Senior Marketing Manager
About The Position
At AstraZeneca, we pride ourselves on crafting a collaborative culture that champions knowledge-sharing, ambitious thinking and innovation – ultimately providing employees with the opportunity to work across teams, functions and even the globe. Recognizing the importance of individualized flexibility, our ways of working allow employees to balance personal and work commitments while ensuring we continue to create a strong culture of collaboration and teamwork by engaging face-to-face in our offices 3 days a week. Our head office (Mississauga) and BlueSky Hub in downtown Toronto are purposely designed with collaboration in mind, providing space where teams can come together to strategize, brainstorm and connect on key projects. Our dedication to sustainability is also central to our culture and part of what makes AstraZeneca a great place to work. We know the health of people, the planet and our business are interconnected, which is why we’re taking ambitious action to address some of the biggest challenges of our time, from climate change to access to healthcare and disease prevention. Reporting to the Commercial Franchise Head – Breast Cancer, the Senior Marketing Manager (SMM) – Breast Cancer will be a key leader in building our small molecule breast cancer portfolio of indications into the standard of care for patients. The successful candidate for this role will be a strategic focused leader with a passion for customer engagement and putting patients first. You play to win but do the right thing and act with integrity. You are joining a team of ambitious individuals driven to build a culture that is science and patient-focused, agile and high-performing. Your role within the broader Oncology team will be to work collaboratively with your cross-functional partners and the cross business unit marketing teams to share ideas, challenge the standard and work together towards a shared vision of a 100% patient mindset.
Requirements
- University degree or equivalent experience in science and/or business
- Minimum of 5 years related pharmaceutical industry experience including marketing with experience successfully leading a cross-functional team
- Strong business insight: strong critical thinking and planning skills with ability to implement plans with excellence
- Solid understanding of Product Management (including brand strategic planning and critical thinking skills) with previous launch experience preferred
- Financial acumen: inputting on forecast assumptions, budget management and spend optimization and trade-off decisions
- Strong learning agility and can adapt quickly in a fast-paced environment
- High self-awareness with the ability to lead people and build strong followership across the marketing and cross functional teams
- Strong influencing skills and communication skills
- Experience with integrating and leveraging digital and/or AI
Nice To Haves
- Previous oncology experience (in particular, Breast Cancer) is an asset
- Experience navigating challenging regulatory and access environments is an asset
Responsibilities
- Be responsible for the small molecule breast cancer indications at AstraZeneca, leading a cross-functional team to improve the forward-thinking potential of the tumour area through development and execution of the Tumour Strategy, Brand Strategy, and Tactical Plans to achieve business objectives
- Work closely with the Canadian regulatory and access team to secure new indications and funding
- Prepare and implement significant customer activities and sales force content deployment, implementing campaigns with a consistent voice across channels
- Build professional relationships with key external customers to transform the Canadian landscape for patients with breast cancer
- Develop strong relationships with counterparts across global markets to identify and demonstrate best practices
- Lead the financial and budget planning processes in conjunction with our forecasting and finance teams
- Monitor sales and business trends to spot potential opportunities and challenges, taking action to drive impact
- Responsibility for leading a marketing manager within the team
- Uphold a best-in-class commercial approach to establish AstraZeneca as leaders in the Breast cancer therapeutic area while encouraging an inclusive high-performance environment that values and leverages diversity
Benefits
- competitive Flex Benefits & Retirement Savings Program
- 4 weeks’ paid vacation
- annual Personal Days
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Number of Employees
5,001-10,000 employees
