Medical Affairs Leader

Are you ready to make a difference? We have an exciting opportunity to join our Biopharmaceuticals Medical (BPM) team as a Global Medical Affairs Leader (GMAL) Dyslipidemia, working with the oPCSK9i asset in our growing and accelerating portfolio.

BPM ensures the best patient outcomes by providing healthcare decision-makers around the world with the evidence and confidence they need on AstraZeneca (AZ) therapies. We support our internal stakeholders with medical strategic insight and expertise, with the aim of achieving scientific leadership, whilst aspiring to be a great place to work keeping patients at the core of everything we do.

Introduction to role:

GMALs are important strategic business roles, individuals who have the ability to pair unique medical expertise with insight from markets, healthcare professionals, patients, and health systems to develop and execute world-class medical strategies for AstraZeneca medicines and market-shaping teams, globally.

Beyond being a key member of the Global Medical Team (GMT), the GMAL acts as a strategic partner and leader across the medical enterprise, R&D, and commercial functions. The role serves as a conduit with Medical teams in the Regions (US, EU-Canada, China, Japan & International) and markets, ensuring the needs of marketing company affiliates, healthcare professionals and patients are recognized in ambitious Global product and disease area strategies, and that medical teams around the world are equipped to deliver outstanding product launches, transform health systems, deliver practice-defining studies and real world evidence, and accelerate delivery of AstraZeneca clinical trials.

Accountabilities:

• Scientific Leadership: creating & communicating world-class medical content and compelling science narratives for products/market-shaping initiatives

• Evidence: shaping/designing evidence needs and clinical studies to differentiate or expand market access for AstraZeneca medicines and in support healthcare change initiatives

• External Scientific Engagement: drive an ambitious external engagement agenda – credible and knowledgeable with an ability to partner with/mobilise global thought leaders, societies, health organisations and health system decision-makers

• Launch & Performance: delivering prerequisites for an outstanding product launch – strategy, scientific narrative, Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) – with an ability to critically assess performance against launch objectives and proactively take remedial action

• Innovator: creating new opportunities to drive market growth, identifying, and scaling best-practices across countries

• Business Partner: Collaborate cross functionally to drive the delivery of strategically important resources as well as scientifically accurate & compliant commercial materials
  
   

Essential skills/experience:

• Masters degree with 3-5 years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry (Medical, Marketing, R&D, Market Access roles), or experience working within a relevant health system setting (clinical, pharmacy, pathway design, etc.)

• Demonstration of strategic and medical leadership prowess pre- and post- product launch, including ability to define evidence needs, create compelling scientific narratives & strategy, influence & mobilize others

• Experience/expertise in CVRM therapy areas, especially lipids and cardiovascular prevention

• Ability to analyze patient pathways and take patient perspective 

Desirable for the role:

• Doctoral level degree: MD, PhD, or PharmD

• Strong working relationships with global clinical thought leaders, professional societies and other healthcare industries/organizations

• Experience of delivering results in a complex environment

• Experience launching new products or indications in global or within large markets (US/CN/JP/EU5)

• Proven ability to build internal and external networks and to collaborate

• Vulgarization and storytelling skills 

• Experience with digital and healthcare tools

• Evidence generation experience—working on clinical trials or real-world evidence program

When we put unexpected teams in the same room, we unleash bold thinking with the power to inspire life-changing medicines. In-person working gives us the platform we need to connect, work at pace and challenge perceptions. That’s why we work, on average, a minimum of three days per week from the office. But that doesn't mean we’re not flexible. We balance the expectation of being in the office while respecting individual flexibility. Join us in our unique and ambitious world.

*The annual base pay for this position ranges from $193k to $289K. 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 experience. In 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

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. 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 groundbreaking methods and bringing unexpected teams together. Interested? Come and join our journey.

So, what’s next!

Are you already imagining yourself joining our team? Good, because we can’t wait to hear from you.

Date Posted

15-Jun-2025

Closing Date

30-Jul-2025Our mission is to build an inclusive and equitable environment. We want people to feel they belong at AstraZeneca and Alexion, starting with our recruitment process. We welcome and consider applications from all qualified candidates, regardless of characteristics. We offer reasonable adjustments/accommodations to help all candidates to perform at their best. If you have a need for any adjustments/accommodations, please complete the section in the application form.