Global Associate Marketing Director, COPD

Location: Gaithersburg, MD

We need great people who share our passion for science and have the drive and determination to meet the unmet needs of patients around the world.

Working here means being entrepreneurial, thinking big and working together to make the impossible a reality. We bring new kinds of teams together across business areas and geographies, to pursue discoveries beyond envisioning. We commit to those areas where we believe we can really change the course of medicine and bring big new ideas to life. Building on a 50-year heritage in respiratory care, our ambition is to transform the treatment of asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) by driving earlier, biology-led treatment, eliminating preventable asthma attacks, and removing COPD as a top-three leading cause of death.

What you’ll do:

As Associate Marketing Director for COPD, you will support the development and execution of global brand strategy across countries and affiliate marketing companies:

• Assist markets in developing launch strategies for new COPD markets, working in collaboration with global functions to prepare regulatory filings and build supply chain flows
• Lead and develop consumer strategy and tactics with the Agency of Record
• Support forecasting and financial modeling efforts throughout the annual/quarterly business planning cycles to ensure alignment to Therapeutic Area strategy and broader Biopharmaceutical Business Unit objectives
• Collaborate closely with Operations and Supply Chain to ensure smooth and efficient distribution of product s to markets
• Work closely with business insights, medical and payer teams for input into global brand strategy, highlighting key risks and uncertainties and proposing pro-active mitigation plans
• Work effectively across a global matrix team comprising of functional marketing and commercial specialists, including close engagement with regions and key markets

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree is required with science expertise as preferred
• 5+ years demonstrated marketing and sales background in mid/large sized pharmaceutical market
• Proven experience and knowledge of a broad base of external customers, including patients/caregivers, HCPs, payers, policy
• Effective cross-functional project team and matrix leadership with influencing skills
• Strong leadership attributes to generate dedication and constructively resolve issues

Preferred Qualifications:

• Second degree, e.g. MBA. PhD

Why AstraZeneca?

At AstraZeneca when we see an opportunity for change, we seize it and make it happen, because any opportunity no matter how small, can be the start of something big. Delivering life-changing medicines is about being entrepreneurial - finding those moments and recognizing their potential. Join us on our journey of building a new kind of organization to reset expectations of what a bio-pharmaceutical company can be. This means we’re opening new ways to work, pioneering cutting edge methods and bringing unexpected teams together.

Where can I find out more?

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So, what’s next!

If you are interested, please apply.