Senior Director, Global Diagnostics
About The Position
AstraZeneca is seeking a Senior Director, Global Diagnostics for ETCAMAH to join its Global Diagnostics commercial team. The role leads commercial activities for diagnostics across key indications and launch brands, particularly ETCAMAH and other breast indications, and provides biomarker and diagnostics expertise to shape the breast tumor strategy. The position collaborates across functions and geographies to align diagnostics capabilities with commercial and patient needs. The role supports development and execution of the integrated global diagnostics strategy for breast indications, aligned with franchise brand plans and commercial objectives. It leads commercialization and marketing planning for diagnostics, with a focus on launch readiness, growth, and patient impact; coordinates initiatives with commercial, medical, R&D, insights and analytics, market access, and local affiliate teams; and develops external partnerships with oncology stakeholders. It also provides strategic and operational leadership on biomarker testing adoption, patient journeys, and diagnostic sample testing pathways, while helping markets improve awareness, adoption, access, availability, and accuracy of testing. The Senior Director uses internal and external insights to inform strategy and performance, leads cross-functional initiatives across functions and geographies, and represents diagnostics strategy and progress in business meetings and leadership updates. The position is based at AstraZeneca’s Gaithersburg, Maryland campus. Employees work in the office an average of at least three days per week, with flexibility.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in business, life sciences, or a related field.
- 10 years of experience in pharmaceutical and/or diagnostics marketing.
- Demonstrated track record in diagnostics launch and commercialization, particularly in oncology.
- Team-oriented leadership, excellent written and verbal communication, and ability to influence across all levels in a matrix environment.
- Global or in-market experience developing and executing commercial strategies for diagnostics.
- Strong analytical skills and ability to turn analysis into actionable strategy.
- Thorough understanding of drug development and commercialization processes and the evolving breast biomarker landscape.
- Problem-solving skills and ability to thrive in a dynamic, rapidly changing environment.
Nice To Haves
- Advanced degree (MD, PhD, PharmD, MBA) in a relevant discipline.
- Global marketing experience, including diagnostic and therapeutic launches.
- In-market launch experience.
- Solid technical background in diagnostics development and biomarker science.
Responsibilities
- Support development and execution of the integrated global diagnostics strategy for breast indications, aligned with franchise brand plans and commercial objectives.
- Drive creation and implementation of commercialization and marketing plans for each diagnostic, focused on launch readiness, growth, and patient impact.
- Collaborate with franchise commercial teams, medical affairs, R&D, insights and analytics, market access, and local market affiliates to coordinate and optimize global diagnostic initiatives.
- Build and nurture partnerships with external oncology stakeholders, including patient advocacy and policy groups, diagnostic developers, key opinion leaders, and HTA and payer organizations.
- Provide strategic and operational leadership to address challenges and opportunities in biomarker testing adoption, patient journeys, and diagnostic sample testing pathways.
- Enable markets to develop and execute strategies that drive awareness, adoption, access, availability, and accuracy of biomarker testing.
- Gather and leverage internal and external insights to inform strategy, monitor performance, and adjust tactics.
- Lead cross-functional initiatives and ensure effective communication, collaboration, and execution across functions and geographies.
- Represent diagnostics strategy and progress in business meetings and deliver critical presentations and updates to leadership in a timely manner.
Benefits
- Eligibility for short-term incentive bonuses.
- Equity-based awards for salaried roles.
- Qualified retirement programs.
- Paid time off, including vacation, holidays, and leaves.
- Health, dental, and vision coverage.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
