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
Introduction to role:
Are you ready to build a unified capability engine across EU7 markets that elevates performance and accelerates impact for people living with cancer? Based in Madrid, you will turn fragmented, market-by-market activity into a shared, scalable model that equips our business, medical, marketing and field teams to deliver with speed and consistency.
In this role, you will define a common capability vision for the EUCAN region and make it real—prioritising what matters, reducing duplication, and directing resources to the highest-value opportunities. From AI literacy and digital fluency to new ways of working, you will champion future-ready skills that help teams make faster, smarter decisions and improve the patient experience.
You will work side by side with market Capability Managers and global partners to translate local insights into regional solutions, then guide adoption and measure impact. How will you align diverse stakeholders, spark collaboration and turn insight into measurable behavior change?
This role is and must be based in Madrid, Spain.
Accountabilities:
- Regional Capability Vision: Develop and lead a compelling EUCAN capability vision, strategy and implementation plan aligned to Oncology priorities and evolving market needs.
- Market Insight Consolidation: Aggregate capability needs and gaps across EU7 markets, identify common priorities and required local adaptations, and convert them into a clear, prioritised regional capability agenda.
- Governance and Ways of Working: Establish effective governance and operating rhythms that connect regional and market capability teams for fast, coordinated delivery.
- Community Building: Create a strong EUCAN capability community that enables collaboration, knowledge exchange and continuous improvement; partner closely with market Capability Managers to align priorities, share best practice and drive consistent implementation.
- Program Design and Delivery: Lead the design and delivery of scalable, innovative capability programs for business, customer-facing and field force teams that improve performance and speed to impact.
- Innovation in Learning: Identify and embed modern learning approaches, tools and technologies to increase accessibility, personalisation and measurable outcomes.
- Global Collaboration: Work with global learning partners to leverage and adapt existing materials and expertise, avoiding rework and accelerating time to value.
- Future-Ready Roles and Skills: Support the evolution of roles and skill profiles toward capabilities needed for the future organization, with robust governance, quality and compliance.
- Impact Measurement: Define measures of success and use data and feedback to track adoption, application, behavioural change and business impact, then iterate for continuous improvement.
Essential Skills/Experience:
- Experience leading strategic learning, capability development or organizational development initiatives across multiple markets or business units.
- Proven ability to translate business and market needs into a clear capability strategy and implementation plan.
- Experience working through influence in a complex, matrixed and geographically diverse organization.
- Proven record in leading high-impact, cross-functional initiatives that deliver measurable business outcomes.
- Demonstrate scientific understanding with the ability to interpret and apply clinical fundamentals. (Oncology or specialty care desirable)
- Experience with digital learning, learning technologies and innovative development approaches.
- Strong stakeholder engagement, facilitation, communication, coaching and influencing skills.
- Experience in change management and implementing new ways of working.
- Strategic and creative thinker with the ability to convert vision into practical delivery.
Desirable Skills/Experience:
- Experience in pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, healthcare or life sciences, preferably Oncology.
- Experience working across European or international markets with market-level capability teams.
- Sales, marketing or medical experience in pharmaceuticals
- Experience developing capabilities for customer-facing or field force populations.
- Experience with AI literacy, digital capabilities, future-of-work programmes or omnichannel customer engagement.
When we put unexpected teams in the same room, we unleash bold 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.
Why AstraZeneca:
We are united by a bold ambition to change how cancer is treated, pairing cutting-edge science with rapid, decisive execution to bring new options to patients sooner. Here, you will shape a high-growth capability agenda with access to advanced technology, data and AI, and a pipeline that demands excellence in launch and commercial effectiveness. You will collaborate with diverse experts who challenge assumptions and learn fast together, in an environment that values kindness alongside ambition. Your leadership will amplify the impact of our medicines by equipping teams across EU7 markets to deliver consistent, meaningful outcomes for patients and healthcare systems.
Call to Action:
Step in to build a scalable EUCAN capability model that raises performance across markets and accelerates patient impact—take the lead and make your next career-defining move today!
Date Posted
03-nov-2026Closing Date
02-nov-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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