Associate Director, Global Oncology - Breast

at  AstraZeneca

Job Title: Associate Director, Global Oncology - Breast
Location: Cambridge (UK) / Gaithersburg (US) / Mississauga (CA)
Introduction to Role:
At AstraZeneca, we are committed to turning ideas into life-changing medicines. We are looking for an entrepreneurial, big-thinking individual to join our team and help us make the impossible a reality. As part of our Oncology Business Unit, you will be working in an environment that is focused on harnessing the potential of science to address the unmet needs of patients around the world. This is an exciting opportunity to work in the Global Breast Cancer Franchise as the Global Marketing Associate Director. You will be reporting to the Global Commercial Head and working closely with the Integrated Business Team (IBT) to drive aligned strategy and execution in partnership with global cross-functional partners and Regions.
Accountabilities:
As the Associate Director, you will be responsible for driving brand strategy implementation, tactical planning & budgeting, and detailed execution of global marketing deliverables through the IBT. You will lead launch readiness with Regions, including market shaping, scenario planning and delivery of key initiatives in time for launch. You will also partner with Regions to understand performance drivers/barriers and evolve plans to improve the business. Your role will also involve supporting ongoing insights development and engagement with experts, community HCPs and patient groups.

Essential Skills/Experience:

• Strong marketing and sales background in a large/mid-sized pharmaceutical market
• Validated experience and knowledge of a broad base of external customers including patients, prescribers, payers, providers
• Proven use of insights to deliver effective marketing strategies
• Effective cross-functional project leadership and influencing skills
• Ability to simultaneously manage multiple priorities with a high degree of autonomy
• Bachelor’s degree, preferably in scientific or business discipline
• 5+ years’ experience in pharmaceutical industry and at least 3 years’ experience in oncology/immuno-oncology marketing and/or strategy function

Desirable Skills/Experience:

• Ability thriving in ambiguity, with an entrepreneurial mindset
• Strong clinical acumen and scientific mindset
• Strong sense of urgency and ability to generate exceptional results
• Global marketing /commercial development experience
• Experience working in the Breast Cancer market space

At AstraZeneca, we are all here to make an impact – to achieve our bold ambition of eliminating cancer as a cause of death. In the Oncology Business Unit, we relentlessly follow the science, challenging the status quo to deliver more effective treatments to patients in need. Our commitment means we purposefully push back the limits of knowledge to change the practice of medicine. We are entrepreneurial, we welcome responsibility, stepping up to take accountability as we operate in complexity and at scale. We are driven by a fast-paced environment and a bold ambition to one day eliminate cancer as a cause of death.
Are you ready to be part of a team that makes it happen? Together we can make this the greatest decade ever in the fight against cancer. Apply now!

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