Introduction to role:

This role is based in Barcelona, with an on-site commitment of three days a week. Fluency in English is required. In this role, you’ll be responsible for overseeing outsourcing and facilitating the delivery of Cell Therapy Enterprise activities across portfolio projects, currently focused on preclinical programs. You’ll ensure that these activities are delivered within agreed timelines, budget, and quality standards.

Additionally, you’ll ensure that project teams adopt the required tools, processes, and outsourcing ways of working. You’ll contribute to the development and continuous improvement of existing tools and processes, identifying opportunities for improvement and ensuring business continuity in scientific project management.

You’ll have the opportunity to solve complex problems across a variety of projects, while initiating and driving continuous improvement initiatives that enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of project delivery.

Accountabilities:

- Develops and maintains process and technology required to effectively manage a portfolio of projects.
- Provides project management support to cell therapy portfolio projects.
- Ensures preclinical Cell Therapy Enterprise project aspects are delivered on time and budget.
- Establishes a positive project environment by facilitating team interactions.
- Responsible for timely outsourcing of preclinical Cell Therapy Enterprise activities, taking into consideration the wider project landscape ensuring correct scheduling of tasks, risk and opportunity management, reporting and resource or cost control.
- Close collaboration with Cell Therapy PSL around Cell Therapy business unit non-clinical internal resources.
- Provides project management expertise to support the design and interpretation of cross functional project plans.
- Proactively drives development and implementation of new project management strategies through use of new or current systems and resources




- Acts as a technical owner within Scientific Project Management with a deep understanding of processes and systems employed. Identifies opportunities to improve the methodology and provide practical solutions.
- Leads and implements globally agreed Scientific Project Management strategies including process and technology related to the function. Identifies and applies project management techniques to improve the project management process and provide practical solutions to common issues.
- Communicates new processes or strategies to all project teams to define future procedures.
- Keeps own knowledge of best practices and new relevant developments up to date.
- Contributes to the development, sharing and project management support of new procedures, tools or techniques to improve quality, efficiency and effectiveness of own area.

Essential Skills/Experience:

- Bachelor’s degree in relevant discipline.
- Experience in Scientific Project Management.
- Knowledge of relevant legislation and new developments around Project, Change, Business Improvement and Strategy Management and Scientific Project Management.
- Experience as a project or change manager in a pharmaceutical or clinical environment.
- Ability to apply statistical techniques in the analysis of data from clinical studies or other relevant areas.
- Typically a FPM need to interact with people in at least 2 countries, but frequently both UK, SE and US.

Desirable Skills/Experience:

- Advanced degree within the field.
- Professional certification.
- Understanding of multiple aspects of Scientific Project.

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 versátil. We balance the expectation of being in the office while respecting individual flexibility. Join us in our unique and ambitious world. Why AstraZeneca: Here, ambitious science meets decisive delivery. You will be empowered to make bold calls and move at speed, backed by leaders who expect smart risk-taking and evidence-based decisions. Our pipeline in cancer spans multiple stages and modalities, including cell therapies, and we fuse advanced science with enabling technology to push boundaries.

We collaborate widely with academia and leading medical centers to accelerate progress, and when the world changes, we pivot fast—during the pandemic, our teams rapidly repurposed a blood cancer medicine into a clinical trial in weeks. We value kindness alongside ambition, giving you the trust, partnership, and resources to turn breakthrough ideas into real outcomes for patients.

Call to Action: If you are ready to lead cross-functional programs that bring cell therapies to patients faster while elevating your impact, take the next step and reach out today!

Date Posted

21-ago-2026Closing Date

27-ago-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.

📌 Cell Therapy Functional Program Manager (Barcelona)
🏢 AstraZeneca
📍 Barcelona