AstraZeneca

Global Analytics & Insights Associate Director - Oncology

AstraZeneca$195K — $293K *
Pharmaceuticals & Biotech
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Advanced degree in a science- or mathematics-based field preferred.
  • Relevant pharmaceutical industry experience from consulting, investment banking, or in-house roles.
  • Experience in qualitative and quantitative market research.
  • Strong understanding of commercial brand strategy in a pharmaceutical context.
  • Oncology experience is essential.

Responsibilities

  • Shape strategic business questions and analytical approaches in ambiguous scenarios.
  • Generate insights from diverse market and customer data to support business decisions.
  • Lead and plan market research addressing specific brand challenges.
  • Translate primary research findings into actionable insights for business stakeholders.
  • Conduct competitive intelligence analysis to inform forecasting and strategic discussions.
  • Develop transparent and robust revenue forecasts to guide investment decisions.
  • Engage and align with local markets to validate assumptions and enhance market understanding.

Benefits

  • Hybrid work arrangement (3 days in office, 2 days remote).
  • Comprehensive health, dental, and vision coverage.
  • Paid time off, including vacation and holidays.
  • Eligibility for short-term incentive bonuses and equity awards.
  • Qualified retirement programs.
Full Job Description
Role Summary

TheGlobal Analytics & Insights Director 6 Oncology 6 will join AstraZeneca 27s 27 Global Analytics & Insights (GA&I) 6 team and support the Oncology organization, with a focus on the 27 Direct Tumor Oncology portfolio.

The GA&I team 27s mission is to improve the quality of decisions taken across AstraZeneca 27s oncology assets by creating and delivering excellentmarket, customer, and competitor insights.

In this role, you will lead the generation of insights and analytics that shape strategy and inform material business decisions. You will lead cross-functional strategy and insights initiatives, synthesize complex analyses into clear storylines and recommendations, and influence senior leaders and expert stakeholders.

This is an opportunity for a critical thinker who can deliver well-researched, verified, and relevant analyses in a clear and impactful way. Success will require the ability to lead without authority, communicate effectively, influence across functions, and work confidently with incomplete data in a fast-growing organization.

Key Responsibilities
  • Shape strategic business questions: Frame key business questions in ambiguous situations and define the most appropriate analytical approach.

  • Generate market and customer insights: Provide strategy-shaping analysis from a wide range of sources and integrate insights to advise material business decisions.

  • Lead market research: Identify and plan market research that enables relevant actions to address brand business problems while generating tumor-level knowledge beyond the brand.

  • Translate research into action: Interpret primary market research using strong business acumen to generate evidence-based, actionable insights.

  • Develop competitive intelligence: Work closely with AstraZeneca colleagues and external partners to lead competitive analysis for a brand and ensure that implications are reflected in forecasts and embedded in brand team thinking.

  • Lead revenue forecasting: Forecast revenues in a consistent, transparent, and robust manner to support investment decisions and resource planning.

  • Drive forecast alignment: Lead cross-functional alignment on forecast development through well-evidenced and credible insights. Own the development, delivery, and team alignment of the product or brand forecast and related assumptions.

  • Partner with local markets: Lead and negotiate with local markets to validate assumptions and market understanding. Share key knowledge and build collaborative relationships with market insights leads.

  • Develop performance measurement: Lead performance and KPI development and reporting, including best-practice sharing, to enable a detailed understanding of brand performance and opportunities based on a variety of inputs.

  • Communicate recommendations: Present analysis and synthesis to brand leaders in a succinct, persuasive, and decision-oriented way to drive team alignment.

  • Build therapy-area expertise: Possess or develop deep therapy-area knowledge, bridging clinical development through commercialization.


Required Qualifications

You will bringmore than one 6 of the following:

  • Advanced degree, ideally in a science- or mathematics-based field.
  • Relevant pharmaceutical industry experiencegained in-house, within a management or strategy consulting firm, or in investment banking or equity analysis.
  • Qualitative and quantitative market research experience.
  • Understanding of commercial brand strategy.
  • Oncology experience.

In addition, you will be expected to demonstrate the ability to lead cross-functional initiatives, synthesize complex information into clear recommendations, influence without authority, and work effectively with incomplete data.


Preferred Qualifications
  • Direct Tumor Oncology experienceor experience within a related oncology portfolio (Brest Cancer or Prostate is preferred).
  • Experience influencing senior leadersthrough clear, persuasive, and decision-oriented communication.
  • Strong analytical and critical-thinking skills, including the ability to respectfully challenge a group of experts with well-supported strategic arguments.
  • Resourcefulness and decisiveness, with the ability to remain proactive and prioritize effectively in a fast-growing organization.
  • Experience working with local markets and external partnersto validate assumptions and align on market understanding.

Location and Work Arrangement
  • Location: Gaithersburg
  • Work arrangement: 27Hybrid (3 office, 2 home office)

Apply Now

If you are motivated by the opportunity to shape oncology strategy through powerful analytics and insights, we invite you to apply for theGlobal Analytics & Insights Director 6 Oncology 6 role at AstraZeneca.

Bring your strategic thinking, analytical expertise, and passion for improving patient outcomes to a global team helping make the impossible a reality.

The annual base pay (or hourly rate of compensation) for this position ranges from $ 195,468.80 - $ 293,203.20 USD Annual. 27Our positions offer eligibility for various incentives 27 6an opportunity to receive short-term incentive bonuses, equity-based awards for salaried roles and commissions for sales roles. Benefits offered include qualified retirement programs, paid time off (i.e., vacation, holiday, and leaves), as well as health, dental, and vision coverage in accordance with the terms of the applicable plans.

Date Posted

28-Aug-2026

Closing Date

10-Sep-2026

About AstraZeneca

AstraZeneca is a British-Swedish multinational pharmaceutical company that specializes in the research, development, and manufacturing of prescription drugs. The company was formed in 1999 through the merger of Astra AB and Zeneca Group plc. AstraZeneca's products are used to treat a wide range of medical conditions, including cancer, cardiovascular disease, respiratory disease, and diabetes. The company has operations in over 100 countries and employs more than 76,000 people worldwide. AstraZeneca is committed to developing innovative medicines that improve the health and well-being of people around the world.
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Size
83,100 employees
Market Cap
$211.5 billion
Industry
Net Income
$3.1 billion
Founded
1999
5 Year Trend
+10.2%
Revenue
$26.6 billion
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