Nordic Brand Manager Immunology – AstraZeneca Nordic Marketing Company

Job Description

Would you like to apply your expertise to impact the Immunology/Rheumatology therapeutic area in a company that follows the science and turns ideas into life changing medicines? Then AstraZeneca might be the one for you!

The Nordic Marketing Company (Nordics) employs around 400 people across 5 countries and has offices located in Espoo, Södertälje, Copenhagen, and Oslo. By 2025 AstraZeneca Nordic aims to become a recognized leader in its core therapy areas and improve the lives of millions of people. This will be achieved by driving innovative science, delivering key launches, building close collaboration and partnerships with stakeholders in health care systems, and developing high-performing teams.

Immunology is a focus area for AstraZeneca with exciting career opportunities. To achieve our ambition, we are currently recruiting a Nordic Brand Manager within our Rheumatology Franchise who will play an important role in the launch of a new treatment for systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) across all Nordic markets. This role can be located in Denmark or Norway.

About systemic lupus erythematosus(SLE)

SLE is a chronic, rheumatic and autoimmune disease in which the immune system attacks its own organs, causing inflammation and tissue damage. Several organs can be affected such as joints, muscles, skin, central nervous system, lungs, kidneys and blood vessels. SLE is a heterogeneous disease with few treatment options available today, however the treatment landscape is evolving, with new agents expecting approval in the next few years with the potential to bring high medical value to patients.

The role

As Nordic Brand Manager, you will join the Nordic Rheumatology Franchise team, primarily responsible for new product and indication launches within SLE in the Nordics.

Your understanding of the market access situation is a key driver for successful launch. You will develop and implement the brand/franchise strategy based on insights into key partners’ needs & perceptions.

What you will do

• Support the launch and brand planning in collaboration with cross-functional colleagues & teams and ensure our strategy is built on robust and impactful insights
• Develop & implement Nordic and local communication campaigns and materials based on Global proposals and Nordic prioritizations, in partnership with external agencies
• Drive patient support projects and initiatives, based on strategies for the brand
• Develop multi-channel approach to ensure effective implementation of engagement and communication strategies
• Work closely with country field team to gain customer insights and analyze performance data and market research to gain further insights to drive strategic and implementation activities
• Lead and plan internal events including training of customer facing teams on marketing strategy and materials
• Develop and drive projects with Patient Associations, policy stakeholders and PR
• Ensure tasks are of accurate quality and in accordance with written procedures, current legal and compliance requirements and internal standards

Essential requirements

At AstraZeneca, we’re driven by innovation and our dedication to make a real-life difference in patients’ lives. That difference starts with you.

We are looking for you who holds a bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Marketing/Finance/ Science or Pharmacy. Experience within rheumatology is meriting but experience from other immunology areas such as gastroenterology, respiratory, MS and cardiovascular is also an advantage.

• 3+ years of pharma marketing and sales experience in a local country or Nordic role
• Experience of Brand Management and Strategic Business planning
• Validated strong sense for strategic planning and execution including omni-channel communication
• Commercial innovation mindset with an ability and track-record of developing, shaping and executing impactful partner focused activities
• Confirmed project leading skills and ability to coordinate, align and engage cross-functional team to drive activities
• Proven track record of critical thinking, judgment and generating value
• A strong patient-centric mentality
• Strong collaboration and mutual partnership capabilities
• Strong personal drive and results oriented
• Good knowledge in Nordic market ethical rules as well as of local healthcare & payor systems
• Excellent communication and presentation skills, be fluent in both written and spoken Danish or Norwegian as well as proficient in English

Why AstraZeneca

At AstraZeneca, we turn ideas into life changing medicines and strive to continuously meet the unmet needs of patients worldwide. Working here means being entrepreneurial, thinking big and working together to make the impossible a reality.

If you are swift to action, confident to lead, willing to collaborate, and curious about what science can do, then you’re our kind of person. Join us on our journey of building a new kind of organization to reset expectations of what a bio-pharmaceutical company can be.

Are you ready to bring new ideas and fresh thinking to the table? Brilliant! Apply in the link.

If you’re curious to know more then please reach out to Franchise Lead Bonnie Tran: [email protected].

Welcome with your application no later than August 31st, 2021 .

Interviews will be held on ongoing basis.