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Senior Director, Medical Execution - Hypertension

AstraZeneca
United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 8 Sept 2025

About the role

Reporting directly to the Global Medical Head, Hypertension, the Senior Director Medical Execution will be responsible for driving strategic alignment between the Global Medical Team (GMT) and the Medical Directors/Therapeutic Area (TA) Leads in the regions and markets, ensuring world class execution of key medical initiatives. 

 

Accountabilities: 

 

Global Strategic Plan Leadership 

  • Lead development of disease area/brand Global Strategic Plan (GSP) and Operational Plan in partnership with Global Commercial team; drive Global Medical strategy to regions/local markets to ensure rapid, coherent adoption and implementation 

  • Accountable for roll-out and implementation of all key Global Medical materials to the markets, including medical strategy documents, publications, clinical data, omnichannel strategy, and medical assets; track utilization & impact of Global Medical results  

Global Medical Team Leadership 

  • Accountable for leadership and day-to-day management of the Global Medical Team (GMT), overseeing GMT efficiency and team member performance 

  • Represent Global Medical on the Global Brand Team (GBT)

  • Continuous engagement with major market Medical Directors/Heads of TA/Brand and Field Medical Leads regarding strategic execution and medical performance 

Launch Excellence 

  • Represent Global Medical leadership on Launch Readiness Reviews and Strategic Brand Reviews to elevate visibility of Medical’s impact; ensure Medical performance is prominent in the launch readiness and business reviews 

  • Accountable for defining medical resourcing (e.g. field medical) requirements to deliver TA/brand strategy in collaboration with regional/local medical leadership 

Drive Medical Performance and Impact 

  • Set and track disease area/brand Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) that demonstrate impact of medical on accelerating launch excellence and advancing healthcare delivery.

  • Lead medical performance updates at GBT/GPT/BPM LT meetings 

  • Develop and pull-through Field Medical Strategic Plans (FMSP) in local markets; address strategic and execution gaps 

  • Drive medical insights to GMT/GBT/GPT to inform disease area and product strategy 

  • Partner with Global Medical Excellence to ensure consistent utilization of global frameworks, medical platforms, and dashboards 

 

Qualifications: 

  • Doctoral level degree: MD, PhD, or PharmD

  • 5+ years expertise in the relevant Therapeutic Area preferred 

  • Experience working within country medical teams such as Medical Advisor or Medical Science Liaisons (MSLs) 

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