Sanitas is a leading healthcare and wellness company in Spain, providing a wide range of services including health insurance, hospitals, dental clinics, and elderly care homes. Founded in 1954 and now part of the international Bupa Group, it operates a vast network of medical centers and employs over 11,000 professionals across the country. The company is a dominant player in the Spanish private healthcare sector, known for its digital health innovation and comprehensive care models.

With its headquarters in Madrid and a massive footprint across every major Spanish city, Sanitas offers diverse opportunities for international professionals, particularly in medical, dental, and digital technology roles. While clinical roles require Spanish certification and language proficiency, the company's digital and corporate divisions frequently seek international talent for data science, AI, and project management positions. Sanitas is recognized for its commitment to diversity and its role as a key employer for those looking to build a career in the European healthcare industry.

Founded in 1954 by a group of Spanish doctors, Sanitas grew to become the leading private healthcare provider in Spain. In 1989, it became part of the British healthcare group Bupa, allowing it to expand its services and international reach while maintaining its strong Spanish identity.

For international professionals

Part of the Bupa Group, providing access to a global network of healthcare expertise and international mobility opportunities.
A pioneer in digital health in Spain, offering advanced telemedicine services and digital insurance products.
Operates four major hospitals, over 200 dental clinics, and more than 40 nursing homes across the Spanish territory.
Regularly hires for technical roles in Data Science and AI to support its ongoing digital transformation initiatives.
Clinical roles typically require the homologation of foreign degrees and professional registration in Spain.

Data & AI Lead (ELA)

Sanitas

This job was originally posted in Spanish and automatically translated to English. You'll most likely need Spanish to apply.

Job Description

What will you do in the team?

Your mission will be to drive a common vision of data and artificial intelligence in the Europe & Latino America market unit, ensuring that different countries share best practices, adopt common standards, and accelerate the deployment of data, analytics, and AI products with business impact. Additionally:

💙 You will define and coordinate the Data & AI strategy in ELA, ensuring alignment between regional priorities, Group priorities, and the needs of each country.

💙 You will anticipate technological and market trends, evaluating new tools, AI models, architectures, platforms, and methodologies that could shape the future evolution of Data & AI in ELA.

💙 You will share and scale best practices across countries, promoting the reuse of models, products, architectures, methodologies, and learnings.

💙 You will ensure compliance with common policies, standards, and ways of working, including data governance, security, privacy, architecture, quality, impact measurement, and the responsible use of AI.

💙 You will support countries in accelerating their initiatives, helping them overcome barriers, prioritize use cases, connect with regional capabilities, and deploy products more quickly and efficiently.

What do you need?

🎓Education: Higher education degree.

🌱Experience: At least 8 years of experience in positions with similar functions.

🌍Languages: At least C1 English or higher.

👉Other skills and knowledge: Availability for international travel and ability to work in multicultural and multidisciplinary environments.

What do we offer?

👉 Hybrid remote work model.

👉 Social benefits: Health insurance, life insurance, death insurance, and meal card.

👉 Flexible hours, free shuttle bus service, free parking at the office, intensive summer hours, and much more.

Innovation, committed to you and helping the customer

At Sanitas, we welcome you with open arms. You will be part of an innovative team, committed to employees and focused on customer care and help. We offer a dynamic environment with opportunities for development and growth where people are our greatest value.

We are TopEmployers

We are #TopEmployers2025 in Spain! 🏆 This certification from Top Employers Spain recognizes our commitment to employee well-being, as well as the policies and procedures to care for every person who is part of Sanitas. And, most importantly, it drives us to keep improving!

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¿Qué harás en el equipo?

Tu misión será impulsar una visión común de datos e inteligencia artificial en la unidad de mercado de Europe & Latino America, asegurando que los distintos países compartan mejores prácticas, adopten estándares comunes y aceleren el despliegue de productos de datos, analítica e IA con impacto en negocio. Y además:

💙 Definirás y coordinarás la estrategia de Data & IA en ELA, asegurando alineamiento entre las prioridades regionales, las prioridades de Grupo y las necesidades de cada país.

💙 Anticiparás tendencias tecnológicas y de mercado, evaluando nuevas herramientas, modelos de IA, arquitecturas, plataformas y metodologías que puedan marcar la evolución futura de Data & IA en ELA.

💙 Compartirás y escalarás mejores prácticas entre países, promoviendo la reutilización de modelos, productos, arquitecturas, metodologías y aprendizajes.

💙 Asegurarás el cumplimiento de políticas, estándares y formas de trabajo comunes, incluyendo gobierno del dato, seguridad, privacidad, arquitectura, calidad, medición de impacto y uso responsable de la IA.

💙 Acompañarás a los países en la aceleración de sus iniciativas, ayudándoles a superar barreras, priorizar casos de uso, conectar con capacidades regionales y desplegar productos de forma más rápida y eficiente.

¿Qué necesitas?

🎓Formación: Formación superior.

🌱Experiencia: Al menos 8 años de experiencia en puestos con funciones similares.

🌍Idiomas: Al menos C1 de inglés o superior.

👉Otras habilidades y conocimientos: Disponibilidad para viajar internacionalmente y capacidad de trabajar en entornos multiculturales y multidisciplinares.

¿Qué ofrecemos?

👉 Modalidad híbrida de teletrabajo.

👉 Beneficios sociales: Seguro médico, seguro de vida, seguro de decesos y tarjeta comida.

👉 Flexibilidad horaria, servicio gratuito de autobuses lanzadera, parking gratuito en la oficina, jornada intensiva en verano, y mucho más.

Innovación, comprometidos contigo y ayuda al cliente

En Sanitas te esperamos con los brazos abiertos. Formarás parte de un equipo innovador, comprometido con los empleados y con foco en el cuidado y ayuda al cliente. Ofrecemos un entorno dinámico, con oportunidades de desarrollo y crecimiento en donde las personas es nuestro mayor valor.