Senior Marketing Manager

At AstraZeneca, we pride ourselves on crafting a collaborative culture that champions knowledge-sharing, ambitious thinking and innovation – ultimately providing employees with the opportunity to work across teams, functions and even the globe.

Recognizing the importance of individualized flexibility, our ways of working allow employees to balance personal and work commitments while ensuring we continue to create a strong culture of collaboration and teamwork by engaging face-to-face in our offices 3 days a week. Our head office (Mississauga) and BlueSky Hub in downtown Toronto are purposely designed with collaboration in mind, providing space where teams can come together to strategize, brainstorm and connect on key projects.

Our dedication to sustainability is also central to our culture and part of what makes AstraZeneca a great place to work. We know the health of people, the planet and our business are interconnected, which is why we’re taking ambitious action to address some of the biggest challenges of our time, from climate change to access to healthcare and disease prevention.

Reporting to the Commercial Franchise Head – Breast Cancer, the Senior Marketing Manager (SMM) – Breast Cancer will be a key leader in building our small molecule breast cancer portfolio of indications into the standard of care for patients. The successful candidate for this role will be a strategic focused leader with a passion for customer engagement and putting patients first. You play to win but do the right thing and act with integrity.

You are joining a team of ambitious individuals driven to build a culture that is science and patient-focused, agile and high-performing. Your role within the broader Oncology team will be to work collaboratively with your cross-functional partners and the cross business unit marketing teams to share ideas, challenge the standard and work together towards a shared vision of a 100% patient mindset.

Accountabilities

• Be responsible for the small molecule breast cancer indications at AstraZeneca, leading a cross-functional team to improve the forward-thinking potential of the tumour area through development and execution of the Tumour Strategy, Brand Strategy, and Tactical Plans to achieve business objectives

• Work closely with the Canadian regulatory and access team to secure new indications and funding

• Prepare and implement significant customer activities and sales force content deployment, implementing campaigns with a consistent voice across channels

• Build professional relationships with key external customers to transform the Canadian landscape for patients with breast cancer

• Develop strong relationships with counterparts across global markets to identify and demonstrate best practices

• Lead the financial and budget planning processes in conjunction with our forecasting and finance teams

• Monitor sales and business trends to spot potential opportunities and challenges, taking action to drive impact

• Responsibility for leading a marketing manager within the team

• Uphold a best-in-class commercial approach to establish AstraZeneca as leaders in the Breast cancer therapeutic area while encouraging an inclusive high-performance environment that values and leverages diversity

Essential Skills/Experience

• University degree or equivalent experience in science and/or business

• Minimum of 5 years related pharmaceutical industry experience including marketing with experience successfully leading a cross-functional team

• Previous oncology experience (in particular, Breast Cancer) is an asset

• Experience navigating challenging regulatory and access environments is an asset

• Strong business insight: strong critical thinking and planning skills with ability to implement plans with excellence

• Solid understanding of Product Management (including brand strategic planning and critical thinking skills) with previous launch experience preferred

• Financial acumen: inputting on forecast assumptions, budget management and spend optimization and trade-off decisions

• Strong learning agility and can adapt quickly in a fast-paced environment

• High self-awareness with the ability to lead people and build strong followership across the marketing and cross functional teams

• Strong influencing skills and communication skills

• Experience with integrating and leveraging digital and/or AI

Summary:

Great People want to Work with us! Find out why:

• GTAA Top Employer Award for 10 years

• Top 100 Employers Award

• Canada’s Most Admired Corporate Culture

• Learn more about working with us in Canada

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Are you interested in working at AZ, apply today!

AstraZeneca is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion and providing a workplace that is free from discrimination. AstraZeneca is committed to accommodating persons with disabilities. Such accommodation is available on request in respect of all aspects of the recruitment, assessment and selection process and may be requested by emailing AZCHumanResources@astrazeneca.com.

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Annual base salary for this position ranges from 136,829.60 to 179,588.85.

AstraZeneca is committed to providing fair and equitable compensation opportunities to all colleagues. Our compensation policies and practices have been designed to allow colleagues to progress through the salary range over time as they progress in their role. The range provided in this posting represents an offer pay range used in a majority of situations. The base pay offered will vary depending on multiple individualized factors, including the candidate's skills and experience, job-related knowledge, and other specific business and organizational needs.  In some cases, offers outside the range may also be considered to address unique circumstances.

In addition, our permanent positions offer an annual Variable Pay Bonus/Short Term Incentive opportunity as well as eligibility to participate in our equity-based long-term incentive program (if applicable to role).  Benefits offered for permanent roles include a competitive Flex Benefits & Retirement Savings Program, 4 weeks’ paid vacation, and annual Personal Days. Fixed Term Contract/Temporary positions (excluding students) are offered a Contract Benefits Program.

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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 comply with all applicable laws and regulations on non-discrimination in employment (and recruitment), as well as work authorisation and employment eligibility verification requirements.