Director, Study Management

Location: Barcelona - Spain (3 days working from the office and 2 days working from home)

Introduction to role:Are you ready to lead high-impact study delivery that advances breakthrough medicines for people living with haematologic cancer? This line management role places you at the centre of how we execute complex clinical trials, shaping outcomes for patients today and setting new standards for tomorrow.

Based in Barcelona, you will lead a high-performing Study Management and Operations team working on pivotal studies across our haematology portfolio. You will connect strategy to execution, optimise team capabilities, and embed consistent, innovative ways of working that accelerate decision-making and delivery.  You will grow the team and support your direct reports to consistently meet targets. With your peers across hubs worldwide you collaborate closely to drive consistency and develop your direct reports.

Accountabilities:

• Line Leadership and Team Growth: Manage and develop a team of approximately 15 SMO professionals; recruit, retain and coach talent; foster a performance-driven culture grounded in clarity, feedback and recognition.

• Capability Building: Ensure staff are trained, compliant and equipped with current skills, tools and methods to lead and deliver complex trials; nurture the next generation of leaders.

• Project Delivery Excellence: allocate appropriately skilled SMO personnel to study teams to deliver to time, quality and budget targets.

• Resource Strategy and Forecasting: Work with leadership to improve forecasting, balance portfolios and flex resources to meet shifting priorities without compromising quality.

• Hub Vision and Change Leadership: Help set and implement hub strategy; act as a change agent to adopt global initiatives, harmonise processes and embed consistent ways of working across hubs.

• Risk Management and Issue Resolution: Provide expert guidance to proactively identify risks, develop solutions and resolve issues to keep studies on track.

• Quality and Compliance: Uphold external regulations and company standards; champion inspection readiness and continuous improvement in quality systems.

• Innovation and Continuous Improvement: Promote creativity and operational innovation to simplify processes, reduce cycle times and improve cost-effectiveness.

• Knowledge Sharing and Community Building: Foster the sharing of insights, best practices and lessons learned within the hub and across therapeutic areas to lift performance enterprise-wide.

Essential Skills/Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree required, preferably in medical or biological science, or related subject or equivalent qualification or experience.

• 10 or more years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry.

• Comprehensive experience of clinical and Drug Development process within a pharmaceutical or clinical background.

• Proven leadership and ability to promote motivation and empower others in order to accomplish individual, team and organizational objectives.

• Thorough knowledge of Study Management processes in both local regulation and global environment.

• An understanding of Haematology TA.

• Strong leadership, problem solving, stakeholder management and conflict resolution skills.

• Ability to lead change with a positive approach to the challenges of change for self, team, and the business. Sees change as an opportunity to improve performance and add value to the business.

• Demonstrated ability to set and manage priorities, resources, performance targets and project initiatives in a global and regional environment.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, negotiation, collaboration and interpersonal skills.

Desirable Skills/Experience:

• Advanced degree in a scientific discipline

• Global study leadership experience

• Line management experience

• Expert reputation within the business and industry

• Extensive knowledge of the latest technical information

• Ability to look for and champion more efficient and effective methods/processes of delivering quality clinical trials with reduced budget and in less time.

Why AstraZeneca:Join a scientific community where industry and academia connect to fast-track discovery and delivery. You will collaborate with diverse experts who value curiosity, courage and kindness, backed by meaningful investment and modern technology to run smarter trials. We work across borders and with leading medical centres worldwide to tackle the toughest cancers, and we value representation and inclusion at senior levels. Your leadership will bring unexpected teams into the same room, unlock bold thinking and translate it into studies that make a measurable difference for patients.

Call to Action:If you are ready to elevate study delivery from Barcelona and turn ambitious science into real patient impact, tell us how you will lead this team to deliver more, faster, and better!

Date Posted

26-jun-2026

Closing Date

09-jul-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.

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 authorisation and employment eligibility verification requirements.