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AstraZeneca

Global pharmaceutical company developing prescription medicines

Manager PR & Communications - Schwerpunkt Onkologie und Hämatologie

PR & CommunicationsConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeHamburg, GermanyNo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

  • A completed university degree with a good result.
  • Several years of relevant professional experience in a senior communications or public relations role in healthcare, the pharmaceutical industry, or a similarly complex and regulated environment.
  • Strong curiosity about science, medicine, and health policy, and the ability and willingness to quickly develop deep knowledge of a complex portfolio.
  • Very good spoken and written English.
  • Strategic seniority and entrepreneurial thinking, connecting broad strategic context with sound judgment and identifying where communications can make a difference.
  • A self-starter mindset, including identifying opportunities, defining next steps, building momentum, and persistently advancing topics toward impact.
  • Ability to advise executives and teams as peers, constructively challenge them, and provide direction, energy, and accountability without formal authority.
  • Personal commitment to developing Corporate Affairs with the team and leadership, contributing ideas and a clear point of view.
  • Ability to define and demonstrate impact using clear objectives and relevant qualitative and quantitative indicators, and to refine approaches when they do not achieve the desired impact.

Responsibilities

  • Own an integrated public relations and communications strategy that translates portfolio, company, and external priorities into clear communications objectives and measurable contributions to reputation, trust, access to innovation, and improved conditions for cancer care.
  • Build deep understanding of the oncology and hematology portfolio, underlying science, care pathways, and stakeholder needs, and translate this understanding into priorities, narratives, and communications approaches.
  • Develop campaigns and platforms that shape public debate, mobilize stakeholders, and create lasting impact for patients, cancer care, and the healthcare system.
  • Position AstraZeneca and relevant portfolio topics among professional audiences, the media, and in public debate to shift perceptions, open new opportunities, and make progress visible.
  • Act as a strategic partner to portfolio and Corporate Affairs leadership and cross-functional teams by identifying opportunities, risks, and communications levers early, taking positions, and advancing decisions.
  • Bring people together around shared ambitions, provide direction, constructively challenge others, and develop workable solutions across differing interests without formal authority.
  • Set and manage an impact-oriented agenda by identifying high-potential topics, prioritizing them, taking ownership, and turning strategy into visible results.
  • Coordinate consistent 360-degree communications across internal and external, traditional and digital channels, based on audiences, intended change, and measurable impact.
  • Build alliances and partner structures to accelerate and strengthen delivery, using external partners strategically.
  • Manage budgets and resources with focus on their expected contribution to strategic objectives.

About the Company

AstraZeneca

Global pharmaceutical company developing prescription medicines

AstraZeneca develops and markets prescription medicines and vaccines worldwide, with a focus on oncology, cardiovascular/metabolic, respiratory, and infectious diseases. Its products work by targeting specific biological pathways or cells, using small-molecule therapies, biologics, and vaccines to treat diseases or prevent infections. It differentiates itself through its dual heritage from Sweden and the UK, a broad pipeline, and strong R&D and collaborations that move from discovery to patient access. Its goal is to improve people’s health by discovering, developing, and delivering medicines and vaccines to patients worldwide.

Company size
10,001+
Company stage
IPO
Headquarters
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Founded
1913

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