Associate Director, Strategic Field Deployment
About this opportunity
Description: As Associate Director, Strategic Field Deployment , you will shape how AstraZeneca’s US Biopharmaceuticals Business Unit (BBU) puts brand strategy into action, so the right field teams focus on the right customers at the right time. Reporting to the Sr. Director, Field Operations , you will be a trusted advisor to senior commercial leaders, turning business priorities and data into field alignments and call plans that concentrate effort on top-potential targets and drive measurable commercial impact.
Location: This position is an onsite position in our Wilmington DE offices with employees expected to be onsite at least three days per week in their assigned location. Candidates must possess the legal right to work in the relevant country. Remote work is not offered.
How You’ll Make an Impact:
Own the national deployment strategy: Design, optimize, and deliver national call plans and lead alignment and target change events, translating field force sizing, structure, and business priorities into disciplined, executable plans.
Shape the future of customer engagement: Evolve targeting and call planning toward dynamic, customer-centric, omnichannel models that improve field effectiveness, customer experience, and commercial performance.
Influence at the senior level: Partner with Executive Directors of Marketing, Executive Business Directors, Commercial Alignment Leaders, and colleagues across Strategic Field Operations, Sales, Marketing, Analytics, Data, and Technology, offering objective, actionable recommendations and clear rationale that guide brand strategy, resource allocation, and field execution.
Build scalable capability: Strengthen deployment processes, controls, and data integrity to increase standardization, efficiency, and speed to execution, partnering with IT and external vendors to define capability roadmaps for current and future deployment solutions.
Lead change with clarity: Guide field communications and adoption for SalesIQ platform releases and process updates, setting clear expectations, communicating trade-offs concisely, and keeping reporting transparent across the organization.
Minimum Requirements
Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field.
5+ years of experience in pharmaceutical, biotechnology, healthcare, consulting, or a related commercial environment, including exposure to at least one of the following areas: Sales, Sales Operations, Commercial Excellence, Field Operations, Incentive Compensation, Finance, Analytics, or a comparable commercial function.
Ability to analyze performance data, identify trends, assess business implications, and summarize findings into clear recommendations for manager or leadership review.
Experience partnering cross-functionally with at least two stakeholder groups, such as Sales, Marketing, Commercial Excellence, Finance, HR, Legal, Compliance, Analytics, or vendors.
Strong communication, organization, attention to detail, problem-solving, and follow-through skills, with the ability to prioritize multiple projects and manage deadlines in a fast-paced, regulated business environment.
Preferred Requirements
Experience with rare diseases, specialty care, account-based selling, market access, or other complex commercial structures.
Experience with call planning, alignment design, dashboards, analytics platforms, process automation, and vendor coordination.
Demonstrated potential to grow toward Director-level accountability through ownership of workstreams, stakeholder influence, and sound analytical judgment.
Ready to Apply?
Join a team where your analytical judgment and commercial instinct directly shape how AstraZeneca’s brand strategies reach the field. You will gain senior stakeholder visibility, enterprise exposure, and a clear path to broader commercial leadership in a world-class, science-led organization.
Date Posted
03-Nov-2026
Closing Date
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