What Visium's Barcelona expansion means for AI & Data professionals in Spain

If you're a senior AI & Data professional in Spain, you've probably noticed the gap: the market is full of companies talking about AI transformation, and short on partners actually deploying it in environments where the stakes are high.

That gap is precisely why Visium is building in Barcelona and why the work happening here is worth understanding.

Why Barcelona, why now?

Visium does not expand casually. We are a Swiss AI company exclusively focused on Life Sciences and Specialty Chemicals, industries where the quality of AI work has direct consequences on patient outcomes, regulatory compliance, and scientific progress. Every decision we make, including where we grow, is tied to that mission.

Barcelona fits that framework precisely. It has a vibrant and international AI and technology community. It is one of the fastest-growing Pharma and Healthcare hubs in Europe, a vertical where Visium already has deep client relationships and proven solutions. Several of our existing enterprise clients have established their digital operations there. This is not a speculative bet; it’s a deliberate move into a market where the demand for serious AI expertise is already present.

AI and Data have been at the core of Visium since day one. Barcelona is an extension of that focus and our way to attract some of the most outstanding AI & Data professionals. 

What is Visium building in Barcelona?

Barcelona is slowly becoming a full Visium hub for numerous AI & Data professionals. We are not building a satellite office, nor a delivery center. We are building a team across all areas of our practice: Machine Learning Engineers, Data Engineers, Data Modelers, AI Architects, and Consultants. People who join now will not be employees number 200, 201, etc., slotting into a defined structure. Employees who join us now will help shape what the Barcelona office becomes.

The work is the same work we do in Switzerland: deploying AI that reaches production, in regulated environments, while delivering value at scale, for clients like Roche, Novartis, Lonza, and DSM-Firmenich. We have delivered over 250 AI and data solutions across more than 50 enterprise clients. That track record comes to Barcelona, too. So if you are interested in creating scalable AI solutions, you should continue reading. 

A company worth joining

We are not a traditional consulting firm that recently added AI to its portfolio. AI and Data have been central to our work from the beginning. Consulting is the format through which we deliver that expertise, helping organizations apply data and AI in a practical and structured way.

As a team, we bring together people from diverse backgrounds who share a strong interest in building and improving. Collaboration, ownership, and mutual respect are important to us, and they shape the way we work day to day. The environment is supportive, but also focused and performance-oriented.

Working at Visium is not necessarily the right fit for everyone. The pace is fast, expectations are high, and there is a strong emphasis on taking initiative. That also means there is room to shape projects, contribute ideas, and grow with the company. With that opportunity comes responsibility and the need to navigate challenges thoughtfully as we scale.

Voices from inside Visium

Internally, Visium is a company where people take initiative. We run Tech Talks, knowledge-sharing sessions, and cross-team projects. Work is flexible and trust-based: you organize your days around your responsibilities, not a rigid schedule. The team gathers in the office two to three days a week. It is a culture built around doing excellent work that you will be proud of alongside other Visumees who care about it, and it is genuinely challenging in all the right ways.

However, don’t take our word for it; see what our Spanish team thinks about the work we do and the culture we are building. 

Who we're looking for

We are currently hiring across four specialisations. These are senior roles with real scop

• Machine Learning Engineer (Senior / Lead)
  Design and deliver production-ready AI solutions across Life Sciences use cases, from biomarker identification to agentic AI for regulatory environments.

• Senior Data Modeler
  Build scalable data models that unlock transformative insights and power AI-driven outcomes for global enterprise clients.
  
  
• Lead Data Engineer (Azure)
  Architect and build scalable data platforms on Azure with real business impact, embedded within our Platform Engineering practice.

• AI Platform Solution Architect
  Drive real-world AI adoption by architecting, implementing, and scaling cutting-edge solutions that accelerate business transformation.

Our commitment to Barcelona

Visium’s growth in Spain is tied to the success of the people who join now. We are not building a temporary presence to capture a trend. We are building a team that will define what Visium looks like in Spain in the foreseeable future. The people who join early will carry significant influence over that

If you are a senior AI or Data professional who wants to work on meaningful problems, with people who take the work seriously, in a company that has already proven its model with 50+ enterprise clients, Barcelona is the right place to have that conversation.

If you are interested in learning more about the company or the open roles, contact us or reach out to our Lead of Talent Acquisition, Maria Alonso Cimas. If you think that you already know enough, explore the open positions. 

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