Medical Affairs Manager

Role description

Lead a high-impact Field Medical team (Lung Cancer) to deliver enhanced patient outcomes with AstraZeneca's innovative medicines, prioritizing company strategy and local healthcare ecosystem transformation. Drive excellence in execution of Medical Affairs strategic plans through field-based scientific engagement and evidence generation, ensuring deep understanding of stakeholder needs and healthcare challenges. Operate as both a manager and coach, fostering an environment of continuous learning, innovation, and operational excellence while leveraging digital technologies to inform both internal strategies and external engagements. Act as the strategic lead for integrated engagement, gathering actionable insights and advancing clinical practice transformation, while maintaining full compliance with internal standards, policies, and external regulations.

Typical Accountabilities

Team Leadership: Recruit, develop, and coach a high-performing field medical team, fostering a culture of innovation, accountability, and continuous improvement.

Performance Management: Set clear metrics for team effectiveness, drive operational excellence, and review individual and team capabilities regularly.

Strategic Alignment: Ensure field medical activities align with Medical Affairs strategic plans and portfolio priorities, supporting impactful clinical practice transformation.

Stakeholder Engagement: Guide the team to gather insights, engage stakeholders with scientific expertise, and communicate complex information clearly and effectively.

Compliance & Ethics: Uphold AstraZeneca’s Code of Conduct, reinforce compliance with all regulatory and company standards, and ensure required training completion.

Operational Excellence: Oversee team financial resources, ensure accurate and timely reporting, and leverage technology for data-driven decision making.

Collaboration: Work closely with internal cross-functional teams to provide input on medical strategy and communicate progress, value, and impact of Medical Affairs activities.

Skills

Strategic Leadership: Demonstrated ability to lead, coach, and develop high-performance teams within medical affairs, driving operational excellence and measurable patient-centric outcomes.

Analytical & Conceptual Thinking: Advanced skills in analyzing scientific data, interpreting complex healthcare environments, and translating insights into actionable strategies.

Communication & Interpersonal: Exceptional oral and written communication for engaging stakeholders and presenting scientific information effectively.

Project Management: Strong organizational and planning skills to prioritize, execute, and review cross-functional medical activities.

Stakeholder Engagement: Proven capability managing both internal and external relationships, including healthcare professionals, institutions, and ecosystem partners.

Digital & Data Proficiency: Comfortable leveraging technology and data dashboards for decision support and insight generation.

Compliance & Ethics: Committed to upholding regulatory standards, company policies, and fostering a culture of integrity and openness.

Innovation Mindset: Proactively identifies and implements novel solutions to drive positive change in clinical practice and patient access.

Qualifications

Education: Master’s degree or higher in a scientific discipline (medicine, pharmacy, life sciences, or related field). Preferred: Doctoral degree (MD, PhD, PharmD).

Language: Korean (fluent, native), English (fluent)

Work Experience: 5 year+ hands-on experience in medical affairs within the pharmaceutical industry, including team management and cross-functional collaboration. Preferred: People manager experience.

Competencies

Healthcare Systems Knowledge: Deep understanding of healthcare ecosystem dynamics, legislation, and therapeutic areas relevant to AstraZeneca portfolio.

Research Expertise: Experience in clinical or pre-clinical research and evidence generation activities.

Compliance Knowledge: Thorough familiarity with codes of conduct, company policies, pharmaceutical guidelines, and local regulatory requirements.

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Date Posted

09-12월-2025

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.