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We need great people who share our passion for science and have the drive and determination to meet the unmet needs of patients around the world. If you're swift to action, confident to lead, willing to collaborate, and curious about what science can do, then you're our kind of person.

Product Manager Respiratory (Flumist)

Main Duties and Responsibilities:

• Leading the Flumist commercial strategy and go to market definition
• Represent the commercial voice within the Polish cross functional product team
• Engaging proactively with the local Market access team  to ensure alignment on the business cases and the prioritization among the different diseases
• Engaging with KEEs to gather input and insight to inform the Flumist strategy and activities plan including advocacy development
• Lead the forecasting and insight gathering activities

Experience:

• Significant experience in healthcare or biopharma industry, with a strong preference for experience in the flu/vaccine therapeutic area
• Experience of shaping brand strategy whilst the access of product in Poland was evolving
• In-depth understanding of commercial strategy, methodologies and tools (product profiling and positioning, forecasting, pricing & reimbursement, market research techniques, competitive intelligence resources)
• Thorough ‘hands-on’ knowledge of building product (vaccine), generating sales forecasts and business cases
• Understanding of current and future healthcare market challenges including local regulatory DO’s and DON’Ts
• Exposure to and track record of effective management of senior decision-making/governance bodies
• Proven experience of engaging with and leveraging insights from external customers e.g. KEEs, prescribers, payors

Special Skills/Abilities: 

• Strong strategic thinking, decision making, and problem solving
• Strong leadership and influencing skills to ensure a strong commercial focus
• Proven ability to collaborate across functional boundaries
• Demonstrated ability to bring ideas to action
• Strong analytical, organizational and communication skills (written and verbal) required
• Fluent in English

AstraZeneca is an equal opportunity employer.  AstraZeneca will consider all qualified applicants for employment without discrimination on grounds of disability, sex or sexual orientation, pregnancy or maternity leave status, race or national or ethnic origin, age, religion or belief, gender identity or re-assignment, marital or civil partnership status, protected veteran status (if applicable) or any other characteristic protected by law. AstraZeneca only employs individuals with the right to work in the country/ies where the role is advertised.

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