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- Clinical AI at AstraZeneca in Barcelona, CT, ES. This Visa sponsorship job abroad position offers great opportunities for career growth. 09, *
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* 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. 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 general team that's powering AstraZeneca to better serve patients every day. 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. Agile movers Seize ownership and excel with autonomy to enjoy the constant rush of ground?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. Barcelona
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- UK (3 days in-office requirement) About AstraZeneca and AISI At AstraZeneca, technology and science meet to change what is possible for patients. We are building a connected, end?to?end Enterprise AI engine — uniting data foundations, AI technology, process reinvention, and business?class AI capability to accelerate the design, conduct, and analysis of clinical trials across our BioPharmaceuticals pipelines — spanning both early and late phase programmes. Bringing new treatments to patients demands scientific excellence at every stage of development. In the Clinical AI team, we focus on one of the most data?Trial design, patient selection, dose optimisation, biomarker strategy, and safety evaluation each represent genuine opportunities where AI and machine learning can add rigour, speed, and precision — not as a replacement for clinical and statistical expertise, but as a powerful complement to it.



stage drug pipeline. As a Director, Data Scientist, you will define and drive the AI methodology agenda for one or more programmes within Clinical AI, leading by scientific influence and matrix coordination rather than through a formal hierarchy. stakes AI projects — from problem definition and methodology selection through validation, regulatory alignment, and scaled adoption across the enterprise. grade AI methods and evaluation frameworks for clinical trial settings, including innovative trial design support, dose optimisation, biomarker discovery, digital twins, predictive and prognostic modelling, and safety and efficacy signal detection. Champion data?centric AI practices at programme level: governance of acquisition, curation, quality control of datasets for model training, post?training benchmarking, and evaluation across clinical and regulatory settings. Serve as a technical mentor and thought partner for Associate Directors and Senior Data Scientists within the Clinical AI team; functional ways of working, tooling governance, and methodology standards. PhD in Computer Science, Machine Learning, Statistics, Mathematics, Biomedical Informatics, Computational Biology, or a closely related quantitative discipline — with a strong, hands?PhD experience in AI and machine learning method development, with demonstrated and sustained impact in clinical, biomedical, or drug development settings (e.g. models delivered, first?source projects). on experience working with biological data such as molecular (DNA, RNA, protein), imaging (radiology, microscopy), or clinical text (EHR, clinical notes). Deep expertise in modern AI methodologies, including one or more of: foundation model training a

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