Job Description

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 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 tackle some of the biggest challenges of our time, from climate change to access to healthcare and disease prevention.

Director-level leader accountable for setting the insight, analytics and AI-enabled evidence agenda for a key brand. Sits on the brand leadership team and influences senior commercial, medical and market access decisions by translating data, market signals, customer needs and digital opportunities into clear strategic choices, measurable outcomes and enterprise value.

The Director acts as a strategic partner to senior leaders, integrating market, customer, scientific, real-world, competitive and digital signals to shape brand strategy, customer engagement, launch excellence and growth. The role also sets expectations for responsible data, digital and AI use, ensuring outputs are trusted, compliant, inclusive, explainable and linked to business value, patient impact and enterprise priorities.

Responsibilities:

Insights Generation and AI-Enabled Decision Support

• Set the strategic insight agenda for the brand, aligned to enterprise strategy, brand ambition, launch turning points, investment decisions and measurable outcomes.
• Integrate PMR, CI, secondary data, real-world data, digital engagement signals, advanced analytics and AI-enabled tools to inform brand strategy, forecasts, resource allocation and investment choices.
• Translate complex data and external signals into clear recommendations, helping senior leaders understand opportunities, trade-offs, risks and execution implications.
• Use AI and advanced analytics, where appropriate and compliant, to identify patterns, test hypotheses, improve decision quality and optimise field and omnichannel performance.

Primary Market Research, Customer Understanding and Responsible Data Use

• Own the primary market research strategy, translating senior leadership questions into a prioritised insight plan with clear decision impact, budget rigor and delivery expectations.
• Apply modern research approaches, including digital listening, behavioural science, agile testing, social and search insights, AI-assisted synthesis and mixed-method research, where appropriate and compliant.
• Hold vendors and internal partners accountable for quality, delivery, compliance with AZ policies, data privacy and responsible AI principles, while sharing standard process across teams.

Analytics, Performance Reporting and Digital Transformation

• Orchestrate insight across Brand, Advanced Analytics, CI, Market Access, Medical, Finance, Digital and other partners to create an integrated view of performance, opportunity and risk.
• Set direction for KPI development, dashboards, performance routines and insight storytelling, enabling senior leaders to make timely decisions.
• Lead case analyses, scenario modelling, predictive analytics and opportunity sizing to guide strategic choices.
• Champion scalable ways of working, including automation, self-service analytics, reusable data assets, experimentation and clear governance of AI-enabled tools.

Requirements

• Science or commercial related 4-year degree
• Experience in conducting qualitative and quantitative market research across different collaborator groups (e.g. HCPs, patients and payers)
• 5+ years experience in the pharmaceutical industry
• Proven ability to conduct analytics using secondary data sources key to the pharmaceutical industry (IQVIA, Prognos, Decision Resources, patient level data) and performance tracking
• Good business sense, critical thinking and understanding of sales and marketing business practices
• Ability to influence laterally and vertically
• High emotional intelligence
• Ability to lead projects
• Ability to manage multiple tasks/assignments to demanding deadlines with minimal supervision
• Strong interpersonal and collaboration skills as well as teamwork abilities
• Comfortable working in a matrix environment
• Strong written and verbal communication
• Experience in leading insight for a specialty product with knowledge of specialty pharmacy and buy and bill distribution and tracking
• Experience within specialty biologics, respiratory, or immunology therapy area
  

Desirable:

• High degree of creativity and innovation in developing new approaches, processes and methodologies
• Experience conducting pre-product launch market research (e.g., positioning, segmentation)
• In depth knowledge of respiratory biologics market dynamics

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AstraZeneca is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion and providing a workplace that is free from discrimination. AstraZeneca is committed to accommodating persons with disabilities. Such accommodation is available on request in respect of all aspects of the recruitment, assessment and selection process and may be requested by emailing  AZCHumanResources@astrazeneca.com

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Annual base salary for this position ranges from 158,569.60 to 208,122.60.

AstraZeneca is committed to providing fair and equitable compensation opportunities to all colleagues. Our compensation policies and practices have been designed to allow colleagues to progress through the salary range over time as they progress in their role. The range provided in this posting represents an offer pay range used in a majority of situations. The base pay offered will vary depending on multiple individualized factors, including the candidate's skills and experience, job-related knowledge, and other specific business and organizational needs. In some cases, offers outside the range may also be considered to address unique circumstances.

In addition, our permanent positions offer an annual Variable Pay Bonus/Short Term Incentive opportunity as well as eligibility to participate in our equity-based long-term incentive program (if applicable to role). Benefits offered for permanent roles include a competitive Flex Benefits & Retirement Savings Program, 4 weeks’ paid vacation, and annual Personal Days. Fixed Term Contract/Temporary positions (excluding students) are offered a Contract Benefits Program.

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We are using AI as part of the recruitment process.

This advertisement relates to a current vacancy.