Global Medical Affairs Leader

3 weeks ago


Gothenburg, Västra Götaland, Sweden AstraZeneca Full time

Are you ready to make a difference? We have exciting opportunities to join our Biopharmaceuticals Medical team (BPM) as Global Medical Affairs Leaders (GMALs), Cardiovascular, Renal and Metabolism (CVRM), working on assets across our growing and accelerating portfolio. BioPharmaceuticals Medical (BPM) ensures the best patient outcomes by providing healthcare decision-makers around the world with the evidence and confidence they need on AstraZeneca (AZ) therapies. We support our internal stakeholders with medical strategic insight and expertise, with the aim of achieving scientific leadership, whilst aspiring to be a great place to work keeping patients at the core of everything we do.

Introduction to role:

GMALs are important strategic business roles, individuals who have the ability to pair unique medical expertise with insight from markets, healthcare professionals, patients, and health systems to develop and execute world-class medical strategies for AstraZeneca medicines and market-shaping teams, globally.

Beyond being a key member of the Global Medical Team (GMT), the GMAL acts as a strategic partner and leader across the medical enterprise, R&D, and commercial functions. The role serves as a conduit between the Global Product Team (GPT) and Medical teams in the Regions (US, EU-Canada, China, Japan & International) and major markets, ensuring the needs of marketing company affiliates, healthcare professionals and patients are recognized in ambitious Global product and disease area strategies, and that medical teams around the world are equipped to deliver outstanding product launches, transform health systems, deliver practice-defining studies and real world evidence, and accelerate delivery of AstraZeneca clinical trials.

Accountabilities:

Scientific Leadership: creating & communicating world-class medical content and compelling science narratives for products/market-shaping initiatives Evidence: shaping/designing evidence needs and clinical studies to differentiate or expand market access for AstraZeneca medicines and in support healthcare change initiatives External Scientific Engagement: drive an ambitious external engagement agenda – credible and knowledgeable with an ability to partner with/mobilise global thought leaders, societies, health organisations and health system decision-makers Launch & Performance: delivering prerequisites for an outstanding product launch – strategy, scientific narrative, Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) – with an ability to critically assess performance against launch objectives and proactively take remedial action Innovator: creating new opportunities to drive market growth, identifying, and scaling best-practices across countries Business Partner: Collaborate cross functionally to drive the delivery of strategically important resources as well as scientifically accurate & compliant commercial materials

Essential skills/experience:

Masters degree with 3-5 years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry (Medical, Marketing, R&D, Market Access roles), or experience working within a relevant health system setting (clinical, pharmacy, pathway design, etc.) Demonstration of strategic and medical leadership prowess pre- and post- product launch, including ability to define evidence needs, create compelling scientific narratives & strategy, influence & mobilize others Experience/expertise in CVRM therapy areas

Desirable for the role:

Doctoral level degree: MD, PhD, or PharmD Strong working relationships with global clinical thought leaders, professional societies and other healthcare industries/organizations Experience of delivering results in a complex environment Experience launching new products or indications Proven ability to build internal and external networks and to collaborate Evidence generation experience—working on clinical trials or real-world evidence programs

When we put unexpected teams in the same room, we unleash bold thinking with the power to inspire life-changing medicines. In-person working gives us the platform we need to connect, work at pace and challenge perceptions. That's why we work, on average, a minimum of three days per week from the office. But that doesn't mean we're not flexible. We balance the expectation of being in the office while respecting individual flexibility. Join us in our unique and ambitious world.

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. Join us on our journey of building a new kind of organization to reset expectations of what a bio-pharmaceutical company can be. This means we're opening new ways to work, pioneering groundbreaking methods and bringing unexpected teams together. Interested? Come and join our journey.

So, what's next

Are you already imagining yourself joining our team? Good, because we can't wait to hear from you.

Where can I find out more? Our Social Media, Follow AstraZeneca on LinkedIn: Inclusion & Diversity: Career Site:

Date Posted

05-Jun-2024

Closing Date

21-Jun-2024Our 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.AstraZeneca requires all US employees to be fully vaccinated for COVID-19 but will consider requests for reasonable accommodations as required by applicable law.
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