Strategic Field Operations Lead

AstraZeneca GmbH; Wilmington (DE); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

AstraZeneca Wilmington, DE is seeking an Associate Director, Strategic Field Operations Planning to shape how field priorities are translated into disciplined, scalable commercial operations execution. This role partners with Sales Force Operations, Commercial Operations, field leadership, and external partners to enable field readiness in a regulated environment.

The successful candidate will design governance, decision rights, and operating rhythms, driving cross‑functional coordination, risk

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in business, life sciences, operations, healthcare administration, or related field.
• 3+ years of experience in project management, commercial operations, healthcare operations, field operations, vendor management, or another relevant operational role.
• Experience shaping and leading complex operational initiatives with multiple stakeholders, dependencies, risks, decision points, execution milestones, and business outcomes.
• Experience working with credentialing and licensing vendors, healthcare operations vendors, provider/customer onboarding processes, or other third-party service providers.
• Demonstrated ability to lead through influence across matrixed teams, including internal stakeholders, external vendors, and consultant groups, with strong communication, organization, facilitation, and stakeholder management skills.]
• As Accountabilities include aligning priorities, governance, and execution milestones across the commercial organization and coordinating with external partners.

Responsibilities

• Set the operating approach for strategic field operations initiatives by aligning business priorities, governance routines, stakeholder expectations, decision points, ownership, and execution milestones across the commercial organization.
• Provide strategic oversight for complex operational workstreams spanning field readiness, credentialing and licensing, consultant-led delivery, vendor coordination, business requirements, and cross-functional execution.
• Direct and influence external consultant groups and third-party partners to ensure priorities are clear, risks are visible, and outcomes meet commercial, compliance, and quality expectations.
• Influence alignment across Commercial Operations, Legal, Compliance, IT, Human Resources, Sales Leadership, Insights & Analytics, and external partners to resolve barriers, accelerate decisions, and maintain momentum.
• Design and embed governance frameworks, decision rights, escalation pathways, operating rhythms, documentation standards, and business rules that increase transparency, accountability, and execution confidence.
• Translate enterprise and department calendars into practical operating plans that enable proactive planning, coordinated execution, and clear accountability across recurring Strategic Field Operations activities.
• Anticipate workflow risks, interdependency gaps, process constraints, and execution barriers; drive timely escalation and resolution to protect field readiness, operating quality, compliance discipline, and stakeholder confidence.
• Develop executive-ready communications, leadership summaries, decision materials, and stakeholder updates that create visibility into business impact, risks, dependencies, recommendations, and next steps.

Skills

Project management

Commercial operations

Vendor management

Stakeholder management

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Job description

AstraZeneca Wilmington, DE is seeking an Associate Director, Strategic Field Operations Planning to shape how field priorities are translated into disciplined, scalable commercial operations execution. This role partners with Sales Force Operations, Commercial Operations, field leadership, and external partners to enable field readiness in a regulated environment.

The successful candidate will design governance, decision rights, and operating rhythms, driving cross‑functional coordination, risk