Therapy Area Manager - Rare Disease (Lithuania)
Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Nov 1, 2026. First seen by Alion on Oct 21, 2026. AstraZeneca scores A on the Alion truth index.
Therapy Area Manager, Rare Diseases (Lithuania)
Help address barriers in rare disease care. As Therapy Area Manager, you will combine brand management, customer engagement and business planning for an assigned portfolio in Lithuania, collaborating with the Baltic team Rare Diseases Team, Market Access, Finance, Regulatory and Supply Chain.
What you’ll do
Brand planning & disease awareness:
Own brand and activity plans, priorities and budgets. Use customer insights and patient journey mapping to identify awareness, diagnosis and referral gaps. Deliver local campaigns and materials, including digital initiatives, agency coordination, approvals and outcome reviews.
Forecasting & budgets:
Monitor markets, competitors and sales. Maintain commercial forecasts and demand inputs; reconcile sales and stock with Finance and Supply Chain. Track spending, highlight risks and opportunities, and update business strategy.
Customer engagement & account planning:
Build specialist-centre and healthcare stakeholder relationships through regular field engagement. Implement account plans, meetings, congress activities and sponsorships. Share patient-pathway and access insights, collaborating with Medical Team and external experts on scientific needs.
Launch readiness:
Coordinate commercial preparation for new products, indications and formulations, including customer activities and materials. Align funding pathways, demand and availability with functional owners, respecting Medical’s scientific responsibilities.
Compliance & execution:
Follow applicable laws, industry standards and AstraZeneca procedures. Complete approvals, contracts and activity records and follow cross-functional actions through to delivery.
About you
Essential:
- Pharmaceutical marketing or sales experience, translating strategy into customer activities
- Understanding of pharmaceutical ethics, compliance and responsible customer engagement
- Communication and relationship-building skills, with scientific curiosity
- Cross-functional project coordination, prioritization and follow-through
- Ability to work with market data, forecasts and budgets
- Proficiency in English
- Bachelor’s degree in a bioscience/management/marketing
Desirable:
- Cross-country or multicultural collaboration experience
- MBA or equivalent
- Leadership of cross-functional, launch or disease-awareness projects, including digital campaigns
- Rare disease experience and stakeholder relationships in Lithuania
- Understanding of local market access dynamics and institutional decision-making
Why AstraZeneca?
At AstraZeneca, you can push the boundaries of science and make a difference to patients and society. Our inclusive culture champions collaboration, lifelong learning and development as we pioneer the future of healthcare.
AstraZeneca embraces diversity and equal opportunity. We welcome all qualified candidates and value diverse backgrounds, perspectives and skills. We comply with applicable inclusivity, recruitment, work authorization and employment eligibility requirements.
Salary Range: 63,131.20 - 94,696.80 EUR Gross Annual
Date Posted
21-Oct-2026Closing Date
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.