AstraZeneca
Healthcare
AD/SMM-LaunchLead
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“AD/SMM-Launch Lead at AstraZeneca. Skills: Launch Strategy, Go-to-Market Execution, Cross-Functional Leadership, Measurement & Optimization. Translate brand strategy into launch plan. Define success metrics”
What You'll Achieve.
Achieve launch objectives; Meet milestones; Achieve success metrics
Industry & Context.
Comfort with ambiguity
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
8–12+ years pharma/biotech/healthcare commercial roles, 3–5+ years leading launches or commercialization programs, Successful launch experience
Nice to Have
MBA or advanced degree, Specialty care launch experience, Oncology or rare disease launch experience, New modality launch experience, CART or Radio-conjugate drug launch experience a plus
What You'll Do.
Translate brand strategy into launch plan
Define success metrics
Chair launch core team
Enable decision-making
Oversee omnichannel campaign readiness
Oversee promotional material development
Oversee field force planning
Oversee channel readiness
Ensure MLR/PRC review compliance
Partner on value narrative
Partner on pricing scenarios
Partner on payer engagement
Partner on tender preparation
Prepare objection handling tools
Prepare budget impact tools
Align on scientific platform
Align on data dissemination
Align on publication plan
Align on congress strategy
Align on KOL engagement
Coordinate medical education
Coordinate evidence pull-through
Track submission timelines
Manage label scenario planning
Manage implications for messaging
Manage implications for materials
Manage change control processes
Ensure forecast alignment
Ensure demand planning
Ensure artwork alignment
Ensure packaging alignment
Ensure distribution alignment
Ensure channel alignment
Establish contingency plans for shortages
Establish contingency plans for quality events
Coordinate advisory boards
Coordinate advocacy outreach
Coordinate patient support services
Coordinate HCP education
Ensure insights feed plan adjustments
Maintain competitive intelligence
Anticipate guideline shifts
Anticipate policy shifts
Build leading indicators monitor
Build lagging indicators monitor
Drive test-and-learn improvements
Provide global-to-local toolkits
Provide modular content
Maintain brand consistency
Uphold promotional codes
Uphold regulatory obligations
Uphold legal obligations
Uphold ethics obligations
Uphold data privacy obligations
Uphold pharmacovigilance obligations
Maintain risk register
Maintain contingency playbooks
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Cross-functional teams; Launch core team; Workstreams
Communication Scope
Executive-ready communication
Process & Methodology
Complex project management, Governance design, Stage-gate discipline, Decision facilitation
Full Job Description
**_ROLE & RESPONSIBILITIES_** * Launch Strategy & Planning: Translate brand strategy into a detailed, integrated launch plan covering objectives, milestones, resourcing, and KPIs; define success metrics and governance cadence. * Cross-Functional Leadership: Chair launch core team and workstreams (e.g., Medical, Access, Regulatory, Supply Chain, Commercial, Digital, Training, Analytics); enable decision-making and remove blockers. * Go-to-Market Execution: Oversee omnichannel campaign readiness, promotional material development, field force planning, training, and channel activation; ensure MLR/PRC review compliance. * Market Access & Pricing: Partner on value narrative, pricing scenarios, payer engagement, and tender strategies; prepare objection handling and budget impact tools with Access/HEOR. * Evidence & Medical Readiness: Align on scientific platform, data dissemination, publication plan, congress strategy, and KOL engagement; coordinate medical education and evidence pull-through. * Regulatory & Label Readiness: Track submission timelines, label scenario planning, and implications for messaging, materials, and training; manage change control processes. * Supply & Operations: Ensure forecast alignment, demand planning, artwork, packaging, distribution, and channel readiness; establish contingency plans for shortages or quality events. * Customer & Stakeholder Engagement: Coordinate advisory boards, advocacy outreach, patient support services, and HCP education programs; ensure insights feed rapid plan adjustments. * Competitive & Scenario Planning: Maintain competitive intelligence, anticipate guideline or policy shifts, and run scenario drills to prepare response strategies. * Measurement & Optimization: Build dashboards; monitor leading indicators (e.g., awareness, access wins, HCP intent, channel engagement) and lagging indicators (sales, share); drive test-and-learn improvements. * Regional Enablement: Provide global-to-local toolkits, modular content, and
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