Immunology Commercial Director - Mississauga, Canada - AstraZeneca

AstraZeneca

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Mississauga, Canada

3 weeks ago

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Description

At AstraZeneca, we pride ourselves on crafting a collaborative culture that champions knowledge-sharing, ambitious thinking and innovation - ultimately providing employees with the opportunity to work across teams, functions and even the globe.

Recognizing the importance of individualized flexibility, our ways of working allow employees to balance personal and work commitments while ensuring we continue to create a strong culture of collaboration and teamwork by engaging face-to-face in our offices 3 days a week.

Our head office and BlueSky Hub in downtown Toronto are purposely designed with collaboration in mind, providing space where teams can come together to strategize, brainstorm and connect on key projects.

Our dedication to sustainability is also central to our culture and part of what makes AstraZeneca a great place to work.

We know the health of people, the planet and our business are interconnected which is why we're taking ambitious action to tackle some of the biggest challenges of our time, from climate change to access to healthcare and disease prevention.

About the role:

Reporting to the Franchise Head Biologics, the
Immunology Commercial Director leads the Saphnelo commercial team to successfully market a new biologic treatment for Canadian patients diagnosed with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus.

This includes leadership of all marketing initiatives including the development and execution of brand strategic and operational plans, lifecycle planning and direct leadership of the Immunology Key Account Management Team.

Responsibilities

Lead the team to build customer centric strategic plans to ensure brand success, including innovation in our go to market approach and forwardthinking ideas to improve the potential of the brand.
Provide leadership for crossfunctional development and execution of Key Account Plans, Brand Strategy, Positioning, Segmentation and Operational Plans.
Complete and measure impact of all marketing strategies and tactics to deliver on the brand objectives.
Lead the Immunology Key Account Team including capability development and forwardlooking innovation in the approach to Key Account Management enterprise wide.
Work collaboratively with leaders across the business to share winning initiatives and improve opportunities to develop and scale innovation in our commercial model.
Accountable for performance management, talent management and career development of direct reports.
Development and ownership of commercial forecasts and P&L.

Qualifications and Capabilities

University degree in science and/or business.
Specialty care marketing experience with Immunology expertise an asset
Comprehensive understanding of the Canadian Healthcare environment.
Indepth understanding of competitive landscape, able to frame strategic implications to improve business outcomes.
Strong leader with a general manager mindset who can articulate a vision, set direction and encourage dedication to achieve results.
Experience leading commercial teams with a collaborative and inclusive leadership style and proven track record to work successfully within a diverse team.
Enterprise thinking and entrepreneurial leadership through leading change and transformation while having a broader perspective of brand, TA and organizational needs.
Knows how to coordinate people and activities effectively to achieve impactful outcomes.
Experience attracting, assessing, and developing talent while optimising team performance in direct and matrixed leadership roles.
Outstanding strategic problem solving, judgement and influencing skills.
Strong critical thinking and planning skills with ability to implement plans with excellence.
Experience building and implementing digital strategies.
Strong financial acumen with ability to develop budget and resourcing plans to ensure effective operational delivery.
Willingness to travel.

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