Director, Global Oncology Policy & Advocacy (Hematology & Cell Therapy)

AstraZeneca is leading a revolution in cancer care, with the ambition to provide cures for cancer in every form, following the science to understand cancer and all its complexities to discover, develop and deliver life-changing medicines to patients. As Director, Global Oncology Policy & Advocacy, you will lead healthcare system policy shaping and partnerships with patient advocacy organizations for AstraZeneca in the area of hematology and cell therapies.

Accountabilities

In this role, you will direct our strategy and resources, working closely with country offices and external partners to help health systems and AstraZeneca succeed in redefining oncology care. Included within this role will be leading our engagements with key international institutions to advance global health policies that advance patient outcomes and experiences.

Based in Gaithersburg, you'll be part of our global oncology corporate affairs group, where every person plays a part in our story. In particular, this role will focus on:

- Supporting healthcare system transformation to enable improved care experiences and broader adoption of innovative therapeutics: Expanding relationships with key patient advocacy and policy-related organizations to accelerate initiatives that address priority challenges in the patient pathway, including access to multi-disciplinary care teams and accelerating uptake and adoption of innovative treatments (including cell therapy).
- Highlighting the voice and lived experience of patients: Working with individual patients, caregivers and advocacy organizations, you will develop and share compelling patient stories in support of efforts to transform Heme-related care services. You will also work to ensure that quantitative and qualitative patient insights are reflected back into the work of the organization.
- Market and regional partnership: You will work closely with the government affairs, patient advocacy and wider business leadership in our key regions and markets. For blood cancers, this will include close working with our team across the international who are leading exciting new efforts to enable earlier detection, diagnosis and intervention for liver cancer in countries of major unmet need.
- Cross-functional collaboration across our hematology & R&D organizations: You'll work with the oncology medical, commercial, diagnostics, and market access teams to develop and advance cancer-specific public policy shaping & advocacy strategies that improve equitable access to early detection and treatment. This will include acting as counsel to business leadership on political and patient-related topics.

Essential Skills/Experience

- Work optimally in a matrix organization
- Strategic problem solver with the ability to comprehend sophisticated matters and chart a clear path forward
- Leadership capability with strong self-awareness
- Self-starting, independent, entrepreneurial demeanor
- Eagerness and ability to collaborate with and mobilize different people and organizations
- Ability to communicate optimally with senior leadership, peers, and various partners
- Profound knowledge in the field of oncology, patient advocacy and understanding of how health systems operate

Desirable Skills/Experience

- Approximately 5-10 years’ experience in the pharmaceutical industry; including relevant experience in areas of oncology or comparable disease area
- Deep understanding of healthcare systems and how to drive healthcare policy change at country level
- Experience / track record of successful policy & advocacy projects realized across diverse range of regions or countries
- Leadership capability with strong self-awareness and ability to identify winning strategies and solutions for multiple stakeholders and AstraZeneca
- Strategic thinker and ability to comprehend complex matters and chart a clear path forward
- Self-starting, independent, entrepreneurial attitude – a smart risk-taker who thrives on new challenges and on seeing things through to completion
- Eagerness and ability to collaborate with and mobilize different people and organizations; work effectively in a matrix organization and ability to prioritize effectively
- Ability to communicate highly effectively with senior leadership, peers, as well as with a variety of stakeholders

At AstraZeneca, you can apply your skills and abilities to genuinely impact patients' lives. Join us at an exciting time of growth through innovation. Shape this journey by reimagining the way we work. Every single person plays a part in our story. Speak up, take the initiative, and make it yours. We are problem-solvers by nature, taking every opportunity to dig into complex challenges. With an unstoppable drive to learn, we are always asking questions to find the reasons why. 

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