Director, Oncology Marketing, Breast (Pan Tumor)

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.

The Director, Oncology Marketing, Breast (Pan Tumor), is accountable for indications outside of breast cancer in the US and leads a brand team of 2-4 marketers. You and your team will be charged with developing and driving a robust commercial strategy and launch execution plan across multiple disease areas and indications in collaboration with key cross-functional partners across AstraZeneca and our alliance partner, Daiichi Sankyo.

This position is based at our Gaithersburg, MD campus, headquarters for our US Oncology and the Oncology Business Unit.

Responsibilities

• Develops, evaluates, and evolves brand strategy for multiple pan tumor indications, including crafting an overarching brand strategy, go-to-market launch plan and competitive readiness plans in close collaboration with Daiichi-Sankyo counterpart

• Collaborates closely and provides strategic direction to cross-functional groups (e.g. Insights, Access, Medical, Sales, Training, Regulatory) for the development and implementation of both strategic and executional plans

• Accountable for engaging with the Global Pan Tumor leadership team to ensure strategic alignment across all indications and share findings across markets

• Monitors brand performance and provides indication specific input into forecasting and expenses

• Develops and delivers key brand presentations to leadership and the field organization

• Leads input into business reviews

• Leads, coaches, and develops team of pharmaceutical marketing professionals

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science degree

• 8-10+ years of biotech/pharma brand marketing experience with minimum 4-6+ years of experience in oncology marketing

• In-line Oncology marketing experience

• Understanding of U.S. Oncology landscape including Community oncology and Hospital oncology dynamics, GPOs, Payer landscape, Specialty Pharmacy partners  

Preferred Qualifications

• MBA

• Working in ‘commercial alliance/partnership’ environment

• Leading a team

Why AstraZeneca?

At AstraZeneca when we see an opportunity for change, we seize it and make it happen, because any opportunity no matter how small, can be the start of something big. Delivering life-changing medicines is about being entrepreneurial - finding those moments and recognizing their potential. Join us on our journey of building a new kind of organization to reset expectations of what a bio-pharmaceutical company can be. This means we’re opening new ways to work, pioneering cutting-edge methods, and bringing unexpected teams together. Interested? Come and join our journey.

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