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 Evinova:
Evinova is a health-tech business accelerating the delivery of better health outcomes by propelling the life sciences sector forward in digital health, from the inside. Through our application of science-based expertise, evidence-led rigor, and human experience-driven insight, our digital solutions are deliberately designed so that everyone can reach better health outcomes together.
Introduction to the role:
Are you passionate about building products and driving innovation? In this role, you'll leverage your test engineering expertise to deliver world-class solutions. We are seeking a dynamic Test Engineering Leader to join our Product Engineering team.
As a Test Engineering Leader, you'll bring an engineering mindset to testing, leading the testing strategy for our products. Collaborate with engineering leaders and excellence teams to implement tailored testing tools, establish a shared vision on testing practices, and lead external test engineer squads by influence. Adapt quickly in a fast-paced environment to solve problems and explore new directions.
Accountabilities:
- Be responsible for test delivery of two products, partnering with contract test team leadership.
- Own testing for all product releases, preparing testing artifacts and reports.
- Collaborate closely with Engineering leaders and Delivery managers for smooth releases.
- Coordinate with internal employees and external contractors across multiple locations.
- Provide tailored, high-quality, operationally sustainable solutions.
- Build and implement testing strategy (manual and automated) in collaboration with engineering leaders.
- Own testing for the products, including test plan, test metrics, and release ownership.
- Build and maintain automation frameworks and scripts.
- Analyze test results, identify trends, and recommend improvements.
- Drive down manual testing for the products.
- Document testing and quality processes.
- Champion an engineering testing mindset.
- Coach and mentor team members as needed.
- Write and run actual test cases when necessary.
- Lead by doing, including writing scripts as needed.
Essential Skills/Experience:
- Experience leading different technology areas into a product technology roadmap.
- Previous hands-on testing experience.
- Expertise designing test architecture, selecting appropriate tools, and creating test strategy.
- Deep understanding of testing methodologies, tools, and automation.
- Expertise with automated test frameworks like Selenium, Playwright, Cucumber.
- Experience with scripting languages like Python.
- Experience working with databases like PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Couchbase.
- Experience with data validation testing.
- Experience with Rest API and general API testing.
- Experience with UI testing frameworks.
- Experience with process tools like JIRA, Confluence.
- Experience with creating test reports and other auditable documentation.
- Problem-solving skills.
- Ability and willingness to learn new technologies.
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Math, Computer Science, Information Science, or equivalent degree is preferred.
- 10+ years of hands-on test engineer experience
- 8+ years of test engineering leader experience.
When we put unexpected teams in the same room, we unleash ambitious thinking with the power to inspire 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 unique and ambitious world.
Join us on our journey to redefine healthcare by creating the future of medicine. Our patient-centric approach leverages cutting-edge technologies to understand diseases better, develop new medicines, and support patients comprehensively. Be part of a digitally-enabled Research & Development cycle that enhances clinical trials, data collection, digital therapeutics, wearables, machine learning, visual analytics, integrated data for improved patient outcomes, and insights for next-generation products. Empower yourself to explore and disrupt while working at the forefront of science. If you thrive on adapting your skills and learning from setbacks, this is the place for you.
Ready to make a difference? Apply now to join our team!
Date Posted
19-feb-2026Closing Date
05-mar-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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