
I am a Lead IT/OT Consultant and Technical Business Analyst with over 15 years of experience bridging the gap between industrial instrumentation and enterprise data intelligence. Currently, I drive the strategic implementation of Data Historian solutions at AstraZeneca, where I focus on global standardization, resource planning, and ensuring rigorous adherence to GMP documentation and GxP standards.My background combines deep technical roots in OSIsoft PI, SCADA, and PLC programming with a proven track record of leading DevOps teams and managing large-scale project implementations. I specialize in setting the technical blueprints that allow global manufacturing sites to operate with high data reliability and operational efficiency.Key Expertise:Strategic Governance: Setting and enforcing standard guidelines for Data Historian implementation across global sites.Project Leadership: Resource planning, timeline management, and managing MSP partners for seamless delivery.Technical Oversight: Guiding engineers on solution proposals and ensuring compliance with pharmaceutical regulatory standards (GMP).Core Tech: OSIsoft PI (AF, Vision, Integrator), Ignition SCADA, and multi-platform PLC integration.
Experience
Senior Specialist
May 2025 — Present · Chennai, IN
As a Technical Business Analyst, I serve as the strategic lead for Data Historian operations, bridging the gap between global engineering requirements and enterprise IT standards. My role focuses on creating a unified, compliant, and scalable data architecture across AstraZeneca’s global manufacturing sites.Key Responsibilities & Impact:Strategic Governance & Standardization: Define and establish global standard guidelines for Data Historian implementation to ensure consistency across all manufacturing sites.Compliance & Quality Assurance: Ensure 100% adherence to corporate technical standards and rigorous GMP (Good Manufacturing Practice) documentation requirements throughout the project lifecycle.MSP Partner Management: Lead the selection, onboarding, and management of resources from Managed Service Provider (MSP) partners to execute high-impact project implementations.Project Planning & Resource Management: Partner with Project Managers to define technical roadmaps, forecast resource requirements, and manage timelines for global rollouts.Technical Advisory: Act as the subject matter expert (SME) guiding engineering teams on solution proposals, historian architecture, and adherence to established technical blueprints.Process Optimization: Continuously refine implementation workflows to improve speed-to-value for data-driven insights at the site level.
Education
Bharath University
B.Tech, Electronics and Instrumentation
2007 — 2011
Skills
- Allen Bradley
- Scada
- Process Automation
- Dcs
- Allen-Bradley
- Control Systems Design
- Control Logic
- Engineering
- Plc
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