Regional Customer Director - Wilmington, United States - AstraZeneca

AstraZeneca

Verified Company

Wilmington, United States

4 weeks ago

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Mark Lane

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Description

At AstraZeneca we turn ideas into life changing medicines. Working here means being entrepreneurial, thinking big and working together to make the impossible a reality. We're focused on the potential of science to address the unmet needs of patients around the world.

We commit to those areas where we think we can really change the course of medicine and bring big new ideas to life.

AstraZeneca's strategy in Cardiovascular Renal Metabolic (CVRM) focuses on ways to reduce morbidity, mortality and organ damage by addressing multiple risk factors across cardiovascular (CV) disease, life-threatening bleeds, diabetes and chronic kidney-disease indications.

The patient-centric approach is reinforced by science-led life-cycle management programs and technologies, including early research into regenerative methods.

As the Regional Customer Director (East), you'll play a pivotal role in channeling our scientific capabilities to make a positive impact on changing patients' lives.

Regional Customer Directors (RCDs) support the Cardiovascular, Renal, Metabolism (CVRM) brand teams & other partners across a region to identify & develop current/future External Scientific Experts (ESE) for activities based on Commercial Value to drive greater engagement & advocacy for AZ in the CVRM Therapeutic Area.

Main Duties and Responsibilities

Thought Leader Engagement, Advocacy Development, and Special Therapeutic Area aligned initiatives with ATTR Centers of Excellence (CoE)
Responsible for quality, breadth & depth of ATTR specialists and other Commercial ESE relationships at region level
Identification & development of future commercial ESE/influencers (up and comers)
Facilitate strategic engagements with ESEs at Region level with leadership
Link, leverage and expand AZs partner relationships with ESEs, ATTR specialists & other specialty networks & Patient Advocacy improving disease state understanding and patient care.
Develop commercial ESE Engagement plans & keep updated profiles for targeted customers
Communicate and collaborate with internal partners: Sales, Brand Team, and Medical Affairs
Gather national insights to inform strategy
Establish AZ as a leader in ATTR at local/regional congresses and conferences
Position can be located anywhere within region

Essential Requirements

Bachelor's Degree required
7+ years' work experience in the pharmaceutical, biotech or related industry
Minimum of 5 or more years work experience in one or more of the following: field sales, sales management, marketing, or clinical experience in the same or related therapeutic area
Proven track record of consistent achievement or overachievement in assigned responsibilities, goals, objectives and any other relevant metrics
Previous experience building, implementing & seamless execution of action plans, programs and related activities
Proven track record of appropriate close cross functional collaboration

Desirable Requirements

Previous experience in multiple commercial functions (Sales, District Sales Manager, Brand Team, Maps) is a plus
Previous commercial role experience in rare disease
Clinical experience in cardiovascular disease/heart failure is preferred

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 recognizing their potential.

Join us on our journey of building a new kind of organization 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.

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