Executive Director, Marketing – Respiratory & Immunology

ExecutiveDirector Marketing Respiratory & Immunology

Location: Wilmington DE

AtAstraZenecawe turn ideas into life-changing medicines. Working here means thinking big and working together to make the impossible a on the potential of science to address the unmet needs of patients around the world. We commit to those areas where we think we can really change the course of medicine and bring bignew ideasto life.

AstraZeneca is an established leader in respiratory care with a 50-year heritage and a growing portfolio of medicines in immune-mediated diseases. We are committed to addressing the vast unmet needs of these chronic often debilitating diseases with a pipeline and portfolio of inhaled medicines biologics and new modalities aimed at previously unreachable biologic targets. Our ambition is to deliver life-changing medicines that help eliminate COPD as a leading cause of death eliminate asthma attacks and achieve clinical remission in immune-mediated diseases.

Join us at AstraZeneca in the Biopharmaceuticals Business Unit as anExecutive DirectorofMarketingfor theRespiratory & Immunologyteambased in Wilmington DE. This role is a high impact visible commercial leadership position within the therapeutic Executive Directoris responsible forallstrategiesand tactics that drive short and long-term brand optimization and commercial success for theRespiratory & Immunology (R&I)portfolio.

What Youll Do:

• Create bold brand ambition to maximize patient impact based on deep insight from external Scientific Experts (ESEs) Payers Patients advocacyorganizationsand other key stakeholders.

• P&L ownership: Make informed decisions around P&L and drivers of revenue and contribution appropriately develop and challenge forecast assumptions and communicate performance updates/forecasts (quarterly business reviews and rolling business updates/mid-term planning) to senior leadership. Includes responsibility for forecast development andperformance vforecast.

• Lead the execution of the marketing plans driving innovation and implementing key marketing initiatives such as disease state education promotional messaging non-personal promotion patient education and patient support (e.g. patient diagnostic strategy and reimbursement support). Embracenewmarketingchannels (e.g. omnichannel) and technology (AI).

• Represent the commercial view to inform the brand strategic decisions including life cycle planning and data generation -- in line with longer termobjectives relevance for patients customers and market.

• Partner with Sales leadership to ensure organizational alignment from strategy through field brand strategies for the sales organization and hold sales leaders accountabletoperformance and forecast delivery.

• Collaborate andmaintainstrong relationships with other functional areas and internal strategic partners Globally and in the US. Collaborate with Medical Market Access Legal Regulatory and Compliance team members to ensure compliant development and execution of marketing initiatives forthe continued success of the Brand.

• ActivelyparticipateinR&ILT participatingin and leading broad TA initiatives tooptimizethe value of the portfolio and strengthen the skills of the team.

• Create an employee experience that ignites innovation and unites talent to deliver the business. Lead and alignteamsarounda clear visionand purpose. Role model AZ Values and champion AZs people strategy by attracting developing andretainingtalent while building a diverse pipeline of future Commercial leaders.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelors Degree preferably in business marketing or the sciences.
• 10 years experience in pharmaceutical healthcare scientific or clinical industries
• 8 yrs of Commercial experience
• Proven leadership capabilities and people management experience
• Broad cross-functional pharmaceutical and cross-pharmaceutical general management experience
• Consistent track record leading successful development of brand and/or TA strategies which are founded on clear customer and market insights.
• Experience in and/or leading customer facing roles.
• Experience using clinical data in crafting brand strategies and lifecycle planning.
• Successful experience in leading and developing strong performing teams partner engagement and the ability to work cross functionally to move key initiatives forward.
• Strong presentation and influencing skills with executive leadership

Preferred Qualifications

• MBA or Advanced Degree in business marketing or the sciences
• Global Leadership Team experience
• High scientific orientation; leveraging clinical data in shaping brand strategies and lifecycle planning
• Ability to identify innovative strategies with the greatest business impact and empower their teams to implement the plan.
• Strong curiosity growth mindset and high learning agility

This position is based at our Wilmington DE campus headquarters for our US Biopharma we put unexpected teams in the same room we unleash bold thinking with the power to inspire life-changing -person working gives us the platform we need to connect work at pace and challenge perceptions. Thats why we work on average a minimum of three days per week from the office. But that doesnt mean were not flexible. We balance the expectation of being in the office while respecting individual flexibility. Join us in our unique and ambitious world.

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Are you ready to make a difference Apply now and join our mission to transform lives with our science!

The annual base pay for this position ranges from $267914 - $401870. Hourly and salaried non-exempt employees will also be paid overtime pay when working qualifying overtime hours. Base pay offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors including market location job-related knowledge skills and addition our positions offer a short-term incentive bonus opportunity; eligibility to participate in our equity-based long-term incentive program (salaried roles) to receive a retirement contribution (hourly roles) and commission payment eligibility (sales roles). Benefits offered included a qualified retirement program 401(k) plan; paid vacation and holidays; paid leaves; and health benefits including medical prescription drug dental and vision coverage in accordance with the terms and conditions of the applicable plans. Additional details of participation in these benefit plans will be provided if an employee receives an offer of employment. If hired employee will be in an at-will position and the Company reserves the right to modify base pay (as well as any other discretionary payment or compensation program) at any time including for reasons related to individual performance Company or individual department/team performance and market factors.

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