Senior Manager, Corporate Affairs

AstraZeneca; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative healthcare company in the UK seeks a Senior Corporate Affairs Manager to lead government affairs, communications, and patient advocacy efforts. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in healthcare policy and stakeholder engagement, with a strong commitment to health equity. This role offers an opportunity to make a significant impact on the lives of patients and contribute to meaningful healthcare advancements.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in patient advocacy, community engagement, or communications in healthcare.
• Strong understanding of UK political landscape and healthcare system.
• Experience in managing third-party vendors and project budgets.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement government affairs and advocacy activities.
• Deliver on policy change ambitions and improve care guidelines.
• Elevate patient voices through collaborations with advocacy groups.

Skills

Patient advocacy

Communications

NHS policy

Project management

Stakeholder engagement

Job description

Senior Corporate Affairs Manager - Alexion, AstraZeneca Rare Disease

Introduction to role: Are you ready to make a difference in the world of rare diseases? As a Senior Corporate Affairs Manager, you'll be at the forefront of driving innovation in healthcare, launching new treatments, and creating an equitable ecosystem for people living with rare diseases in the UK. Your role will involve developing and delivering integrated government affairs, communications, and patient advocacy activities within an assigned franchise. Collaborate with Corporate Affairs colleagues and cross-functional teams to provide informed counsel, critical thinking, and effective tactical execution of campaigns aligned with business objectives. Are you prepared to elevate the patient voice and influence policy change?

Accountabilities

• Design and implement integrated government affairs, communications, and patient advocacy activities within the assigned franchise.
• Deliver on policy change ambitions to enable earlier diagnosis, optimize care guidelines, and accelerate medicines access.
• Implement franchise communication objectives to increase engagement with key audiences through optimal channel engagement.
• Elevate the patient voice internally and externally through collaborations with patient advocacy groups.

Essential Skills/Experience

• Extensive experience working in patient advocacy, community engagement, NHS policy or communications in healthcare or pharmaceutical industry.
• Excellent English written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong understanding of UK political and media landscape, healthcare system, and life sciences and medicines policy environment, including processes and key collaborators.
• A track record of growing and maintaining effective relationships with external partners and internal teams, and confidence in navigating challenging conversations.
• Proven ability to deliver and execute multi-stakeholder engagement initiatives that align insights with business objectives and drive measurable impact.
• Experience in synthesising quantitative and qualitative insights, and creating deliverables that inform decision-making.
• Self-starter, able to work with ambiguity/without having the full picture.
• Strong project and budget management skills with systematic approach to prioritisation, including previous experience of managing third-party vendors.
• Clear ability to define, track, and report on key performance indicators (KPIs) to measure engagement quality, reach, and impact of tactics.
• Commitment to health equity and practical experience embedding DEI principles into collaborator engagement programmes.
• Understanding of ABPI Code of Practice and GxP guidelines.

Desirable Skills/Experience

• Experience within rare diseases.
• Relationships with/understanding of UK media.
• Experience in the development and delivery of digital solutions.

When we put unexpected teams in the same room, we unleash 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.

At AstraZeneca, we are driven by our commitment to bring life-saving medicines to patients worldwide. Our work is meaningful as we actively contribute to bending the global mortality curve. With a fusion of scientific knowledge and commercial acumen, we spot opportunities and operationalize them to improve patient experiences and outcomes. Join a team that thrives on energy and pace, where you can think big, act fast, and make a significant impact on patients\' lives.

Ready to shape the future of healthcare? Apply now to join our journey!

Date Posted 23-Sept-2025

Closing Date 07-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.