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
Job Description / Capsule
In the data Science and Artificial Intelligence (DS&AI) Business Planning & Operations, we support DS&AI’s mission to use Data and AI to turn science into medicines more quickly, more cost-effectively and with higher success rate.
This is where you could come in. Working in Strategic Planning and Operations at AstraZeneca is fast-paced, dynamic and challenging. We are looking for people who want to seize the opportunity to take an exciting step in their personal development journey and play a fundamental part of delivering a world-class Data Science & AI organization.
This is an exciting opportunity for someone to join the DS&AI Business Planning & Operations Department within DS&AI function with a focus on delivery and deployment at scale for our key projects/services. We are looking for a project manager with Data Science and Artificial Intelligence expertise to manage projects/services from initiation to implementation within agreed constraints of time, budget, and quality and responsible for both people and budget. The candidate will shape solutions and ensure that business requirements are effectively captured and have a good knowledge of different supplier solutions that could support project, be responsible for risk management, benefits & value management, and as appropriate the candidate resolves or escalates identified risks and issues. The candidate will ensure that project teams adopt quality and compliance standards, policies, and procedures, and supports project assurance activities.
Reporting directly to the DS&AI director of Delivery and Change, our DS&AI project Manager will have strong business acumen and experience working with junior and senior stakeholders across AZ who wants to contribute towards embedding DS&AI in R&D.
Typical Accountabilities
• Accountable for the delivery and deployment at scale of DS&AI projects/programs on time and on budget that meet the requirements of our customers.
• Agree project plans including activities, resources, costs, roles, responsibilities, and quality assurance.
• Follows project work plans and recommends revisions as appropriate to meet changing needs and requirements.
• Drives the process that helps projects/services to determine tangible and intangible project value at the beginning and during the project/services lifespan.
• Integrates project milestones and decision-making into the relevant governance.
• Manages day-to-day operational aspects of a project and scope to ensure timely completion of project and meeting deadlines of project.
• Manages relationships with key business stakeholders to ensure business requirements are effectively captured and committed to project objectives.
• Ensures that impact and changes resulting from projects/programs are effectively communicated to the business.
• Builds and leads project teams, communicating roles and responsibilities whilst encouraging teamwork and collaboration amongst the team and business stakeholders.
• Effectively applies AZ methodology and enforces project standards.
• Ensures project documents are complete, current, and stored appropriately.
• Builds project/program improvement plans and ensures that project teams provide input
• Resolves quality and compliance risks and issues, and when appropriate, escalate to Lead Project Manager
• Manages Steering Group expectations
Education, Qualifications, Skills, and Experience
Essential
• Business degree or Life Science degree
• Expertise and experience on delivery and deployment at scale of Data Science and AI projects/services
• Proficiency of managing complex and multiple projects/programs at the same time
• Well-developed organizational and interpersonal skills
• Experience in Agile Project Management
• Professional Project Management qualifications (e.g.: SAFe product Owner, Product Manager, Scrum master)
• Experience of working in a global organization with complex/geographical context
• Experience of managing ambiguity whilst navigating through it
• Experience of working with third party suppliers
• Experience of working application of policies, procedures, and guidelines
Desirable
• Experience of projects/services financial Valuation
• Experience and/or expertise in IT projects
• PMP/Prince2
Key Relationships to reach solutions Internal (to AZ or team) External (to AZ)
• DS&AI
• R&D-IT
• R&D
• Projects/Services Teams
• Business Managers / Steering Committee
• Project Managers
• Senior stakeholders with >20+ years of experience
• Third Party Suppliers
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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