Raghunathan Anbazhagan

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DISC Type : C

Director at AstraZeneca

Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

Overview

Raghunathan Anbazhagan is the Director of Data Analytics & AI at AstraZeneca, where he leads diverse data engineering teams. He specializes in building solutions with Snowflake, dbt, and AWS, and serves as the principal Subject Matter Expert for the finance data domain. He holds a Bachelor of Engineering from Rajalakshmi Engineering College.

Described by colleagues as a "profoundly committed and passionate professional" and a "genuine innovator, " he consistently pushes the boundaries of what is possible in his field.

He is the recipient of multiple accolades, including a recent and prestigious CEO award for delivering a critical project.

Personality Overview

Precise

Information Seeker

ROI Driven

They prefer to analyze logically and value objective facts over emotions.  It is very likely that they will negotiate pricing or other important terms. Unless the value is proven by data, they are unlikely to value fancy features.

Topics They Care About

Finance Data Solutions
Serves as the lead subject matter expert in the finance data domain at AstraZeneca, guiding projects through their entire lifecycle.
Modern Data Stack
He has extensive experience designing and implementing data engineering solutions utilizing Snowflake, dbt, and various AWS services.
Data Engineering Leadership
Manages diverse data engineering teams and focuses on developing reusable frameworks and methodologies for cost-effective data solutions.

Media Appearances

Raghunathan has no verified media appearances

Work History

1-2026
Director at AstraZeneca
4-2023 - 1-2026
Lead Consultant | Data Engineering Lead | Release Train Engineer at AstraZeneca
5-2018 - 4-2023
Senior Consultant at AstraZeneca
1-2016 - 5-2018
Senior Talend ETL Developer at Tata Consultancy Services
1-2014 - 12-2015
Senior ETL Developer at Tata Consultancy Services

Education

2006 - 2010
B.E from Rajalakshmi Engineering College

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Insights For Selling To Raghunathan

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Leverage facts and figures wherever possible; use percentages, numbers etc.
  • Don’t forget to mention how you compare to competition on both features and pricing
  • If you can, show them industry reports or analyst comments instead of sharing anecdotal stories

DONT's

  • Make extra effort to not seem pushy or confrontational
  • Avoid pushing them too much to involve other stakeholders unless it is critical
  • Don’t try to give too many examples of other users, they like to make their own decisions

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Raghunathan is

  • Proof of ROI, low pricing and objective proof points are the important factors for them.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Raghunathan

  • They do not mind saying no if they believe that it is the right decision.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Raghunathan move?

  • Their decision-making is neither very fast nor very slow, they are somewhere in between.
  • Can Raghunathan take some risk or not?

  • They can take risks if their analysis shows that it would be worth it.

You And Raghunathan

Personality Compatibility


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