Regulatory Digital Delivery Lead

AstraZeneca
AstraZeneca
Spain - BarcelonaPresencialCompetitivoPublicado hace 6 díasSeniorIndefinidoRemoto: Híbrido

Requisitos

- Degree in Computer Science, Life Sciences, Business, or a related field; an advanced degree is a plus.
- Proven experience in digital product delivery in a software development environment (for example, Product Owner/Manager with delivery accountability, Digital Delivery Lead, Programme/Project Delivery Lead).
- Experience working in Agile/Scrum environments with a track record of delivering high-quality digital products.
- Understanding of regulated environments and quality expectations, including documentation, audit readiness, data integrity, security and privacy; CSV/GxP exposure where applicable is a plus.
- Demonstrated ability to leverage AI/GenAI to drive tangible business value.
- Product thinking with delivery discipline, with the ability to set direction, prioritise effectively and drive execution to measurable outcomes.
- Clear communication skills, able to convey complex concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
- Analytical, data-driven approach with strong problem-solving skills and comfort using metrics to guide decisions.
- Organised and adaptable, able to manage multiple priorities and navigate ambiguity in a fast-paced environment.
- Collaborative leadership and strong influencing skills in a global, matrix organisation with dispersed stakeholders and delivery teams.
- User-focused mindset with a passion for improving productivity and quality through intuitive tools.
- 5+ years of experience and proven technical competence in developing and deploying solutions in support of data and information management.
- Strong knowledge of data strategy, governance and standards.
- Proven experience as a Product Owner, Product Manager or similar role in a digital product development environment; Life Sciences experience is a plus.
- A broad understanding of regulatory and drug development activities and the challenges associated with critical business and compliance activities.

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Introduction to role:
Are you ready to turn regulatory complexity into digital simplicity that accelerates life-changing medicines to patients with unmet needs? This role leads the vision, strategy and delivery of digital tools that enable timely, compliant regulatory outcomes across our international markets-directly shaping the speed and quality with which our science reaches those who need it most.

You will be the accountable owner for a focused suite of products that reduce cycle time, lift right-first-time quality and enhance user experience for regulatory teams. Partnering across R&D, Operations and Commercial, you will connect real-world regulatory needs with modern technologies, including AI and GenAI, to deliver measurable impact. Can you translate user insight and compliance expectations into a clear roadmap that teams can execute at pace?

Accountabilities:

Product vision and strategy

  • Vision and strategy ownership: Develop and articulate a clearproduct vision and strategyfor theinRAdigital tool(s), ensuring alignment withinRAand broader AstraZenecaobjectives.

  • Roadmap and prioritisation: Engage stakeholders to gather insights and define aroadmapthat reflects business priorities, user needs, and compliance requirements.

  • Market awareness and innovation: Stay current on regulatory and digital trends (includingAI/GenAI) to inform product direction andmaintaincompetitive, future-ready capabilities.

Product delivery and lifecycle management (accountable delivery lead)

  • End-to-end delivery accountability: Drive delivery from concept through design, build, testing, release, andhypercare, ensuring outcomes meet agreed scope, timeline, and quality standards.

  • Backlog and requirements: Create, refine, and prioritise theproduct backlog, defining clear user stories and acceptance criteria to guide technology teams.

  • Agile execution: Lead sprint/release planning, reviews, and retrospectives, ensuring disciplined execution and transparent progress tracking.

  • Dependency and resource management:Identifyshort- and long-term resource needs, manage dependencies across teams/releases, and proactively remove delivery blockers.

  • Implementation and operational readiness: Oversee rollout planning, cutover activities, and handover to support/run teams to ensure a stable transition into operations where applicable.

Stakeholder leadership and cross-functional collaboration

  • Business-IT bridge: TranslateinRAbusiness needs into actionable delivery plans, aligning business owners, SMEs, process owners, and IT/AI teams on decisions and trade-offs.

  • Ways of working: Lead effective collaboration across geographically dispersed teams, ensuring clarity of roles, responsibilities, and decision rights.

  • Governance and communication: Provide clear status reporting and manage RAID (risks, assumptions, issues, dependencies), escalating decisively whenrequired.

User-centric adoption and change

  • User advocacy: Drive user engagement through discovery, feedback cycles, and usability testing to ensure the tool is intuitive, accessible, and fit for purpose.

  • Training and change enablement: Partner with training and change experts to define training approaches tailored to user groups, markets, and process impacts.

  • Adoption success: Support sustained adoption by monitoring usage patterns and addressing pain points through targeted enhancements and communications.

Data-driven decision making and continuous improvement

  • KPIs and value realisation: Define and track KPIs (for example, cycle-time reduction, right-first-time quality, throughput, compliance metrics, and user satisfaction) to measure impact and performance.

  • Performance insights: Conduct regular reviews with stakeholders and present data-driven recommendations for optimisation and future releases.

  • Continuous improvement:Maintainbusiness relevance through iterative enhancements, ensuring the tool continues to deliver measurable value over time.

Essential Skills/Experience:
- Degree in Computer Science, Life Sciences, Business, or a related field; an advanced degree is a plus.
- Proven experience in digital product delivery in a software development environment (for example, Product Owner/Manager with delivery accountability, Digital Delivery Lead, Programme/Project Delivery Lead).
- Experience working in Agile/Scrum environments with a track record of delivering high-quality digital products.
- Understanding of regulated environments and quality expectations, including documentation, audit readiness, data integrity, security and privacy; CSV/GxP exposure where applicable is a plus.
- Demonstrated ability to leverage AI/GenAI to drive tangible business value.
- Product thinking with delivery discipline, with the ability to set direction, prioritise effectively and drive execution to measurable outcomes.
- Clear communication skills, able to convey complex concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
- Analytical, data-driven approach with strong problem-solving skills and comfort using metrics to guide decisions.
- Organised and adaptable, able to manage multiple priorities and navigate ambiguity in a fast-paced environment.
- Collaborative leadership and strong influencing skills in a global, matrix organisation with dispersed stakeholders and delivery teams.
- User-focused mindset with a passion for improving productivity and quality through intuitive tools.

Desirable Skills/Experience:
- 5+ years of experience and proven technical competence in developing and deploying solutions in support of data and information management.
- Strong knowledge of data strategy, governance and standards.

- Proven experience as a Product Owner, Product Manager or similar role in a digital product development environment; Life Sciences experience is a plus.
- A broad understanding of regulatory and drug development activities and the challenges associated with critical business and compliance activities.

Why AstraZeneca:
Here, transformative science meets purposeful delivery. You will work where digital product leaders sit shoulder-to-shoulder with regulatory experts, data scientists and engineers-unexpected teams in the same room unleashing bold thinking to remove barriers and speed therapies to people who need them. We combine cutting-edge technology, including AI, with deep regulatory expertise to translate innovation into rapid, global approvals. You will be trusted to set direction, supported to experiment and learn, and valued for kindness alongside ambition as you help convert world-class research into real-world impact for patients.

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 flexible. We balance the expectation of being in the office while respecting individual flexibility. Join us in our unique and ambitious world.

Call to Action:
If you are ready to own a high-impact product vision and build the digital backbone that accelerates approvals for transformative medicines, step forward and shape what comes next!

Date Posted

20-may-2026

Closing Date

10-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.

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