Precision Medicine Field Director

As a Precision Medicine Field Director (PMFD) you will provide leadership and prioritize to drive high performance through your regional Precision Medicine Manager team. You will lead the team, create trust be a role model and demonstration collaboration across the internal and field facing teams. The PMFD will embrace and role model an ethical, diverse, and inclusive approach while recruiting, hiring, and developing a high performing team with a culture of inclusion.

The ideal candidate is a self-starter and highly influential change agent with strong leadership experience who demonstrates collaboration skills across multiple stakeholders to implement HQ strategies locally.

This position will report directly into the Senior Director, Access and Precision Medicine, and will work in close partnership with cross-functional partners including HQ Tumor leads and cross-functional field leaders in order to drive the execution of our precision medicine strategies in the field.

This position is field-based, supporting the Oncology teams in Florida, Alabama, Georgia, North and South Carolina, Missouri, Arkansas, Louisiana and Mississippi area

Insights & Account Planning

• Synthesizes insights across the geography using the understanding of the precision medicine priorities of AZ, key accounts, and the geography at large
• Works with PMM team and cross-functional partners to drive insights and conduct opportunity assessment across patient journey within geography
• Ties together understanding of the environment outside the delivery of care (e.g. local advocacy groups, local gov't affairs, in-geography events) to the insights of the needs of the geography
• Defines the priorities for precision medicine within key accounts and geography, aggregating PMM input at the individual account and HCP level
• Define metrics within each account plan, monitor progress, and adjust plan to reflect changes required.
• As part of business planning process, identifies precision medicine resource needs
• Prioritizes across key accounts and geography and provides input to cross-functional partners to help inform their planning as appropriate
  
  
  

Management

• Provides regular coaching/management to direct report Precision Medicine Managers (PMMs) based on direct and indirect observation of customer engagement
• Supports cross-functional interaction, as well as cross-alliance partnership where relevant
• Provides guidance and business context to HQ Precision Medicine Tumor Leads
• Embraces, coaches and role models an ethical, diverse and inclusive mindset while recruiting, hiring, and developing a high performing team with a culture of inclusion
  
  
  

Internal Interactions

• Leads efforts within Region to recruit, hire, and develop a diverse and inclusive Precision Medicine Manager Team
• Accountable for engagement of the full team and establishment of a positive culture in line with AZ values, ethical standards and compliance expectations
• Partners closely with Precision Medicine HQ team to provide field insight and input into strategic and tactical plans
  
  
  

Minimum Requirements:

• Bachelors Degree
• Minimum of7 years of total business experience in the healthcare or pharmaceutical/biotech industry
• Previous management and leadership experience
• Great communication skills
• Ability to engage, motivate and lead cross-functional teams; strong teamwork and collaboration skills
  
  
  

Preferred Requirements

• Advanced degree (Master’s or higher) in Life Science, MBA, Medical, or Pharmacy
  
  
  

At AstraZeneca, we believe in drawing on the brightest and most diverse minds to impact at scale. We work cross-functionally, as well as externally, to thrive at pace. Our growth mindset allows us to learn from our failures and work seamlessly as true partners with Research & Development. We are always expanding our network – whether that’s with global professional networks, research centers, academia or patient communities. Join us in the Oncology Business Unit and be part of building the future of Oncology.

Are you ready to make a difference? Apply now to be part of our ambitious team!