Private Market & Mature Brands Medical Lead

AstraZeneca; City Of London; On-site; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading biopharmaceutical company in London is seeking a Private Market & Mature Brands Medical Lead to develop oncology strategies within the private healthcare sector. This role involves engaging with healthcare professionals and private insurers, ensuring compliance, and optimizing medical information dissemination. Ideal candidates should have a degree in Life Sciences, strong project management skills, and experience in oncology and private healthcare engagement.

Qualifications

• Experience engaging with private medical insurers and healthcare providers.
• Strong understanding of AstraZeneca's oncology portfolio.
• Ability to develop medical affairs strategies.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement medical affairs strategies in private healthcare.
• Lead tailored medical information dissemination.
• Identify and streamline processes for sharing medical information.

Skills

Private healthcare knowledge

Oncology expertise

Project management

Cross-functional collaboration

Data analysis

Education

Degree in Life Sciences, pharmacy, or medicine

Job description

Private Market & Mature Brands Medical Lead

London

Competitive Salary and Benefits

Closing date: 9th November 2025

Introduction to role

The Private Market & Mature Brands Medical Lead develops and drives strategies to expand the use of AstraZeneca's oncology and diagnostic solutions within the private healthcare sector. Leading cross-functional teams, the role involves engaging healthcare professionals, private providers, and private health insurance companies to deliver tailored medical and diagnostics information. Essential to this role is working closely with these organisations to identify and collaboratively develop solutions that improve patient pathways and transform care. The lead improves capabilities, fosters data-driven approaches, and streamlines processes to support effective engagement and improved outcomes, ensuring compliance to AZ standards throughout.

Key Accountabilities:

Private Payer Medical Strategy & Stakeholder Engagement:

• Develop and implement medical affairs strategies for private healthcare, leading comprehensive stakeholder mapping and segmentation to foster trusted partnerships with PMIs, providers, healthcare professionals, academic groups, and medical technology companies. As the point of contact building the connection with the private sector and collaborating closely to gather insights and promote the adoption of innovative oncology and companion diagnostics solutions.

Collaboration & Horizon Scanning:

• Work collaboratively across functions on horizon scanning activities to anticipate emerging clinical, regulatory, and diagnostic developments, identifying new opportunities to transform patient pathways and improve care.

Medical Information Dissemination & Notifications:

• Lead the delivery of tailored medical and diagnostic information, coordinating with therapy medical teams and ensuring key stakeholders receive timely and relevant notifications of pivotal changes—including major data read outs, licensing milestones, and important reimbursement updates.

Process Optimisation & Capability Building:

• Identify and address challenges in how medical information is shared with private payers, streamlining internal processes and improving efficiency. Build capabilities for private medical engagement, promoting matrix‑leadership, payer segmentation, and best‑practice information sharing.

Evidence Generation & Integration:

• Aid in producing evidence and integrating new diagnostics and medical insights into strategic plans, aligning activities with publication strategies and medical education initiatives for private sector customers.

Compliance:

• Maintain AstraZeneca’s standards, SOPs, and all applicable external regulations across all medical affairs activity.

Essential Experience:

• Degree in Life Sciences, pharmacy, medicine, or relevant scientific subject area


• Either AQP certification or willing to undertake AQP training within 6 months


• Proven knowledge of the private healthcare landscape, including experience engaging with private medical insurers (PMIs), providers, academic groups, and med tech/diagnostics companies


• Deep understanding of AstraZeneca’s oncology in‑line portfolio, pipeline assets, and competitor landscape


• Proven diagnostics/assay knowledge


• Significant experience working in oncology within pharma, life sciences, or clinical/medical affairs settings


• Experience engaging with private medical insurers, providers, HCPs, and diagnostic partners


• Strong project management and cross‑functional collaboration skills


• Proven track record to generate, analyse, and interpret clinical and real‑world data, contributing to evidence generation, publication strategies, and educational initiatives


• Ability to define, develop, and implement medical affairs strategies, incorporating insights from payer engagement and clinical advancements in the oncology and diagnostics fields

Desirable Experience:

• Postgraduate qualification


• Nominated signatory


• Understanding of global oncology trends; knowledge across therapy areas; specific expertise in the private sector


• Broader experience across multiple functions or oncology sub‑specialities


• Exposure to decision‑making bodies


• Capability building and experience in matrix‑leadership

When we put unexpected teams in the same room, we ignite bold thinking with the power to inspire life‑changing medicines. In‑person working gives us the platform we need to connect, work at pace and challenge perceptions. That's why we work, on average, a minimum of three days per week from the office. But that doesn't mean we're not flexible. We balance the expectation of being in the office while respecting individual flexibility. Join us in our unique and ambitious world.

Why AstraZeneca?

As Leaders within Oncology, our ability to effectively and creatively market our products and lead our business has a meaningful impact. It powers our business to lead the way for the industry and to impact more lives, making a difference to those living with cancer. Working across our broad and innovative pipeline, we fuse our business approach and scientific knowledge to bring transformative medicines and novel treatments to those who need it the most.

At AstraZeneca UK, we are committed to delivering against three missions:

• Accelerating the position of the UK as a global centre of excellence in life sciences


• Redefining healthcare through fast and equitable access to the most effective medicines, high quality care


• Delivering sustainable leadership that prioritises healthy people, society and planet.

Our head office in Pancras Square offers us the strongest possible platform to transform the lives of patients, as the country’s leading biopharmaceutical company. It brings AstraZeneca UK closer to our customers, partners and collaborators in the UK’s healthcare environment, as well as develop greater collaboration with the wider AstraZeneca footprint.

Ready to make your mark? Apply now!

Date Posted: 27‑Oct‑2025

Closing Date: 26‑Oct‑2025

Our mission is to build an inclusive and equitable environment. We want people to feel they belong at AstraZeneca and Alexion, starting with our recruitment process. We welcome and consider applications from all qualified candidates, regardless of characteristics. We offer reasonable adjustments/accommodations to help all candidates to perform at their best. If you have a need for any adjustments/accommodations, please complete the section in the application form.