Senior Manager, Diagnostics - 12-Month Contract

AstraZeneca•Mississauga, ON

5d•CA$135,864 - CA$178,322•Hybrid

About The Position

This role is responsible for shaping the national diagnostics landscape to ensure more patients are accurately identified for life-changing Oncology therapies. The Senior Manager, Diagnostics will set the direction for advancing awareness, quality, and availability of diagnostic tests that enable optimal patient selection. This involves bringing science and commercial thinking together, partnering closely with cross-functional tumor teams and field-based colleagues to build national strategies that unlock testing excellence. The work ensures every launch is backed by a robust diagnostic pathway, so the right patients are identified at the right time. The role operates in a fast-paced, collaborative environment that values curiosity, decisive action, and measurable impact. By connecting external partners, labs, and clinical leaders, the individual will remove barriers and build durable testing pathways across key centers, turning ambition into outcomes that matter for patients and the portfolio.

Requirements

5+ years experience in the molecular diagnostics or pathology space
Experience with a broad range of diagnostic technologies, pathology leaders/tests, and marketing
Launch experience of a diagnostic, therapeutic, or device
Proven track record of critical thinking aligned to strategic direction, judgment and influencing skills to ensure strong commercial/medical focus with excellent execution
Able to build compelling business cases
Oncology experience!
Proven demonstration of effective cross-functional project team leadership including budget ownership

Nice To Haves

MSc/PhD strongly preferred
Experience with companion diagnostics development, validation, or deployment in Oncology
Established relationships with diagnostic laboratories, pathology leaders, and national clinical centers
Proven ability to design and optimize testing pathways, including integration of genetic counseling and reflex testing
Working knowledge of diagnostic reimbursement, coding and health system procurement processes
Familiarity with regulatory frameworks for diagnostics and real-world evidence generation
Experience in digital pathology, next-generation sequencing workflows, or laboratory informatics
Advanced degree in business or public health, or formal training in health economics or market access
Strong communication skills to engage KEEs, run advisory boards and deliver impactful education programs
Bilingual or multilingual capability beneficial depending on market

Responsibilities

Develop, evaluate, and deliver national diagnostic brand strategies for current and future Oncology products with cross-functional tumor teams, translating insights into clear tactics that expand appropriate testing and improve patient selection.
Ensure companion diagnostics and testing excellence for all launches, including readiness assessments to inform go/no-go decisions; build and deploy education assets across the diagnostic lifecycle to drive quality and adoption.
Work with Field-based Diagnostic Liaisons to capture and synthesize market insights, feeding back into strategy and execution to accelerate impact at national scale.
Assess testing options, select and qualify diagnostic partners and labs; collaborate with national diagnostic and clinical opinion leaders to design and execute activities (e.g., market research, advisory boards, webinars, conference symposia) that optimize diagnostic provision.
Build robust testing pathways across key national clinical centers; support local protocol implementation and identify/remove bottlenecks (e.g., genetic counseling) through collaboration with diagnostic companies, lab networks, KEEs, and HCPs.
Monitor the diagnostic testing landscape and trends; diagnose system issues and co-create solutions with external stakeholders that minimize barriers, enhance access, and elevate testing quality over time.