As a Precision Medicine Field Director (PMFD) you will provide leadership and prioritize to drive high performance through your regional Precision Medicine Liaison 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 team 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 to drive the execution of our precision medicine strategies in the field.
This position is field based, covering a large geographical area in the West, Southwest, Great lakes, Rocky Mountain region including Texas. Preferred candidate lives in Southern California or Chicago Markets.
Insights & Account Planning
Synthesizes insights across the geography using expertise and understanding of the precision medicine priorities of AZ, key accounts with a core focus on pathology and lab targets, and the geography at large.
Works with Precision Medicine Liaison team and cross-functional partners to drive insights and conduct opportunity assessment across the business within the region.
Ties together the understanding of the environment outside the delivery of care on key trends, market dynamics and the business of precision medicine to the needs of the region.
Defines the priorities for precision medicine within key accounts and geographies, aggregating PML input at the individual account and customer level.
Oversees Region PM plan and provides oversight on PML account plans, monitoring progress and adjustment of plans to reflect changes required.
As part of business planning process, identifies precision medicine resource needs back up to HQ Marketing
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 Liaisons (PML) 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 Liaison 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
Collaborates within AZ guidelines with other precision medicine teams such as field diagnostic medical and regional marketing teams.
Collaborates within AZ guidelines to work appropriately with co-promote organizations.
Minimum Requirements:
Bachelor’s degree
Minimum of 7 years of total business experience in the healthcare or pharmaceutical/biotech industry
Previous management and leadership experience
Great communication skills and presentation skills
Ability to engage, motivate and lead cross-functional teams, strong teamwork and collaboration skills
Background knowledge of precision medicine topics and understanding of the market.
Preferred Requirements
Advanced degree (master’s or higher) in Life Science, MBA, Medical, or Pharmacy
Experience working in US Oncology Pharma industry
Ability to manage multiple priorities and stakeholders
Comfort operating in a highly regulated environment and industry
Experience working directly or indirectly in the precision medicine space and knowledgeable about current trends, science and processes.
Date Posted
27-Feb-2025Closing Date
13-Mar-2025Our 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.