Job ID R-252707
Date posted 05/21/2026
Location: Barcelona - Spain (3 days working from the office and 2 days working from home)
Introduction to the role
BioPharmaceuticals Medical (BPM) strives for the best patient outcomes by providing healthcare decision-makers around the world with the evidence and confidence they need on AstraZeneca therapies, as well as supporting our internal stakeholders with medical insights and expertise. BPM provides medical leadership with market participation and connectivity while also impacting life cycle planning and execution of all our products. BPM aims to lead AstraZeneca in advancing its scientific leadership, being a great place to work, and keeping patients at the core of everything we do.
The Director, Health Data Implementation leads the strategic development, implementation, and scale-up of innovative real-world data (RWD) platforms and programmes across countries, ensuring they are translated into meaningful action and impact for patients, health systems, and AstraZeneca priorities across therapeutic areas. Existing and emerging platforms that integrate contemporary, location-specific RWD from primary, secondary, and tertiary care settings will be a key focus. Working across Medical, R&D, field, and market teams, the role drives alignment of RWD capabilities and tools to launch readiness, new indication expansion, clinical trial acceleration, and broader enterprise priorities, with a strong focus on embedding RWD into routine practice and sustainable ways of working. The Director partners with internal stakeholders and external collaborators to identify high-value opportunities, mobilize cross-functional engagement, and accelerate the uptake of RWD to inform decisions, shape clinical practice, and support improved outcomes across markets and health systems. This role is focused on deploying RWD across functional areas and geographies to drive maximum impact for patients.
Accountabilities:
Drive the strategic alignment of RWD initiatives to medical, R&D, commercial, and cross-functional priorities across therapeutic areas to maximize patient impact
Partner with R&D teams to leverage RWD for clinical trial site selection, feasibility, and study acceleration, transitioning platforms into business-as-usual for ongoing R&D support
Build capabilities across local and global teams in identifying, acquiring, evaluating, and leveraging diverse RWD sources across geographies and health systems, continuously improving data quality and coverage
Requirements
Essential
Medical or science degree, ideally in epidemiology, health outcomes, health informatics or health economics
Ability to enthuse, motivate, empower and involve partners to meet challenging targets by providing direction, reviewing performance, and motivating others
Desirable
- Market shaping/ expansion
- Unbranded / disease awareness HCP campaigns
In-depth understanding of medical and commercial strategy, methodologies and tools (RWD, evidence generation, customer profiling and segmentation, market research techniques including patient journey mapping, competitive intelligence resources)
Date Posted
20-may-2026
Closing Date
09-jun-2026
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.
