Account Specialist

Inizio Engage; Leeds; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Inizio Engage in West Yorkshire is recruiting a Primary Care Account Specialist to support AstraZeneca’s respiratory programme. This is ideal for pharmacists seeking to move from clinical care into the pharmaceutical industry, combining medicines expertise with commercially focused account management.

You will build trusted relationships with healthcare professionals, navigate NHS pathways, and drive account plans that align with local priorities while complying with ABPI Code.

Qualifications

• Pharmacist with clinical credibility and ability to translate medicines knowledge into commercial context.
• Knowledge of NHS pathways and local hospital/pharmacy systems is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Support awareness and implementation of guidelines and market access positioning through compliant account engagement.
• Drive commercial success by delivering against clear commercial and account objectives.
• Identify and develop account opportunities aligned with local healthcare priorities.
• Build and maintain stakeholder relationships across practices, PCNs and local networks.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to bring the right expertise to drive the business.
• Utilize data and digital capabilities to identify opportunities.

Job description

Position: Primary Care Account Specialist

Location: West Yorkshire

Take your pharmacy expertise in a new direction.

Inizio Engage is delighted to be recruiting to build an exciting new Primary Care Account Specialist team to provide services in support of an AstraZeneca Respiratory programme.

We're particularly interested in hearing from pharmacists looking to bring their clinical expertise into the pharmaceutical industry, as well as those who have already gained commercial or industry experience.

This is a unique opportunity to combine your understanding of medicines, patients and the pharmacy environment with a commercially focused role, building relationships with healthcare professionals and supporting the delivery of improved patient outcomes.

Whether you're an experienced community pharmacist considering your first move into the pharmaceutical industry, or a pharmacist already working in a commercial, field-based or industry role, your clinical credibility and understanding of the evolving role of pharmacy could provide an excellent foundation for success.

AstraZeneca is one of the UK's largest biopharmaceutical companies, with its global headquarters in Cambridge and more than 8,000 colleagues across the UK. Driven by science and innovation, AstraZeneca develops life-changing medicines for patients around the world and works in partnership with the NHS to transform care, improve patient outcomes and advance clinical excellence.

As a Primary Care Account Specialist, you'll play an important role in bringing this new team to life, building trusted customer relationships, driving impactful engagement across Primary Care and contributing to better outcomes for patients living with respiratory disease.

So, what will you be doing?

Responsibilities (including but not limited to):

• Support awareness and implementation of evidence-based guidelines and positive market access positioning through compliant account engagement.
• Drive commercial success by delivering against clear commercial and account objectives.
• Identify and develop account opportunities aligned with local healthcare priorities and unmet healthcare needs.
• Build and maintain stakeholder relationships across practices, PCNs and wider local healthcare networks.
• Identify opportunities for approved partnership working and healthcare improvement initiatives.
• Collaborate effectively with cross-functional colleagues, bringing together the right expertise and resources to drive the business.
• Identify opportunities using advance data and digital capabilities.
• Bring strong NHS and market access knowledge, including experience navigating local formularies, guidelines and healthcare pathways.
• Maintain strong clinical and therapy-area expertise to deliver credible, informed customer engagement.
• Operate to the highest standards of compliance, working within AstraZeneca governance, SLAs, SOPs and the ABPI Code of Practice.

This is a fantastic opportunity for a commercially focused pharmacist to play a key role in the launch of an industry leading account specialist team. Bringing clinical credibility, strong commercial acumen and a deep understanding of the NHS, you'll identify opportunities, navigate local healthcare priorities and build trusted relationships across your accounts. Combining customer insight with strategic account planning, you'll identify opportunities, build stakeholder relationships and deliver effective account plans that support both business objectives and local healthcare priorities.

We will be receiving applications up until 2nd November 2026.

Background

At Inizio Engage you'll find a challenging, fast-paced and rewarding environment, but also one that's caring, nurturing and supportive. With so many ways to support patients and healthcare professionals, we offer a range of exciting career opportunities to suit your skills and interests. Whether working remotely, in the office, or in the field, you'll find everything you need at Inizio Engage to build a successful career. Excited yet? We are!

Inizio Engage is an equal opportunity employer, and employment will be based on merit, competence, performance, and business needs. We do not discriminate on the basis of gender, sexual orientation, marital or civil partner status, gender reassignment, race, religion or belief, nationality, ethnic or national origin, disability, age or pregnancy.

Please note, if you have not heard from a member of the resourcing department within 7 days, your application has been unsuccessful at this stage.