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About the Role

Lead the medical input to business strategic and operational planning for indications within the Lung Oncology portfolio, including the development of Medical Affairs plans. Drive delivery of clinical insight, customer focus, and clinical governance into Medical and Business Unit objectives. Deliver Indication Brand objectives and develop and execute pre-launch and peri-launch medical plans and activities.

Responsibilities

Provide strong matrix leadership to the Therapy Area Medical Team.
Contribute to a team environment that supports innovation, coaching, and mentoring.
Develop and maintain scientific relationships with key customers.
Leverage medical insight from internal and external customers into local evidence generation plans.
Provide the medical direction for all brand-related activities.
Provide expert medical input into key Market Access activities.
Support AZ OBU to ensure all activities are conducted within appropriate regulatory and compliance frameworks.

Requirements

Proven track record of leadership across medical affairs.
Demonstrable strategic thinking, communication, and engagement skills.
Demonstrable leadership and collaboration skills.
Prior launch experience in a Medical Affairs role.
Experience in oncology medicines.
Extensive patient and customer insight through experience of working with the NHS or a similar national health care system.
Proven ability to interact with external customers.
Degree or equivalent experience in a related scientific field.
Demonstrated ability to form strong cross-functional partnerships.

Skills

Strategic thinking
Communication
Engagement
Leadership
Collaboration
Customer insight
Cross-functional partnerships

Location

London

Work Type

In-person working (minimum three days per week from the office)
Hybrid

Experience Level

Leadership experience
Launch experience
Extensive experience in oncology
Extensive experience in oncology – solid tumours, and especially Lung cancers

Education Level

Degree or equivalent experience in related scientific field
Registered Physician (preferably GMC) or Pharmacist (General Pharmaceutical Council)
Member/Fellow of a Royal College or the Royal Pharmaceutical Society
Higher Degree in Oncology (e.g. PhD and MSc Oncology)

Salary/Compensations

Competitive Salary

Benefits

Benefits

About the Company

AstraZeneca is a global, science-led, patient-focused biopharmaceutical company.
We focus on discovering, developing and commercialising prescription medicines for some of the world’s most serious diseases.
We are dedicated to being a Great Place to Work.
Where you are empowered to push the boundaries of science, challenge convention and unleash your entrepreneurial spirit.
To embrace differences and take bold actions to drive the change needed to meet global healthcare and sustainability challenges.
An inclusive culture where you will connect different thinking to generate new and valuable opportunities.
A commitment to lifelong learning, growth and development for all.
Our Inclusion & Diversity (I&D) mission is to create an inclusive and equitable environment where people belong, using the power of our diversity to push the boundaries of science to deliver life-changing medicines to patients.
Inclusion and diversity are fundamental to the success of our company, because innovation requires breakthrough ideas that only come from a diverse workforce empowered to challenge conventional thinking.
We’re curious about science and the advancement of knowledge.
We find creative ways to approach new challenges.
We’re driven to make the right choices and be accountable for our actions.
As an organisation centred around what makes us human, we put a big focus on people.
Across our business, we want colleagues to wake up excited about their day at the office, in the field, or in the lab.
Along with our purpose to bring life-changing medicines to people across the globe, we have a promise to you: to help you realise the full breadth of your potential.
Here, you’ll do work that has the potential to change your life and improve countless others.
And, together with your team, you’ll shape a culture that unites and inspires us every day.
This is your life at AstraZeneca.

Equal Opportunity

Our mission is to build an inclusive and equitable environment.
We want people to feel they belong at AstraZeneca and Alexion, starting with our recruitment process.
We welcome and consider applications from all qualified candidates, regardless of characteristics.
We offer reasonable adjustments/accommodations to help all candidates to perform at their best.
If you have a need for any adjustments/accommodations, please complete the section in the application form.