International Vaccines

**ABOUT ASTRAZENECA**

At AstraZeneca, we put patients first and strive to meet their unmet needs worldwide. Working here means being entrepreneurial, thinking big and working together to make the impossible a reality. If you are swift to action, confident to lead, willing to collaborate, and curious about what science can do, then you’re our kind of person.

**BUSINESS AREA**

Join the fastest growing pharmaceutical in our markets, set up to fuel further growth. Be part of our shared ambition and pride: our strong heritage, our turnaround story, and early investment and commitment in International markets. There’s no better place to feel inspired and energised.

**What you’ll do**

As the International Vaccines & Immune (V&I) Therapies, Commercial Director/Associate Director, you will play a pivotal role in channelling our scientific capabilities to make a positive impact on changing patients’ lives. This role reports directly to the International V&I VP and focusing on either of our growing vaccines and COVID-19 monoclonal antibody market (mAb) or Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) portfolio. In this role, you will work with our Area, Market and Global teams to ensure launch preparation and success of your focus area.

Locations: Zug, Shanghai, Dubai, Singapore or AZ International office locations

Career Level: G or F
- Drive leadership, TA performance and flawless execution in Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV), COVID-19 vaccine or mAb markets
- Partner and drive the coordination with cross-functional teams to generate demand forecasts for prioritized markets
- Support local market capability-building required to establish commercial presence and ensure market access including partnership, engagement and mapping
- Utilize customer and patient insights to build TA strategy and campaign for delivery through the field-force and digital channels
- Collate, analyse and interpret data to develop insights to find opportunities and drive quality TA and portfolio decision-making
- Monitor and analyse performance across top markets and key sales and disease indicators
- Provide input and support the region, areas and markets in all major business planning activities
- Share best practices especially around launch success and execution
- Mentor and work through key market teams to deliver local initiatives and ensure local alignment and delivery within international and global strategic imperatives
- Identify future business partnering or development opportunities and complete business case plus collaborate closely with key partners to progress partnering opportunities as appropriate

**Essential for the role**
- Previous experience and solid understanding of vaccines with tangible results in launching major products across emerging markets
- Able to build strategic partnering and collaboration with internal and external stakeholders
- Comprehensive understanding of pricing, commercialization and access to market in emerging markets
- You have also developed sound leadership agility having led and managed cross-functional and cross-cultural teams
- Project management skills with the ability to lead, plan and drive the execution of business strategy and tactics

**Desirable for the role**
- Previous experience in the pharmaceutical industry at an above country role or in more than one market

**Why AstraZeneca?**

At AstraZeneca when we see an opportunity for change, we seize it and make it happen, because any opportunity no matter how small, can be the start of something big. Delivering life-changing medicines is about being entrepreneurial - finding those moments and recognising their potential. Join us on our journey of building a new kind of organisation to reset expectations of what a bio-pharmaceutical company can be. This means we’re opening new ways to work, pioneering cutting edge methods and bringing unexpected teams together. Interested? Come and join our journey.

**Where can I find out more?