Marketing Director, Breast Cancer Strategy and Alignment

Role Summary

Director of US Breast Cancer Strategy and Alignment to define commercial leadership opportunity in Breast Cancer through an above-brand vision and strategy, partnering with global, medical, and analytics teams to shape US breast cancer strategy and align with headquarters and customer-facing teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead development of short and medium-term US breast cancer strategy in partnership with global and medical teams, including potential asset synergies and broader disease-state opportunities.
• Collaborate with Insights & Analytics to develop a single view of the evolving breast cancer landscape and the role of AZ’s assets within it.
• Partner with US commercial leaders across breast cancer assets to ensure strategic and executional alignment across headquarters and customer-facing teams.
• Initial focus on current US breast cancer products with expansion to future assets as data readouts evolve.
• Report directly to the US Breast Cancer franchise head and serve as a key member of the franchise leadership team.

Qualifications

• Required: Bachelor's Degree in a relevant field
• Required: At least 7 years of oncology marketing, strategy, or related experience (US and/or global)
• Required: Ability to work collaboratively and think strategically
• Required: Comprehensive understanding of the US market and roles of customer-facing teams
• Preferred: MBA in a relevant field
• Preferred: Experience in US marketing or strategy within Oncology
• Preferred: Experience in Breast Cancer
• Preferred: Experience in sales

Skills

• Strategic thinking with ability to translate insights into actionable plans
• Cross-functional collaboration across global, medical, and commercial teams
• Strong partnership with analytics and data to shape landscape understanding
• Effective communication with leadership and stakeholder alignment

Education

• Bachelor's Degree in a relevant field
• Preferred: MBA in a relevant field

Additional Requirements

• None beyond the listed qualifications; role location is Gaithersburg, MD