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About the Role

The Associate Director, Hematology Marketing will plan and execute the commercial launch of Ravulizumab for HSCT-TMA, collaborating closely with global marketing teams and other business unit members. This role requires partnerships with Medical and Commercial Excellence functions and reports to the Marketing Director, Hematology & Nephrology Marketing.

Responsibilities

• Lead new product launches through commercial assessment, launch plan development, and launch team establishment/management.
• Develop and manage the Japan HSCT-TMA brand plan, including strategic and tactical plans, for endorsement by Japan and global leaders.
• Manage financial planning for the designated indication, including sales forecasting and OPEX.
• Plan and execute assigned marketing tactics, such as promotional materials and digital content.
• Engage Key Opinion Leaders (KOLs) and cultivate productive working relationships.
• Partner with KOLs on relevant marketing programs in collaboration with Hematology Marketing, KCLs, and Sales.
• Monitor and analyze brand performance indicators to optimize marketing strategy and tactics.
• Define leading and lagging performance indicators and evaluate ongoing performance and brand health.
• Understand market and customer dynamics to guide the brand.
• Collaborate with Sales for the rollout of marketing tactics.
• Gather voice of the field and customers to optimize marketing programs.

Requirements

• Minimum of 5 years of marketing experience in the pharmaceutical business.
• Strategic thinking, including analytic, problem-solving, planning, management, and communication skills.
• Deep understanding of marketing discipline from strategic and operational perspectives.
• Experience in sales and/or other direct customer-facing roles.
• Well-developed communication skills with global teams.
• Demonstrated ability to effectively communicate with and mobilize the field sales organization to achieve brand objectives.
• Ability to translate patient needs and scientific data into commercial strategy.
• Ability to guide market research projects to enable commercial decisions.
• Ability to collaborate broadly and cross-functionally.
• Intellectual curiosity and growth mindset.
• Comfort with change and ambiguity.
• Strong engagement, communication, and relational skills.
• Passion for making a positive contribution to the rare disease community.

Skills

• Strategic thinking
• Analytic skills
• Problem-solving skills
• Planning skills
• Management skills
• Communication skills
• Marketing discipline
• Sales experience
• Customer-facing roles
• Global team communication
• Field sales organization mobilization
• Translating patient needs and scientific data
• Market research guidance
• Cross-functional collaboration
• Intellectual curiosity
• Growth mindset
• Adaptability to change
• Comfort with ambiguity
• Engagement skills
• Relational skills
• Japanese fluency
• English proficiency

Location

• Japan

Work Type

• Full-time

Experience Level

• Associate Director
• 5+ years of marketing experience in pharmaceutical business

Education Level

• Bachelor’s degree in science or other relevant areas
• Advanced degree in business and/or science (e.g. MBA, MS)

About the Company

• Alexion is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer.
• 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.
• At AstraZeneca, we’re 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.
• There is no better place to make a difference in medicine, patients, and society.
• An inclusive culture where you will connect different thinking to generate new and valuable opportunities.
• Where you will find 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

• Alexion is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer.
• We are committed to fostering a culture of belonging where every single person can belong because of their uniqueness.
• The Company will not make decisions about employment, training, compensation, promotion, and other terms and conditions of employment based on race, color, religion, creed or lack thereof, sex, sexual orientation, age, ancestry, national origin, ethnicity, citizenship status, marital status, pregnancy, (including childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), parental status (including adoption or surrogacy), military status, protected veteran status, disability, medical condition, gender identity or expression, genetic information, mental illness or other characteristics protected by law.
• Alexion provides reasonable accommodations to meet the needs of candidates and employees.
• To begin an interactive dialogue with Alexion regarding an accommodation, please contact accommodations@Alexion.com.
• Alexion participates in E-Verify.