Do you see yourself as a marketing strategic thinker with a passion for shaping brand performance and therapeutic area leadership in the digital world? Then Astra Zeneca might be the perfect fit for you, join a company that follows the science and transforms concepts into life-changing medicines.

Our Astra Zeneca Nordic Marketing Company employs around 550 people and has offices located in Oslo, Copenhagen, Stockholm, and Espoo. Astra Zeneca Nordic is a recognized leader in its core therapy areas and strives to improve the lives of millions of people. This is an area where you are free to be more – you are encouraged to challenge traditional ways and test your curiosity. We drive innovative science, deliver key launches, build close collaboration and partnerships within health care.

Introduction to the role:
This role is pivotal in driving brand performance and therapeutic area leadership. The oversight of the overall brand/therapeutic area strategy, marketing plan, and performance are major responsibilities in this position. Your deep understanding of market dynamics, customer and patient insights, competitive landscapes, and healthcare ecosystems will be key to your success. Cross-functional franchise teams leadership is key to ensure strategic and operational alignment, resulting in high market impact to the benefit of patients.

Accountabilities:
As a brand manager, the role involves leading the development of integrated patient-centric marketing campaigns and the implementation of digital marketing and omnichannel strategies. This encompasses responsibilities such as segmentation, targeting, and positioning in support of strategic account management. Additionally, the position includes leading all aspects of data analytics and performance measurement, understanding market dynamics and the healthcare ecosystem, defining and leading initiatives to transform care, and providing cross-functional leadership and communication.

Essential Skills/Experience:

Your educational background is in Life Sciences and/or business with pharma marketing experience (3 years+).

• Significant strategic experience with analytical skills
  
• Experience with account working and digital channels with prior launch experience
  
• Shown delivery and impact by driving healthcare transformation initiatives
  
• Proven strong project management skills
  
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills in a cross-functional organization where you will lead and influence
  
• Proficient in Norwegian and English language
  

Desirable Skills/Experience:

• Experience from multicultural and/or international business environments
  
• Experience of market access, medical affairs work or pharma sales is nice to have
  
• Extensive digital campaign delivery is a real plus
  
• Prior therapy area experience
  

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 bold world.

Why Astra Zeneca:
At Astra Zeneca, we are on a journey to bring life-saving medicines to patients. Our role in contributing to decreasing mortality rates globally is clear. We are shaping the future by spotting scientifically-led commercial opportunities and acting now to operationalize and scale them. We are driven by the solutions we bring to the healthcare ecosystem. It powers us to make an impact at every step of the patient journey. We are constantly thinking big to answer new challenges. We push ourselves to start small and scale fast. The pioneers of digital and innovative solutions that have never been seen before.

Join us in creating a safe space that champions a game-changing mindset. Be part of crafting the right environment that empowers our people succeed with a winning approach. Our agile and entrepreneurial team of visionaries is trusted to innovate and experiment, supported to learn fast from failures and move on.

I&D
We are proud to have a unique workplace culture that encourages innovation and collaboration! Here, employees are empowered to express diverse perspectives - and are made to feel valued, energized and rewarded for their ideas and creativity.

If you are ready to make a difference, apply now!

Welcome with your application, in English, latest by October 16th, 2024.

Where can I find out more?
Our social media, Follow Astra Zeneca on Linked In: https://www.linkedin.com/company/1603/
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