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AstraZeneca

Global pharmaceutical company developing prescription medicines

Associate Director - Multiple Teams

Brand & Creative MarketingConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeBoston, MA, USA

About the Job

Requirements

  • Three to five or more years of professional pharmaceutical or biotechnology experience in competitive market landscapes.
  • Direct experience leading peer-to-peer marketing, speaker bureau management, or healthcare professional education initiatives.
  • Strong healthcare professional marketing experience, including experience navigating Promotional Review Committee or medical, legal, and regulatory review processes.
  • Understanding of pharmaceutical compliance guidelines, including Office of Inspector General guidance and the PhRMA Code, as they relate to speaker programs and healthcare professional engagement.
  • Experience in rare disease, specialty, or high-value biologics.
  • Demonstrated project management skills and ability to manage multiple high-priority projects, agencies, and vendors simultaneously.
  • Ability to learn and demonstrate scientific and business acumen.
  • Ability to influence without authority in a highly matrixed organization and collaborate in individual and team settings.
  • Verbal, written, and live presentation communication skills.
  • Ability to work in a rapidly evolving, fast-paced environment.
  • Bachelor's degree.
  • Ability to work in the office a minimum of three days per week.
  • Ability to travel 25% or more, including overnight travel to speaker programs, congresses, and internal meetings.
  • Ability to perform office-based duties including computer use, communication by phone, video, and electronic messaging, problem solving, analysis and dialogue, collaboration, and general availability during standard business hours, with or without accommodation.

Responsibilities

  • Lead development and execution of annual and long-range peer-to-peer marketing strategy, tactics, and budgets across generalized Myasthenia Gravis and Neuromyelitis Optica Spectrum Disorder, aligned with brand priorities and healthcare professional educational needs.
  • Coordinate end-to-end management of the national speaker bureaus for generalized Myasthenia Gravis and Neuromyelitis Optica Spectrum Disorder, including speaker nomination, training, content development, program deployment, utilization optimization, and compliance oversight in partnership with Medical, Legal, Regulatory, and Compliance.
  • Lead development and Promotional Review Committee approval of peer-to-peer educational content and tactics, including live speaker programs, broadcasts, webinars, digital experiences, and related healthcare professional communications.
  • Partner with brand teams, the Thought Leader Liaison team, and Congress Management to plan and execute peer-exchange forums at national and regional neurology congresses, including product theaters, exhibits, symposia, and advisory boards.
  • Lead planning and execution of advisory boards across generalized Myasthenia Gravis and Neuromyelitis Optica Spectrum Disorder, including defining objectives, developing discussion guides, identifying and engaging participants with Medical and Thought Leader Liaisons, and translating insights into brand strategies.
  • Partner with generalized Myasthenia Gravis and Neuromyelitis Optica Spectrum Disorder healthcare professional marketing leads to ensure peer-to-peer initiatives are insight-driven, brand-aligned, and deliver an integrated educational experience across the rare neurology portfolio.
  • Collaborate with the Thought Leader Liaison team to identify and cultivate speakers, capture field and key opinion leader insights, and translate insights into peer-to-peer programming and content evolution.
  • Coordinate program timelines, agency partners, vendor logistics, and budgets across both indications to maximize operational effectiveness and efficiency.
  • Partner with Commercial Insights and Analytics to define key performance indicators, monitor program performance, evaluate impact on healthcare professional behavior, and optimize peer-to-peer investments across the portfolio.
  • Develop and maintain collaborative relationships with Field Sales, Training, OneSource, Promotional Review Committee, Medical, Regulatory, Clinical, Legal, Compliance, and Market Access to ensure compliant, high-quality execution.
  • Develop presentation content and marketing communications for written and oral presentations to commercial and medical leadership, Rare Neurology leadership, and Commercial Sales meetings.

Desired Qualifications

  • Advanced degree or Master of Business Administration.
  • Neurology, rare disease, or specialty/high-value biologics marketing experience.
  • United States commercial launch experience.
  • Diverse commercial experience, such as Field Sales, Operations, or Thought Leader Liaison experience.
  • Experience with promotional platforms such as Veeva PromoMats.
  • Analytical skills to inform investment decisions and metrics-based optimization of healthcare professional education programs.

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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