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Business Planning Manager

AstraZeneca


Job Location:

Wilmington, DE - USA

Monthly Salary: Not provided by the employer
Posted: 7 September 2026 (Yesterday)
Application Deadline: 5 December 2026
Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Job Description
At AstraZeneca we turn ideas into life changing medicines. Working here means being entrepreneurial thinkingbigand partnering with colleagues and customers to make theseemingly impossiblea on the potential of science to address the unmet needs of patients around the world!

TheGCSMLR Planning Managerleads coordination oftheMedical Legal and Regulatory(MLR)review process for promotionaland disease state awarenessmaterials ensuringtimely compliant and strategically alignedasset approval.This role fosters strong collaboration amongMarketing AgencyRegulatory Medical and Content Deliverypartners oversees criticalMLRplanning forlaunch congressand campaign activities manages a team to prioritize assets and streamline review workflows and serves as a subject matter expert on approval processes and compliance guidelines.

Core Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Leads collaborator engagement to enable effective and timely end-to-end MLR material review and approval of promotional and disease awareness assets to ensure medical accuracy and regulatory compliance

  • Builds strongcross-functionalrelationships with keyMarketingCommercialMLR AgencyandContentDeliverypartners

  • Champions adherenceto and serves as a subject matter expertfortheMarketing Guidethat dictates MLRapprovalprocessstandards andoperating procedures

  • Leads Day 0MLR Planningstrategic approachfor new product andindicationlaunchesdata releasesand/or label updates to enablethetimelyrelease ofassetsupon label approvalaligned to theBrand strategy

  • Leads MLR Planning strategy approach for all other major Brand activities

  • LeadsournearshoreMLRPlanningAssociateteamaligned tobusiness-as-usualactivity responsible for:

  • Leadingthe prioritizationof assets within theMLRreview process to effectively manage reviewer capacity and align withkeybusinessobjectives

  • Facilitatingthe process for managing consultswhich allow those involved incontent/ asset developmentto align onthe Medical Legal and Regulatoryguidancepriortosubmissionfor MLR Review and Approval

  • Accomplishing the asset plan for Brand market events e.g. congresses data releases and label updates

MinimumRequirements:

  • Bachelors degree

  • 5 7 years of relevant professional experience with a focus on pharmaceutical marketing operations or healthcare related agency roles

  • Demonstrated success in People leadership

  • Experience with managing supplier partners

  • Independent self-starter withdemonstratedprogram management skillset

  • Demonstrated strong oral and written communications

  • Ability toeffectivelyworkin across-functionalteam environment

  • Experience usingvariousPM platformsto planmanageand communicate projectrisks /progress

  • Ability to lead andinfluencewithoutformalauthority

  • Demonstrated successleadingprogram management of strategic and/or business critical initiativeswithoutformalauthority

Preferred Background:

  • Knowledge of theMLRprocess that ensurestimelyreviews and approval of assets that areaccurateand compliant

  • Experience with Digital and Omnichannel campaigns

  • Understanding of scientific and/or commercial marketplace respective tobiopharmaceuticaltherapeutic area(s)

Date Posted

01-Sep-2026

Closing Date

07-Sep-2026

Our mission is to build an inclusive environment where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and furtherance of that mission we welcome and consider applications from all qualified candidates regardless of their protected characteristics. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation please complete the corresponding section in the application form.


Required Experience:

Manager


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