Medical Lead – Oncology

About Astrazeneca

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Role Summary

What You’ll Do

• To establish AstraZeneca as a scientific leader through proactive, updated and effective medical input
• Continuously acquire and update necessary scientific knowledge on therapeutic area and relevant compounds.
• Develop and implement the local medical plan to address unmet medical needs in priority disease areas and ensure alignment with the brand plan.
• Collaborate with MSL to seek input from MSL insights for development of local medical plan .
• Develop and implement pre-launch medical plan/activities for new products at least 2 years prior to the planned launch in the country to address key clinical and scientific challenges
• Provide medical leadership on faculty and content development for medical programs including national congresses, advisory boards, scientific, publications, CMEs to meet identified needs
• To ensure that the Medical Information provided both to external and internal customers is timely, relevant, accurate and scientifically balanced
• Provide local medical expertise to local area/regional brand teams
• Provide medical input to phase 1 to 4 study protocols, study feasibility and support operational delivery
• Provide Medical expertise to support PSP market research, PASS and ESRO.
• To engage scientific leaders, professional bodies or societies to establish AZ as a scientific leader
• 40% of time in field is required for engagement with the highest priority HCPs and key external stakeholders engagement
• Share emerging data with HCPs, discussing all aspects of the data in a scientific, objective and balanced way
• o Disseminate results of studies completed to medical community by translating their clinical values and incorporating into business strategies
• Attend relevant scientific congresses and HCP meetings to gather new knowledge on AZ compounds, competitor information and therapeutic area
• Conduct professional scientific communication or presentation (become chairperson/presenter when necessary) with key opinion leaders (prominent
• Liaise with local investigators and the External Sponsored Research organization to support research initiatives.
• Internally communicate competitive intelligence
• Strategic planning related to pre-launch plans related to new introduction whether new drug or New indication of available medication
• Generate the medical evidence to support the brand strategies in priority Therapeutic Areas (TAs) to meet unmet medical needs
• o Idea generation of the company sponsored clinical research
• o Oversight and accountability of the operation of the studies
• o Initiate research discussions, for example NIS, with customers to develop studies that will fulfil global and local business strategies.
• o Develop NIS or registry studies to address unmet medical needs.
• o Developing partnership with OLs in order to develop their capabilities of conducting medical studies
• Provide medical expertise to shape regulatory environment to achieve rapid and high quality market access of AZ products
• Support to develop drug value pack and communicate it to Key Decision Makers
• Support market access activities that shape market understanding of disease, diagnosis and treatment options
• Proactive cross-functional collaboration with regulatory and other teams in drug registration in earlier and broader accessibility aligned to the brand strategy
• Defines and delivers training on Medical background of the product for various functions in an organization as required
• Provide effective Medical/clinical trainings to internal colleagues in line with expressed needs of MSL manager and sales managers
• Ensures own knowledge and knowledge of team members of best practices and new relevant developments is up to date
• Governance and ensuring overall adherence to processes and regulation [include but not limit to patient safety, clinical trials, promotional activities, etc]
• Ensures compliance with AZ code of conduct, Corporate Governance, Audits requirement, guidelines, codes, policies and procedures
• Ensures that company confidentiality is maintained (i.e. intellectual property, product, strategic and salary information) Discloses potential breach of codes or conducts
• Drive patient-Centric innovation
• : Deliver patient-centric programs/projects that connect AZ capacity with patient support/ Deliver effective awareness programs for new indications & TA and Optimize patient journey per disease and implement new patient journey per TA

Essential For The Role

Essential Capabilities

• Live science/Medical degree (post graduate degree is a plus)
• At least 8 years of HCPs experience within the pharma industry
• At least 4 years medical affairs management experience is a must
• Scientific knowledge, planning& organization, communication skills, strategic partnering, leadership& coaching

Desirable Capabilities

• 2 years Clinical practice experience is a plus
• Why AstraZeneca?
• At AstraZeneca we’re dedicated to being a Great Place to Work.
• Where you are empowered to push the boundaries of science and unleash your entrepreneurial spirit.
• There’s no better place to make a difference to medicine, patients, and society.
• An inclusive culture that champions diversity and collaboration, and always committed to lifelong learning, growth, and development.
• We’re on an exciting journey to pioneer the future of healthcare.
• So, what’s next?
• Are you already imagining yourself joining our team? Good, because we can’t wait to hear from you.
• Are you ready to bring new ideas and fresh thinking to the table? Brilliant! We have one seat available, and we hope it’s yours.
• Where can I find out more?

14-Apr-2026