Product Specialist, Oncology

AstraZeneca; Dubai; On-site; AED 150,000 - 250,000; Full time

Job summary

AstraZeneca is seeking an experienced oncology sales professional in Dubai to generate demand for the LC.GI portfolio and build strategic partnerships with MDT/DMU and key accounts. You will develop plans to grow the portfolio and drive patient access while maintaining compliance.

The role requires strong cross-functional collaboration, data-driven insights, and a patient-centric approach to achieve annual sales targets.

Qualifications

• Minimum 2+ years of sales experience with account management skills.
• Proven ability to influence decision makers in a complex DMU.
• Experience in oncology or specialty care is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Develop account strategy and plans to grow the AZ Oncology portfolio.
• Engage MDT/DMU and key physicians to discuss indications and product value.
• Drive sales performance within budget and ensure compliant promotion.
• Build relationships and share insights to strengthen market activities.

Skills

Sales experience

Account management

Stakeholder engagement

Cross-functional teamwork

Education

Healthcare bachelor's degree

Job description

Job Description

Is responsible for generating demand for LC.GI franchise with key accounts, proactively identifying business opportunities, and recommending solutions to drive and develop business. Develop strategic partnership with the Multi-Disciplinary Team (MDT), Decision Making Unit (DMU), and potentially other stakeholders, based on a deep scientific understanding of the dynamics to identify the best opportunities for any part of AZ's Oncology portfolio to deliver life-changing medicines to patients.

Job Description

Is responsible for generating demand for LC.GI franchise with key accounts, proactively identifying business opportunities, and recommending solutions to drive and develop business. Develop strategic partnership with the Multi-Disciplinary Team (MDT), Decision Making Unit (DMU), and potentially other stakeholders, based on a deep scientific understanding of the dynamics to identify the best opportunities for any part of AZ's Oncology portfolio to deliver life-changing medicines to patients.

Typical Accountabilities

• Develop account strategy and plans:
• Identify opportunities and strategies to improve the positioning of AZ innovative medicines at a local level
• Create deep stakeholder relationships:
• Engage Medical Oncologists and the rest of MDT in dialogue about approved indications, product efficacy/safety profiles, and treatment protocols to support on-label prescribing for appropriate patients
• Establish and maintain ongoing, long‑term collaborative relationships with stakeholders
• Share stakeholder insight and information within AZ to strengthen relevant activities, e.g., product development, marketing, sales efforts

Build Capability And Knowledge In The Healthcare Ecosystem

• Build knowledge and understanding about overall value proposition, and product's labelled indications and efficacy data among all relevant stakeholders in the MDT and DMU
• Utilize different communication approaches, techniques, and channels to help build knowledge in the MDT and DMU, including
• Conduct science-based discussions with the HCP as per the approved indications.
• Arrange multidisciplinary workshops for physicians and other healthcare professionals

Deliver on plans and achieve sales goals on budget

• Drive sales performance and ensure sales forecasts meet or exceed expectations while managing assigned budgets
• Successfully promote the usage of fair balance messages and the appropriate mix of promotional tools
• Ensure AZ products are optimally utilized in line with national/local guidelines and the product license

Corporate Responsibility

• Successfully complete all training requirements, including product examinations
• Comply with all external regulations and internal policies
• Maintains highest ethical standards and works in a spirit of AstraZeneca Code of Ethics, following rules & norms set by corporate policies
• Ensures that all conducted activities are done in accordance with local legislation and corporate standards.
• Timely reports (as per respective procedures): health/environment/wellbeing related accidents; adverse events that you became aware of; change in status of your Conflict of Interest.

Essential

• 2+ years of Sales experience with a sound knowledge of account management.
• Proven track record in influencing the stakeholder decision‑making process in an ecosystem with multiple influential players / decision makers, with proven track record of creating value in complex DMU
• Proven demonstration of successful working in complex cross functional teams
• Patient centricity
• Customer value proposition
• Cross functional engagement
• Business Acumen
• Impact and Influence
• Decision making and problem solving

Desirable

• Key Account management expertise.
• Oncology/ specialty care experience.
• Healthcare bachelor’s degree.

Date Posted

21-سبتمبر-2026

Closing Date

01-أكتوبر-2026

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