Marta Tolos

Group Head of AI Services and Platforms at AstraZeneca

Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

About

Marta Tolós is the Group Head of AI Services and Platforms in AstraZeneca. Leading a multicultural team of AI Engineers and knowledge insight experts based in the UK, Sweden, Spain, Mexico, and India for driving the development and deployment of AI Enterprise Services and Platforms across AstraZeneca on a global scale. We focus on accelerating the delivery of data science throughout the enterprise by leveraging reusable AI services, including natural language processing, mathematical optimisation, computer vision, and Generative AI. Marta has a Master’s degree in Telecommunications Engineering, a Master’s Degree in Energy Engineering from the Polytechnic University of Catalonia, a Master’s Degree in Computer Science with focus on Advanced Artificial Intelligence and a MBA. Before joining AstraZeneca in 2024, she worked as a trainee at IBM Spain and at the IBM Research Lab in Germany in the data mining department. She started her professional career working as a AI researcher at SONY Research Lab in Germany, focusing on speech recognition and machine learning for robotics. She worked as an AI consultant and a researcher for the Carnegie Mellon University and the Karlsruhe University. She worked as a Software Team leader for Robert BOSCH in the automotive sector in Germany and as a Technical Manager in the R&D department of the Catalan company GTD, focusing on Data Science in different R&D projects for power networks. She joined Telefonica R&D in 2012 as a Big Data Development Lead Manager and a Senior Data Scientist, leading Big Data Developers and Data Scientists in Spain and Brazil. In 2016 She joined Zurich Insurance as Head of Data Science and Data Engineering. Her department provided Data Science and Data Engineering/Big Data Services to Business Units and Group Functions inside Zurich’s organisation worldwide. Marta has contributed to several publications and patents and collaborated as adjunct professor in La Salle University and currently in EAE Business school and the Polytechnical University of Catalonia. Specialties: Artificial intelligence: Machine learning, data mining, artificial vision, speech recognition. Signal Processing: specially speech and music processing. Energy Engineering: Electricity networks, renewable energies: wind energy (eolic energy).

Experience

  • Executive Director, Group Head of AI Services and Platforms at AstraZeneca
    Jul 2024 - Present · 2 yrs

    Responsible for driving the development and deployment of AI Enterprise Services and Platforms across AstraZeneca on a global scale. My primary focus is on accelerating the delivery of data science throughout the enterprise by leveraging reusable AI services, including natural language processing, mathematical optimisation, computer vision, and Generative AI. Leading a multicultural team of AI Engineers and knowledge insight experts based in the UK, USA, Spain, Mexico, and India. Together, we are dedicated to delivering innovative and high-quality enterprise platforms and services, encompassing the design, development, and deployment of AI platforms and solutions. This includes the creation of scalable AI engines, ML operations, knowledge graph, and insights visualisation platforms.

  • Adjunct Professor at Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya
    Sep 2023 - Present · 2 yrs 10 mos

    Associate professor for the subjects: Digital Speech and Audio Processing (DSAP) and Description and Retrieval of Audiovisual Content (DRCAV) of the bachelor's degree in Data Science and Engineering and the master’s degree in Telecommunications Engineering.

  • Adjunct Professor at EAE Business School
    Jan 2019 - Present · 7 yrs 6 mos

    Currenlty Data Science and Advanced Analytics Professor for the Full-Time Executive Master in Big Data Analytics. In the past teaching Data Science in the Part-Time Executive Master in Big Data Analytics & Part-Time Executive Master in Business Intelligence and Technology Innovation.

  • Zurich Insurance Company Ltd (Hybrid)
    • Senior Director, Head of Data Science & Data Engineering
      Mar 2021 - Jun 2024 · 3 yrs 4 mos

      Global Head of Data Science & Data Engineering inside Group Technology Operations - Director Level Leading Data Engineers, Data Scientists, ML Engineers and MLOPs Engineers to deliver Advanced Data Solutions leveraging Artificial Intelligence and Advanced Machine Learning Operations (MLOps) practices.

    • Director, Head of Big Data Analytics Delivery
      Aug 2016 - Mar 2021 · 4 yrs 8 mos

      Head of the Big Data Delivery Center of Zurich, located in Barcelona providing Big Data and Data Science Services to Business Units and Group Functions inside Zurich’s organization worldwide. Leading Data Engineers, Data Scientists, ML Engineers, Data Platform Engineers, Data Architects and Project/Program Managers (40+) to deliver Advanced Data Solutions. The Value creation of the Big Data Analytics team allow Zurich to reduce up to 75% the total costs of our data solutions, from 20M$ to 4 M$ after internalization.

  • Adjunct Professor at La Salle BCN
    Oct 2013 - Dec 2017 · 4 yrs 3 mos

    Lecturer for the: - Master MCGE - Applied Communications for Energy Management - Post-Degree PXEI - Smart Grid - Master MTSS - Technologies for Smart Cities and Smart Grids Main subject: Demand Side Management for power networks.