Precision Medicine Liaison - Mississippi/Alabama

AstraZeneca•Montgomery, AL

5d•Remote

About The Position

Make a difference in patients' lives by applying your diagnostic and clinical test market expertise as a Precision Medicine Liaison! Key responsibilities include ensuring the timely, high quality in-market companion diagnostics / testing solutions are available to support optimal treatment. Engage collaborators before and after launch to provide approved information to proactively address barriers to testing at pre-specified region reference labs, pathology medical groups and a subset of academic/health system with well-developed diagnostic and molecular capabilities within assigned geography. Act as the regional expert to support oncology customers at the request of the cross functional team by providing more in-depth diagnostic expertise, insights, and support to our internal teams within oncology accounts. This expertise also entails understanding biomarker legislation within assigned states and supporting the state government affairs team as needed with external collaborators from the pathology field.

Requirements

Undergraduate degree
Four years of experience in the diagnostic landscape, with a focus on oncology
Experience in consultative sales environment with lab or life science company or pharmaceutical (manufacturer).
Expertise in discussing scientific content and context to multiple audiences.
Executive Presence and strong presentation skills.
Proven ability to form a network and work collaboratively in a cross functional setting and ability to navigate across tumor teams in both field and headquarters to contribute toward a common goal.
Expertise in Genomic/Diagnostics, testing process flow and patient journey for oncology.
Demonstrate an understanding of the business, strategy with respect to diagnostics, lab networks and collaborate with external laboratories and work with oncology accounts.
Develop and maintains an understanding of the changing oncology ecosystem, market dynamics, diagnostic trends, biomarker legislation and the problem-solving skills to be able to assess barriers and potential solutions.
Ability to lead without authority.
Strategic problem solver with an entrepreneurial approach with the ability to find opportunities that align to organization priorities based on data, diagnostic testing needs and account insights.
Ability to set objectives for precision medicine across the respective geography as well as use engagement strategies to advance opportunities to work with target customers.
Exhibits consistent and diligent behaviors that align with AstraZeneca values and upholds our ethical standards and compliance expectations.
Ability to travel (percentage varies with geography)

Nice To Haves

Exceptional follow up and proactive engagement with both customers and team.
Proven experience with broad base of external customers including external labs, academic and lab leadership, pathology and decision makers.
Thorough knowledge of the diagnostic test regulatory environment.
Strong peer leadership attributes with the ability to balance short- and long-term goals and constructively resolve issues.
Proven cross functional team collaboration and leadership.
Project management experience.

Responsibilities

Engage pre and post launch to proactively enable testing at launch and address barriers to testing at pre-specified Region Target Reference Labs and small subset of accounts through partnerships with diagnostic companies, affiliated pathology/lab networks.
Identify and develop relationships within a defined set of Region Reference Labs, Region Key Accounts (with Molecular genomics programs) and pathology groups to gather insights and develop strategies to support and educate on appropriate testing.
Collaborate with Field Cross Functional Team, Medical Diagnostics, Precision Medicine HQ and PM/Brand HQ Marketing.
Takes on regional/local market insights and supports regional initiatives and supports QI projects as subject matter expert.
Act as the PM regional expert to support oncology customers at the request of the cross functional team by providing more in-depth diagnostic expertise, insights and support to our internal teams.
Work closely with cross functional team and state government affairs teams to pull through the state-based biomarker bills and weave that into all interactions with reference labs and accounts.

Benefits

AstraZeneca is dedicated to being a Great Place to Work.
Empowered to push the boundaries of science, challenge convention and unleash your entrepreneurial spirit.
Embrace differences and take bold actions to drive the change needed to meet global healthcare and sustainability challenges.
An inclusive culture where you will connect different thinking to generate new and valuable opportunities.
Commitment to lifelong learning, growth and development for all.
Inclusion and diversity are fundamental to the success of our company.
We want colleagues to wake up excited about their day at the office, in the field, or in the lab.
Promise to help you realize the full breadth of your potential.
Work that has the potential to change your life and improve countless others.
Shape a culture that unites and inspires us every day.