Job Description
OF THE ROLE
1. To lead the cross functional ‘Brand Team’ and collaborate well with global team in the development of brand strategy aligned to overall TA strategy and company priorities.
2. Optimize a portfolio of products to strategically optimize product life cycles and therapy area strategy, build & maintain professional relationships.
3. Work with other functions to achieve objectives of AZ products including commercial and hospital sales target, SOV and Market Share.
ROLE & RESPONSIBILITIES
1. Portfolio Strategy Planning
- Develop a Therapeutic Area Strategy, to optimize product fit and portfolio strength.
- Review and manage Marketing mix for each product in portfolio to optimize promotional effort.
- Develop a clinical support program (Phase IV, CEP) to support campaign objectives.
- Develop the highest standards of training material and programs (with BMs) and make available to sales team.
- Develop product launch plans/brand plans (with BMs) and submit to Marketing Director.
- Work with BMs and sales management to provide quality product sales forecasting
- Develop training strategy (with BMs) to align with LCM.
- Build and maintain global AZ network and relationships through attendance of regional/global workshops.
2. Build on patient’s insight/customer insights to lead brands growth
- Generate insights and implications from market and to meet patients/customers’ needs and outcomes
- Develop a deep understanding of Therapeutic Area and translate into business plan
- Prepare product messages and solutions that address the needs.
- Ensure effective cross functional collaboration and alignment to brand objectives.
3. Implementation: Budgeting & Promotional campaign execution
- Review, amend, consolidate and submit brand budgets to Marketing Director for Product Portfolio.
- Manage expenses to ensure costs remain within budget while seeking more efficient and productive forms of promotional expenditure.
- Work with BMs to develop individual marketing plans for each product in portfolio.
- Review BM plans for promotional methods and find ways to maximize promotional impact for each dollar spend. Seek promotional and cost synergies across product portfolio.
- Ensure high quality promotional material produced by BMs.
- Work with Market Intelligence / Market Research Agencies to track marketing effectiveness (all parameters) and report findings and recommendations to Marketing Director.
- Ensure high quality delivery of product training programs.
- Review all plans for Symposia to ensure aims are fully achievable with maximum benefit to product promotion for each dollar spend.
- Work with BMs to maximize advantages and benefits when working with outside agencies.
- Develop and maintain relationship with KOLs.
- Win in right way.
4. Exceptional key stakeholder influence and management
- Develop trust and long-term collaboration with KOL
- Build effective and seamless collocation with global team, and gain global strong support and endorsement along launch readiness and launch execution
- Strong influence with sales team and medical team to ensure launch execution excellence.
- Strong influence with cross-functional team (legal. Compliance digital, patients’ solution etc.) to drive brand plan execution
Date Posted
02-4月-2026
Closing Date
29-6月-2026
AstraZeneca embraces diversity and equality of opportunity. We are committed to building an inclusive and diverse team representing all backgrounds, with as wide a range of perspectives as possible, and harnessing industry-leading skills. We believe that the more inclusive we are, the better our work will be. We welcome and consider applications to join our team from all qualified candidates, regardless of their characteristics. We comply with all applicable laws and regulations on non-discrimination in employment (and recruitment), as well as work authorization and employment eligibility verification requirements.
