Senior Director, Marketing - Renal

AstraZeneca; Wilmington (DE); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 270,000; Full time

Job summary

AstraZeneca in Wilmington is seeking a Senior Director of Marketing to lead the Renal Marketing Team and drive strategic brand leadership. You will shape positioning, messaging, and go-to-market plans to meet business objectives while building strong KOL advocacy and cross-functional collaboration.

You will oversee multi-channel measurement, data-driven social strategies, and ROI-focused execution. The role emphasizes leadership, scale-up of pilots, and fostering an inclusive, high-performance

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required; 8+ years in pharma/healthcare/scientific sectors.
• Minimum 5 years of commercial experience.
• Proven leadership capabilities and people management.
• Advanced degree in Business, Marketing, or Science desirable.
• Strong presentation, storytelling and executive presence.
• Ability to navigate ambiguity.
• First-line leader experience and team development.
• Experience leading brand strategies and cross-functional execution.

Responsibilities

• Leads 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 analytics, ensuring KPI frameworks and insights inform optimization.
• Delivers data-driven marketing approaches, including social media strategies tailored to diverse consumer segments.
• Assesses marketing impact and pivots to maximize outcomes with tests and learnings.
• Manages cross-functional brand P&L expense targets with ROI discipline.
• Partners with Sales, Finance, and Supply to align demand planning and communicating sales performance.
• Fosters growth mindset, learning agility, and entrepreneurial thinking across the team.

Skills

Leadership capabilities

Strategic thinking

Communication

Collaboration

People management

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Advanced Degree in Business, Marketing, or 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 Renal 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 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

Date Posted

10-Sep-2026

Closing Date

27-Sep-2026

At AstraZeneca, we pride ourselves on crafting a collaborative culture that champions knowledge-sharing, ambitious thinking and innovation - ultimately providing employees with the opportunity to work across teams, functions and even the globe.

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.

Our dedication to sustainability is also central to our culture and part of what makes AstraZeneca a great place to work. We know the health of people, the planet and our business are interconnected which is why we're taking ambitious action to tackle some of the biggest challenges of our time, from climate change to access to healthcare and disease prevention.

Are you ready to embrace a world-class career in our dedicated Oncology unit? Here, we are always looking to learn more, welcoming the varied opportunities to expand our horizons or develop niche expertise. Embrace the unparalleled access to industry-leading research, technology, and pipeline product launches with a footprint in every region. Coupled with our agility and sharp focus on talent development, there is an exciting opportunity to accelerate a rewarding and meaningful career.

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