Business Planning Manager

Job Description

At AstraZeneca, we turn ideas into life changing medicines. Working here means being entrepreneurial, thinking big and partnering with colleagues and customers to make the seemingly impossible a reality. We're focused on the potential of science to address the unmet needs of patients around the world!

TheGCS MLR Planning Manager leads coordination oftheMedical, Legal, and Regulatory(MLR)review process for promotionaland disease state awarenessmaterials, ensuringtimely, compliant, and strategically alignedasset approval. This role fosters strong collaboration amongMarketing, Agency,Regulatory, Medical and Content Deliverypartners, oversees criticalMLRplanning forlaunch, congressand campaign activities, manages a team to prioritize assets and streamline review workflows, and serves as a subject matter expert on approval processes and compliance guidelines.

Core Duties and Responsibilities:

• Leads collaborator engagement to enable effective and timely end-to-end MLR material review and approval of promotional and disease awareness assets to ensure medical accuracy and regulatory compliance

• Builds strongcross-functionalrelationships with keyMarketing,Commercial,MLR, AgencyandContentDeliverypartners

• Champions adherenceto and serves as a subject matter expertfortheMarketing Guidethat dictates MLRapprovalprocessstandards andoperating procedures

• Leads Day 0MLR Planningstrategic approachfor new product andindicationlaunches,data releasesand/or label updates to enablethetimelyrelease ofassetsupon label approvalaligned to theBrand strategy

• Leads MLR Planning strategy approach for all other major Brand activities

• LeadsournearshoreMLRPlanningAssociateteamaligned tobusiness-as-usualactivity, responsible for:

• Leadingthe prioritizationof assets within theMLRreview process to effectively manage reviewer capacity and align withkeybusinessobjectives

• Facilitatingthe process for managing consults,which allow those involved incontent/ asset development,to align onthe Medical, Legal and Regulatoryguidancepriortosubmissionfor MLR Review and Approval

• Accomplishing the asset plan for Brand market events, e.g. congresses, data releases and label updates

MinimumRequirements:

• Bachelor's degree

• 5 - 7 years of relevant professional experience, with a focus on pharmaceutical marketing operations or healthcare related agency roles

• Demonstrated success in People leadership

• Experience with managing supplier partners

• Independent self-starter withdemonstratedprogram management skillset

• Demonstrated strong oral and written communications

• Ability toeffectivelyworkin across-functionalteam environment

• Experience usingvariousPM platformsto plan,manageand communicate projectrisks /progress

• Ability to lead andinfluencewithoutformalauthority

• Demonstrated successleadingprogram management of strategic and/or business critical initiatives withoutformalauthority

Preferred Background:

• Knowledge of theMLRprocess that ensurestimelyreviews and approval of assets that areaccurateand compliant

• Experience with Digital and Omnichannel campaigns

• Understanding of scientific and/or commercial marketplace respective tobiopharmaceuticaltherapeutic area(s)

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