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
Location: Barcelona - Spain (3 days working from the office and 2 days working from home)
Introduction to the role
An exciting opportunity in Alliance Management (ClinOps) to take on a high-impact strategic leadership role shaping how we work with outsourced suppliers to deliver clinical studies across AstraZeneca.
We are seeking a Director, Strategic Projects to define and implement supplier strategies, align senior stakeholders, and establish effective approaches for monitoring supplier performance and identifying optimisation opportunities.
This role offers an opportunity to make a sustained impact within Alliance Management (ClinOps) and across Clinical Operations. The successful candidate will bring an enterprise-wide perspective, lead high-priority strategic initiatives, and build strong partnerships across Clinical Operations, Therapy Areas, and key enabling functions. They will help shape important business decisions, work closely with senior stakeholders, and contribute to the long-term strategy and evolution of outsourced services used to deliver clinical studies across both BioPharma and Oncology.
The successful candidate will bring an enterprise-wide perspective, build strong partnerships across Clinical Operations, Therapy Areas, and key enabling functions, and contribute to the long-term evolution of outsourced services supporting clinical studies across BioPharma and Oncology.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead strategic initiatives within Alliance Management (ClinOps).
- Define and drive strategies that support consistent ways of working, effective supplier models, and business needs across Therapy Areas.
- Build alignment across senior stakeholders and cross-functional teams to support agreement, adoption, and execution.
- Lead implementation and support the adoption and sustained use of agreed strategies and ways of working.
- Establish an approach for supplier performance tracking to be able to identify where adjustments are needed over time.
- Drive continuous improvement across vendor strategy, outsourcing models, and cross-functional ways of working.
What You’ll Bring
- Strong understanding of, and practical experience working within, a range of clinical study outsourcing models, including full-service, functional outsourcing, and Functional Service Provider (FSP) models and/or experience working with technology suppliers and applying technology solutions to support clinical study delivery.
- Proven ability to lead complex, cross-functional strategic projects involving senior stakeholders in a global environment.
- Strong understanding of Clinical Operations across R&D and roles of enabling functions such as R&D Procurement, Quality, Finance, and IT.
- Strong strategic thinking, project management, stakeholder management, and influencing skills.
- Demonstrated ability to work independently with minimal oversight.
- Experience leading change, implementation, and business improvement initiatives.
Date Posted
12-oct-2026Closing Date
25-oct-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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