Why choose AstraZeneca Spain?
AstraZeneca Spain is a rising force in our global business. With headquarters in Madrid and our global hub in Barcelona, we’ve become an important international centre of excellence in the fight against critical disease. Boasting vibrant universities and business schools, the Barcelona ecosystem is a place where scientists can thrive. We attract a diverse workforce from across the globe, shining a beacon for innovation in a country that’s committed to clinical development.
We invite you to bring your talents to Barcelona where our respiratory medicine R&D and Global Marketing centre offers opportunities in R&D, IT, Commercial and HR. Or join us in Madrid and shape our growth in our BUs (Respiratory, Oncology & CVRM ), and a range of Corporate functions. Additionally, you can find sales roles throughout the country. Together, we’re contributing to a world-leading pipeline of therapeutics and delivering life-changing medicines to patients.
Who do we look for?
Calling all tech innovators, ownership takers, challenge seekers and proactive collaborators. At AstraZeneca Spain, breakthroughs born in the lab become transformative medicine for the world's most complex diseases. Alongside technical expertise, colleagues have the resilience, energy and collaborative mindset to change lanes, work with different teams and start projects from scratch.
Here, diverse minds and bold disruptors can meaningfully impact the future of healthcare using cutting-edge technology. Whether you join us in Madrid or Barcelona, you can make a tangible impact within a global biopharmaceutical company that invests in your future. Join a talented global team that's powering AstraZeneca to better serve patients every day.
Success Profile
Ready to make an impact in your career? If you're passionate, growth-orientated and a true team player, we'll help you succeed. Here are some of the skills and capabilities we look for.
Diverse collaborators
This is a speak-up culture that values collaboration. You’ll proactively bring your unique perspectives, experiences and skills to the table and seek the same from others. With our international team composition and the need for fast-paced collaboration, you’ll always be building new connections with colleagues.
Cutting-edge innovators
When you join us, you’ll be part of a team that embraces digital technology and data to transform the way we work and the work we do. Every day, you’ll help make history, empowered to ignite your creativity and build something enduring.
Resilient trailblazers
Here, the answers aren’t always available. So, you’ll need to bring a fearless, self-starter mindset to navigate uncharted territories. You’ll harness your ceaseless energy to discover and make the necessary connections with colleagues to shape the future and achieve maximum impact.
Agile movers
Seize ownership and excel with autonomy to enjoy the constant rush of ground-breaking discovery. Your ability to anticipate sudden shifts and adapt swiftly will prove critical as you make your mark in an environment that rewards initiative and resilience.
Responsibilities
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 Oncology therapy area at AstraZeneca is unparalleled. We have built and strategically acquired one of the most promising Oncology pipelines in the industry. You will be among inspiring oncology industry leaders who will keep you engaged and empower you to be the best. We seek out opportunities to do dynamic and significant work which means we won't just follow the same course of action time and again if we can see potential in a different way of building life changing medicine.
Advances in digitalization, data, and advance analytics are changing health care, and pharma is positioned to capitalize on these advancements to improve patient care and outcomes. AstraZeneca would like to lead in this area and has prioritized digital in OBU Medical as a critical strategic area of focus. OBU Medical’s ambition is to transform healthcare, powered by digital, science and collaborations, to deliver the healthcare outcomes and experience that patients care about the most.
The successful individual will be reporting directly to the Head of Medical Digital Innovation and will be accountable for driving the management and delivery of key Oncology Digital Medical Innovation initiatives across Digital Health. The role will work across geographies, working closely with Global and Market cross-functional teams and external key stakeholders to drive drive strategies that maximize opportunities across AstraZeneca’s portfolio and patient outcomes.
Accountabilities
You will be surrounded by people who share your determination to improve and extend the lives of patients living with cancer. Accountabilities fall into several key areas;
Lead GMA Digital Strategy
Work collaboratively with Tumour and Indication Medical leadership teams, regions, and other functions team to define, pioneer and drive digital strategies that maximize opportunities in AZ’s (digital) portfolio, across lifecycle.
Serve as the dedicated point-of-contact for OBU GMA, business and associated digital agencies to enable seamless execution of strategy and lead execution of digital campaigns/tactics.
Design and Deliver New Digital Solutions
Work closely with Medical Affairs teams to identify key areas to focus design and co-create scalable digital solutions that support the transformation of medical evidence and confidence activities for patients and HCPs.
Maintain view of the competitive landscape and a broad perspective across AZ and pharma industry to identify and drive best practice around digital expertise.
Ensure oversight, project management and delivery of major programme initiatives that link the strategic directives of Medical Digital Innovation.
Evolve the Medical Affairs Function
Drive the development of digital competencies to evolve the Medical Affairs model, meet the demands of the changing healthcare landscape, embedding a Digital First mindset and uptake of initiatives that support an innovation culture.
Identify long-term process needs of the medical team focused on digital capabilities and develop/execute a plan to address these.
Provide digital expertise into the ongoing evolution of customer model by working with business/medical leads on critical business priorities.
Forge Internal/External Partnerships
Develop effective internal links with other AZ functions including Oncology R&D, IT, RCC, Commercial, Global Commercial Digital Innovation teams to maintain awareness of developments and seek opportunities to drive innovation and simplification.
Shape the external environment in support of digital innovation, working with experts, technology partners, and other stakeholders to accelerate efforts.
Partner with other digital specialists to identify opportunities for synergies and collaboration across therapeutic areas / Franchises to drive platform re-use.
Develop themselves as a subject matter expert and one of the medical “faces” of AZ for Digital Innovation though engagement and collaborations with External Agencies, Professional Societies, Key External Experts, Healthcare Organizations and Consumers.
Governance
Accountable for project specific medical governance ensuring compliance with AZ SOPs, expectations and values.
Monitor project status and budget and provide regular reporting on progress, recommendations and estimates for digital tactical plan.
Essential Requirements
Bachelor’s degree in a scientifically relevant discipline.
Extensive hands-on digital expertise, or relevant consulting experience, with digital tactics and channels, specifically, digital health, data & analytics and omni-channel campaigns strongly preferred.
Experience designing, building and owning end to end customer experiences dependent on complex corporate structures and multiple stakeholders.
Experience in a deploying and scaling technology programs across key markets, communicating and partnering with teams on a global scale.
Ability to collaborate with both technology developers, academic institutions, and other internal functions to ensure business needs are translated into easy to use and relevant applications.
Experience of budgetary responsibility.
Can develop and execute structured project plans to a high standard.
Manages projects in an independent and effective way.
Open-minded and motivated by cross-culture and cross-geographical team working.
Excellent communication and negotiation skills with experience managing strong customer demand from competing priorities.
Demonstrated ability to synthesize information to develop recommendations, and ability to persuade/influence organization pursuit of recommended path.
Desirable Requirements
PhD, PharmD or professional qualification (MD or equivalent).
Clinical and / or academic research background.
Experience within within a pharmaceutical or life sciences organization specializing in oncology, Medical Affairs, Clinical Research, Digital Health, Medical Devices, Pharmaceuticals or Consumer Healthcare.
Established network of digital health technology innovators.
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.
Reasons to Join
Thomas Mathisen
There are many things I enjoy when working at AstraZeneca, mainly the Speak up culture, the great colleagues that are in my teams, the great products that AstraZeneca provides to our patients and the challenging conversations I have around our medicines.
Christine Recchio
Working at AstraZeneca has impacted my life in such a positive way. I now have an improved work-life balance through creating my own schedule and time management, I feel a balance that I didn’t have before.
Stephanie Ling
There are a lot of reasons why I enjoy working in AstraZeneca, my colleagues being one of them. My team members and the managers have provided a great deal of guidance in helping me to be more confident in my daily work.
What we offer
We're driven by our shared values of serving people, society and the planet. Our people make this possible, which is why we prioritise diversity, inclusivity, balance and sustainability. Discover what a career at AstraZeneca could mean for you.
An award-winning company
We're passionate about being a great place to work, and 84% of our employees would recommend us as an employer. We've been recognised as a Top Employer in Spain, an EFR Family Responsible Business, and we achieved third place in Forbes Spain's Top 50 Best Places to Work list.
Inclusive environment
Diversity and inclusion are embedded in everything we do, and our different views, experiences and strengths enrich our culture. There's no salary gap at AstraZeneca, and the number of female employees has increased by four per cent over the last three years. We've also made all positions fully accessible.
Work-life balance
Your wellbeing means a lot to us, and we're here to support you through all of life's ups and downs. That's why we offer an unpaid leave policy, annual leave, reduced-hours timetables and a host of benefits, including a retirement plan, long service award, and health and travel insurance.
Sustainability initiatives
We're committed to harnessing the power of science to become a more sustainable business. We've reduced our carbon footprint by over 9,000 kg of CO2 over the last two years, and we lead the European GoGreen Project, which aims to introduce environmentally friendly options in our fleet of corporate vehicles.
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