Senior Director, Oncology Nurse Education & Marketing

Come and join our journey at AstraZeneca to become the leader in Oncology. Our pipeline is one of the deepest and broadest in the industry, with countless new indications and targets. It’s an exciting opportunity to get our medicines to market, work with cutting-edge science, and be involved in the next big thing.

The Oncology therapy area at AstraZeneca is unparalleled. We have created and strategically acquired one of the most promising oncology pipelines in the industry. You will be among inspiring oncology industry leaders who will keep you engaged and empower you to be the best. We seek out opportunities to do varied meaningful work which means we won't just follow the same course of action time and again if we can see potential in a different way of creating life-changing medicine.

Role Description

The Senior Director, Nurse Education (NE) & Marketing will be responsible for developing our Nurse Education Marketing strategy and leading its execution across all of our US Oncology therapeutic areas. The Senior Director, Nurse Education & Marketing collaborates appropriately with cross-functional leadership and leads the NE marketing team and nurse educator field teams to educate HCPs to support the treatment of patients and the safe and effective use of AZ products with clinically relevant, evidence-based, fit for purpose nursing practice and clinical education.

Key Accountabilities

• Requires approximately 40% domestic and international travel
• Lead a team of marketers for Oncology Nurse Education across disease areas and franchises.
• Serve as a role model for living AZ values who diligently and consistently upholds our ethical standards and compliance expectations.
• Represent the Oncology Nurse Educator team to Franchise Leadership and champion opportunities for Oncology Nurse Educators to contribute towards OC&A vision in achieving AstraZeneca Leadership
• Manage budget and promote effective utilization of resources
• Coach and develop team (marketing, and field directors) to maximize their contribution and growth potential
• Strategically implement unbranded speaker programs and KOL round tables at the national level as necessary to achieve objectives
• Support engagement with nursing medicine professional societies to understand the broader Oncology landscape; assess, identify, and act on opportunities and challenges through partnerships
• Define strategy to meet program objectives. Cross-functionally establish success metrics and ensure team clarity and accountability in meeting and/or exceeding stated objectives/metrics
• Direct the creation and execution of the US nurse education strategy and tactics to support HCP/nurse education and management before, during, and after therapy
• Manage and lead team to coordinate activities and marketing educational efforts during product launches and measure impact through appropriate non-sales qualitative and quantitative measures of performance

Minimum Requirements:

• Experience leading leadership reviews, critical thinking, and delivering unique insights/perspectives
• Strategic thinker, leader, trusted manager, team player, and a good communicator
• Strong clinical acumen
• Experience negotiating and establishing clear ways of working with Brand and Cross-functional teams
• Experience leading the development of Annual Marketing Plans, Launch Plans, Cross Brand initiatives
• Bachelor’s Degree Required (BSN, BS, BA, Life Science)
• Experience developing and coaching teams to establish their own unique identity, skill set, and expertise
• 7+ years pharmaceutical industry experience leading teams working in diverse disease areas

Preferred Background:

• Proven demonstration of effective cross-functional project team leadership
• Relevant experience with broader US oncology market landscape and stakeholders (healthcare ecosystem, patient advocacy groups, professional societies, payers, etc.)
• Strong leadership attributes to set direction, generate commitment, balance short and long-term needs, constructively resolve issues
• Ability to lead and influence through change; make decisions in ambiguity
• Master's degree or higher in Nursing, Business, Life Sciences, Medical, or Pharmacy (RN, MSN, NP, MBA, Ph. D., MD, or PharmD)
• Ability to engage, motivate and lead cross-functional teams; strong teamwork and collaboration skills
• Launch experience in Oncology diagnostics, anatomical or molecular diagnostic products, and/or therapeutic marketing

Next Steps – Apply today!

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