Global Commercial Head, GI ADC

AstraZeneca is at an amazing trajectory, rapidly and successfully emerging into a key leader in Oncology. Together we deliver transformational medicines across a broad range of major indications, making a significant difference for patients worldwide every day. Focusing on the potential of science to address unmet need, we are specifically committed to those areas where we can really change the course of medicine and bring big new ideas to life. As Commercial Leadership within Oncology, our ability to effectively and creatively market our products and lead our business has a meaningful impact. It powers our business to lead the way for the industry and to impact more lives – making a difference to those living with cancer. Working across our broad and innovative pipeline, we fuse our business mentality and scientific knowledge to bring transformative medicines and novel treatments to those who need it the most. True team players, we’re a place of trust, excellence and opportunity – where everyone is encouraged to add challenge and excitement to the everyday. Here we try new things, take calculated risks and work as one to go further, faster. Together, as daring experts, we’re building the future and leading the next wave of transformation for our patients, business and Oncology. As the Global Commercial Head, GI ADC, you’ll play a pivotal role in making a positive impact on changing patients’ lives building a new franchise to change the paradigm of care for patients with gastric cancers and other GI tumors. This role is a key contributor to future growth, across OBU and specifically for our GI Cancer portfolio, we seek dedicated global commercial leadership to launch and enhance the global potential of the brand and seek new opportunities with our R&D colleagues. The Global Commercial Head, GI ADC , will be accountable for commercial leadership and brand strategy across several indications in early and metastatic gastric cancer including launch readiness, growth and life cycle strategies with new investments across the GI cancer landscape. You will be responsible and accountable for the development and implementation of the brand strategic plan in multiple GI cancer indications including market development, as well as engaging with regions and key markets to drive launch readiness and commercial excellence. You will grow and develop the Sone-Ve global marketing team for current and future in Gastric Cancer and, as appropriate, in other tumor types, as well as provide matrix leadership to colleagues in Medical Affairs, Business Insights, Pricing, Market Access, Diagnostics and Communications. Who you are: You are a hard-working leader who is excited about the opportunity to create trust, credibility and value in the long run, in one of the most dynamic and rapidly expanding scientific and commercial areas in healthcare: Oncology. You can think globally and locally. You can integrate a variety of perspectives into meaningful strategies and programs. You embrace curiosity, collaboration and hard-working risk taking as a prerequisite for joint success. You speak up and challenge, always towards better outcomes and towards highest integrity. You enthusiastically embrace the diversity of individual healthcare ecosystems as significant opportunity. You can relate and connect deeply with various healthcare and business markets in order to deliver direction and support. You can create and mobilize a work environment of highest integrity and quality, fostering learning, growth, individual development and attraction of top talent. Accountabilities: Accountable for commercial strategy, go to market commercialization and growth strategies for Sone-Ve in multiple gastric cancer indications (as well as potential in other GI cancers) Drive launch excellence for a new NME in a competitive market Lead global commercial team & markets interface; Develop and provide strategic guidance to regions and functions GPT Commercial lead, high degree of influence within GI IBT Lead and represent team for senior leader presentations Be the face of global commercial team for external key collaborators Direct line manager to Sone-Ve global marketing team; matrix leadership for all enabling functions and business partners The successful leader will bring the following expertise: Customer Alignment: Track record of strong cross-functional collaboration and experience gaining customer alignment to move key initiatives forward. Leadership & Talent Development: Consistent track record of attracting and developing teams with varied strengths and optimizing team performance. Critical Thinking: Experience leading development of cancer/oncology brands, experience working in and/or leading customer facing roles, preferably in the global markets. Strategic Clarity & Messaging: Successful experience in working in the mind of our customers (HCPs, patients, payers); and translating clinical and economic benefits into a compelling message platform. Scientific Skill: Comprehensive understanding of the cancer/oncology space as well as the clinical profile of our brands, oncology and competitor products (current & future) to shape life-cycle planning and management and interact substantially with scientific community and patient advocacy groups. Commercial skill and delivery: Focus on delivering high-impact opportunities at scale by implementing customer-specific approaches. Experience in building as well as shaping markets. Right touch insight: Collaborate with internal customers to drive innovative approaches around building a culture of continuous learning to understand why customers behave as they do and what they value. Develop a Great Place to Work: Able to actively engage, inspire and create follower ship of teams with varied strengths. Engenders trust, empowers team and has courageous conversations. Makes fair, impartial and informed talent decisions. Ability to assess and implement changes to franchise go-to-market model including size & structure of both sales and marketing teams. Requirements: Master’s Degree <span style=