Director, Above Brand Strategy
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Job Description
As the Director of Above Brand Strategy you will be responsible for leading in the identification and analysis of policy changes affecting drug reimbursement and access in order to develop brand and business unit strategies. This role will have primary responsibility for helping to lead AstraZenecas oncology policy and business strategy involving the latest policy changes impacting oncology care including the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). This will include specific emphasis on assessing policies from the federal government and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) various state policy elements affecting the oncology business and other policy proposals affecting the pharmaceutical industry. This role will focus on oncology but will also provide opportunity to engage across the AstraZeneca enterprise including with the Biopharmaceutical Business Unit Rare Diseases Business Unit Market Access team Global teams and others.
In this role youll play a pivotal role in channeling our scientific advances and helping drive policy strategies to make a positive impact on improving patients lives. You will be able to deliver AstraZenecas cuttingedge science and commercial capabilities through critical institutional intermediaries to enable healthcare practitioners to make informed patient care decisions.
The Director of Above Brand Strategy will be part of AstraZenecas US Oncology Market Access Strategy team providing brand and abovebrand strategy and oncology policy analysis. This includes identifying and understanding policies specific to drugs but also broader policy changes that relate to oncology care such as precision medicine and provider services. This Access Strategy role is responsible for overseeing and implementing strategies that work across many functions to ensure appropriate patient access to AZ oncology products.
Typical Accountabilities
Lead the development of policy strategies brand tactics and positions based on AZ abovebrand and brand initiatives in conjunction with crossfunctional team and leadership input
Lead the identification of oncologyrelevant policy issues analysis of proposals and provide strategic recommendations to US Oncology business teams and leadership on federal and state policy issues including analysis of the implications and impact of legislative and regulatory policies. Includes topics involving reimbursement of drugs and services across various settings of care precision medicine issues involving biomarker testing cancer screening and other issues affecting the healthcare system
Lead and direct primary research on policyrelated issues and the implications of policy proposals for all oncology stakeholders and AZ brands
Independently develop policy strategies aligned with Brandspecific and aboveBrand objectives and lead strategic crossfunctional workstreams
Independently create and communicate policy issues to internal and external teams
Incorporate evidence and datadriven materials in policy deliverables to support AZ strategies and engagements
Independently lead policy projects and manage multiple workstreams across an array of oncology policy priorities including leading internal crossfunctional teams
Independently create prioritize and oversee US Policy deliverables including timeline milestone management across multiple simultaneous projects while also guiding team members throughout process
Independently prepare and lead engagements with external policy stakeholders
Oversee overall Policy budget and guide team through review comments and recommendations across all workstreams
Provide strategic direction to AZ team members policy team members crossfunctional colleagues and external stakeholders on policy issues as representative of the AZ oncology business
Works closely with US Policy and Access Strategy to develop internal analysis education and generate materials on relevant health policy topics
Manage budgets associated with oncology policy workstreams
Engages Marketing Access Strategy Market Access Oncology Field Teams Medical Affairs and Corporate Affairs to determine AZ strategy with oncology societies
Essential Qualifications
Bachelors degree ; MPH MPP MBA JD or other related graduate education preferred
6 years pharma and/or other healthcare related experience specifically in on Health Policy Government Affairs Market Access healthcare consulting government service provider/payer/patient organizations or Access Strategy for healthcare services
Demonstrated experience (2 years) in analyzing policies including experience with federal regulations such as rules guidance documents and other regulations from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and/or legislation or other statutory language from Congress
Demonstrated ability to set strategies at both individual brand and organizational levels
Demonstrated ability to analyze policies and translate information to the business including determining brand business and stakeholder (i.e. payer provider channel customer and patient) implications in both qualitative and quantitative terms
Demonstrated understanding of drug pricing and reimbursement issues including varying sources of insurance (e.g. Medicare Medicaid commercial) drug supply chain and intermediaries (e.g. GPOs PBMs) healthcare providers (e.g. varying settings of care and practice types; 340B entities) and drug pricing concepts (e.g. WAC ASP best price)
Demonstrated ability to engage and coordinate crossfunctional team partners across multiple disciplines and skill sets teams and business units to deliver and execute business strategies
Experience in translating policy and business implications to inform business financial forecast models
Understanding of federal policy and legislative processes
Demonstrated leadership project management ability and ability to operate independently without direction
Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively with and influence peers and management
Demonstrated communication and platform skills (i.e. Excel PowerPoint and Word) including ability to create deliverables independently
Ability to effectively communicate complex topics to a variety of audiences
Demonstrated strategic planning capabilities
Budget management experience
Desirable Qualifications
Prior Oncology experience a plus
Prior experience in a life sciences company commercial function a plus
Prior health policy experience working for a life sciences company provider organization or health plan a plus
Key Organizational Partnerships
Access Strategy
Marketing
Sales
National Oncology Account Team
Oncology Field Teams
Medical Affairs
Corporate Affairs
Diagnostics
Field Reimbursement
Nurse Educators
Global Teams
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Date Posted
12May2025Closing Date
25May2025Our 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.Required Experience:
Director
Employment Type
Full-Time
