Private Market & Mature Brands Medical Lead (12 Months Secondment/FTC)

CompanyAstraZeneca

LocationLondon, England, United Kingdom

Posted At3/14/2026

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Description

Private Market & Mature Brands Medical Lead (12 Months Secondment Fixed Term Contract)

London

Competitive Salary And Benefits

Closing date: 29th March 2026

Introduction to role

The Private Market & Mature Brands Medical Lead develops and drives strategies to expand the use of AstraZeneca's oncology and diagnostic solutions within the private healthcare sector. Leading cross-functional teams, the role involves engaging healthcare professionals, private providers, and private health insurance companies to deliver tailored medical and diagnostics information. Essential to this role is working closely with these organisations to identify and collaboratively develop solutions that improve patient pathways and transform care. The lead improves capabilities, fosters data-driven approaches, and streamlines processes to support effective engagement and improved outcomes, ensuring compliance to AZ standards throughout.

Key Accountabilities

Private Payer Medical Strategy & Stakeholder Engagement:

Develop and implement medical affairs strategies for private healthcare, leading comprehensive stakeholder mapping and segmentation to foster trusted partnerships with PMIs, providers, healthcare professionals, academic groups, and medical technology companies. As the point of contact building the connection with the private sector and collaborating closely to gather insights and promote the adoption of innovative oncology and companion diagnostics solutions.

Collaboration & Horizon Scanning

Work collaboratively across functions on horizon scanning activities to anticipate emerging clinical, regulatory, and diagnostic developments, identifying new opportunities to transform patient pathways and improve care.

Medical Information Dissemination & Notifications

Lead the delivery of tailored medical and diagnostic information, coordinating with therapy medical teams and ensuring key stakeholders receive timely and relevant notifications of pivotal changes—including major data read outs, licensing milestones, and important reimbursement updates.

Process Optimisation & Capability Building

Identify and address challenges in how medical information is shared with private payers, streamlining internal processes and improving efficiency. Build capabilities for private medical engagement, promoting matrix-leadership, payer segmentation, and best-practice information sharing.

Evidence Generation & Integration

Aid in producing evidence and integrating new diagnostics and medical insights into strategic plans, aligning activities with publication strategies and medical education initiatives for private sector customers.

Compliance

Maintain AstraZeneca’s standards, SOPs, and all applicable external regulations across all medical affairs activity.

Essential Experience

Degree in Life Sciences, pharmacy, medicine, or relevant scientific subject area
Either AQP certification or willing to undertake AQP training within 6 months
Proven knowledge of the private healthcare landscape, including experience engaging with private medical insurers (PMIs), providers, academic groups, and med tech/diagnostics companies
Deep understanding of AstraZeneca’s oncology in-line portfolio, pipeline assets, and competitor landscape
Proven diagnostics/assay knowledge
Significant experience working in oncology within pharma, life sciences, or clinical/medical affairs settings
Experience engaging with private medical insurers, providers, HCPs, and diagnostic partners
Strong project management and cross-functional collaboration skills

Proven track record to generate, analyse, and interpret clinical and real-world data, contributing to evidence generation, publication strategies, and educational initiatives

Ability to define, develop, and implement medical affairs strategies, incorporating insights from payer engagement and clinical advancements in the oncology and diagnostics fields

Desirable Experience

Postgraduate qualification
Nominated signatory
Understanding of global oncology trends; knowledge across therapy areas; specific expertise in the private sector
Broader experience across multiple functions or oncology sub-specialities
Exposure to decision-making bodies
Capability building and experience in matrix-leadership

When we put unexpected teams in the same room, we ignite bold thinking with the power to inspire life-changing medicines. In-person working gives us the platform we need to connect, work at pace and challenge perceptions. That's why we work, on average, a minimum of three days per week from the office. But that doesn't mean we're not flexible. We balance the expectation of being in the office while respecting individual flexibility. Join us in our unique and ambitious world.

Why AstraZeneca?

As Leaders 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 approach and scientific knowledge to bring transformative medicines and novel treatments to those who need it the most.

At AstraZeneca UK, we are committed to delivering against three missions:

Accelerating the position of the UK as a global centre of excellence in life sciences
Redefining healthcare through fast and equitable access to the most effective medicines, high quality care

Delivering sustainable leadership that prioritises healthy people, society and planet.

Our head office in Pancras Square offers us the strongest possible platform to transform the lives of patients, as the country’s leading biopharmaceutical company. It brings AstraZeneca UK closer to our customers, partners and collaborators in the UK’s healthcare environment, as well as develop greater collaboration with the wider AstraZeneca footprint.

Ready to make your mark? Apply now!

Date Posted

13-Mar-2026

Closing Date

29-Mar-2026

Our mission is to build an inclusive and equitable environment. We want people to feel they belong at AstraZeneca and Alexion, starting with our recruitment process. We welcome and consider applications from all qualified candidates, regardless of characteristics. We offer reasonable adjustments/accommodations to help all candidates to perform at their best. If you have a need for any adjustments/accommodations, please complete the section in the application form.