Global Commercial Head, Cell Therapy

AstraZeneca • Gaithersburg, MD

17h

About The Position

Within the AstraZeneca Cell Therapy Enterprise, the ambition is to realize the full potential of cell therapy for people living with cancer, immune-mediated and rare diseases around the world. This unit has responsibility for the value chain from discovery through to late-stage development and commercialization. We are rapidly progressing a broad pipeline of cell therapies in collaboration with AstraZeneca’s Therapeutic Area Units. The Global Commercial Head is a key role for our ambitious Cell Therapy expansion – a field that comes with highly diverse and significant scientific and commercial opportunity. The company is determined to create a leading Cell Therapy portfolio in the years ahead, driving successful worldwide access and commercialization for its leading medicine AZD0120, and later across its autologous, allogeneic, and in vivo platforms. As a key contributor to future growth, this role seeks dedicated global commercial leadership to successfully shape and mobilize a young organization across functions and markets, maximizing the global potential of Cell Therapy.

Requirements

• Undergraduate scientific background.
• 10+ years of pharmaceutical marketing experience.
• Profound understanding of drug development and commercialization in Cell Therapy.
• Solid grasp of ongoing paradigm changes and future trends in healthcare commercialization.
• Proven track record of experience / accountability for business success in a major healthcare market.
• Broad commercial experience with proven track record of key commercialization deliveries (e.g. pre-launch / launch / HTA validation / long term business planning and business case development).
• Strong strategic thinking, judgement and influencing skills.
• Strong leadership attributes to set direction, generate commitment, balance short- and long-term needs, constructively resolve issues, integrate cross functional contributions.
• Proven experience and knowledge of a broad base of external partners and customers including patients, prescribers, payors, providers and in/out license partners.
• Strong understanding of key commercialization and marketing skill sets.
• P&L Management.
• Experienced with key global regulations in the field of Healthcare and Medical compliance and commercialization as well as Pharmacovigilance.

Nice To Haves

• Medical and/or PhD / MBA preferred.

Responsibilities

• Accountable for Cell Therapy’s commercial strategy and its success.
• Develop, shape, evolve, and implement resources and programs to support the full range of commercial lifecycle deliverables.
• Work with core markets to prepare for / deliver on all Cell Therapy commercialization and launch programs.
• Build and shape capabilities in global and in markets to drive state-of-the-art commercialization.
• Contribute to the broader Therapeutic Area strategies across Oncology, Autoimmune Diseases, Hematology, and Rare diseases.
• Represent Cell Therapy business perspectives to cross functional teams, senior executives and governance committees, ensuring that commercialization priorities are appropriately considered.
• Expand and manage the global commercial team for Cell Therapies.
• Collaborate with the Strategy and Commercial extended team to deliver a sustainable pricing and access strategy for all cell therapy indications.
• Contribute actively to advancing, accelerating, and simplifying working and partnering models and processes towards maximum value creation for patients, healthcare, societies, and AstraZeneca.

Benefits

• 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: Senior