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Associate Global Medical Director, Rare Hematology, Nephrology and Transplant

AstraZeneca
United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 12 May 2026
💰 $225,303/yr($150,202/yr$225,303/yr)

About the role

In this role you will report to a Senior Director and join a highly collaborative, patient-focused team that turns complex medical insight into clear global plans. You will help set the direction for pre- and post-launch medical affairs, ensuring evidence generation, scientific communications and external education are tightly aligned to what matters most for patients and clinicians. Your work will connect strategy with real-world execution across countries, giving you a direct line of sight to impact!

Accountabilities:

Global Medical Strategy and Planning:

  • Co-develop and implement the global medical strategy and annual plans for pre- and post-launch activities, providing medical leadership that aligns cross-functional teams and countries to clear objectives.

Lifecycle Management and Pipeline Support:

  • Provide strategic medical input to late-phase pipeline and in-line life cycle management, ensuring decisions are grounded in science, clinical practice and patient needs.

Evidence Generation:

  • Develop Phase 3b/4 and externally sponsored research evidence plans for late-phase and in-line programs, prioritizing studies that close critical gaps and inform practice.

Country Alignment:

  • Partner with country medical leads to align local plans with global strategy and surface actionable insights that refine global priorities.

Scientific Communications and Education:

  • Set direction for scientific communications, internal medical training, medical education (including CME and symposia), Medical Information and health economics/real-world evidence plans in support of global medical objectives.

Internal Training and Material Review:

  • Contribute to therapeutic training for internal teams; provide medical affairs review for field medical tools, internal commercial training and reimbursement materials to ensure scientific rigor and compliance.

Congress and Medical Initiatives:

  • Guide medical affairs input for congress planning and activities, ensuring impactful scientific presence and consistent messaging.

External Leader With Vision Engagement:

  • Build and maintain strategic partnerships with global centers of excellence and key opinion leaders; create a cohesive engagement strategy that amplifies scientific dialogue and accelerates adoption of standard methodology.

Advisory Boards and Insights:

  • Plan, develop and lead global advisory boards and integrate insights from regional and local boards to inform strategy and tactics.

Cross-functional Leadership and Vendor Management:

  • Lead through influence across geographies and functions; manage external partners to deliver on time, on budget and to the highest scientific standards. Essential

Skills/Experience:

  • Must have a PhD, PharmD or MD level degree or equivalent with 2+ years experience in medical affairs organization (med info, grant processing, field MSL team, KOL management, scientific communications)
  • Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.
  • Proven track record to manage different resources and vendor management
  • Excellent problem-solving, organizational, and negotiating skills!
  • Adaptability and agility in a dynamic environment with proven track record to work on teams and independently
  • Excellent interpersonal skills with demonstrated track record and ability to drive results as an effective team member and project leader
  • Established ability to work with KOLs and HCPs to innovate and challenge the status quo while implementing Medical Affairs tools to improve patient care and outcomes
  • Must demonstrate energy and passion which brings a positive approach to all challenge's sense of ethics and responsibility
  • Travel required up to 25%

The duties of this role are generally conducted in an office environment. As is typical of an office-based role, employees must be able, with or without an accommodation to: use a computer; engage in communications via phone, video, and electronic messaging; engage in problem-solving and non-linear thought, analysis, and dialogue; collaborate with others; maintain general availability during standard business hours.

Desirable Skills/Experience:

  • Experience leading cross-functional teams
  • Experience managing different key collaborators
  • Experience in the Pharmaceutical or biotechnology industry

The annual base pay for this position ranges from $150,202.00 - $225,303.00. Our positions offer eligibility for various incentives—an opportunity to receive short-term incentive bonuses, equity-based awards

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