About this opportunity
Location: CDMX
Hybrid work
A Medical Manager develops the local Medical Plan and contributes to the local business strategic and operational planning for defined therapy area. They will develop and deliver pre-launch and post-launch medical plans and activities.
They will ensure that all local medical requirements are met for all brand/TA material and will also use medical expertise to contribute to the marketing direction of the brand/TA. Will be recognized as a medical expert within the marketing company and will often guide and mentor other junior Medical Affairs colleagues.
A Medical Manager leads in the delivery of operational excellence, impact, and efficiencies through measurable outcomes and a continuous improvement approach. Communicate on the quality delivery and value of the Medical Affairs team with good understanding of the internal business ecosystem (strategy, model, finances) and act as a key member of the local Medical Affairs team that contributes to the planning and execution of Medical Affairs strategies, working closely with the local medical and cross-functional teams.
Typical Accountabilities
Medical strategy and clinical input
Drive Medically led/co-led, based initiatives, on an identified gap in collaboration with CFTs, that contributes to an overarching plan mapped to drive positive patient outcomes.
Leverage medical expertise to design, implement, and oversee real-world evidence (RWE) projects. Identifies reliable suitable data sources and ensure the scientific rigor and integrity of real-world studies.
Responsible for interpreting and communicating the findings from RWE projects with a strong focus on translating RWE into actionable insights that can internally inform medical and commercial strategies and externally ultimately improve patient outcomes and inform healthcare decision-making.
Establish AstraZeneca as a scientific leader through proactive medical inputs.
Lead educational initiatives, developing clinical support tools, and providing scientific expertise to support the integration of new medical advancements into clinical practice.
Puts in place measures to showcase the impact of initiatives.
Agile adoption of innovation through win-win partnerships within the healthcare ecosystem that are scalable and can enable sustainable patient outcomes.
Strategic Planning and Delivery:
Work with the field medical team to ensure the Field Medical Strategic Plan (FMSP) and Field Medical activities are prioritized and aligned with the Medical Affairs Strategic Plans.
Ensure the Field Medical Plan includes an Integrated Engagement plan with an appropriate ratio of traditional and non-traditional stakeholders.
Work closely with the Medical Affairs Team and cross functional team to provide input to medical and product strategies.
Drives prioritization of activities across the team to ensure appropriate focus on portfolio priorities.
Identify opportunities and initiate discussion potential strategic, scalable & sustainable clinical practice transformations initiatives that can impact on patient access to quality care.
Ensures Digital and innovation / technology are implemented as an enabler for patient centric solutions and effectively contributes to enhancing equitable access to people in assigned accounts / clinics / healthcare systems.
Leverage technology, available data / dashboards to drive data-driven decisions to support internal discussions and external engagements.
Contribute on field and external stakeholder insights and perspectives in medical and brand internal strategic discussions and communicate internally on actionable items as appropriate.
Provide regular updates to the medical team and broader organization on delivery versus plan, variance to plan, proposed mitigation with emphasis on internal & external strategic and patient impact.
Ensures own knowledge of best practices and new relevant developments is kept up to date with understanding of its relevance to the team(s).
Essential
Scientific degree or master’s degree in a scientific discipline
Strategic thinking and strategic planning skills
Extensive experience of Medical Affairs function within a pharmaceutical industry. More than 4 years of experience in field medical affairs function.
Strong understanding of medical, clinical development, and regulatory requirements
Strong scientific skills, medical communication and science acumen
Excellent Project Management and presentation skills
Extensive experience in stakeholder management and the ability to interact and manage a range of stakeholders both internally and externally
Understanding of business principles and pharmaceutical industry dynamics
Advanced level analytical and conceptual thinking
Solid understanding of local regulation and medical, clinical development, and regulatory requirements
Ability to work effectively and leader a matrix cross-functional environment.
Excellent oral and written communication and interpersonal skills
Desirable
Doctoral degree in a scientific discipline (e.g. M.D., Ph.D., Pharm.D.)
Experience in clinical or pre-clinical research and knowledge of therapuetic area disease state and treatment.
Experience in basic research, drug discovery and drug development.
Understanding of multiple aspects within Medical Affairs department
Ecosystem scaled project experience
Evidence generation experience
People management
If you´re strategic to achieve the company objectives working in collaboration with a cross functional team, developing yourself and helping to develop others through your leadership AstraZeneca is your place
Date Posted
09-nov-2026
Closing Date
27-nov-2026
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.
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How this role compares
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We currently track 399 comparable Manager Medical Affairs roles across 91 biopharma companies.
Salary context
102 of 399 peers report a salary range (USD, annualized)
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Seniority mix
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Therapeutic area mix
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