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
Role based in Barcelona - 3 days at the office and 2 days at home.
At AstraZeneca, we're not just about creating life-changing medicines; we're about creating a culture of innovation and collaboration. We have taken on an ambitious goal of revolutionizing antibody discovery at AstraZeneca by significantly reducing the time it takes to discover a clinical candidate using world-class technology and advanced data & AI capabilities. To support this initiative, we are building Augmented Biologics Discovery Platform within the R&D IT. We're looking for a Senior Full Stack Engineer who design and implement scalable full stack AI solutions in cloud. If you're someone who can design and implement end-to-end software solutions meeting scientists’ requirements working within a globally distributed team, then this is the role for you!
In this role you will join a global team of software, data, and MLOps engineers, architects, BAs, PMs, in our Augmented Biologics Platform to support biologics and antibody drug discovery as a Senior Full Stack Engineer. The following will form part of the role:
Working with cutting edge technology stack in a cloud environment
Responsible for designing and implementing software and data solutions to make our science easier to do, easier to learn from, and offer faster delivery and higher quality across all therapeutic areas.
Delivering production-grade applicationssupporting AI/ML technologies
Design and build novel products and features to address long-standing problems in drug discovery with a focus on producing amazing user experiences that are more than the sum of their parts.
Collaborate with product, design, data science, and our scientific teams to build cutting-edge experiences and services
Propose and implement changes to our data models, core architecture, and codebase
Develop all levels of the technical stack even if you’re more experienced in some layers
Advocate and advance modern, agile software development practices and help develop and evangelize a vibrant software engineering culture
Plan, implement and support core infrastructure with an overall objective to improve the scalability, reliability, performance, and availability
Advocate for rigorous engineering practices and discipline: code reviews, automated testing, logging, monitoring, alerting, etc.
Passionate to stay on top of tech trends, experiment with and learn new technologies, participate in internal & external technology communities, and mentor other members of the engineering community
Propose solutions for engineering problems deploying critical thinking and analysis skills
The role requires senior level technical skills, and we consider the below essential capabilities:
Experience in designing end-to-end full stack software in cloud
Deep expertise in Java and Python. Additionally, expertise in other programming languages like C++, Node.js will be advantageous
Experience in at least one major web development framework from Spring, Flask, Django, and beyond
Strong front end skills with one of the major font end frameworks from React, Angular or Vue.js .
Additional front-end skills in CSS as well as some related CSS framework like Bootstrap
Experience working with relational and/or NoSQL databases and knowledge of query optimization techniques
Proficiency in Linux environments
Demonstrable high proficiency in data structures and design patterns, as well as associated antipatterns. Be able to defend, compare, and contrast these decisions
Demonstrable abilities with the coding best practices including testing, code review, and version control
CI/CD experience with some automation tooling like Jenkins, TravisCI, Github actions, etc.
Experience of data analysis – profiling, investigating, interpreting, and documenting data structures,
Excellent teamworking, verbal, and written communication skills
Experience with Docker and Kubernetes
The following skills would be advantageous for your application but are not considered essential:
Familiarity with Computational Biology/ Bioinformatics concepts
Basic understanding of Machine Learning concepts and MLOps
Experience in microservice architecture
Experience with message queuing (RabbitMQ, SQS, etc.)
Experience with GitOps for Kubernetes
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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