GCC CVRM Medical Associate Director

at  AstraZeneca

ROLE SUMMARY

Office based medical leader who can be a single contributor as well as be responsible for CVRM medical team to ensure the company business unit goals are achieved.
Accountable for strategic CVRM direction, establishing standards of medical capability, business/resource planning, scientific leadership within the Medical Affairs Team.
Embeds a deep healthcare system practices and gaps understanding (environment, priorities, clinical and patient pathways, etc) that can translate into actionable strategies within the local Medical Plans.
Accountable for developing and execution of the Therapy Area/Product Medical Affairs Plans composed of confidence and evidence generation activities, as well as fundamental and sustainable clinical practice transformations that strengthen healthcare ecosystems, improve treatment outcomes, drive meaningful changes in patient care and treatment paradigms and enable access to quality care in alignment with the company’s portfolio.
Recognize and incorporates innovation wherever appropriate into Medical Affairs strategic plans and lead in execution to drive strategic and sustainable impact internally and externally to support the adoption of evidence-based practices, guidelines, and treatment approaches.
Will ensure that all local medical requirements are met for all product/TA material and will use medical expertise to contribute to the marketing direction of the product/TA.
Recognised as a medical expert within the local marketing company and be responsible for providing medical leadership, expertise, and strategic input to ensure that the Medical Affairs plans align with the broader business objectives.
As a Medical Leader, collaborate with leaders from relevant cross-functional teams identify, activate and measure scalable healthcare practice shaping initiatives with integrated partnership engagement plans composed of key traditional (e.g. HCPs) and non-traditional (e.g. policy and decision makers, PAGs, government, innovative solution providers) stakeholders.
Able to lead a significant cross functional, projects. For example, projects like RWE, pre-launch, post-launch clinical trials or market access projects.
Works to ensure operational excellence and collaborates with compliance to ensure adherence to company standards.
Acts as a catalysts of sustainable healthcare ecosystem change, enhancing access to quality care for patients and enabling the adoption of our innovative medicines.

ESSENTIAL FOR THE ROLE

• Science degree and or master’s degree in a scientific discipline
• Extensive experience of Medical Affairs function within a pharmaceutical industry
• Strong understanding of medical, clinical development, and regulatory requirements
• Extensive experience in stakeholder management
• Strong project management and organizational skills
• Excellent oral and written communication
• Extensive team management experience
• Ability to work effectively in a matrix cross-functional environment.

DESIRABLE FOR THE ROLE

• Doctoral degree in a scientific discipline (e.g. M.D., Ph.D., Pharm.D.)
• Extensive knowledge of the latest technical and regulatory developments
• Innovative and solution-oriented mindset
• Experience with basic research, drug discovery and development and drug lifecycle management.
• Ecosystem scaled project experience