AstraZeneca seeks an AI researcher to lead end-to-end development of advanced AI models and agentic systems for clinical-trial design, conduct, and analysis. Based in Barcelona with three mandatory on-site days weekly, the role bridges frontier AI, clinical methodology, and biomedical science to accelerate decision-making across oncology and biopharmaceutical pipelines. Responsibilities Own end-to-end scientific and technical delivery of clinical AI workstreams from problem definition through prototyping, validation, and iteration Adapt emerging AI methods to clinical-development problems, investigate failure modes, and provide evidence-based recommendations Build and evaluate agentic AI systems for clinical use cases, including retrieval, tool use, code execution, and multi-step workflows Write high-quality Python and establish reproducible research workflows using version control, testing, and cloud computing environments Act as senior scientific partner influencing clinical strategy, evaluation approaches, platform capabilities,



and investment decisions; mentor team members and publish work Requirements MSc or PhD in Computer Science, Machine Learning, Biostatistics, Biomedical Informatics, Computational Biology, or equivalent quantitative field Independently delivered meaningful AI/ML research project with clear, reproducible results from conception through completion Record of strong research contributions: peer-reviewed publications, validated models, reusable software, datasets, benchmarks, or patents Expertise in unsupervised learning, dimensionality reduction, causal inference, survival analysis, Bayesian modeling, multimodal learning, or model interpretability Strong Python and scientific-computing skills with modern ML frameworks such as PyTorch, JAX, or TensorFlow Comfortable with AI agent systems and quick to adopt emerging approaches; experience with agent harnesses desirable Ability to communicate technical findings, tradeoffs, and limitations to clinical, regulatory, and leadership stakeholders

📌 AI Researcher, Associate Director, AI for Clinical Development (España)
🏢 AstraZeneca
📍 España