Principal Software Engineering Lead Unified Trial Solution - Clinical Trial Site and Investigator | Evinova (AstraZeneca Group) About Evinova: Are you ready to be part of the future of healthcare? Can you think big, be bold, and harness the power of digital and AI to tackle longstanding life sciences challenges? Then Evinova, a health tech business within the AstraZeneca Group, might be for you.

We are building software that transforms clinical trials for billions of patients worldwide. Evinova delivers market-leading digital health solutions that are science-based, evidence-led, and committed to human experience. We combine deep scientific expertise with modern software engineering and artificial intelligence to create new standards across the sector.

About Our Engineering Organization: Our Product Engineering organization consists of multi-functional squads with the people and skills needed to deliver innovative digital products to patients and healthcare providers in clinical trials worldwide. We ship on quarterly program increments using agile methodologies. We are proud to have one of the strongest software development teams in the health tech space, with deep technical and domain expertise.

This is a place where you can build meaningful products, solve complex problems, and grow alongside engineers who care deeply about their craft and its impact. Review pull requests, provide code-level feedback, and enforce engineering quality standards. Own architectural decisions across APIs, data models, service boundaries, and infrastructure.

Define and maintain standards for testing, CI/CD, observability, and deployment practices. Integrate AI tools into daily software development workflows. Ensure AI-generated code is reviewed, tested, and held to the same quality standards as human-written code.

Build technical leadership capability within squad leads and senior engineers.



Manage performance through clear expectations focused on quality, impact, and delivery. Influence product direction through data, experimentation, clinical understanding, and engineering expertise.

Drive predictable, high-quality delivery against quarterly objectives. 8+ years of professional software engineering experience with a proven record of delivering production systems. 3+ years of experience leading engineering teams while remaining hands-on with software development. React / React Native Node.js Java AWS Cloud Services Strong architectural leadership across frontend, backend, and infrastructure components. Practical experience using AI-assisted development tools such as GitHub Copilot, Claude, Cursor, or similar technologies.

Strong understanding of Agile delivery methodologies, including Scrum, Kanban, or SAFe. Bachelors or Masters degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent experience.

Experience building software for healthcare professionals, clinical researchers, clinical trial operations, or site-facing applications. Familiarity with regulated software development environments, including GxP and SaMD.

Experience with remote patient monitoring solutions and clinician-facing data visualizations. Contributions to open-source projects or demonstrated technical thought leadership. A people-management role disconnected from software development.

A project management role focused on timelines and coordination. Together, we are accelerating the delivery of life-changing medicines and transforming clinical trial experiences through digital innovation. We operate with a hybrid working model and expect employees to work from the office a minimum of three days per week, fostering collaboration, innovation, and connection while maintaining flexibility.

We welcome and consider applications to join our team from all qualified candidates, regardless of their characteristics.

📌 Software Development Manager Tech · · Fully Remote (Barcelona)
🏢 Astrazeneca
📍 Barcelona