US Medical Early Asset Director– Insights

AstraZeneca • Wilmington, DE

8d • Hybrid

About The Position

In this role, you will play a crucial role in leveraging our scientific capabilities to positively impact patients' lives. Reporting directly to the Executive Director, US Medical Early Asset Team Lead, you will be part of a team focused on the development of ambitious US medical strategies for our early pipeline. This is an opportunity to seize, design, and influence across a complex matrix system to ensure US needs are integrated into global development plans.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree required; advanced degree preferred (MBA, MPH, MS in Market Research/Statistics, PharmD, or related).
• 5+ years in pharma/biotech or consulting focused on market insights, new product planning, or early commercial strategy; US market experience required; early development experience (Phase 1–2) strongly preferred.
• Demonstrated impact shaping TPPs, influencing clinical/evidence plans, and informing investment decisions via robust insights and analytics.
• Effective at partnering with Clinical, Medical, Market Access/HEOR, and Finance; leads without authority in matrixed teams.

Nice To Haves

• Hands-on experience with qualitative and quantitative methods (e.g., conjoint/DCE, segmentation, ATU/DTU, message testing) and vendor oversight.
• Proficiency with forecasting basics, epidemiology inputs, claims/EMR analytics, and triangulation across data sources; comfort with uncertainty and sensitivity testing.
• Ability to translate competitor clinical and access moves into implications for positioning and evidence.
• Clear, concise communicator who turns complex data into actionable recommendations for senior stakeholders and governance.
• Working knowledge of analytics and visualization tools (e.g., Excel, PowerPoint; familiarity with data platforms/BI tools is a plus).
• Practical experience using AI/ML-enabled tools for insights work (e.g., NLP for unstructured text, predictive modeling, synthetic respondent methods, automated coding of qual, prompt engineering for analysis/synthesis) with an understanding of data privacy, bias, and validation best practices.

Responsibilities

• Define the US insights learning plan across asset stages; prioritize critical unknowns and decision points, and map research/analytics to governance milestones.
• Pressure-test TPP elements (endpoints, attributes, device/format, administration setting, line of therapy, subsegments) via research and rapid experiments; recommend trade-offs to maximize US value.
• Design and lead payer/HCP/patient qualitative and quantitative studies (concept tests, message/value testing, conjoint/DTU, ethnography, discrete choice, max-diff) to refine positioning and evidence needs.
• Synthesize syndicated data, claims/EMR analyses, epidemiology, treatment paradigms, and policy trends to size opportunities, refine segmentation, and anticipate adoption barriers.
• Maintain dynamic competitor profiles, trial readouts, label trajectories, and access precedents; run competitor simulations and implications for differentiation and timing.
• Build and refine early demand/adoption forecasts, market maps, and scenario trees; partner with Finance on rNPV and sensitivity analyses that reflect uncertainty and key inflection points.
• Translate insight into guidance on endpoints, comparators, PROs, inclusion/exclusion, and RWE priorities that support future US adoption, labeling, and access.
• Identify priority segments (HCPs, treatment centers, IDNs, payers, patient pathways) and define decision drivers across the care continuum to inform early brand strategy and initial field teams' structure.
• Co-create early value narratives and differentiation hypotheses; test resonance and credibility with customers and iterate with Medical/HEOR and Market Access.
• Stand up lightweight experiments (concept sprints, ad boards, rapid quant) to answer time-sensitive questions ahead of governance gates and external catalysts.
• Craft clear, concise readouts and recommendations for asset teams and governance; ensure traceability from insight to decision and document assumptions/risks.
• Select and manage research/analytics vendors; ensure methodological rigor, compliance, and on-time, on-budget delivery.
• Conduct research and external engagements in line with US regulations and company policies for pre-approval communications and data privacy.

Benefits

• AstraZeneca is dedicated to being a Great Place to Work.
• Empowerment to push the boundaries of science, challenge convention and unleash entrepreneurial spirit.
• Commitment to lifelong learning, growth and development for all.
• An inclusive and equitable environment where people belong.
• Opportunity to realize the full breadth of your potential.
• Work that has the potential to change your life and improve countless others.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level