Senior Director, Marketing - Renal

AstraZeneca plc; Wilmington (DE); On-site; USD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

AstraZeneca plc in Wilmington is seeking a Senior Director, Marketing to lead the Lokelma Marketing Team. You will shape brand strategy, messaging, and go-to-market plans while partnering with Sales, Finance and Supply to align demand and financial targets.

The role demands strategic thinking, strong leadership, and the ability to translate innovative ideas into pilot programs, scale-up, and post-launch optimization across multi-channel channels and diverse consumer segments.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree is required.
• Advanced Degree in Business, Marketing, or Science is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Uses a rigorous, scientific approach to understand and adapt to complex environments; leads the creation of evidence-based content for target audiences.
• Leads the development and end-to-end execution of the Brand strategy, aligning positioning, messaging, value propositions, and go-to-market plans to business objectives.
• Builds strong Brand advocacy among Key Opinion Leaders (KOLs) and industry influencers to amplify reach and adoption.
• Oversees multi-channel media measurement and the analytics plan, ensuring robust KPI frameworks and insights for optimization.
• Delivers data-driven marketing approaches, including social media strategies tailored to diverse consumer segments.
• Assesses marketing impact and pivots with tests-and-learns to maximize outcomes.
• Manages cross-functional brand P&L targets, ensuring resource allocation and ROI discipline.
• Understands and communicates sales performance; partners with Sales, Finance, and Supply to align demand planning.
• Fosters growth mindset, learning agility, and entrepreneurial thinking across the team.
• Translates innovative ideas from concept to execution, including pilots, scale-up, and post-launch optimization.
• Anticipates trends and informs strategy, positioning, and investment decisions.
• Leverages new technology platforms and data insights to identify opportunities and accelerate performance.
• Leads with resilience; empowers teams to deliver high-impact outcomes.
• Drives performance through clear objectives, coaching, accountability, and cross-functional delivery.
• Identifies and sustains alliances with cross-functional partners across the enterprise.
• Champions inclusion and belonging; ensures diverse perspectives shape strategy and talent decisions.
• Develops and assesses marketing talent for current and future needs; builds succession pipelines.
• Influences cross-functional stakeholder decisions to drive alignment.

Education

Bachelor’s Degree

Advanced Degree in Business/Marketing/Science

Job description

At AstraZeneca we turn ideas into life-changing medicines. Working here means thinking big and working together to make the impossible a reality. We’re focused on the potential of science to address the unmet needs of patients around the world. We commit to those areas where we think we can really change the course of medicine and bring big new ideas to life.

Join us as Senior Director, Marketing in Wilmington for the Lokelma Marketing Team, where you will play a pivotal role in channeling our scientific capabilities to make a positive impact on changing patients’ lives. This role requires a strong ability to think strategically, communicate effectively, lead others, problem solve, influence, and collaborate in both scientific and commercial contexts.

Main Duties And Responsibilities

• Uses a rigorous, scientific approach to understand, navigate, and adapt to complex, rapidly changing environments; leads the creation of compelling, evidence-based content that educates and influences target audiences.
• Leads the development and end-to-end execution of the Brand strategy, aligning positioning, messaging, value propositions, and go-to-market plans to business objectives.
• Builds strong Brand advocacy among Key Opinion Leaders (KOLs) and industry influencers to amplify reach, credibility, and adoption.
• Oversees multi-channel media measurement and the analytics plan, ensuring robust KPI frameworks, performance dashboards, and actionable insights inform optimization.
• Delivers innovative, modern marketing approaches, including data-driven social media strategies and implementation tailored to diverse consumer segments.
• Assesses marketing impact continuously; makes timely course corrections, tests-and-learns, and pivots to maximize outcomes.
• Manages cross-functional brand P&L expense targets, ensuring resource allocation, ROI discipline, and financial accountability.
• Understands and clearly communicates sales performance and forecasting targets; partners closely with Sales, Finance, and Supply to align demand planning.
• Fosters a growth mindset, learning agility, and entrepreneurial thinking across the team and partners.
• Demonstrates the ability to translate innovative ideas from concept to execution, including pilots, scale-up, and post-launch optimization.
• Anticipates trends, competitive moves, and market dynamics to inform strategy, positioning, and investment decisions.
• Leverages new technology platforms and data insights to identify opportunities, personalize engagement, and accelerate performance.
• Leads with resilience; empowers teams to take ownership, experiment responsibly, and deliver high-impact outcomes.
• Drives performance and results through clear objectives, coaching, accountability, and cross-functional delivery.
• Identifies, builds, and sustains strong alliances with cross-functional partners across the enterprise and broader ecosystem.
• Champions inclusion and belonging, ensuring diverse perspectives shape strategy, execution, and talent decisions.
• Acquires, develops, and assesses marketing talent for current and future needs; builds succession pipelines and critical capabilities.
• Influences cross-functional stakeholder decisions and collaboration to ensure goals are achieved; navigates ambiguity and drives alignment.

Essential Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree
• 8+ yrs experience in one or a combination of : pharmaceutical, healthcare, scientific, clinical, institutional or related industry experience
• Including 5 yrs of Commercial experience
• Proven leadership capabilities and/or people management

Desirable Requirements, Skills And Capabilities

• Advanced Degree in Business, Marketing, or Science
• Strong presentation, storytelling, and executive presence
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate and influence cross functionally
• Ability to successfully work through ambiguity
• First-line leader experience and demonstrated ability to develop teams and individuals
• Demonstrated ability to drive pace, innovate for growth, and deliver impact
• Demonstrated track record of success in achieving ambitious goals or career progression
• Experience envisioning, developing, and leading HCP and consumer brand strategies and executing against it
• Strong financial acumen with the ability to assess and drive results
• Proven track record of consistent achievement or overachievement delivering strategic and operational plans within a therapeutic or business area
• Demonstrated experience in working within cross-functional business units
• Fluency in AI capabilities and tools to accelerate and drive efficiencies
• Comfort ‘doing’ and delivering work during high volume work periods and without agency support when necessary

Please note - Relocation assistance is not available for this position.

Date Posted: 05-Nov-2026

Closing Date: 10-Nov-2026

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