Strategic Business Development and Launch Excellence Lead

AstraZeneca plc; Petaling Jaya; On-site; MYR 180,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

AstraZeneca plc in Malaysia seeks an experienced Strategic Business Development Partner to lead end-to-end BD across public and private markets, from opportunity scouting to proposal development and licensing negotiations. You will build a robust pipeline and drive due diligence and governance to ensure compliant, high-quality deal delivery.

You will also lead strategic product launches by coordinating medical, regulatory, market access, and commercial teams, align local with global launch

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree with at least 5 years' experience in pharma marketing and sales management.
• Proficient in English communication; strong in strategic partnerships and negotiation.
• Proven track record in cross-functional engagement and business acumen.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end business development activities across public and private markets.
• Coordinate launch planning with medical, regulatory, market access, commercial, and operations teams.
• Align regional and local launch strategies and monitor milestones.

Skills

English communication

Strategic partnerships

Negotiation

Launch excellence

Project management

Cross-functional engagement

Business acumen

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Typical Accountabilities

Strategic Business Development Partner

• Lead end-to-end BD activities across public and private markets, from opportunity scouting and qualification to proposal development, negotiation, and partnership or licensing agreement formalization.
• Build and prioritize a strong opportunity pipeline aligned with therapeutic, commercial, and long-term business goals, while generating market intelligence to support portfolio and partnering decisions.
• Drive rigorous cross-functional execution by coordinating due diligence, financial assessment, governance, and stakeholder engagement to ensure compliant, high-quality deal delivery.

Launch Excellence

• Lead strategic product launches by coordinating cross-functional teams across medical, regulatory, market access, commercial, communications, and operations to ensure integrated execution.
• Drive disciplined launch planning through structured processes, clear milestones, defined ownership, progress tracking, and proactive risk mitigation to ensure organizational readiness.
• Align local and global launch strategy by adapting regional/global guidance to the Malaysia market while capturing post-launch learnings to continuously improve future launches

Qualifications and Skills

Experience in:

• Bachelor of degree, with at least 5 years' experience in pharma marketing and sales management position

Possess:

• Proficient in oral and written English communication. Strong in Strategic partnership and negotiation skills.
• Demonstrated success in launch excellence, project management, collaboration, and stakeholder influence.
• Proven track record of high performance in cross-functional engagement, and strong business acumen.
• Strong organizational and analytical skills, with the ability to manage complexity and demonstrate a high degree of maturity.
• Marketing capabilities, data analytics, insight mining, collaboration, organizational ability, strategic mindset, negotiation, and project management

Key Relationship to Reach Solutions

Internal: Business Heads, Business Leadership Team, Marketing Team, Commercial Excellence, Medical, Regulatory, Finance, Compliance team

External: Marketing Services Consultants, Global Commercial Excellence Team, Business Partners, Distributors, Healthcare Professionals

Date Posted

27-Okt-2026

Closing Date

26-Nov-2026

AstraZeneca embraces diversity and equality of opportunity. We are committed to building an inclusive and diverse team representing all backgrounds, with as wide a range of perspectives as possible, and harnessing industry-leading skills. We believe that the more inclusive we are, the better our work will be. We welcome and consider applications to join our team from all qualified candidates, regardless of their characteristics. We comply with all applicable laws and regulations on non-discrimination in employment (and recruitment), as well as work authorization and employment eligibility verification requirements.