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 role
We are seeking an experienced and visionary leader to join our team as the Director of Data, Analytics & AI Platforms in our Operations IT department. This role will be instrumental in crafting and implementing our data and analytics strategy to support business objectives and achieve our 2030 vision. The Director will play a pivotal role in designing and maintaining an integrated data ecosystem, leveraging sophisticated analytics to drive business insights, and ensuring data quality and security across our operations while efficiently leading AstraZeneca resources. The successful candidate will lead a high-performing team responsible for crafting, implementing, and maintaining robust data infrastructure and analytics capabilities.
Accountabilities
Strategy and Leadership
- Collaborate with AstraZeneca Operations leadership and business partners to define and implement the data and analytics platform strategy aligned with operations business goals.
- Manage and lead a team of data and IT professionals, fostering a collaborative and innovative work environment.
Data Infrastructure and Architecture
- Supervise the design, implementation, and maintenance of a scalable, self-optimising data infrastructure on AWS.
- Ensure the reliability, performance, and security of data platforms to align with AstraZeneca enterprise standards.
- Implement and lead platform operations and cloud resources, focusing on cost optimization and operational efficiency through a mature DevOps model.
Data Analytics and AI Platforms
- Supervise the design, implementation, and optimization of robust Data Foundation services and platforms to ensure delivery.
- PlatformOps
AWS Environment management
AWS Infrastructure provisioning, upgrades, and monitoring
- FinOps
Develop strategies to lower the AWS & Snowflake costs
Finance management - MTP, Budget, Chargeback, licenses management, contract renewals
- Lead and optimize the technology stack, ensuring alignment with security, architecture, compliance, and performance standards for:
Storage platforms – Snowflake, S3 etc.
Integration platforms – DBT, Snaplogic, Fivetran etc.
- Ensure automation is at the heart of our processes and technologies to ensure effective and responsive delivery timeframes.
Data & Infrastructure Observability Platform
- Develop, communicate, and implement an observability platform for five key pillars: Data Quality, Pipeline, Infrastructure, User, and Cost.
- Implement strategy to reduce AWS and Snowflake costs by 50%.
Innovation and Continuous Improvement
- Stay abreast of industry trends, new technologies, and best practices in data and analytics within the pharmaceutical sector.
- Look to use the newest technologies in AI agentic frameworks to deliver self-healing and self-optimising data platforms.
Essential Skills/Experience
- Extensive experience in CloudOps, DevOps, DataOps, and infrastructure setup and maintenance
- Significant experience with Snowflake and AWS services, including infrastructure provisioning and orchestration services.
- Experience with observability, Cataloguing, Quality, and integration tools
- 10+ years of shown experience in a leadership role supervising data and analytics functions, preferably in the pharmaceutical industry.
- Proficiency in data transformation and analytics tools
- Knowledge of regulatory requirements and compliance in the pharmaceutical sector
- Ideally has knowledge of IT/OT integration and modern use cases such as Digital Process Twins.
- Scaled Agile / Scrum methodology experience.
The ideal candidate will combine technical expertise with strategic vision, driving innovation in data and analytics to support our pharmaceutical operations and ultimately improve patient outcomes.
When we put unexpected teams in the same room, we unleash bold thinking with the power to encourage life-changing medicines. In-person working gives us the platform we need to connect, work at pace and challenge perceptions. That's why we work, on average, a minimum of three days per week from the office. But that doesn't mean we're not flexible. We balance the expectation of being in the office while respecting individual flexibility.
AstraZeneca is a place where innovation thrives. We are proud of our team with varied strengths that brings new perspectives to challenge the status quo. By leveraging leading technologies and exploring data, we make informed decisions that positively impact patients worldwide. Our collaborative environment empowers everyone to share ideas boldly.
Ready to make a difference? 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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