AstraZeneca Posted August 11, 2026

Key Account Manager – Rare Disease - Western Slovakia

Bratislavský kraj Full time
Sales Rare Disease Manager

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About this opportunity

Key Account Manager – Rare Disease – Western Slovakia

Diverse Minds. Bold Disruptors. Meaningful Impact.

AstraZeneca is a global, science-led, patient-focused biopharmaceutical company that focuses on the discovery, development and commercialization of prescription medicines for some of the world’s most serious disease. But we’re more than one of the world’s leading pharmaceutical companies.It’s our patients that come first, every decision we make and action we take is centered around how we can better respond to their evolving needs, as well as those of healthcare professionals and partners. It’s why we are shaping patient care for the future, working along the whole experience to give hope to billions of lives across the world.

What you’ll do

We’re looking for a highly motivated Key Account Manager to join our team and lead strategic partnerships with institutional customers in the Rare Diseases space. This is your opportunity to work at the forefront of healthcare innovation and make a meaningful difference. Please note this position covers half of the country, the Territory will be in the Western part of Slovakia with a requirement to travel up to 2.5 hours to visit customers.

Your Focus:

Build and nurture long-term relationships with key stakeholders across Slovakia.

Drive optimal engagement and deliver on ambitious goals.

Promote AstraZeneca’s cutting-edge therapies, raise disease awareness, and support early diagnosis and treatment initiation, always putting patients first.

This is an exciting opportunity for an individual who thrives in a cross-functional, collaborative environment and is eager to make a tangible impact on healthcare outcomes. We also welcome strong graduate profiles with a degree in Medical Sciences, Pharmacy, Medical Engineering, Chemistry, Biology, or related fields who have 1 – 2 years post graduate experience in any field.

Key responsibilities

Continuously develop and manage a portfolio of key customers across Slovakia, actively seeking and leveraging business opportunities to grow AstraZeneca’s presence and deepen customer insights.

Engage customers using AstraZeneca’s approved engagement channels and share key information and insights to inform strategic and operational decisions. You will analyze regional sales potential, plan and adapt sales initiatives, and execute promotional activities in line with our product strategy and SmPC.

Collaborate closely with the franchise team, product managers, and other business unit colleagues to maximize outreach and impact.

Reporting on KPIs, monitoring competitive activities, and coordinating special sales offers and programs will all be part of your dynamic day-to-day activities. Naturally, all actions must be taken in compliance with applicable legislation, internal ethical standards, and codes of conduct.

Among your responsibilities will be to regularly define and update key customer targets, map their needs, and adapt your approach in line with evolving insights and feedback.

You will support effective communication within the organization, coordinate with business and logistics partners, and act swiftly to relay any product or patient safety information, ensuring full compliance with pharmacovigilance obligations and company policies.

Your profile

Experience working in Original Pharma within a commercial sales position.

Experience working in Generics Pharma, with a degree in Medical Sciences, Pharmacy, Medical Engineering, Chemistry, Biology, or related fields

A self-driven professional with the ability to independently manage and optimize their territory.

Strong ability, or potential to develop it, in engaging and influencing decision making among key stakeholders in complex clinical environments, e.g., mid and senior level specialty care professionals, key accounts in the medical community.

Skilled in communicating effectively with both commercial and medical stakeholders, with the ability to adapt language and terminology to suit each audience.

Collaborative and inclusive: exercise anticipation and responsiveness to the needs of others; ability to modify own approach to different people.

Fluent Slovak and advanced English and literacy in common corporate technology

Why AstraZeneca?

At AstraZeneca we’re dedicated to being a phenomenal Place to Work. Where you are empowered to push the boundaries of science and fuel your entrepreneurial spirit. There’s no better place to make a difference to medicine, patients and society. An inclusive culture that champions diversity and collaboration, and always committed to lifelong learning, growth and development. We’re on an exciting journey to pioneer the future of healthcare.

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 inclusivity in employment (and recruitment), as well as work authorization and employment eligibility verification requirements.

Salary Range 38,070.40 - 57,105.60 EUR Gross Annual

Date Posted

11-Aug-2026

Closing 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.

Job details

Seniority
Manager
Function
Sales
Therapeutic area
Rare Disease
Location
Bratislavský kraj
Employment type
Full time

How this role compares

Computed from every other active Sales role in our database, not just this employer's listings.

We currently track 436 comparable Manager Sales roles across 63 biopharma companies.

436Comparable roles tracked
378Currently active
63Companies hiring similar roles
45Countries represented

Salary context

85 of 436 peers report a salary range (USD, annualized)

Peers share this role's job function and a matching or adjacent seniority level -- not necessarily the same therapeutic area or country.

This roleSubject $38,070/yr – $57,106/yr
Lowest disclosed · Case Manager 2 (Care Navigator)- Multiple Positions · Novartis $45,300/yr – $84,100/yr
Highest disclosed · Regional General Manager - Vaccines Southeast · Sanofi Vaccines US Inc. $232,500/yr – $387,500/yr
Peer group range $64,700 – $310,000 (median $178,750)

Where these roles are based

Top locations among the 436 comparable roles

United States214
China37
India29
Germany23
Vietnam12
Japan10

+ 39 more countries

Seniority mix

436 of 436 peers have a known seniority level

Manager419
Associate Director11
Associate6

Therapeutic area mix

122 of 436 peers have a known therapeutic area; the rest are genuinely unlabeled, not hidden

Oncology44
Rare Disease17
Cardiovascular / CVRM17
Vaccines & Infectious Disease14
Dermatology & Aesthetics9
Neuroscience7
Respiratory6
Immunology6
Ophthalmology1
Gastroenterology1

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How we calculate "similar"

No black box, no LLM guesswork: a deterministic score built from four normalized attributes. Here's this role's own peer group at different match levels, so you can see the mechanism, not just the result.

Every comparison starts from the same 100-point budget: 25 for working in the same function, 40 for the same therapeutic area, 20 for the same or adjacent seniority, 15 for the same country. A dimension we can't confirm on both sides contributes nothing, never a guess, never a free pass.

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Unmatched or unknown dimensions score exactly the same: 0 points, never a partial guess. A role we know almost nothing about beyond its function bottoms out at 25%; it never inflates to 100% just because there's little to compare against. Seniority uses a defined ladder (Associate → Manager → Associate Director → Senior → Principal → Director → Senior Director → Executive/VP) so "Director" and "Senior Director" count as adjacent, but "Director" and "Executive/VP" do not.