Tumour Portfolio Director, OBU Medical Affairs

AstraZeneca•Gaithersburg, MD

3d•$149,805 - $224,708•Hybrid

About The Position

This role is responsible for driving the strategic planning and execution of the GU/GYN medical portfolio, transforming strategy into coordinated delivery across regions and functions. The position is based in Gaithersburg, US, and reports to the Project Management Team Leader for Global Medical Affairs. The Director will partner closely with the GU/GYN franchise lead to ensure the portfolio operates cohesively, covering areas from evidence generation and launches to scientific exchange and congress activity. The leadership provided will empower teams to deliver work efficiently with transparency, accountability, and measurable impact. Key objectives for the first year include unifying the tumor strategy across indications, establishing clear portfolio dashboards, streamlining governance and ways of working, and coaching a team of Indication Project Managers to achieve high performance, ultimately leading to faster decisions, sharper prioritization, and a consistent focus on value for patients, clinicians, and the business.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in business or life science
Minimum of 7 years experience in pharmaceutical industry or regulated medical products industry
Minimum of 3 years experience in Medical Affairs, Commercial, and R&D organizations (Global, regional, or local)
Minimum of 3 years demonstrated project management experience in a matrix environment
Experience working with senior stakeholders
Comprehensive understanding of the development and commercialisation of pharmaceutical products
Experience of successful influencing cross functionally, cross-culturally and cross-brands
Experience of effective working in a multi-cultural, matrixed environment
Experience working in a global setting, managing stakeholders within different time zones
Experience preparing and/or delivering presentations to executive leadership
Strong leadership, organizational, and communication skills
Skilled in change management including process development and implementation, people development, organizational effectiveness, and communication
Able to deliver high quality work outputs despite ambiguity or ever-changing environment
Delivery focus with an ability to oversee and manage multiple project deliverables in very short timelines
Interpersonal skills with an ability to display a variety of leadership styles dependent upon the situation
Evidence of the ability to pull together diverse teams over whom there is no line management responsibility in a matrix environment (ability to influence and drive for results)
Demonstrated knowledge and very wide understanding of global business context
An excellent communicator; evidence of strong independence and innovative seeker of strategic solutions; forward looking
Strong leadership attributes to clarify strategic direction, generate commitment, balance short and long-term needs, resolve differences constructively, and reinforce expectations

Nice To Haves

People management experience preferred
Graduate level degree in sciences or business
Six Sigma Medical/Process Excellence and/or Project Management/PMP/FPX certification
Depth of understanding of medical, scientific and/or commercial pharmaceutical marketplace of Oncology

Responsibilities

Partner with the GU/GYN Franchise Head to execute a cohesive tumor strategy across indications, enabling seamless global and local delivery.
Lead forecasting, phasing and prioritization for the franchise, aligning resources to strategic goals across the planning cycle.
Orchestrate core deliverables including Medical Plans, Evidence Generation plans, study proposals, launch plans, congress plans and scientific exchange plans.
Create and maintain dashboards that track progress against scorecard objectives, enabling data-driven decisions.
Manage, train and develop a small team of Indication Project Managers; assign responsibilities, build trust and mentor for high performance.
Ensure Medical Implementation Teams operate efficiently and stay connected with Integrated Business Teams.
Drive adoption of medical standards to ensure compliant, consistent operations.
Lead agenda-driven meetings with GU/GYN portfolio leadership, shaping agendas, capturing decisions and tracking actions to closure.
Coordinate senior leadership presentations on key topics and initiatives, spotlighting progress, risks and decisions needed.
Identify and embed best practices to simplify processes and accelerate delivery.
Lead workstreams that drive improvements and change across broader medical and enterprise teams.