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In this role, you will shape how our science, policy and access priorities are understood by the outside world, working across our UK portfolio in Respiratory & Immunology (R&I), Vaccines & Immune Therapies (V&I), and Cardiovascular, Renal & Metabolism (CVRM).\nYou will partner with Therapy Area Leads, brand teams and Corporate Affairs colleagues to deliver high-impact, compliant communications that support campaigns, policy milestones, partnerships and non-promotional events. Your work will connect evidence with empathy, engaging media, policymakers, the NHS, healthcare professionals and patient groups to advance tangible outcomes for patients. Can you see yourself leading narratives that influence national conversations and open doors to sustainable access?\nAccountabilities:\nIntegrated Communications Planning: Build and deliver external communications plans across the UK portfolio, aligning with Therapy Area Leads, brand teams and Corporate Affairs to drive agreed priorities. \nCampaign and Milestone Delivery: Lead communications for campaigns, reports, policy and access milestones, partnerships, roundtables and non-promotional events, ensuring clear objectives and measurable outcomes. \nContent Creation and Editorial: Draft press releases, media statements, Q&As, key messages, briefing materials, case studies, stakeholder communications and social media posts tailored to diverse audiences. \nComplex Topic Translation: Convert complex policy, access, scientific, evidence, sustainability and healthcare-system issues into accurate, accessible and audience-relevant communications. \nDigital and Social Activation: Develop channel-appropriate digital content for approved activities, optimising format and tone for reach and engagement. \nProactive Story Development and Media Preparation: Shape proactive narratives and prepare materials for media engagement, coordinating with the Corporate Communications Lead and GMR in line with agreed processes. \nLeadership and Stakeholder Briefing: Prepare external briefing materials and talking points to support leadership engagements, stakeholder meetings and speaking opportunities. \nPolicy and External Stakeholder Engagement: Create materials for engagement with policymakers, NHS stakeholders, HCPs, PAGs, trade bodies, partnerships and other external audiences. \nProgram Management and Ways of Working: Maintain communications calendars, timelines, approval routes, trackers and dependencies to enable smooth, on-time delivery. \nAgency and Supplier Management: Coordinate day-to-day delivery through agencies and internal contributors, managing scope, quality, timelines and budgets. \nMeasurement and Insight: Track and evaluate outputs, engagement and impact; apply insights to improve effectiveness and demonstrate contribution to business priorities. \nGovernance and Compliance: Ensure all communications comply with AstraZeneca policies and applicable legal, regulatory and ethical requirements, including the ABPI Code and relevant review and approval processes. \nEssential Skills/Experience:\nExperience developing and delivering external communications programmes, campaigns or projects, preferably in a complex or regulated organisation. \nExcellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to produce clear, accurate and engaging content for different audiences and channels. \nAbility to translate business and Corporate Affairs priorities into practical communications plans and deliverables. \nProactive, entrepreneurial instincts to support the development of innovative strategies and tactics in order to relay messages to wide-ranging audiences. \nAbility to understand and communicate complex healthcare, policy, access, scientific, evidence and sustainability issues \nExperience working with cross-functional colleagues, senior stakeholders, agencies and external partners in a matrix environment. \nStrong organisational and project-management skills, including the ability to manage multiple priorities, deadlines, approvals and dependencies. \nExperience developing content for digital and social media channels and understanding how to tailor communications to different platforms. \nAbility to brief, coordinate and manage agencies or external suppliers to deliver high-quality outputs within agreed timelines and budgets. \nAbility to monitor communications activity, interpret engagement data and use insight to improve future delivery. \nDemonstrated commitment to operating within legal, regulatory and ethical frameworks, including the ABPI Code and relevant company policies.\n\nDesirable Skills/Experience:\nExperience working in the pharmaceutical, healthcare, life sciences or another highly regulated industry.\nExperience supporting proactive media relations, media engagement or issues-management communications.\nKnowledge of respiratory, immunology, infectious diseases, cardiovascular, renal or metabolic healthcare priorities.\nExperience communicating policy, market-access, NHS, reimbursement or healthcare-system issues.\nExperience developing communications for partnerships, stakeholder coalitions, reports or external events.\nExperience preparing briefing materials, speeches, talking points or communications for senior leaders.\nExperience using communications measurement, digital analytics or evaluation frameworks to demonstrate impact.\nDegree, professional qualification or equivalent experience in communications, public affairs, marketing, journalism, healthcare, business or a related discipline.\nWhen 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.\nWhy AstraZeneca:\nHere, your storytelling meets cutting-edge science and real patient impact. You will work with experts across functions to bring forward new indications and shape how our innovations are understood by payers, government and the wider healthcare ecosystem. We blend autonomy with collaboration, valuing clarity, curiosity and kindness alongside ambition. You will influence strategies early, learn fast, and see your work translate into access that changes lives-while developing your craft in a culture that prizes rigorous thinking, creative problem solving and measured risk-taking.\nIf you are ready to lead the conversations that move medicines from pipeline to patients, take the next step and shape this impact with us now!\nDate Posted\n07-Oct-2026Closing Date\n22-Oct-2026Our mission is to build an inclusive and equitable environment. We want people to feel they belong at AstraZeneca and Alexion, starting with our recruitment process. We welcome and consider applications from all qualified candidates, regardless of characteristics. We offer reasonable adjustments/accommodations to help all candidates to perform at their best. 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