Medical Director, Dyslipidemia

Location: Wilmington Delaware

Hybrid: 3 days a week onsite

At AstraZeneca we work together across global boundaries to make an impact and find answers to challenges. We do this with the utmost integrity even in the most difficult situations because we are committed to doing the right thing. We continuously forge partnerships that help pursue world-class medicines in new ways combining our peoples exceptional skills with those of people from all over the globe.

The Medical Director Dyslipidemia supports the development and execution of US Medical strategy for dyslipidemia and related assets. This role translates disease area and brand priorities into actionable medical execution plans coordinates cross-functional execution and helps ensure medical activities are aligned to clinical scientific customer healthcare environment and business needs. The role requires understanding of the disease area and the evolving US healthcare environment. It also requires inspiring change at scale through coordinated medical strategy external scientific engagement and transforming care initiatives. It is a key medical role that reports directly to the Medical Head Dyslipidemia within the BioPharmaceuticals Business Units US Medical CVRM franchise.

What youll do:

• Lead the development delivery and evolution of disease area and brand medical execution strategies and plans

• Through partnership and innovative thinking identify external insights customer needs healthcare environment trends and opportunities to transform care that inform medical planning and execution

• Lead the development and execution of scalable and sustainable transforming care initiatives aligned to disease area and medical strategic priorities.

• Identify and advance opportunities to accelerate adoption of evidence-based care through partnerships with healthcare systems scientific societies quality organizations and other external collaborators.

• Coordinate cross-functional medical initiatives across Medical Affairs Commercial HEOR Market Access R&D Field Medical and other partners to ensure aligned execution and enable large-scale change in care delivery

• Maintain and strengthen key External Scientific Engagement (ESE) relationships across healthcare systems and other collaborators to advance disease area priorities scientific exchange and transforming care objectives.

• Support the planning and implementation of product and disease area Advisory Boards including objective development collaborator engagement insight generation and follow-up action planning.

• Contribute to publication plans evidence generation initiatives medical education activities and scientific communication deliverables

• Partner with Senior Medical Directors and cross-functional teams to provide medical input for regulatory labeling preparation for product introduction and lifecycle management activities

Essential for the role:

• MD PhD PharmD or other advanced healthcare/scientific degree

• Medical/clinical/scientific understanding of CVRM and dyslipidemia with ability to apply disease area knowledge to medical planning external engagement and execution

• 3 years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry ideally in Medical Affairs Evidence Generation HEOR Clinical Development or a relevant Medical / Healthcare field

• Strategic and goal-oriented thinker with ability to translate complex medical priorities into clear plans deliverables and approaches that inspire change at scale

• Demonstrated track record delivering results in a complex matrix environment and supporting impactful medical initiatives

• Proven ability to collaborate and build internal and external networks

• Strong analytical mind-set and ability to quickly assess large amounts of information and distil into key messages implications and actions

• Experience and/or appreciation of product launches launch readiness and product life cycle management

• Persuasive oral and written communication skills including the ability to develop and deliver impactful presentations

• Demonstrated understanding of the healthcare environment and how to create change through cross-functional partnership external engagement and scalable medical initiatives

• Proven ability to collaborate with individuals of diverse experience and backgrounds across varying functions levels within the company or external organizations to effectively deliver on goals

• Strong business acumen understanding of the US healthcare environment key regulations in the pharmaceutical industry and how medical initiatives can help transform care

The annual base pay for this position ranges from $193281.60 - $289922.40 USD Annual 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. 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.

When 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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