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. It's our belief in following the science and putting patients first, that allows us to make the biggest difference to people in need with our ground-breaking science and life changing medicines.
US Commercial Oncology has an ambition to have industry leading growth, on back of 40+ launches and managing 70+ indications. On the background of operating at this scale and pace, the VP, Oncology Business Excellence (OBEX) is accountable for building and delivering broad and end-to-end US commercial capabilities that enable our commercial and cross-functional teams to implement with excellence against business plans and priorities through industry leading customer and patient engagement capability, commercial excellence, organization and people capabilities, and insights driven decisions.
The VP, OBEX will report directly to the SVP, US Commercial Oncology, be a high-level contributor to the US Commercial Oncology Leadership team and is encouraged to work closely with and influence aligned global partners including Global IBEX, Commercial Digital Health and IT. The role will lead a team of consisting of Insights and Analytics, Oncology Training and Development, Field Enablement and Sales Force Operations, Omnichannel Ecosystem and Delivery, Data Strategy and Platform, Customer and Patient Engagement, and Digital Innovation.
What You'll Do:
This is a meaningful role driving strategic decision-making and operational excellence across all franchises via providing actionable business insights, optimizing commercial strategies and tactics, and improving operational efficiency across franchises. The role is fully responsible to elevate the organization's commercial performance through the development and delivery of best-in-class commercial practices, sales operations, sales force effectiveness, omnichannel and/or digital customer and patient engagement innovation and insights driven decisions.
- Provide leadership on business strategy and transformation
- Build data and insights driven culture and capabilities
- Develop commercial excellence and effectiveness
- Accelerate capability uplift in omnichannel driven customer and patient engagement
- Develop organization and people capabilities to deliver our brand priorities and execution
Minimum Qualifications:
- Bachelor's Degree preferably in business or science related field
- At least 12 years of experience within any of the following areas: Strategic Planning, Sales & Marketing, Omnichannel & Digital Marketing Innovation, Data & Insights Modeling
- Experience contributing as a Leadership team member with adept business partnering skills across multiple groups in a matrix organization
- Proven track record of driving commercial performance improvement
- People leadership experience
Preferred Qualifications:
- MBA or equivalent graduate level education
- Wide understanding of global business context, having held diverse roles outside home country, cross-functional and multiple therapeutic areas
- Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, industry leading growth and result oriented environment, managing multiple priorities and initiatives.
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.
Are you ready to make a difference? Apply now and join our mission to transform lives with our science!
Date Posted
26-Sep-2024Closing Date
04-Oct-2024Our mission is to build an inclusive and equitable environment. We want people to feel they belong at AstraZeneca and Alexion, starting with our recruitment process. We welcome and consider applications from all qualified candidates, regardless of characteristics. We offer reasonable adjustments/accommodations to help all candidates to perform at their best. If you have a need for any adjustments/accommodations, please complete the section in the application form.AstraZeneca requires all US employees to be fully vaccinated for COVID-19 but will consider requests for reasonable accommodations as required by applicable law.