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
Senior Information Architect – Master and Reference Data Management
Introduction to role:
Join our Enterprise Data Office (EDO) as a Senior Information Architect, specializing in Master and Reference Data Management (MRDM). Our EDO is a central IT function responsible for enterprise strategy and standards in Data. We work closely with data delivery teams across Business Technology Group (BTG) IT teams and data governance teams SET Area (Line of Business) Data Offices (SEDO). We are seeking a Senior Information Architect to drive out enterprise thinking and delivery across AstraZeneca IT function.
Accountabilities:
As a Senior Information Architect, you will be responsible for delivering architectural thought leadership artefacts and outputs related to MRDM. You will define, lead, and deliver coherent strategic and tactical architectural thinking across information and data architectures. You will support the EDO engineering teams in realizing the MRDM strategy, surfacing requirements to drive the delivery backlog. You will also be responsible for architecture and technology evangelization, architecture roadmap, and alignment.
Essential Skills/Experience:
- Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent number of years of experience in a Computer Science or Data Management related field.
- Experience in leading and delivering enterprise data platform/MRDM architectural thinking, and its practical application.
- Experience in the use of conceptual and logical data modeling technologies.
- Experience in defining and working with information and data regulatory governances.
- The role holder will possess a blend of data/information architecture, analysis, and engineering skills.
- Experience in known industry IT architectural patterns and IT architecture ways of working/methodologies (e.g. FAIR data principles, Data Mesh).
- Understands Data Platforms concepts and cloud-based containerization strategies for hybrid cloud environments.
- Understanding the appropriate data structure and technology based on business use case and completely familiar with data lifecycles.
- Post-graduate degree in MIS, Data Management
- Extensive experience in a senior information/data architecture role
- Experience of Information and Data Governance frameworks and their application in a commercial organisation
- Experience in Agile data definition scrums.
- Experience in the use of tooling, e.g. metadata cataloguing tools, data modelling tools, EA tools
- Understanding of, or familiarity with, Data Mesh approaches
- Experience in the Pharmaceutical industry delivering architectural change.
When we put unexpected teams in the same room, we unleash bold thinking with the power to encourage life-changing medicines. In-person working gives us the platform we need to connect, work at pace and challenge perceptions. That's why we work, on average, a minimum of three days per week from the office. But that doesn't mean we're not flexible. We balance the expectation of being in the office while respecting individual flexibility. Join us in our outstanding and ambitious world.
At AstraZeneca, we are more than just a technology team. We are change agents, always proactively hunting for new insights and problem-solving to identify better ways of doing things. We are champions of our Technology ecosystem, making sure the rest of the business experiences the true benefits of our systems. We are open-minded, drawing on different approaches and thinking to help prepare us for the future. We are self-starters, curious about new ways of doing things to get to better solutions. For the business and our patients.
Are you ready to tackle big challenges? Are you ready to influence and impact? Are you ready to champion integration and improve the agility of our processes?
If so, apply today!
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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