Oncology Market Access Strategy, Director
AstraZeneca

Job Info

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Join a highly valued, strategic team that is fundamental in realizing the potential of our life-changing medicines. It's through our work that AstraZeneca is able to ensure the right access is provided to our transformative medicines.

Working with new drugs, new digital approaches, and ever-changing environments, it's crucial that we remain flexible and on top of the detail. Running, thinking, and acting fast to make smart decisions and get the right medicines to patients at the right time.

We lead the way for the industry with our pioneering valued-based agreements and Innovative Value Strategy solutions. It's our determination and unwavering belief in the power of our medicines, and the science sitting behind them, that drives us to ensure their value is realized.

Inspired by our people, patients, and pipeline, we work cross-functionally to leverage our shared skills, knowledge, and entrepreneurial spirit to change the way medicines are assessed and perceived and turn ambitions into reality.

We're pioneering Market Access innovations: this is the place to unlock opportunities and feed our love for the challenge. United by an unrivalled passion for patients and science and always performing at the top of our game.

Oncology Market Access Strategy Director

As a U.S. Oncology Market Access Strategy Director with AstraZeneca, you will have an exciting opportunity to be part of a rapidly growing Oncology business within a leading global pharmaceutical company located in Gaithersburg, MD. In this position, you will be responsible for directing U.S. market access strategy for a novel, AstraZeneca multi-indication potential cancer medicine. This is a unique opportunity to join a highly visible team with an entrepreneurial spirit to contribute to the commercialization of a leading Oncology portfolio and a robust pipeline of products in development.

In this role, you will collaborate with a wide breadth of AstraZeneca and partner organization's cross-functional teams, to craft and deliver on the product value proposition for patients, providers, and payers to facilitate access and reimbursement. Areas of focus will include development and refinement of clinical value propositions, leading the Clinical Value Team as well as the access dimension of brand planning, formulation of strategies for payers and providers, and enabling account director success through clear articulation of strategy and provision of high impact customer assets. You will also have the opportunity to serve as a subject matter expert in market access with high visibility among leadership in AstraZeneca. The successful candidate will have an ability to thrive in an environment of rapid change, work effectively within cross-functional teams both locally and globally, be highly innovative and creative, and demonstrate their passion for supporting patients throughout their journey.

Typical Accountabilities

• Acts as point of contact, subject matter expert and key collaborator for all Access Strategy related activities.

• Leads the cross-functional team through the development and implementation of impactful access strategies including compelling and differentiated product value propositions, distribution and dispensing strategy, and pricing, contracting and affordability strategy.

• Collaborates with cross-functional team to conduct in-depth analyses that drive identification of rich market insights across patients, providers, and payers to inform comprehensive and inclusive market access strategies.

• Has accountability to leadership, brand teams and market access account teams to lead the development and integration of the market access strategy into all stages of brand planning.

• Works cross-functionally with HQ and field teams to develop promotional programs and tactics to pull-through market access strategy.

• Supports account management teams in customer strategy, planning, and execution, e.g., promotional tools/resources, and action plans.

• Provides leadership and partners to support gross-to-net and contract management.

• Effectively manages agency relationships ensuring promotional programs are delivered effectively.

• Optimally manages the internal promotional review process ensuring all marketing activities are in compliance with regulatory and legal requirements.

• Collaborates with brand teams and Market Access account teams to ensure appropriate resources are deployed to meet brand, franchise, and corporate goals.

• Develops and manages any associated budgets in compliance with AstraZeneca finance and accounting requirements.

• Performs all company business in accordance with regulations and company policies and procedures.

Essential Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree.

• 10+ years of experience within the pharmaceutical/biopharmaceutical market in Payer Marketing, Brand Marketing, Insight & Analytics, and/or Management Consulting.

• Oncology and/or Specialty experience.

• Strong understanding of the US market access landscape and the legal/regulatory environment for pharmaceuticals/biopharmaceuticals.

• Willingness to travel domestically (up to 25%).

Desirable Qualifications

• MBA or Advanced Degree in relevant field.

• Experience in customer facing roles.

• Ability to work independently and experience developing and executing strategy.

• Ability to manage complexity and ambiguity in a highly matrixed environment.

• Results oriented with excellent communication and collaboration skills.

Key Organizational Partnerships

• Access Strategy

• Marketing

• Insights and Analytics

• Sales

• Contract Strategy

• GPO Account Team

• National Oncology Account Team

• National and Regional Payer Teams

• Medical Affairs

• Corporate Affairs

• Diagnostics

• Field Reimbursement

• Nurse Educators

Next Steps - Apply today!

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AstraZeneca is an equal opportunity employer. AstraZeneca will consider all qualified applicants for employment without discrimination on grounds of disability, sex or sexual orientation, pregnancy or maternity leave status, race or national or ethnic origin, age, religion or belief, gender identity or re-assignment, marital or civil partnership status, protected veteran status (if applicable) or any other characteristic protected by law.

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AstraZeneca embraces diversity and equality of opportunity. We are committed to building an inclusive and diverse team representing all backgrounds, with as wide a range of perspectives as possible, and harnessing industry-leading skills. We believe that the more inclusive we are, the better our work will be. We welcome and consider applications to join our team from all qualified candidates, regardless of their characteristics. We comply with all applicable laws and regulations on non-discrimination in employment (and recruitment), as well as work authorization and employment eligibility verification requirements.

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