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
Location: Barcelona (on site)
Join our Clinical Operations team within the Biopharma business unit, where we are responsible for delivering clinical studies. Our Process, Quality & Business Capability team provides data-driven insights to ensure inspection readiness, regulatory compliance, and continuous process improvements. We listen to both internal and external voices, align with AstraZeneca's goals, and implement major change initiatives to optimize clinical study processes for the future.
As a Business Process Document Manager, you will be part of the Business Process Management and Optimisation (BPMO) Document Managers team. Your role will involve controlling, securing, developing, and delivering process-related documents for clinical business processes. You will support assigned business sub-processes, working closely with Business Process Owners to maintain and improve these areas using lean methodologies.
Business Document Management:
- Develop and maintain process related documentation (mandatory, best practice and training) within an assigned sub-processes as per agreement with Business Process Owner.
- Maintain assigned process toolkit(s) and relevant tools (for example MS teams channels).
- Manage process related questions in relevant process ticketing system.
- Participate and engage in process network or appropriate forums to encourage best practises.
- Participate and support improvement projects.
- Drive adherence to managing procedural documents process in daily work
- Manage continuous improvement and change.
- Facilitate sharing of good practice and learning within function and cross functionally.
- Identify issues and risks, escalate as required through appropriate governance forums.
- Manage links with related processes
Essential
- Bachelor’s Degree in an appropriate discipline or equivalent experience
- Experience in document management and document management systems
- Good knowledge of ICH GCP, understanding of clinical trials
- Proven ability of working with multiple documents on global level (creation, revision, maintenance) up to the standards
- Change management
- Good attention to spelling, punctuation, and grammar
- Experience with Microsoft Word (utilizing keyboard shortcuts, building templates using Developer tab, creating macros, customizing Styles and a Table of Contents)
- Usage of Microsoft Excel needed to build spreadsheets, tables, formulas
- Proven ability to learn and adapt to work with IT systems
- Demonstrated skills to deliver to time, cost, and quality
- Proven ability being an end user of a process
- Proven ability in communication both orally and in writing on a global level
- Proven ability in presentation skills
- Demonstrated ability in knowledge transfer (mentoring)
- Collaboration and problem solving skills
- Experience in working successfully and collaboratively within own team as well as cross-functionally
- Ability to work in a matrix environment
- Ability to identify opportunities and to work across boundaries
Desirable
- Experience within a pharmaceutical or clinical background
- Experience as a process owner in clinical process management
- Knowledge of business process management tools and lean methodologies
- Experience of utilizing standard process improvement methodologies (e.g., Lean Six Sigma) to identify root causes of process issues and identify areas of process improvement
- Demonstrated ability see change as an opportunity to improve performance and add value to the business
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.