Health Policy Manager - Based in Athens

Do you want to be part of delivering our vision to be the leader in Oncology by 2025? Do you want to turn our productive pipeline into a reality to impact patients? Do you want to bring out your best self in our dynamic and diverse environment? Do you want to build a leading and meaningful career?
Then Astra Zeneca might be the place for you! It’s a place for continuous learning, exchanging knowledge and building best practices to grow your career.

ABOUT ASTRAZENECA

At Astra Zeneca we play a critical role in making our pipeline accessible to patients. What sets us apart here is being a research-driven enterprise, it means there’s always something new to be working on; new indications and securing access for new medicines to reach even more patients in need. Here you will experience a fast paced and agile environment as we continue to support the business on a journey of evolution and growth, driven by new, exciting technology and digital innovations. It’s challenging and sometimes demanding, and that’s why we love it.

SITE DESCRIPTION

Welcome to Athens, one of over 400 sites here at Astra Zeneca, providing a collaborative environment where everyone feels comfortable and able to be themselves, is at the core of Astra Zeneca’s priorities, it’s important to us that you bring your full self to work every day. To help you maintain your best self.

BUSINESS AREA

In the Oncology Business Unit we relentlessly follow the science, challenging the status quo to deliver more effective treatments to patients in need. Our commitment means we purposefully push back the limits of knowledge to change the practice of medicine. To ensure no patient is left behind, no matter what stage of disease.

We currently have an opportunity for a Health Policy Manager at Astra Zeneca.

As a Health Policy Manager you are responsible for developing and driving disease-specific policy transformation programs that have been set as a priority by the organization. You develop concrete proposals, positions statements and strategies and implement them. The ultimate goal is to achieve necessary positive developments, in alignment with therapeutic area’s strategy, in the various policy layers of our healthcare system, for the benefit of patients and caregivers in Greece in the therapeutic area of responsibility.

What you’ll do

• Responsible for developing and implementing a health policy strategy to understand and improve the general business environment to support AZ Therapy Area strategies.
• Responsible for developing and implementing health policy plans in the therapeutic area of responsibility integrated with the national policy shaping strategies and plans.
• Transform the health policy agenda in the therapeutic area of his/her responsibility (transforming healthcare, strategic and tactical) by including key priorities of TA’s strategy.
• Shape policy development in the health care system for the therapeutic area of his/her responsibility to build external networks with relevant stakeholders (local, regional, national level) to understand the impact institutions and their policies will have on the Astra Zeneca therapeutic area portfolio.
• Be a core member of the cross functional team of the therapeutic area of his/her responsibility and support the cross functional brand teams to understand how health policy changes (transforming healthcare initiatives) can affect brand’s strategies.
• Participates in internal networks with the aim of sharing best practices and important information in the policy transforming healthcare area. Act as the internal point of reference on health policy initiatives for the therapeutic area of his/her responsibility.

Essential for the role

• Master’s degree in related field, such as political science, business administration or medical education
• Deep knowledge of the Greek health care system
• Minimum 3 years of experience in the therapeutic area of Oncology
• Health policy experience in the healthcare area
• Strategic thinking
• Acts decisively
• Analysis and Business Acumen
• Cross-functional collaboration skills
• Communication and Negotiation skills
• Fluency in Greek and English language (both written and verbal)

Why Astra Zeneca?

At Astra Zeneca 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. An inclusive culture that champions diversity and collaboration, and always committed to lifelong learning, growth and development. We’re on an exciting journey to pioneer the future of healthcare.

So, what’s next?

• Are you already imagining yourself joining our team? Good, because we can’t wait to hear from you.
• Are you ready to bring new ideas and fresh thinking to the table? Brilliant! We have one seat available and we hope it’s yours.

Where can I find out more?
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