Senior Manager, Oncology Group Purchasing Organization(GPO) Above-Brand Strategy

AstraZeneca • Gaithersburg, MD

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About The Position

AstraZeneca is seeking a Senior Manager to support Oncology Group Purchasing Organization (GPO) and above-brand strategy as part of the Oncology Care & Access Team. Working with teams based in Gaithersburg, Maryland, this role collaborates across product marketing, field, internal operations, and cross-functional teams to develop and deliver strategies that address brand priorities and oncology business needs. The role covers the oncology portfolio and focuses on GPO service execution, strategic planning, budget management, service request reviews, and operational delivery of services, events, meetings, and other deliverables. The successful candidate will work effectively across headquarters and field teams and build and maintain organized systems to enable execution, delivery, and tracking of GPO services.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree and 2–3 years of pharmaceutical industry experience, or an associate degree and 5 years of pharmaceutical industry experience, or a high school diploma/GED and 10 years of pharmaceutical industry experience.
• Demonstrated accountability for delivering results while managing competing priorities.
• Strong communication skills, including confidence and decisiveness when engaging with senior management, customers, and vendors.
• Excellent organizational and cross-functional project management skills.
• Experience managing budgets across multiple vendors, projects, and teams.
• Experience working with data reporting from project deliverables and services.
• Ability to plan and lead calls with internal and external stakeholders.
• Demonstrated delivery of strategic planning documents and budget planning materials.
• High proficiency in project management.

Nice To Haves

• Master’s degree.
• Solid problem-solving, analytical, and decision-making skills.
• Congress planning, compliance, or field experience.

Responsibilities

• Incorporate brand strategic goals and objectives into GPO service opportunities that engage and educate external stakeholders while addressing AstraZeneca Oncology business needs.
• Lead meeting planning and work with outside vendors to plan and execute meetings, services, trade shows, and other events that disseminate information and collect insights in line with business needs and goals.
• Lead planning, staffing, service-material delivery, and budget management for services, certain trade shows and exhibits, and other strategic projects.
• Manage GPO vendor services and program submissions with internal program review and governance teams, partnering with Legal, Compliance, Contract Operations, ACERT teams, and GPO Account Directors.
• Manage above-brand oncology initiatives within the Oncology Care & Access teams.
• Manage brand-team budgets and a centralized budget for GPO engagements, including forecasting and accruals, monthly service allocations, invoices, and purchase orders for brand and cross-franchise budgets.
• Draft and maintain SOPs with GPO Account Directors to support seamless GPO service execution and delivery.
• Serve as the single therapeutic-area point of contact for program placement with GPO Account Directors.
• Coordinate and update service opportunities with oncology brand and franchise leads while working with field-based account directors.
• Lead bi-weekly calls with brand leads concerning service delivery, marketing services, and data projects.
• Partner with GPO Account Directors to ensure compliant delivery of GPO services and alignment with AstraZeneca program-delivery standards, documentation, compliance, and speaker systems.
• Liaise with Sales to support effective program setup, feedback, and data reporting.

Benefits

• Short-term incentive bonus opportunity.
• Eligibility to participate in an equity-based long-term incentive program for salaried roles.
• Retirement contribution for hourly roles.
• Commission payment eligibility for sales roles.
• Qualified retirement program (401(k) plan).
• Paid vacation and holidays.
• Paid leaves.
• Medical, prescription drug, dental, and vision coverage, subject to applicable plan terms and conditions.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: High school or GED