SENIOR DIRECTOR, MKTG & DIGITAL EXCELLENCE

Introduction to role.
Join us at AstraZeneca's Biopharmaceuticals Business Unit (BBU) where we turn ideas into life-changing medicines.
We’re passionate about the potential of science to address the unmet needs of patients around the world.
We commit to those areas where we believe we can really change the course of medicine and bring big new insights to life.
Our vision for Global Commercial Excellence is to support our BBU Ambition with a relentless focus on securing pre-launch excellence, future proofing BBU with elevated world-class capabilities, and enabling practice change at scale.
Accountabilities.
As the Senior Director for Marketing & Digital Excellence, you will develop a roadmap with aligned capabilities and roll-out plan to make our vision come alive.
You will have a team of 2 direct reports that collaboratively ensure and embed Marketing vision, an approach centred around the overall AZ ambition to make the most meaningful difference for patients.
Your role will involve developing and deploying a new marketing excellence initiative, Marketing, improving the cross-functional team strategic capabilities & planning, lifting the capabilities among the BBU marketers, systemising & simplifying planning process via the Planning HUB, and building a new Marketing Excellence team.
Essential Skills/Experience.
- Minimum of 10 years in Sales and Marketing Pharma roles in country - 5+ years expertise applying strategic thought leadership, driving disciplined execution, agility and facilitating cultural change focused on Patient Experience and process improvement excellence.
- Degree in Marketing or Life Science degree - Global experience - Management of P&Ls - Understanding and experience of working with global stakeholders - Experience in large pharmaceutical organisation - Proven experience in leading high performing teams   - Ability to work across geographies and create learning systems with worldwide compatibility.
When we put unexpected teams in the same room, we unleash bold thinking with the power to inspire life-changing medicines.
In-person working gives us the platform we need to connect, work at pace and challenge perceptions.
That’s why we work, on average, a minimum of three days per week from the office.
But that doesn't mean we’re not flexible.
We balance the expectation of being in the office while respecting individual flexibility.
Join us in our unique and ambitious world.
Why AstraZeneca? We are on a journey to bring life-saving medicines to patients.
Our role in contributing to decreasing mortality rates globally is clear.
We are shaping the future by spotting scientifically-led commercial opportunities and acting now to operationalise and scale them.
We are constantly thinking big to answer new challenges.
We push ourselves to start small and scale fast.
The pioneers of digital and innovative solutions that have never been seen before.
And we bring our teams on this journey with us, sharing our vision to inspire commitment to succeed together.
Ready to make a difference? Join us today! 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.