Head of Enterprise Digital Engineering

• Significant senior leadership experience across digital platforms, platform engineering, cloud services or enterprise technology products.
• Demonstrated experience building, scaling or operating shared technology platforms in a large, complex organisation. - Experience establishing and leading a product-oriented platform operating model.
• Track record of enabling product and engineering teams through reusable platforms, automation and self-service capabilities.
• Experience leading multidisciplinary platform product, engineering and operational teams.
• Demonstrated accountability for platform roadmaps, investment decisions, service performance and customer outcomes.
• Experience improving developer experience and reducing delivery friction for product and engineering teams.
• Experience managing platform resilience, security, lifecycle, cost and operational performance.
• Experience scaling cloud, data, integration, API or AI capabilities across an enterprise.
• Ability to influence C-suite partners and translate platform investment into measurable business outcomes.
• Experience operating successfully in a regulated, security-conscious or highly complex environment.
• Degree or equivalent experience in computer science, engineering, information technology or a related field.

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• Commercial acumen, investment prioritisation and cost management. - Outcome orientation and benefits measurement.
• Executive influence and storytelling.
• Organisational change and adoption leadership.
• Ability to balance standardisation with business and domain flexibility.
• Talent development and multidisciplinary team leadership.

Desirable Skills/Experience:

• Pharmaceutical, life sciences, healthcare or another highly regulated industry experience.
• Experience in a digital-native, product-led or platform-led technology organisation.
• Experience establishing platform engineering and internal developer experience capabilities.
• Experience leading cloud-native, API, integration, data or AI platform portfolios. Experience scaling generative AI, machine learning or intelligent platform services.
• Knowledge of GxP, clinical, R&D, manufacturing or commercial technology environments.
• Experience managing commercial relationships with major cloud, AI or technology platform providers.
• Experience applying platform economics, consumption management or technology financial management.
• MBA, advanced technical degree or equivalent senior leadership experience.
• External speaking, publishing or participation in platform engineering and digital product communities.
• Recognised thought leadership in digital platforms, platform engineering, cloud or developer experience.
• Experience establishing internal developer platforms or developer portals.
• Experience scaling data and AI platforms across a large enterprise.
• Understanding of platform economics, adoption models and consumption-based services.
• Experience using product discovery, customer research and experience measures to shape platform roadmaps.
• Strong understanding of site reliability, observability and modern platform operations.
• External industry engagement across platform engineering, cloud, AI or digital products.

When we put unexpected teams in the same room, we unleash bold thinking with the power to inspire life-changing medicines. 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.

Why AstraZeneca: Here you will combine modern engineering with pioneering science to unlock the potential of data and AI at scale, directly shaping how medicines reach patients faster. We bring unexpected teams together to experiment, iterate and deliver with speed, supported by real investment, modern tooling and a culture that values kindness alongside ambition. You will find room to learn every day - through hands-on exploration, peer communities and enterprise-wide initiatives - while taking ownership for platforms that simplify complexity, drive productivity and help disrupt an entire industry responsibly. Lead the platforms that power breakthrough science - step forward today and shape how the enterprise builds, learns and delivers at scale!