Sr. Global Medical Affairs Leader - Prostate Cancer - Early Assets

Do you have expertise in, and curiosity, for Medical Affairs in Oncology? Apply your experience to changing the way cancer is treated in a company that follows the science and turns ideas into life changing medicines. Help to advance our pipeline by applying expertise and accelerating our pathway to finding a cure.

A dedicated Oncology unit, this is the place to build a world-class career. AstraZeneca’s vision in Oncology is to help patients by redefining the cancer-treatment paradigm with the bold ambition to eliminate cancer as a cause of death. We are proud to work on groundbreaking science with one of the broadest and deepest Oncology pipelines in the business.

We are seeking a Senior Global Medical Affairs Leader (GMAL), Prostate cancer–Early assets, to join us at our dynamic site in the greater DC Metro area in Gaithersburg MD! The Senior GMAL will report to the Head of Genitourinary (GU) cancers and will play a pivotal role in leading the Global Medical Affairs strategy and execution for severalassetswithin the therapeutic area. The Sr GMAL will work cross-functionally with Clinical Development, Commercial, and other stakeholder teams to maximize patient benefit and deliver scientific leadership.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop and execute the global medical affairs strategy for assigned assets in prostate cancer

• Lead the planning and implementation of evidence generation activities, including real-world evidence and medical affairs studies

• Provide medical leadership in the development of scientific communication and publication strategy

• Represent medical affairs on cross-functional teams, including the Global Product Teams (GPTs), ensuring alignment with the overall asset strategy

• Advance market and stakeholder understanding by driving insight generation initiatives

• Collaborate with regional and local medical teams to support the implementation of local plans and to ensure consistency with the global strategy

• Serve as the global expert for assigned assets, interfacing with key opinion leaders (KOLs) and scientific experts

• Contribute to the development and delivery of materials and training for internal stakeholders

• Ensure compliance with all regulatory and ethical standards

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Minimum Qualifications:

• Minimum of Master degree in a scientific field or equivalent medical/scientific qualifications 

• At least 5 years of senior/specialized experience within pharma/life sciences and/or medical experience (e.g. significant clinical/academic/medical affairs roles/organizations)

• Experience and ability to lead and provide strategic leadership across functional working groups and teams within a complex matrix organization

• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills

Preferred Qualifications:

• Advanced Scientific degree (PhD, PharmD, MD)

• Oncology medical experience 

• Expertise in early assets and/or market understanding activities

• Prior experience with radioconjugates is highly preferred

Desired Skills and Experience:

• Experience with evidence generation and market-shaping activities

• Proven ability to work in a complex, matrix environment.

• Strong scientific acumen and the ability to interpret and communicate complex data.

Are you ready to bring insights and fresh thinking to the table? Brilliant! We have one seat available, and we hope it’s yours. Apply today.

AstraZeneca embraces diversity and equality of opportunity. We are committed to building an inclusive and diverse team representing all backgrounds, with as wide a range of perspectives as possible, and harnessing industry-leading skills. We believe that the more inclusive we are, the better our work will be. We welcome and consider applications to join our team from all qualified candidates, regardless of their characteristics. We follow all applicable laws and regulations on non-discrimination in employment (and recruitment), as well as work authorization and employment eligibility verification requirements.