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
Our R&D IT team is a driving force of technological advancement, backing a range of areas such as Drug Research, Development, and beyond. With our presence spanning across North America, the UK, Sweden, India, and Mexico, we’re a truly global powerhouse, united by our passion for innovation. Our Data & Analytics team is at the heart of this mission, specializing in cutting-edge fields like Information Architecture, Data Engineering, Generative AI, and Data Science. Join us to not just keep up with the newest technological trends but to set them.
At AstraZeneca, we believe in more than just making life-changing medicines; we believe in a future where discovery is defined by bold, dynamic, and visionary individuals. As a Data Engineer, you’ll be at the forefront of a revolution in drug discovery, harnessing the power of remarkable technology and advanced AI capabilities. Work collaboratively in our dynamic, globally distributed team to design and implement cutting-edge ETL/ELT solutions in the cloud, accelerating scientific breakthroughs like never before.
Accountabilities
- Architect of Solutions: Lead the design, development, and enhancement of scalable ETL pipelines and Data Products, as part of a Data Mesh inspired strategy.
- Technical Expertise: Demonstrate your expertise in Python and AWS ecosystems to deliver exceptional solutions.
- Collaborative Spirit: Work hand-in-hand with global and diverse Agile teams, from data to design, to overcome technical data challenges.
- Innovate & Inspire: Stay ahead of the curve by integrating the latest industry trends and innovations into your work such as GenAI.
Essential Skills/Experience
- Design, develop/enhance, and maintain product/scalable ETL/ELT pipelines for efficient data ingestion and processing.
- Excellent development skills with demonstrable knowledge of Python, and source control (GIT) & versioning.
- Good hands-on experience AWS ecosystem.
- Helping stakeholders, including the data, design, product, and executive teams, with technical data difficulties as part of an Agile delivery team.
- Extensive experience in troubleshooting data issues, analyzing end to end data pipelines and in working with users in resolving issues.
- Experience of structured, semi-structured (XML, JSON) and unstructured data handling including extraction and ingestion via web-scraping and FTP/SFTP.
- Remain up to date with latest technologies, like GenAI / AI platforms and FAIR scoring to improve outcomes.
- Good experience in consuming or exposing web services (i.e. SOAP, REST).
- Fast API
- Design, develop, and deploy production-grade scalable data products using container technologies like Docker and Kubernetes with a focus on data testing and validation.
- Production experience delivering CI/CD pipelines (Github, Jenkins, ArgoCD, TravisCI, DataOps.Live).
- Excellent Cloud Devops Engineer who can develop, test and maintain CICD Pipeline using Terraform, cloud formation.
Desirable Skills/Experience
- Comfortable working in an Agile working environment, matrixed in a hub spoke model.
- Hands on with Docker and orchestration tools like Kubernetes.
- Familiarity with continuous integration/continuous deployment tools: Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, CircleCI, or TravisCI.
- Hands-on experience with at least one cloud provider: AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud Platform (GCP).
- Familiarity with cloud services like EC2, S3, Lambda, Cloud Functions, etc.
- Experience of building unit tests, integration tests, system tests and acceptance tests.
- Testing and Debugging Tools: Mocha, Jest, Cypress, Selenium.
- Debugging: Chrome DevTools, Postman, or similar.
- Familiarity with tools like Terraform, Ansible, or CloudFormation.
- Excellent communication and facilitation skills.
- Good written and verbal skills, fluent English.
At AstraZeneca, we are dedicated to being a place where innovation thrives. We are committed to making the right choices to win by spotting opportunities and developing our resilience to solve complex challenges. Our diverse teams reflect the communities we operate in and sharing different perspectives is key to unlocking our plans for industry-leading growth. We are driven by curiosity and our desire for change. Our inclusive culture ensures everyone can reach their full potential while making a meaningful contribution.
Ready to make an impact? Apply now to join us on this exciting journey!
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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