Director of AI Engineering & GenAI Delivery

AstraZeneca; Barcelona; Hybrid; EUR 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Inclusive culture

Job summary

AstraZeneca in Barcelona is seeking a Director-level AI Engineer to define the technical direction for Generative AI, AI Agents, and Digital Twins, embedding with business teams to deliver production-grade solutions. You will set technical standards, guide delivery excellence, and influence stakeholders without direct reports.

In this forward-deployed role, you will lead architecture discussions, mentor engineers, and participate in governance forums to raise our AI engineering maturity across

Qualifications

• 10+ years delivering ML/AI projects; 5+ years in technical leadership
• Deep GenAI and AI Agents productionizing experience
• Strong Python and database familiarity (Snowflake, Neo4j)

Responsibilities

• Define reference architectures for GenAI, AI Agents, and Digital Twins
• Set quality bar for code and production readiness
• Embed in critical programs to unblock delivery
• Mentor engineers and lead governance forums

Skills

Technical leadership

Python programming

Architectural design

Stakeholder management

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in operations research, mathematics, computer science

Tools

Snowflake

Neo4j

LangGraph

Azure Digital Twins

NVIDIA Omniverse

AnyLogic

Job description

AstraZeneca in Barcelona is seeking a Director-level AI Engineer to define the technical direction for Generative AI, AI Agents, and Digital Twins, embedding with business teams to deliver production-grade solutions. You will set technical standards, guide delivery excellence, and influence stakeholders without direct reports.

In this forward-deployed role, you will lead architecture discussions, mentor engineers, and participate in governance forums to raise our AI engineering maturity across