Medical Lead – Oncology

Medical Lead – Oncology

ABOUT ASTRAZENECA

AstraZeneca is a global, science-led, patient-focused biopharmaceutical company that focuses on the discovery, development, and commercialisation of prescription medicines for some of the world’s most serious diseases. But we’re more than one of the world’s leading pharmaceutical companies.

Join a high-performing team, empowered to cut through the noise and drive real change. Our agility and pace, coupled with scientific focus, powers us to spot opportunities in the market that keep us moving forward and into new spaces.

 
SITE DESCRIPTION 

AstraZeneca is experiencing a significant transformation in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, driven by a commitment to advancing healthcare, innovation, and sustainable growth. Building on our global legacy, AZ KSA is rapidly evolving its operations to better serve patients, collaborate with healthcare stakeholders, and contribute to the ambitious goals outlined in the Saudi Vision 2030. We are investing in talent, digital solutions, and new ways of working; all designed to enhance our impact on patient outcomes and reinforce our leadership in therapeutic areas. This dynamic environment calls for visionary, agile professionals who thrive in change and are motivated to help shape the future of healthcare in KSA.  

ROLE SUMMARY

Therapy Area Lead support establishing AstraZeneca as a scientific leader through providing proactive, updated and effective Medical input to the assigned therapy areas.  

What you’ll do

To establish AstraZeneca as a scientific leader through proactive, updated and effective medical input

• Continuously acquire and update necessary scientific knowledge on therapeutic area and relevant compounds.
• Develop and implement the local medical plan to address unmet medical needs in priority disease areas and ensure alignment with the brand plan.
• Collaborate with MSL to seek input from MSL insights for development of local medical plan .
• Develop and implement pre-launch medical plan/activities for new products at least 2 years prior to the planned launch in the country to address key clinical and scientific challenges
• Provide medical leadership on faculty and content development for medical programs including national congresses, advisory boards, scientific, publications, CMEs to meet identified needs
• To ensure that the Medical Information provided both to external and internal customers is timely, relevant, accurate and scientifically balanced
• Provide local medical expertise to local area/regional brand teams
• Provide medical input to phase 1 to 4 study protocols, study feasibility and support operational delivery
• Provide Medical expertise to support PSP market research, PASS and ESRO.

To engage scientific leaders, professional bodies or societies to establish AZ as a scientific leader

• 40% of time in field is required for engagement with the highest priority HCPs and key external stakeholders engagement
• Share emerging data with HCPs, discussing all aspects of the data in a scientific, objective and balanced way
• o Disseminate results of studies completed to medical community by translating their clinical values and incorporating into business strategies
• Attend relevant scientific congresses and HCP meetings to gather new knowledge on AZ compounds, competitor information and therapeutic area
• Conduct professional scientific communication or presentation (become chairperson/presenter when necessary) with key opinion leaders (prominent
• Liaise with local investigators and the External Sponsored Research organization to support research initiatives.
• Internally communicate competitive intelligence
• Strategic planning related to pre-launch plans related to new introduction whether new drug or New indication of available medication

Generate the medical evidence to support the brand strategies in priority Therapeutic Areas (TAs) to meet unmet medical needs

• o Idea generation of the company sponsored clinical research
• o Oversight and accountability of the operation of the studies
• o Initiate research discussions, for example NIS, with customers to develop studies that will fulfil global and local business strategies.
• o Develop NIS or registry studies to address unmet medical needs.
• o Developing partnership with OLs in order to develop their capabilities of conducting medical studies

Provide medical expertise to shape regulatory environment to achieve rapid and high quality market access of AZ products

• Support to develop drug value pack and communicate it to Key Decision Makers
• Support market access activities that shape market understanding of disease, diagnosis and treatment options
• Proactive cross-functional collaboration with regulatory and other teams in drug registration in earlier and broader accessibility aligned to the brand strategy

Defines and delivers training on Medical background of the product for various functions in an organization as required

• Provide effective Medical/clinical trainings to internal colleagues in line with expressed needs of MSL manager and sales managers
• Ensures own knowledge and knowledge of team members of best practices and new relevant developments is up to date

Governance and ensuring overall adherence to processes and regulation [include but not limit to patient safety, clinical trials, promotional activities, etc]

• Ensures compliance with AZ code of conduct, Corporate Governance, Audits requirement, guidelines, codes, policies and procedures
• Ensures that company confidentiality is maintained (i.e. intellectual property, product, strategic and salary information) Discloses potential breach of codes or conducts

Drive patient-Centric innovation: Deliver patient-centric programs/projects that connect AZ capacity with patient support/ Deliver effective awareness programs for new indications & TA and Optimize patient journey per disease and implement new patient journey per TA

Essential for the role 

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. 

Essential Capabilities: 

• Live science/Medical degree (post graduate degree is a plus)
• At least 8 years of HCPs experience within the pharma industry
• At least 4 years medical affairs management experience is a must
• Scientific knowledge, planning& organization, communication skills, strategic partnering, leadership& coaching

Desirable Capabilities:

• 2 years Clinical practice experience is a plus

Why AstraZeneca?

At AstraZeneca we’re dedicated to being a Great Place to Work. Where you are empowered to push the boundaries of science and unleash 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.

So, what’s next?

• Are you already imagining yourself joining our team? Good, because we can’t wait to hear from you.
• Are you ready to bring new ideas and fresh thinking to the table? Brilliant! We have one seat available, and we hope it’s yours.

Where can I find out more?

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Date Posted

15-Apr-2026

Closing Date

14-Apr-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.