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
The Head of Oncology Business Excellence (OBEX), EUCAN leads the regional business excellence agenda across Europe and Canada. The role enables future-fit customer engagement, insights-driven decision-making, operational excellence, and scalable omnichannel and digital capabilities for Oncology. The role shapes strategy, drives transformation, and builds capabilities to support upcoming launches, accelerate franchise performance, and improve patient outcomes through pathway optimisation and external partnerships.
Indicative focus: ~50% Business Excellence (OBEX), ~30% Customer 2030 (new CRM and future field sales model), and ~20% Business Planning.
Reporting and Scope
- Reports to: SVP Head of Oncology, EUCAN
- Geographic remit: Europe and Canada (EUCAN), with strong interfaces to Global functions, Regional Leadership and Local Marketing Companies (MCs)
- Team: Direct leadership of the EUCAN Insights & Analytics team (5) and indirect functional leadership of the EUCAN in-country OBEX teams
- Network: Leads the EUCAN OBEX network, creating engagement platforms and coordinating key programmes to enable efficient scaling aligned to market and business needs
- Budget responsibility: Owns the EUCAN regional Analytics & Insights budget and is co-accountable for the EUCAN regional AI implementation budget
Key Accountabilities
Shape the EUCAN Oncology Business Excellence Strategy
- Partners with country and regional leadership to define a bold, future-fit OBEX vision aligned to EUCAN Oncology strategy and AstraZeneca global priorities.
- Identify critical capabilities, tools, data, and processes to sustain competitive advantage and value creation.
Enable insights and performance management to support launch excellence
- Standardise core performance analytics and reporting to deliver rapid, actionable insights and support evidence-based decisions across franchises.
- Set clear governance for priorities, deliverables and ways of working across Global, EUCAN and MC teams (including transition of brands/indications and adherence to agreed protocols).
- Manage key vendor/partner relationships and the regional insights & analytics budget to ensure timely, high-quality delivery.
Co-accountable for EUCAN Oncology Customer Engagement (Customer 2030) and AI priorities
- Co-lead (as the EUCAN Oncology representative) the design and delivery of Customer 2030 across the EUCAN region, including the new CRM and the future field sales model.
- Partner with MCs and Global Commercial Digital Health to prioritise, pilot and scale true omnichannel enablement and digital health solutions.
- Co-lead (as the EUCAN Oncology representative) the design and delivery of priority AI verticals for the region, in partnership with enterprise AI and IT teams.
Business Planning & Transformation
- Shape the EUCAN Oncology strategic planning agenda, oversee key commercial strategic projects, and prepare and facilitate EUCAN OBU MT meetings, including governance of minutes, follow-up actions, and communication channels.
- Lead cross-functional alignment: Partner with Franchise Heads, Medical, Market Access, Diagnostics, Finance, Compliance and MC leadership to align on priorities and execution.
- Act as the bridge between Global (e.g., Global Business Planning & Transformation, Global Commercial Digital Health), EUCAN region, and MCs.
- Engage across AstraZeneca to identify synergies in the selection and implementation of key projects and/or platforms that benefit OBU.
- Support MCs and the region to deliver high-quality forecasts and business planning outputs (e.g., QBR, RBU, MTP, BSP, LRR), including regional consolidation.
- Drive simplification and automation of forecasting inputs and financial models to improve accuracy and efficiency.
Education, Qualifications, Skills and Experience
Minimum requirements
- Degree qualified.
- 10-15+ years in pharmaceutical/biotech, spanning strategic planning, sales & marketing, commercial operations/business excellence, insights & analytics/forecasting, and/or digital/omnichannel.
- Relevant experience in digital and/or AI-enabled commercial roles (highly preferred).
- Proven experience leading customer engagement transformation (e.g., CRM implementation, omnichannel ways of working, field force enablement).
- Demonstrated use and understanding of secondary data sources and performance tracking.
- In-depth knowledge of regional market dynamics through in-market or regional experience.
- Understanding of all stages of drug development.
- Proven track record of attracting and developing talent and optimising team performance in direct and matrix leadership roles.
- Strong financial and business acumen, including forecasting and strategic planning processes.
- Advanced strategic thinking, judgement and influencing skills.
- Able to articulate a vision, set direction and influence major business decisions.
- Able to express complex ideas and strategies clearly and compellingly to multiple stakeholder groups.
Advantageous
- MBA or advanced degree.
- Experience in Oncology
- Experience in either regional or global roles
- Expertise in:
- Data & Analytics: insights generation, forecasting, measurement of omnichannel impact, platform strategy.
- Customer Engagement: omnichannel strategy and execution, field enablement, in-call quality, data-driven content creation.
- Operational Excellence: commercial operations, performance analytics, incentive compensation, reporting.
Key Relationships
Internal:
- Regional and Country Leadership
- Regional Tumour Teams
- Regional A&I team (direct reports)
- Country OBEX leads
- Cross BU Business Excellence leads (IBEX)
- Global teams (Franchise, A&I, IBEX, OBEX)
- Enterprise AI and IT partners
- Regional functional heads
- Regional admin team
External:
- Market research providers and other partners
Date Posted
13-may-2026Closing Date
14-may-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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