Global Medical Affairs Leader, Obesity

Role Summary

Global Medical Affairs Leader, Obesity. Lead medical strategy across the product lifecycle, influence R&D investment, and drive evidence-based healthcare changes. Partner with global and affiliate teams to deliver world-class medical strategies for AstraZeneca medicines in obesity care.

Responsibilities

• Provide medical leadership across the entire product lifecycle, advise on R&D investment decisions, lead pre-launch scientific efforts, and accelerate real-world evidence and healthcare changes.
• Collaborate across the Global Medical Team, bridging Global Product Team and Regional Medical teams to align with affiliate needs and market-shaping strategies.
• Support outstanding product launches, transform health systems, conduct practice-defining studies and real-world evidence initiatives, and accelerate clinical trial delivery.
• Lead or support study design, execution, and delivery of pivotal evidence-generating activities for obesity medicines and diagnostics transformation.
• Engage externally with international thought leaders, societies, and health organizations to drive a credible scientific agenda.
• Collaborate with internal functions (Evidence Generation, Medical Information, Publications, Market Access, Commercial, and R&D) to ensure strategic alignment and compliance.

Qualifications

• Essential: Master's degree with 3‚Äì5 years of experience in pharmaceutical industry or relevant health system setting; demonstrated strategic and medical leadership pre- and post-launch; ability to translate data into actionable insights.
• Desirable: Medical doctor with obesity medicine experience; USA healthcare system experience; Doctoral-level degree (MD, PhD, PharmD); established expertise in the therapeutic area; experience leading interventional trials or real-world evidence studies; success launching products or indications; strong global network with thought leaders and societies; advanced collaboration and networking skills; experience with global evidence programs; location preference for Boston, MA, USA.

Skills

• Strategic medical leadership
• Evidence generation and trial design
• Scientific communications and narratives
• Cross-functional collaboration
• Health system engagement and market access understanding

Education

• Master's degree required; advanced degrees (MD, PhD, PharmD) preferred for desirable qualifications.

Additional Requirements

• Location preference: Boston, Massachusetts, USA.