Therapeutic Area Medical Lead, Respiratory

Therapeutic Area Medical Lead, Respiratory

As the TA Medical Lead you will be accountable for the strategic direction, medical business and resource planning of the therapeutic area (TA). You will direct and support this function to assure operational effectiveness, efficiencies through a continuous improvement approach and ensures optimal use of medical resources to support our portfolio. You will also lead the further development of a customer facing medical organization.

Job Responsibilities:

• Support the implementation of the overall  strategy for the TA in a cross functional model.
• Provide strong leadership in managing the team including Medical Managers, Medical Advisors, field-based Team.
• Develop the team including but not limited to performance management, talent management, training and career development.
• Responsible for therapeutic area insights within the TA and ensure high scientific knowledge in the team.
• Responsible for supervising the TA Medical Affair’s activities, ensuring operational excellence.
• Responsible for establishing strong working interfaces between the Medical Affairs team and other functions including commercial, market access and evidence generation
• Responsible for establishing strong working interfaces between Medical Affairs team and other key AZ functions including GMA, GMD, Regional TA Medical Group.
• Provides scientific expertise within the TA to other functions in AZ.
• Closely collaborates with Study Delivery teams in supporting key phase 1-3 studies
• Collaborate with GMA, GMD, Regional TA Medical Group and other key stakeholders on relevant projects and activities.
• Create and manage budget and allocation of Medical resources according to the overall strategy.
• Responsible for driving the establishment of a network of external medical experts within the TA to supplement internal medical resources.
• Engage with key external stakeholders.
• Drive high level of ethics, quality and integrity complying with all relevant standards, regulations and legislation.
• Assures tasks are of correct quality and in accordance with written procedures and current legal requirements and internal standards.

Typical Accountabilities:

• Setting strategic direction, medical business and resource planning of the therapeutic area (TA)
• Assurance of operational effectiveness, efficiencies through a continuous improvement approach and optimal use of medical resources to support our portfolio
• Leading the further development of a customer facing medical organization.
• Ensuring the team’s and individuals’ level of competence being right as well as their compliance to current legal requirements and internal standards.

Education, Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

• Master degree in medicine, pharmacy, dentistry or natural sciences
• Thorough knowledge and experience within the pharmaceutical industry including the Medical Affairs function, health care systems and payer structures
• Minimum 5 years or experience in Medical Affairs
• Thorough knowledge within the therapeutic area - Respiratory
• Excellent knowledge in English language
• Experience in management and leadership skills including performance appraisal
• Experience of financial management, budget handling and financial control
• Possesses business-oriented thinking, and can apply this without compromising the scientific elements of the work
• Proven ability to understand, assimilate and communicate scientific information
• Ability to build strong professional relationships internally and externally

Date Posted

20-Feb-2026

Closing Date

06-Mar-2026

AstraZeneca embraces diversity and equality of opportunity.  We are committed to building an inclusive and diverse team representing all backgrounds, with as wide a range of perspectives as possible, and harnessing industry-leading skills.  We believe that the more inclusive we are, the better our work will be.  We welcome and consider applications to join our team from all qualified candidates, regardless of their characteristics.  We comply with all applicable laws and regulations on non-discrimination in employment (and recruitment), as well as work authorization and employment eligibility verification requirements.