Oncology Diagnostic Lead

AstraZeneca plc; Polska; Vor Ort; PLN 120.000 - 180.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

AstraZeneca plc is seeking a Diagnostics Lead to deploy local market strategies and ensure high-quality in-market companion diagnostics for Oncology products. You will work with the Marketing Manager/Business Unit Director to tailor the AZ brand strategy, optimizing testing pathways and partnerships across labs and KOLs.

The role requires a medical/pharmacy degree, fluent English, and proven experience in diagnostic/therapeutic marketing within pharma; you will drive diagnostics strategy and

Qualifikationen

• Medical/pharmacy degree required.
• Experience in broad range of diagnostic, pathology and therapeutic marketing in the pharma industry.
• Strong communication and influencing skills, ability to engage and collaborate with stakeholders.
• Fluent English.

Aufgaben

• Develops strategic partnerships
• Assesses different testing options in the markets and selects diagnostic partners and testing labs
• Identifies and collaborates with national diagnostic and clinical opinion leaders to optimize testing
• Removes barriers to testing through partnerships with diagnostic companies, lab networks, KOLs and HCPs
• Develops diagnostic strategy
• Delivers the national diagnostic strategy for Oncology products and contributes to policy
• Generates diagnostics-related insights to shape brand strategy
• Monitors and proposes improvement plans for diagnostic-related brand performance
• Ensures in-market diagnostics for launches and market readiness decisions
• Supports testing by improving the testing environment
• Supports in-market registration/regulatory approvals for future diagnostics
• Identifies issues in current testing landscape and develops solutions to remove barriers
• Works with P&MA on innovative access/reimbursement solutions
• Builds capability in stakeholders
• Acts as SME for internal and external stakeholders
• Delivers diagnostic-related educational initiatives
• Engages with cross-functional team to ensure launch readiness and optimization of therapy launch

Kenntnisse

Fluent English

Communication skills

Ausbildung

Medical/pharmacy degree

Jobbeschreibung

At AstraZeneca, we are united by a common purpose: to push the boundaries of science to deliver life-changing medicines. Every day, we make a difference by delivering potentially life-changing medicines to millions of people worldwide. Our purpose is results-oriented and so is our approach. Becoming a more agile and creative company means building a dynamic, inspiring culture where we celebrate diverse, bold thinking, are curious, creative, and open to new insights and ways of working.

What you will do?

The Diagnostics Lead will work very closely with the Marketing Manager / Business Unit Director to deploy and adapt the AZ brand strategy to the local market, including tactics and execution.

Ensures timely, high quality in-market companion diagnostics / testing solutions to enable optimal treatment throughout the patient journey. Develops strategic and long-term partnerships with relevant Oncology stakeholders and decision makers in the complex Oncology ecosystem, based on a deep scientific understanding of diagnostic tests and the clinical operational issues on the testing pathway, enabling tailored testing solutions to be developed.

Responsibilities:

• Develops strategic partnerships
• Assesses different testing options in the markets and select and qualify diagnostic partners and testing labs
• Identifies and collaborate with national diagnostic and clinical opinion leaders to identify, design and execute activities to optimise the provision of diagnostics associated with the respective brands
• Removes barriers to testing through collaborative partnerships with diagnostic companies, lab networks, KOLs and HCPs
• Develops diagnostic strategy
• Develops, evaluates and delivers the national diagnostic strategy for the current and future Oncology products, play a role in shaping national policy
• Generates diagnostics-related insight to shape national brand strategy and tactics
• Monitors and propose improvement plans for diagnostic related brand performance
• Ensures in-market companion diagnostics / testing excellence for all product launches, including market readiness evaluation to inform go/no go decisions
• Supports testing by improving the testing environment
• Supports in-market registration / regulatory approval of future companion diagnostics / other testing solutions as required
• Identifies issues in current testing landscape and working with external stakeholders to develop solutions to remove or minimize diagnostic barriers to therapy use, e.g., by optimizing testing pathways
• Works with P&MA to identify innovative access / reimbursement solutions for companion diagnostics
• Build capability in internal and external stakeholders
• Acts as subject matter expert for internal and external stakeholders
• Delivers diagnostic related educational initiatives including meetings, exhibitions, congresses/symposia, digital activities
• Engages with, lead and partner with all members of the cross-functional team on all diagnostic related activities to ensure AZ's Oncology products' launch readiness and optimal launch of therapy
• Provisions key inputs to P&MA strategy build and implementation including pricing and reimbursement cases for therapy and associated diagnostic tests

Knowledge, Skills & Experience:

• Medical/pharmacy degree
• Experience of broad range of diagnostic, pathology and therapeutic marketing in the pharmaceutical industry
• True understanding of market-specific diagnostic / testing environment and Oncology ecosystem
• Strong communication and influencing skills, ability to engage and collaborate with relevant stakeholders, to present credibility, build and maintain trustful and mutually beneficial relationships
• Team player, understands is part of a cross functional team and contributes fully by sharing information and linking insights
• Drives results and is customer oriented
• Very good analytic skills with ability to see results and effects from a broader perspective
• Strong project management skills
• Fluent English

Join AstraZeneca and help us deliver life-changing medicines. Be among our employees who continue to make us an innovation-driven company that stands firmly among the world's leaders in biopharmaceuticals.

Date Posted: 20-Oct-2026

Closing Date: 19-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.