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AstraZeneca

Global pharmaceutical company developing prescription medicines

Director – CRM Agentic Solutions

Engineering LeadershipUpdated on Nov 10
Full-timeGaithersburg, MD, USA$186k - $279k /yr

About the Job

Requirements

  • A bachelor's or master's degree in computer science, life sciences, engineering, business administration, or a related quantitative field.
  • At least eight years of progressive experience in software engineering, CRM architecture, or related technical roles, including at least three to five years in a leadership- or delivery-focused role managing teams.
  • Deep familiarity with pharmaceutical commercial and medical affairs domains, such as healthcare professional engagement, medical science liaison workflows, and omnichannel orchestration.
  • Expert-level hands-on experience developing on the Salesforce CRM platform, including Life Sciences Cloud and modern cloud integration patterns.
  • Experience building, managing, and scaling offshore engineering teams in a global delivery model.
  • Practical experience with generative AI and agentic AI technologies, such as agentic architecture, retrieval-augmented generation architectures, and prompt engineering.
  • Experience working with Compliance and Security teams to deliver regulated products, with a strong understanding of data governance and privacy.

Responsibilities

  • Define the technical vision and high-level design for Salesforce CRM and agentic AI workstreams, ensuring solutions are scalable, secure, and maintainable.
  • Develop solutions hands-on, write and review code, and rapidly prototype within the Salesforce ecosystem, including Life Sciences Cloud, Agentforce, and AWS AgentCore.
  • Drive technical implementation of generative and agentic AI capabilities that translate internal knowledge bases into accurate, contextually relevant, customized, business-friendly use cases.
  • Provide hands-on technical leadership and guidance across Salesforce engineering, data science, data engineering, and user experience teams.
  • Champion and enforce best practices for code quality, component reusability, and modular design to accelerate development and reduce technical debt.
  • Architect and scale applications for performance, latency, localization, and compliance across US and international markets.
  • Ensure global deployment frameworks accommodate regional regulatory requirements while maintaining a unified core architecture and user experience for global commercial and medical teams.
  • Build, mentor, and guide offshore engineering teams; establish engineering standards, code-review processes, and agile delivery rhythms.
  • Provide offshore partners with technical direction, architectural blueprints, and user stories, aligned with US and global product roadmaps.
  • Lead technical delivery of products from concept through launch, ensuring on-time, high-quality results.
  • Engage Compliance, Legal, Medical-Legal-Regulatory, and Security teams throughout the product lifecycle to ensure solutions meet regulatory requirements and internal security policies.
  • Embed security and privacy requirements into architectural design and oversee implementation to ensure compliance.
  • Work with Commercial and Medical product owners to translate roadmaps and business requirements into actionable technical specifications.
  • Engage with the Salesforce team, field excellence, and Analytics stakeholders to gather requirements, integrate products with their platforms, and ensure high utility.

Desired Qualifications

  • Prior experience leading teams that build production-grade data science or machine learning products in the pharmaceutical or biotechnology industry.
  • Deep understanding of AWS cloud architecture patterns, Amazon Bedrock, or modern cloud data platforms such as Databricks and Snowflake.
  • Direct experience integrating advanced AI capabilities with enterprise CRM platforms such as Salesforce.

About the Company

AstraZeneca

Global pharmaceutical company developing prescription medicines

AstraZeneca develops and markets prescription medicines and vaccines worldwide, with a focus on oncology, cardiovascular/metabolic, respiratory, and infectious diseases. Its products work by targeting specific biological pathways or cells, using small-molecule therapies, biologics, and vaccines to treat diseases or prevent infections. It differentiates itself through its dual heritage from Sweden and the UK, a broad pipeline, and strong R&D and collaborations that move from discovery to patient access. Its goal is to improve people’s health by discovering, developing, and delivering medicines and vaccines to patients worldwide.

Company size
10,001+
Company stage
IPO
Headquarters
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Founded
1913

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