Global Product Leader

AstraZeneca • Boston, MA

1d • $251,610 - $377,415 • Hybrid

About The Position

The Global Product Leader (GPL) is a senior leadership role in Respiratory & Immunology, responsible for both people and project management and for contributing to business objectives and portfolio value targets. The GPL leads a cross-functional Global Product Team to develop and deliver a strategy aligned with the global brand strategy throughout the brand’s lifecycle.

The role is based at the company’s R&D site in Boston, Massachusetts, or Gaithersburg, Maryland. The GPL defines and drives the brand’s strategic and scientific value creation, including its development path, governance approval, growth, and lifecycle management. The role also serves as the product’s lead ambassador, engaging internal stakeholders and external key external experts (KEEs) to establish the brand vision and build effective partnerships and networks.

The GPL is accountable for disease strategy, governance-approved business cases, the Indication Target Product Profile (TPP), and Target Product Claims (TPC). The role manages performance across the cross-functional team and ensures effective risk, opportunity, and issue management, as well as appropriate governance, compliance, and protection of company rights, data, and intellectual property.

Requirements

• Master’s degree.
• At least 5 years of experience in the biotechnology or pharmaceutical industry, including work with executive leadership.
• Significant expertise in drug development processes, particularly designing development strategies that incorporate regulatory, commercial, and external insights.
• Strong business acumen and credibility among key opinion leaders, payers, and scientific communities, with relevant therapy-area expertise.
• Excellent communication and influencing skills with senior internal and external stakeholders, including the ability to simplify complexity to drive performance and decisions.
• Demonstrated experience leading and motivating teams in a highly matrixed environment and achieving team effectiveness through collaboration, influence, and coaching.

Nice To Haves

• PhD and/or MD degree.

Responsibilities

• Lead a cross-functional Global Product Team to develop and deliver a successful strategy aligned with the global brand strategy throughout the brand’s lifecycle.
• Define and drive the brand’s strategic and scientific value creation, including its development path, governance approval, growth, and lifecycle management.
• Integrate internal and external perspectives into product strategy development.
• Serve as the lead ambassador for the product internally and externally, engaging and consulting with KEEs to establish and nurture partnerships and networks.
• Ensure disease strategy is innovative and balances safety and efficacy for regulatory approval with value for market access.
• Deliver governance-approved business cases within agreed tolerance for time, cost, and quality, working with functional management to resolve issues as needed.
• Deliver the Indication Target Product Profile (TPP) and Target Product Claims (TPC).
• Model effective engagement with internal stakeholders and KEEs in strategy development and science communication.
• Ensure transparent risk, opportunity, and issue management at strategic, tactical, and operational levels.
• Simplify complex issues, anticipate and address obstacles, and integrate scientific, competitive intelligence, KOL, and payer insights.
• Seek partners and collaborators who share the company’s passion for science.
• Ensure appropriate governance and compliance, and protect company rights, data, and intellectual property.
• Manage cross-functional team performance and build and lead high-performing teams.

Benefits

• Short-term incentive bonus opportunity.
• Eligibility to participate in an equity-based long-term incentive program.
• Qualified retirement program, including a 401(k) plan.
• Paid vacation and holidays.
• Paid leaves.
• Health benefits, including medical, prescription drug, dental, and vision coverage, subject to applicable plan terms and conditions.

What This Job Offers

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