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
ABOUT THE OPERATIONS IT TEAM
Join our global Operations IT team, supporting diverse areas such as Pharmaceutical Technology Development, Manufacturing & Global Engineering, and more. We combine cutting-edge science with leading digital technology platforms and data, impacting lives through advancements in data, analytics, and AI. Embrace a dynamic environment with endless opportunities for learning and growth.
ROLE OVERVIEW
We’reseeking atechnical, forward-thinking Data & AI Platform Engineerto drive the evolution of our enterprise data ecosystem. You’ll be an expert in driving transformation across Data Platforms, applying an ML/Data-Ops mindset with a forte in ETL, Warehousing, Observability and Data Quality.
This role goes beyond platform stewardship — it’s about embedding AI and GenAI into the fabric of our operations, enabling intelligent automation, cost optimization, and trusted data delivery. You’ll lead the charge in transforming how data is provisioned, governed, and consumed across AstraZeneca, ensuring platforms are scalable, compliant, and future-ready.
RESPONSIBILITIES
Platform Enablement & Improvement
Lead the design and execution of a comprehensive improvement plan covering:
New platform provisioning and onboarding
Usage analytics and cost transparency
Standards, governance, and regulatory compliance
User enablement through guides, documentation, and training
Change management and communications
FinOps and cost optimization strategies
Automation and process reengineering
Industrialization of data products and pipelines
Adoption tracking and continuous feedback loops
Delivery Leadership & Quality Assurance
Oversee end-to-end delivery of platform initiatives, ensuring alignment with business goals, timelines, and KPIs.
Embed robust quality assurance practices to uphold data integrity, security, and operational resilience.
Platform Strategy & Road Mapping
Partner with Data, Analytics & AI domain leads and BAU teams to synthesize project demand, pain points, and strategic priorities into a quarterly roadmap.
Champion platform maturity through iterative planning, stakeholder engagement, and outcome-driven delivery.
Qualifications & Experience
Exceptional communication skills and high fluency in English, with the ability to influence across technical and non-technical audiences.
ETL experience is essential, moving Data at Scale with Streaming experience is advantageous.
Applies a DataOps and MLOps mindset in operationalising Data into Data Products.
Deep expertise in Snowflake and Fivetran, plus hands-on experience with at least two of the following: DataOps.live, Confluent (Kafka), SnapLogic, Cognite, Aera, Apache Iceberg, Neo4j.
Proven success in delivering platform enhancements and cost savings within Snowflake and adjacent technologies.
Experience with Gen-AI, Agentic solutions and MCP highly advantageous.
Exposure working with Data Models and DBT desirable.
Proactive and self-motivated.
Skilled in stakeholder management, team leadership, and driving cross-functional collaboration.
Experience in AWS is highly desirable.
WHY JOIN US
Be part of an impactful journey to transform AstraZeneca into a digital and data-led enterprise. With significant backing for success, we are committed to diversity, inclusion, and lifelong learning. Unleash your entrepreneurial spirit and make meaningful contributions to medicine and patient care.
NEXT STEPS
If you're ready to lead and innovate in a role with real-world impact, apply using your completed Workday profile.
Date Posted
01-dic-2025Closing Date
30-dic-2025AstraZeneca 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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