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 Associate Director, Marketing (Immuno-Oncology) will develop and drive a robust commercial strategy in one of our existing GI Indications (Unresectable Hepatocellular Carcinoma). You will develop, implement and optimize marketing plans to deliver continued commercial success. You will lead and collaborate with both internal cross-functional partners and external customers.

This position is based at our Gaithersburg, MD campus (Washington, DC Metro area), headquarters for our US Oncology and the Oncology Business Unit, and will work predominately on site.

Key Accountabilities:

• Develop brand strategic plans and priorities for assigned indication(s) with key market shaping activities to ensure brand success

• Collaborate with peer indication leads in GI Cancer to ensure strategic alignment and execution

• Collaborate closely with and provide direction to cross-functional partners (e.g. Customer & Disease Strategy, Insights & Analytics, Market Access, Medical, Sales, Training, Corporate Affairs) for the development and implementation of both strategic and operational plans

• Develop and deliver key brand presentations to leadership

• Engage with the Global Marketing team to ensure alignment and share findings across markets

• Monitor competitive landscape and provide input into forecasting

• Lead agency relationships, workflow, and commercial budget

Qualifications:

Minimum qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in relevant field

• 5+ years’ of confirmed experience in pharmaceutical and/or healthcare industry with experience in one or more of the following: managed markets, brand marketing, sales, market research/analytics, planning

• Prior in-line HCP marketing experience

• Experience building and integrating new capabilities that are relevant for brand success

Preferred qualifications

• Advanced degree (Master’s or higher) in Life Science, MBA, Medical, or Pharmacy

• Oncology or specialty care experience highly preferred

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

• In-depth Marketing experience (developing brand strategy, performing positioning, messaging, segmentation, targeting, leading ad agency, providing direction on annual budget planning)

• Experience across multiple promotional channels (Personal, Non-Personal and Digital, Patient marketing)

• Launch, management and customer facing experience

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.

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