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
Do you have a passion for influencing global strategies with deep insights extracted from a strategic understanding of the competitive environment? AstraZeneca invites you to join a leading force in biopharmaceutical innovation, where your ideas will contribute to life-changing medicines.
About AstraZeneca
AstraZeneca is at the forefront of the pharmaceutical industry, driven by one imperative: to transform ideas into life-changing medicines. Our commitment to "following the science" is not just a slogan but a comprehensive strategy that propels us toward breakthroughs in therapy and patient care. We boast a diverse and potent pipeline designed to tackle some of the world’s most pressing health challenges through innovative new assets and modalities that redefine treatment paradigms.
Beyond traditional therapeutics, AstraZeneca is passionately investing in the advancements of data and AI to reshape both the scientific landscape and our operational methodologies. These pioneering technologies allow us to develop smarter, faster approaches to drug discovery and development—enhancing our ability to make informed decisions and accelerate delivery of high-quality medicines.
By joining AstraZeneca, you will be part of a collaborative, purpose-driven team that values curiosity and creativity, encouraging ground breaking work that significantly impacts science and medicine globally
We are seeking an experienced Competitive Intelligence Director – New AI and Data Technology (early R&D) who is passionate about to join AstraZeneca’s R&D Strategy group. AstraZeneca has grown to be a leader in innovation by building a world-class R&D unit with strong foundations across multiple scientific and technologic platforms. We aim to expand our leadership by identifying and leveraging cutting edge data and AI solutions that will support our capacity to pioneer the race to scientific innovation that will impact patient’s’ lives.
What You Will Do
Identify the new transforming computational technologies that will support the discovery of future leading MoA, assets, and revolutionize the discovery process for the next decade, leading to leapfrog innovations
Identify the future cutting edge engineering technologies that will support new targets identification, target delivery and assets manufacturing
Play an important role in strategic-decision making by providing early insights/ opportunities for early R&D technology innovation
Point of reference for active scouting emerging/ breakthrough data and AI technology trends in early R&D, through a deep and continuous monitoring and understanding of the cutting edge digital innovation
Co-ordinates, prioritizes and conducts secondary research, analyses data and derive actionable insights
Leverages his or her strong written and oral communication skills to develop and share CI insights and recommendations that drive strategic decisions
TA agnostic, focuses on discovery and early development
Leverages executive VC/investor/industry network to gather CI and inform strategy
Establishes strong working relationships with R&D leadership across Discovery Science, Biological sciences, Cell therapy and R&D Data and Science divisions to define the range of problems and translate these complex business problems into intelligence hypotheses
Develop a solid network of scientific and AI experts internally and externally, allowing to bridge internal scientific priorities and challenges with the latest trends of data and AI innovation
Prioritizes and designs research and analytical plans aligning with the CI information lead on knowledge capture
Conducts research, analyses data and derives actionable insights and recommendations that are shared with R&D scientific and data & AI divisions leadership, strategy and BD&L teams to drive high quality, evidence-driven strategic decisions
Responsible for proactively flagging key trigger events in the competitive landscape and driving work on potential implications for AZ
Communicates efficiently synthetic outcomes of complex/comprehensive CI reports
Responsible for the management of specific elements of CI budget and TA vendor relationships
Who You Are
Advanced degree in Life Sciences/ Medicine
Advanced degree in Computational biology, Informatics, Business analytics, Statistics, Operations Research, Computer Science or related field
Strong data science or advanced analytics reputation with ability to manage complex problems requiring advanced quantitative solutions
Prior experience working directly with senior executives.
Established network within VC investing community and key innovation centers – healthcare focused
Prior, direct experience in scouting breakthrough trends/ emerging technology disruptors in pharma/biotech HC sector
Experience in translating digital innovation to early R&D discovery and development
Experience of Competitive Intelligence
A strong background of building successful internal/external partnership and collaborative relationships, demonstrating cultural sensitivity and awareness.
Demonstrated ability to lead and influence experienced professionals,
Strong ability to build trust-based relationships and foster collaboration without enforcing territorial boundaries, serving as a catalyst and enabler.
Ability to deal with ambiguity and objectively challenge and influence senior stakeholders
Ability to synthesize and integrate multiple sources of information to provide insights and recommendations
Ability to think critically, creatively and to anticipate and solve problems.
Collaborative Leadership: proactive leader capable of leading cross-functional efforts, cultivating a culture of open exchange to enhance strategic outcomes.
Service oriented, self-motivated, curious and results-oriented
Agility and capacity to navigate and be successful in a fast-paced, highly-matrixed work environment.
Why Join AstraZeneca?
At AstraZeneca, we recognize the importance of identifying and capturing the best assets and trends emerging from this key market. As part of our Global Strategy Team, you'll play a crucial role in redefining pharmaceutical competition by leveraging deep cultural and scientific insights to drive global success. Embrace the opportunity to innovate, pioneer new methods, and join diverse teams in shaping the future.
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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