Senior Director of External Scientific Engagement, Amyloidosis

AstraZeneca • Gaithersburg, MD

3d

About The Position

AstraZeneca is seeking a highly experienced scientific leader for the role of Senior Director of External Scientific Engagement, Amyloidosis. This individual will shape and lead the external stakeholder engagement strategy, ensuring it aligns with the medical strategy and is executed through strong partnerships across the US Medical Affairs organization and other key internal stakeholders, including cross-functional and global teams. This is a key scientific role reporting directly to the Medical Head – Amyloidosis, within the BioPharmaceuticals Business Unit’s US Medical CVRM franchise. The role requires deep experience in Medical Affairs, external scientific engagement, and stakeholder strategy to elevate AstraZeneca’s scientific leadership in amyloidosis, including ATTR-CM and PN. The individual must have significant experience operating in complex matrixed environments, leading cross-functional initiatives, influencing senior stakeholders, and translating scientific strategy into high-impact external engagement plans that drive meaningful outcomes for patients, healthcare professionals, and the broader medical community.

Requirements

• Advanced scientific degree (i.e. MD, PhD, or PharmD)
• Medical/clinical/scientific expertise in Amyloidosis
• 5+ years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry, including substantial experience in Medical Affairs roles and preferably experience in Amyloidosis
• Strategic and innovative thinker with executive presence
• Demonstrated track record in senior or highly visible roles delivering results in a complex matrix environment, building capabilities, and leading large scale impactful medical initiatives
• Proven experience shaping and executing external engagement strategies
• Proven ability to collaborate and build internal and external networks
• Strong analytical mind-set and ability to quickly assess large amounts of information and distil into key messages and actions
• Persuasive oral and written communication skills, including the ability to develop and deliver impactful presentations & F2F engagements
• Proven ability to collaborate with individuals of diverse experience and backgrounds, across varying functions, levels within the company, or external organizations, to effectively deliver on goals
• Strong business acumen, familiarity with the US healthcare system, and key regulations in the pharmaceutical industry

Responsibilities

• Lead the end-to-end external scientific engagement strategy, plan, and execution across ESE engagement aligned to TA priorities and congress strategies deriving transparency, consistency, and measurable impact.
• Serve as a senior thought partner to the Medical Head and broader Medical Affairs leadership team, contributing substantial expertise to shape medical priorities, engagement models, and long-range scientific plans in amyloidosis.
• Develop and drive a coherent, agile and high-impact external presence that advances AstraZeneca’s scientific leadership agenda in ATTR-CM and PN, ensuring our voice is timely, data-driven, and trusted in front of external stakeholders.
• Design and deliver strategic engagements that catalyze practice change, streamlining pathways from diagnosis to initiation and persistence, so patients realize the benefits of new launches quickly and sustainably.
• Introduce novel solutions and differentiated models for external engagement that strengthen AstraZeneca’s scientific reputation, expand our reach, and accelerate evidence adoption in clinical practice.
• Provide leadership across Medical Affairs and partner functions to drive a coordinated and enterprise-minded engagement approach, ensuring alignment of execution with strategic medical objectives and business priorities.
• Help strengthen organizational capability by sharing best practices, mentoring colleagues, and contributing to the evolution of external scientific engagement models, tools, and ways of working.
• Ensure all activities, tools, and systems meet the highest ethical and compliance standards—embedding rigor, clarity, and accountability in everything we do.

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
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree