Competitive Intelligence Manager , Respiratory & Immunology

Competitive Intelligence Manager , Respiratory & Immunology – Late development & Commercial

Cambridge, UK | Gaithersburg, US | Wilmington, US

Competitive salary

Application closing date: 26th July 2021

AstraZeneca’s Biopharmaceuticals Business Unit creates and executes meaningful therapeutic area and product strategies that are focused on addressing the unmet needs of patients around the world.

We are on a journey to bring life-saving medicines to patients. Our role in contributing to decreasing mortality rates globally is clear – shaping the future by spotting a scientifically-led commercial opportunity and acting now to operationalise and scale it. Driven by the solutions we bring to the healthcare ecosystem. It powers us to make an impact at every step of the patient journey – to improve their experience and outcome.

What you’ll do

With Therapeutic Area specific domain expertise and deep scientific know-how, this position ensures the execution of the Competitive Intelligence (CI) function, working collaboratively with the broader CI team to shape future-proofed TA and product strategies and deliver sustainably differentiated brands.

With responsibility for supporting individual brands, franchises or disease areas the individual:

• Conducts research, analyses data and derives actionable insights

• Leverages his or her strong written and oral communication skills to develop and share materials documenting key CI findings and insights

Typical Accountabilities

• Designs research and analytical projects, aligning with CI TA lead/leaders on overall prioritisation and delivery and with the CI information lead on knowledge capture

• Conducts research, analyses data and derives actionable insights that are shared with the CI function

• Responsible for proactively flagging key trigger events in the competitive landscape and driving work on potential implications for AZ

• Responsible for previewing and distributing scientific conference intelligence

• Responsible for writing regular daily insight flashes for senior stakeholders

• Responsible for the management of specific elements of CI budget and TA vendor relationships

Essential for the role

• Science or commercially related degree

• Substantial experience in pharmaceutical industry

• Deep expertise in Respiratory and/or Immunology therapy area

• Prior, direct competitive intelligence experience

• Research and analytics experience

• Strong verbal and written communication skills

Desirable for the role

• Advanced degree holders who have a focus in decision analysis, statistics, business or medicine/science.

Why AstraZeneca?

At AstraZeneca 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.

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