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
Group Director HTA & Modelling Science (HMS)
Location: Barcelona
Competitive salary and benefits package on offer
Are you a passionate team leader with expertise in health technology assessments, including health economic modelling and evidence synthesis? Would you like to apply your experience in a company that puts patients first, follows the science and turns ideas into life changing medicines? Then come and join us!
Working at AstraZeneca means being entrepreneurial, thinking big, and working together to make the impossible a reality. We are focused on the potential of science to address the unmet needs of patients around the world. We commit to those areas where we think we can really change the course of medicine and bring big new ideas to life. We continuously forge partnerships that help pursue extraordinary medicines in new ways, combining our people’s exceptional skills with those of people from all over the globe.
AstraZeneca are investing in a new Centre of Excellence in Health Technology Assessment (HTA) & Modelling Science (HMS) across both, our BioPharmaceutical Business Unit (BBU) and Oncology Business Unit (OBU). This Centre of Excellence provides expertise in HTA statistics, indirect treatment comparisons, economic modelling and other HTA methodology. We are seeking a Group Director to lead our HTA and Modelling Science team within BBU, covering therapy areas of Cardiovascular, Renal & Metabolism and Respiratory & Immunology and Vaccines & Immune Therapies. This team, as part of a multi-disciplinary group, including HTA statisticians, health economists and market access specialists, will be helping us to shape the payer environment, creating and delivering highly valued market access solutions that unlock the potential of our life-changing medicines for patients around the world.
What you’ll do
In this role, you will lead and develop a team of experts who are responsible for the delivery of HTA science and modelling projects within the BBU. You will be responsible for developing and coaching the team, driving methodology development and implementation, and ensuring high quality analytics and evidence for use in global HTA submissions and business decisions. With your ability to connect people you’ll provide leadership and strategic direction to the development and success of our HMS capability.
By working cross-functionally and with your counterparts in our other global Business Units, you’ll help ensure consistency and high quality in HTA excellence across our organisation, as well as grow our level of knowledge and understanding regarding HTA modelling requirements. You’ll participate in appropriate external forums i.e., special interest groups of relevant organizations to advance AstraZeneca’s reputation and expertise in developing and applying HTA relevant techniques, as well as be part of our Market Access Leadership team.
Essential for the role
- Shown leadership of successful teams, demonstrating your capability to empower and enable others to accomplish individual, team and organisational objectives.
- Degree in relevant field such as mathematical sciences (e.g. mathematics, statistics, operations research, engineering) or quantitative social sciences (e.g. economics, health economics, health services research) or equivalent quantitative skill demonstration.
- Good understanding and ability to lead the development of decision-analytic models as well as network meta-analyses (NMA) and indirect treatment comparisons (ITC).
- Strategic knowledge of global HTA systems and how their changing needs impacts AstraZeneca’s HTA skill development.
- Knowledge of drug development and pull through to commercialisation within the pharmaceutical industry.
- Strategic understanding of HTA methodology to support decision-making within the business and maximise reimbursement opportunities and patient access to our medicines.
- Understanding and ability to interpret clinical and statistical data.
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
- Good problem solving, negotiation and conflict resolution skills.
Desirable for the role
- Experience working within the pharmaceutical industry (ideally, at a regional or global level)
- Experience in supporting the successful HTA and reimbursement of treatments in the areas of Cardiovascular, Renal & Metabolism and Respiratory & Immunology and Vaccines & Immune Therapies
- A consistent record of publishing HTA related studies in high-impact journals
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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