Associate Director, Congress Strategy

AstraZeneca • Gaithersburg, MD

5d • $193,800 - $290,800

About The Position

As Associate Director, Strategic Precision Medicine Launches, you will play a critical role in driving the commercialization success of AstraZeneca's highest-priority precision medicine assets. Reporting to the Sr. Director, Precision Medicine Marketing, this position will lead the development and execution of integrated precision medicine strategies for designated Gold-tier launches, ensuring diagnostic readiness, biomarker adoption, and successful patient identification at launch and beyond. Working in close partnership with Global Diagnostics, Brand Marketing, Medical Affairs, Insights & Analytics, Access, Sales and Non-Sales Field Teams, as well as external diagnostic and laboratory partners, this individual will be responsible for developing and implementing cross-functional precision medicine plans that support launch excellence across multiple oncology indications. The Associate Director will serve as a key leader in preparing diagnostic ecosystems, enabling biomarker adoption, identifying barriers to patient identification, and ensuring launch readiness for some of AstraZeneca's most strategically important oncology assets.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Life Sciences, Healthcare, Marketing, Business, or related field.
• Minimum of 6 years of pharmaceutical, biotechnology, diagnostics, or healthcare marketing experience.
• At least 2 years of diagnostics, biomarker, precision medicine, or laboratory-focused marketing experience.
• Experience supporting product launches and commercialization activities in the US market.
• Demonstrated success leading cross-functional projects across complex stakeholder groups.
• Experience developing strategic marketing plans and executing tactical initiatives.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to translate insights into meaningful business recommendations.
• Excellent communication, presentation, collaboration, and project management skills.
• Proven ability to influence without authority in a matrix environment.

Nice To Haves

• MBA, MS, PharmD, PhD, or other advanced degree.
• Oncology marketing experience within pharmaceutical or biotechnology organizations.
• Experience with companion diagnostics, molecular testing, pathology, or precision medicine commercialization.
• Experience supporting launch brands or pipeline assets.
• Sales or customer-facing experience interacting with healthcare professionals, laboratories, pathology stakeholders, or health systems.
• Experience utilizing data, analytics, customer insights, and digital tools to inform strategic decisions.
• Familiarity with laboratory workflows, biomarker testing ecosystems, and patient identification strategies.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the Precision Medicine Marketing lead for designated Gold-priority launch assets.
• Develop and execute integrated precision medicine strategies that support successful launch planning, diagnostic readiness, and commercial execution.
• Partner with brand teams to ensure biomarker considerations are incorporated into launch strategy, customer engagement planning, forecasting, and market development activities.
• Build comprehensive launch readiness plans that address testing adoption, patient identification, laboratory preparedness, and stakeholder engagement.
• Develop launch-specific diagnostic plans aligned with global and US brand objectives.
• Identify and address barriers to biomarker testing adoption, diagnostic access, and utilization across the patient identification journey.
• Monitor biomarker testing performance, market dynamics, competitive developments, and diagnostic trends to generate actionable insights.
• Partner with Global Diagnostics and companion diagnostic teams to support assay readiness, testing implementation, and market preparation activities.
• Lead cross-functional precision medicine workstreams involving Brand, Medical, Access, Field Teams, Insights & Analytics, Market Research, and Commercial Excellence partners.
• Influence strategic decisions through data-driven recommendations and customer insights.
• Coordinate launch-related precision medicine activities across internal teams and external stakeholders.
• Drive alignment between global and US initiatives to maximize impact and execution efficiency.
• Support annual brand planning and portfolio prioritization processes.
• Assess emerging opportunities and risks related to testing adoption, diagnostic access, and patient identification.
• Contribute to forecasting, market development planning, and launch investment decisions.
• Share best practices and lessons learned across strategic launch assets to improve organizational effectiveness.
• Ensure all activities are conducted in accordance with AstraZeneca policies, Code of Ethics, SOPs, and applicable regulatory requirements.
• Maintain high standards of scientific integrity, compliance, and patient-centered execution.

Benefits

• short-term incentive bonus opportunity
• equity-based long-term incentive program
• retirement contribution
• commission payment eligibility
• qualified retirement program [401(k) plan]
• paid vacation and holidays
• paid leaves
• health benefits including medical, prescription drug, dental, and vision coverage

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level