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AstraZeneca

Global pharmaceutical company developing prescription medicines

Franchise Lead - Lung Cancer, Oncology

Business & StrategyConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeSeoul, South KoreaNo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

  • A bachelor's degree is required; an MBA or equivalent is preferred.
  • At least 10 years of commercial, marketing, or business leadership experience is required.
  • Fluency in English is required.
  • Mobility is required.
  • Commercial experience in Oncology is highly preferred.
  • Strong strategic and commercial acumen is required.
  • Proven leadership in cross-functional or matrix environments is required.
  • Strong communication, collaboration, and stakeholder management capabilities are required.
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities are required.
  • Demonstrated profit-and-loss management experience is required.
  • A customer-focused mindset with strong relationship skills is required.
  • Ability to drive innovation, growth, and operational excellence is required.
  • High integrity and compliance awareness are required.

Responsibilities

  • Own primary responsibility for sales and marketing across a therapeutic-area franchise within the business unit.
  • Strategically direct and guide the development and execution of promotional, sales, and marketing strategies and tactics for the franchise.
  • Direct sales and marketing management efforts to achieve established sales and profit goals.
  • Contribute to strategic business process and policy decisions affecting the franchise team.
  • Lead cross-functional collaboration among sales, marketing, medical, market access, finance, and market research functions.
  • Achieve 100% of agreed franchise sales and profit-and-loss targets.
  • Formulate the franchise's strategic direction for the sales and marketing team.
  • Ensure brand plans are high quality and based on a strong understanding of the market, customers, and competition.
  • Drive execution of activities in brand plans and regularly monitor key performance indicators.
  • Anticipate business opportunities and challenges and develop timely plans to address them.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams executing key deliverables that affect the franchise.
  • Lead new product launches within the franchise where applicable.
  • Understand and follow local standard operating procedures, the Code of Conduct, and relevant regulations.
  • Adhere to AZK principles, policies, and practices.
  • Build and sustain customer loyalty, especially among key external experts, by meeting customer needs effectively and competitively.
  • Manage, build, and lead a high-performing team.
  • Conduct performance reviews for direct reports throughout the year and maintain two-way communication.
  • Anticipate and prepare the appropriate structure and capabilities for the current and future franchise.
  • Stimulate innovation to differentiate from competitors and shape the environment.
  • Support corporate initiatives through clear, effective, and consistent communication.
  • Recruit, promote, and develop the right people to serve the business.
  • Promote teamwork and collaboration and influence and lead team members.
  • Lead the franchise team to consistently meet or exceed targets, goals, and other objectives.
  • Put the customer at the center of work.
  • Focus on delivering results and achieving expected outcomes.
  • Mobilize related functions to achieve business results.
  • Make robust decisions based on analysis of internal and external situations and deliver results.

Desired Qualifications

  • Commercial experience in Oncology.

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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