Job Description

Roles & Responsibilities

Our R&D and Commercial functions promote accelerated decision making and the launches of new medicines across our therapy areas Oncology/Haematology, Biopharmaceuticals (covering Cardiovascular, Renal & Metabolism; Respiratory & Immunology; and Infectious Disease), and Rare Diseases. AstraZeneca operates in over 100 countries and its innovative medicines are used by millions of patients worldwide.

Inspired by our Values and what science can do, we are focused on accelerating the delivery of life-changing medicines that create enduring value for patients, society and our shareholders. We are committed to operating sustainably, in a way that recognises the interconnection between business growth, the needs of society and the limitations of our planet.

We are leaders and scientific partners in transforming healthcare, putting patients at the heart of everything we do. We are an industry-leading Medical Affairs team, generating and communicating compelling medical evidence that changes the practice of medicine for the benefit of patients and shapes the future of AstraZeneca.

The Field-based Medical Manager is responsible for executing the medical strategy for a number of products, both marketed and pre-launch within the AZ oncology portfolio. The Field-Based Medical Manager is a scientific, clinical and therapeutic area expert responsible for providing medical and scientific leadership for AstraZeneca s (AZ) products, new indications, and compounds in development.

Field-based Medical Manager is a hybrid role with medical manager and MSL responsibilities, and also requires interactions with key medical authorities, professional associations and patient groups, as required.

What you ll do

Scientific Expertise:

• Maintain clinical/scientific expertise in disease state management, AZ products, emerging therapies, and the competitive landscape
• Contribute to the development and provide project leadership/ management of the therapeutic area Medical Plan
• Act as a subject matter expert/resource for internal and external stakeholders. This includes the participation in cross functional team meetings and the generation of medical, evidence and other strategic plans.
• To work with internal stakeholders in the development and delivery of appropriate training and mentoring needs within therapeutic area

Scientific Exchange:

• Engage in peer-to-peer level dialogue with key customers and deliver appropriate clinical/scientific information that differentiates AstraZeneca products from those of other companies
• Respond to unsolicited customer inquiries and provide focused and balanced clinical / scientific information that supports the safe and appropriate use of AstraZeneca s products and services.
• Provide scientific/clinical support and deliver presentations to internal and external stakeholders.
• Provide scientific/clinical support and deliver presentations to internal and external stakeholders, including leading and execution of medical meetings such as advisory boards, round table meetings or scientific exchange meetings in line with medical strategy where required.
• Identify and establish relationships with key customers and other scientific thought leaders for the purpose of engaging them in ongoing scientific dialogue on AstraZeneca products and compounds in development

Customer Insight:

• Effectively identify, gather, analyze, synthesize and forward relevant new knowledge about the external scientific/medical/regulatory environments to internal stakeholders
• Provide internal stakeholders with actionable insights related to brand strategy or clinical development based on customer perspectives

Strategic Relationship:

• Develop peer-level relationships with medical and scientific experts, including Healthcare Professionals and other key external stakeholders (key medical authorities, payers, regulators, professional associations, patient groups etc) consistent with Medical objectives
• Reactively respond to pre-clinical, clinical and post-marketing study concepts from investigators in alignment with Medical Plan
• Support data generation activities including participating in reviews of Investigator sponsored studies
• Support recruitment of global and local AZ studies including sharing of site specific feedback for clinical trials in NZ.

Core Accountabilities:

• Conduct activities and interactions consistent with Company values and in compliance with the NZ Code of Practice and supporting Policies and Standards relevant to your role. Complete all required training on the AZ Code of Conduct and supporting Policies and Standards on time. Report potential issues of non-compliance.
• Adherence to internal processes and external regulations including but not limited to clinical trials, promotional activity (e.g. Medicines Australia Code of Conduct) and pharmacovigilance activities to meet internal SOP and local regulations.
• Oversee and handle the medical budget related to NZ for the oncology portfolio.
• Leaders with accountability for GXP areas are expected to understand the legal and regulatory requirements of their roles in providing appropriate resources (which could be human, financial, material, facilities, and equipment) to maintain the Quality system and continually improve its effectiveness