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Associate Director, Oncology Regional Accounts-MN, NE, IA. SD

AstraZeneca

Omaha, NE
Full Time
Director
160k-240k
10 days ago

Job Description

About the Role

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. AstraZeneca's vision in Oncology is to help patients by redefining the cancer-treatment paradigm, with the aim of bringing multiple new cancer medicines to patients before 2030. A broad pipeline of next-generation medicines is focused principally on four disease areas - breast, GI, lung, and hematological cancers. Along with other tumor types, these are being focused through four key platforms - immunotherapy, the genetic drivers of cancer and resistance, DNA damage repair, and antibody drug conjugates, underpinned by personalized healthcare and biomarker technologies.

Key Responsibilities

  • Develops business to business relationships with targeted Oncology customers as appropriate.
  • Builds strong, networked relationships throughout key Oncology account customer organizations, and develops/strengthens key relationships with account decision makers.
  • Prioritizes account projects/initiatives to support account management efforts alongside cross functional team members that address changing customer and market requirements; proactively identifies issues and challenges with accounts.
  • Engages with appropriate resources as customer solutions.
  • Effectively communicates clinical and economic rationale for and secures product formulary and EMR inclusion, as well as appropriate treatment plan development.
  • Leads GPO contract pull-through in community accounts including tactical coordination with NOAD, AZ Sales, and GPO client-facing account teams.
  • Ensures and drives consistent implementation of account strategy with respect to pull through across the Oncology customer-facing teams for assigned accounts.
  • Communicates with NOAD, Oncology Field Sales, and Market Access customer facing teams regarding account-specific programs, activities, and pull-through messages.
  • Provides customer insight to Oncology Access Strategy and Marketing teams.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree.
  • 5+ years pharma and/or other healthcare related experience.
  • 3+ years prior Oncology experience.
  • Demonstrated team leadership, project management and business mindset.
  • Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively with and influence peers and management.
  • Demonstrated communication and platform skills.
  • Demonstrated results orientation.
  • Demonstrated strategic planning capabilities.
  • Understanding of financial concepts and contracting issues.
  • Strong customer facing skills.

Nice to Have

  • Prior account management experience responsible for provider institutions or oncology GPO pull through of contracts.
  • Experience as District Sales Manager or prior experience in Field reimbursement role.
  • Demonstrated negotiating capability.
  • Demonstrated fluency in Oncology clinical science and fluency in translating clinical outcomes and health economic data into customer value.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree.
  • 5+ years of healthcare-related experience.
  • 3+ years of Oncology experience.

Benefits & Perks

  • Annual base salary ranging from $160,000-$240,000, depending on factors.
  • Short-term incentive bonus opportunity.
  • Eligibility to participate in equity-based long-term incentive programs or receive retirement contributions.
  • Health benefits including medical, prescription drug, dental, and vision coverage.
  • Paid vacation and holidays, paid leaves.
  • Qualified retirement program [401(k) plan].

Working at AstraZeneca

At AstraZeneca, when we see an opportunity for change, we seize it and make it happen, because any opportunity no matter how small, can be the start of something big. Delivering life-changing medicines is about being entrepreneurial - finding those moments and recognizing their potential. We are building a new kind of organization to reset expectations of what a bio-pharmaceutical company can be, opening new ways to work, pioneering cutting edge methods and bringing unexpected teams together.

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Job Details

Posted AtJul 16, 2025
Job CategoryAccount Management
Salary160k-240k
Job TypeFull Time
ExperienceDirector

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About AstraZeneca

Website

astrazeneca.com

Location

Omaha, NE

Industry

Pharmaceutical Preparation Manufacturing

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