Associate Director, Transforming Care & Lung Ambition

At AstraZeneca, we turn ideas into life-changing medicines. Working here means being entrepreneurial, thinking big, and working together to make the impossible a reality. We are focused on leading a revolution in oncology to redefine cancer care and address the unmet needs of patients worldwide. By following the science, we aim to understand cancer and all its complexities to discover, develop, and deliver life-changing treatments and increase the potential for a cure.

The Oncology business is the fastest growing team within AstraZeneca and across the industry. Through our relentless quest for innovation, we have created one of the most diverse portfolios and pipelines in the industry. We deliver on the promise of our pipeline through launch excellence, commercial effectiveness and maximizing the lifecycle.

At AstraZeneca, our franchise teams are pivotal in driving launch and commercial effectiveness, setting direction to shape the cancer care landscape and empower care teams. The Lung Cancer Franchise seeks a highly skilled Global Associate Director, Marketing, Transforming Care & Lung Ambition to join their team.

Reporting to the VP Global Franchise Head, Lung Cancer this role involves leading key efforts in transforming lung cancer care and commercialization of QCS delivery. The position requires close collaboration with teams, including diagnostics and medical, with a goal to improve patient experiences and support precision diagnostics focusing on early detection and screening. You will engage with external oncology stakeholders and policy makers to drive progress in lung cancer care.

The Global Associate Director, Marketing will divide their time between our Lung Ambition program (40%) and QCS Delivery Commercialization (60%).

Key Responsibilities:

Lung Ambition

• Lead efforts in lung cancer early detection and screening.

• Work with BBU colleagues on One Lung Health and Global Policy.

• Enhance guidelines concordant care and precision diagnostics.

• Collaborate with diagnostics, clinical, medical, corporate affairs, and marketing teams.

• Develop partnerships with external bodies such as government, healthcare systems, and technical partners.

QCS Delivery Commercialization

• Co-lead QCS market implementation with Diagnostics co-lead.

• Focus on five "A"s: Awareness, Adoption, Access, Availability, Accuracy.

• Drive awareness and adoption by clinicians.

• Support evidence-based recommendations.

• Collaborate across diagnostics, medical, insights, and commercial teams. Work with local markets on access with market access, commercial, medical, and diagnostic team members.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in a relevant field.

• 5+ years of marketing experience in the pharmaceutical and/or healthcare industry, with experience in brand marketing, sales, market research/analytics, or strategic planning.

• Strong ability to manage complex projects and work within a matrixed environment.

• Demonstrated ability to lead without authority and work collaboratively across functions and markets.

• Proven track record of generating, analyzing and interpreting clinical trial and published data.

• Thorough understanding of drug development and commercialization processes including an understanding of outcomes research /payer access issues

Preferred Qualifications:

• MBA or advanced degree in a related field.

• In-depth marketing experience, including developing brand strategy and managing ad agencies.

• Experience working in brands with a pharmaceutical manufacturer, biomarker science and diagnostics.

• In market experience in diagnostic market shaping and roll-out

This position is based at our Gaithersburg, MD campus, headquarters for the US and Global Oncology Business Units. When we put diverse teams in the same room, we unleash bold thinking with the power to inspire life-changing medicines. In-person working gives us the platform we need to connect, work at pace and challenge perceptions. That's why we work, on average, a minimum of three days per week from the office. But that doesn't mean we're not flexible. We balance the expectation of being in the office while respecting individual flexibility. Join us in our unique and bold world.

AstraZeneca offers an environment where you can thrive by working with new drugs, digital approaches, and ever-changing environments. We are driven by our determination to ensure the value of our medicines is realized and look for opportunities to transform care and add