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
Introduction to the role
Cell Therapy Field Clinical Advisors (FCAs) are part of the Global Cell Therapy Clinical Operations team and play a critical role in the successful execution of cell therapy clinical trials—driving recruitment,retentionand safety managementwhile enabling early insight generation. FCAs focusonclinical study protocolexpertiseand education,optimizingthe patient journey, andcell therapypipeline engagement. The role requires close collaboration withother CTCO Functions,Clinical Development, and Medical Affairs across multiple indications and business units to advance AstraZeneca’s diverse cell therapy portfolio.
Typical Accountabilities
Scientific Expertise and Education
Pipeline Mastery at Scale: Build and continuouslymaintaindeep knowledge of AstraZeneca’s cell therapy pipeline across multiple indications andassets.
Recognized Thought Leadership:Establishand sustain highest-level scientific and medicalexpertisein celltherapy; recognizedinternally and externally as a go-to expert, shaping guidance,training, and best practices for assigned protocols and sites
Strategic Portfolio Communication: Lead site-facing and expert stakeholder communications that clearly convey AstraZeneca’s cell therapy strategy, portfolio breadth, and product differentiation; ensure consistent, compliant messaging across regions.
Initiative Ownership and Execution: Design, lead, and implement high-impact local initiatives with trialists and key experts to support R&D or study implementation, aligned with GPT, Global R&D, and Country Medical Affairs; track outcomes and scale successful approaches.
Education Gap Identification and Closure: Systematically assess educational needs across owned sites, deliver advancedprotocoltraining, and escalate patterns to Global Clinical Development with recommendations for enterprise-level solutions.
Insight Generation and Influence: Capture, synthesize, and deliver actionable field insights (feasibility, operational bottlenecks, patient pathways) to global and local stakeholders; drive early risk identification and influence protocol/process adjustments.
Clinical Trial Support
Advanced Education and Readiness: Lead delivery of SIV content; provide advanced protocol education and competency-based staff training to ensure readiness, compliance, and consistency across sites and indications.Drive patient selection quality, safety management, and site-specific action plans;deliver measurable improvements in start-up timelines and protocol adherence
Recruitment and Retention Performance: Implement targetedprotocoleducation(e.g., inclusion/exclusion criteria applicationetc.)toupliftenrolmentrates, reduce screen failures, and minimize attrition.
Issue Triage, Escalation, and Risk Mitigation: Serve as the primary field point forprotocol andclinical issues; triage and escalate appropriately, drive root-cause analysis, and implement corrective/preventive actions to reduce deviations and data queries.
Structured, Compliant Scientific Exchange: Leadtimely, high-quality scientific and medical communications with trialists and internal partners, ensuring alignment with compliance policies and legal requirements; standardize messaging and capture learnings for reuse.
Insight Loop and Continuous Improvement: Systematically capture site-level insights; synthesize trends for study teams and cross-functional stakeholders, influencing protocol/process adjustments and scaling proven practices.
Operational
Cross-functional orchestration: Lead coordinated delivery withCTCO Functions,Clinical Development, Medical Affairs, Supply/Logistics,Patient OperationsandCountry Opsto ensure rapid, reliable service to internal stakeholders and study sites.
Portfolio coverage and resiliency: Provide proactive coverage for other FCAs and high-priority sites; implement standardized playbooks tomaintaincontinuity of operations during surges, vacations, or escalations.
Regulatory and policy stewardship:Maintaincurrent knowledge of local regulations, guidelines, codes of practice, and AstraZeneca policies relevant to Clinical Development; translate requirements into practical site actions and support inspection readiness.
External scientific engagement: Attend and contribute at relevant scientific meetings and conferences; synthesize takeaways into concise briefs and recommendations for study teams and operational processes.
Innovation sourcing and scaling: Build relationships with industry leaders and ecosystem partners;identify, pilot, and scale innovations (e.g., workflow tools,logisticsoptimizations, patient support solutions) that improve cycle times, quality, and site experience.
Cross Functional
Globalworkstreams: Providecountry specificfield insights and subject-matterexpertiseto priority global initiatives; review/shape core strategies and deliverables to enable scalable, locally compliant adoption.
Medical Affairs: Partner on scientific strategy, congress/education plans, and field content; ensure accuracy, balance, andgovernancecompliance across materials and training.
Commercial (within governance): Coordinate through approved interfaces to align on market dynamicsandobjectives
Evidence and insights: Elevate actionable field signals to inform globalresearchstrategy and lifecycle plans; ensure traceability from signal to decision.
Governance:Operatewithin AZ policies/SOPs and local regulations
Impact
Operational velocity and quality: Directly improve speed, quality, and consistency of AstraZeneca’s cell therapy trials—reducing cycle times, elevating protocol adherence, and accelerating patient access to innovative treatments.
Education, Qualifications,Skillsand Experience
Essential
Education: Bachelor’s degree in a health-related fieldrequired; advanced degree (PharmD, PhD, MSc, NP/PA, MD/RN) preferred.
Experience: 5+ years in clinical research or field-facing roles within oncology/hematologyor advanced therapies; direct cell therapy experience strongly preferred.
Technical Skills:Concentratedunderstanding of GCP, clinical trial operations, and cell therapypatient journey
Collaboration and Communication: Excellent stakeholder management, presentation, and training skills; ability to translate complex protocols into practical site actions.
Travel:Willingness totravelregionally/nationallyandinternationally to support sites and program needs.
Patient- and site-centric mindset with a bias for action and problem solving.
Data-informed approach toidentifytrends, risks, and opportunities for operational improvement.
Agility to support multiple studies and indications in a dynamic portfolio environment.
Desirable
5–8+ years in clinical research or field-facing roles, ideally in oncology/hematology/immunology/rare diseaseand/or advanced therapies; direct CAR-T/Cell Therapy experience strongly preferred.
Prior ownership of site performance metrics
Prior account leadershipand existing relationships in C/D suites
Proven ability to lead trainings, influence without authority, and translate complex protocols into pragmatic siteactions,adept at concise escalation and stakeholder alignment.
Prior large pharma experience in cell therapy
Scientific training and/or protocol trainingexpertise
Date Posted
27-ene-2026Closing Date
13-feb-2026AstraZeneca 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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