Location: Warsaw OR Cracow, Poland Hybrid model of work: 3 days in office, 2 remote per week Lead the exploration, testing, and validation of emerging AI capabilities that will deliver productivity. Act as Procurement's AI innovation engine, identifying, evaluating, and prototyping new solutions before broader deployment in close collaboration with the IT department. Key Responsibilities AI Technology Exploration Continuously evaluate emerging AI technologies, platforms, models, and tools. Maintain awareness of external AI market developments and vendor offerings. Assess applicability of new AI technologies to Procurement business problems. Run technology comparisons and proof-of-value assessments. Rapid Prototyping & Development Develop prototypes using Copilot Studio, Microsoft 365 Copilot, Azure AI Services, Power Platform, Python, APIs, and multi-agent frameworks. Build reusable AI accelerators and automation components. Test orchestration scenarios involving multiple agents and systems. Procurement Use Case Discovery Partner with Procurement teams and other AZ functions to identify AI opportunities. Translate business challenges into AI experiments. Conduct feasibility assessments. Prioritize ideas based on impact and implementation complexity. AI Performance & Quality Testing Evaluate AI accuracy, consistency, reliability, and risk. Design testing methodologies for AI solutions. Establish prompt engineering and evaluation standards. Measure model performance and business effectiveness. Vendor & Technology Strategy Support build-versus-buy decisions. Evaluate AI solutions. Conduct market scans and capability assessments. Knowledge Development Create reusable prompting frameworks. Publish technical guidance and best practices. Share lessons learned across Procurement. Required Skills Advanced AI fluency, including generative AI, agentic AI, large language models, prompt engineering, model evaluation, and AI quality testing. Hands-on prototyping capability using Copilot Studio, Microsoft 365 Copilot, Power Platform, Azure AI Services, Python, APIs, and automation frameworks. Strong experimentation mindset, with the ability to convert ambiguous procurement problems into testable AI hypotheses, prototypes, and proof-of-value assessments. Emerging technology scouting and market-sensing skills to identify relevant AI tools, vendor capabilities, and external innovation trends. Data fluency, including the ability to assess data readiness, interpret AI-generated insights, validate outputs, and identify quality or bias risks. Procurement domain knowledge across sourcing, contracting, negotiation, supplier management, compliance, analytics, and category strategy. Ability to evaluate build-versus-buy options, technical feasibility, business impact, implementation complexity, and enterprise scalability. Strong communication and storytelling skills to explain AI opportunities, limitations, risks, and value potential to senior Procurement, IT, and business stakeholders. Date Posted 29-lip-2026 Closing Date 28-lip-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 is a global, science-led, patient-focused biopharmaceutical company. We focus on discovering, developing and commercialising prescription medicines for some of the world’s most serious diseases. But we are more than one of the world’s leading pharmaceutical companies. At AstraZeneca, we’re dedicated to being a Great Place to Work. Where you are empowered to push the boundaries of science, challenge convention and unleash your entrepreneurial spirit. To embrace differences and take bold actions to drive the change needed to meet global healthcare and sustainability challenges. There is no better place to make a difference in medicine, patients, and society. An inclusive culture where you will connect different thinking to generate new and valuable opportunities. Where you will find a commitment to lifelong learning, growth and development for all. Our Inclusion & Diversity (I&D) mission is to create an inclusive and equitable environment where people belong, using the power of our diversity to push the boundaries of science to deliver life-changing medicines to patients. Inclusion and diversity are fundamental to the success of our company, because innovation requires breakthrough ideas that only come from a diverse workforce empowered to challenge conventional thinking. We’re curious about science and the advancement of knowledge. We find creative ways to approach new challenges. We’re driven to make the right choices and be accountable for our actions. As an organisation centred around what makes us human, we put a big focus on people. Across our business, we want colleagues to wake up excited about their day at the office, in the field, or in the lab. Along with our purpose to bring life-changing medicines to people across the globe, we have a promise to you: to help you realise the full breadth of your potential. Here, you’ll do work that has the potential to change your life and improve countless others. And, together with your team, you’ll shape a culture that unites and inspires us every day. This is your life at AstraZeneca.