Senior Manager, Franchise Communications Respiratory & Immunology
About The Position
The Senior Manager, Franchise Communications leads global, integrated communications for AstraZeneca’s respiratory and immune-mediated disease portfolio from Phase IIb onward. The role drives external and internal storytelling and issues management to build reputation, support milestones, and engage collaborators across global, regional, and local offices. The position develops and delivers communications plans spanning the franchise and its milestones, data readouts, regulatory events, congress presence, partnerships, and responses. It builds disease and asset narratives, creates communications materials for global and local use, prepares spokespeople, and leads deployment across corporate digital and social channels. The role also supports investor communications, strengthens internal understanding and engagement, and manages agencies, resources, objectives, metrics, and project delivery. AstraZeneca describes its culture as inclusive and collaborative, with opportunities to contribute to science, make a difference to patients and society, and pursue lifelong learning, growth, and development. The annual base pay range is $124,608.80 to $186,913.20 USD. The role is eligible for incentives, including short-term incentive bonuses and equity-based awards for salaried roles. Benefits include qualified retirement programs, paid time off, and health, dental, and vision coverage under applicable plan terms.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree.
- 7–10 years of experience in global pharmaceutical or life sciences communications.
- Proven delivery of strategic communications programs.
- Understanding of healthcare regulations, compliance, and the perspectives of physicians, payers, and patients.
- Strong background in organic and paid digital communications.
- Experience with effective internal engagement and change communications.
- Demonstrated leadership, coaching ability, and collaborative ways of working.
- Cultural fluency and a global mindset.
- Ability to combine critical thinking with hands-on delivery.
- Skill in simplifying scientific and technical content for varied audiences.
Responsibilities
- Develop and deliver global communications plans from Phase IIb through launch, considering franchise milestones, data readouts, regulatory events, congress presence, partnerships, and responses.
- Build compelling disease and asset narratives with clear messages and proof points.
- Produce press releases, Q&As, and other materials for global and local use.
- Prepare and train spokespeople.
- Collaborate with global and regional media and country teams.
- Support investor communications in partnership with Investor Relations.
- Engage external experts and investigators.
- Lead deployment across corporate digital and social channels, using paid and organic opportunities.
- Drive internal understanding and engagement for key assets in partnership with leaders and Global Internal Communications.
- Optimize agencies and resources, set objectives and critical metrics, and ensure strong project management and measurement.
Benefits
- Qualified retirement programs.
- Paid time off, including vacation, holidays, and leaves.
- Health coverage.
- Dental coverage.
- Vision coverage.
- Eligibility for short-term incentive bonuses.
- Eligibility for equity-based awards for salaried roles.
- Lifelong learning, growth, and development opportunities.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
