AstraZeneca

Global Commercial Head - Gyn/GU

AstraZeneca$229K — $343K *
Pharmaceuticals & Biotech
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's in business or life sciences
  • 10+ years in pharmaceutical development and commercialization
  • Expertise in strategic marketing and launch excellence
  • Strong collaborative skills across scientific and commercial teams
  • Proven success in pre-launch and launch initiatives

Responsibilities

  • Lead global brand strategy and operational plans for Gyn/GU cancer
  • Ensure launch readiness and commercial excellence with regional partners
  • Drive alignment on brand ambition, forecasting, and financial planning
  • Deliver insights to guide development plans and investment decisions
  • Collaborate on pricing, market access, diagnostics, and medical strategies
  • Optimize performance with global and regional stakeholders
  • Lead high-performing matrix teams in a complex environment
  • Manage partnerships and support alliance execution

Benefits

  • 401(k) retirement program
  • Paid vacation and holidays
  • Health benefits including medical, dental, and vision coverage
  • Potential short-term and long-term incentive bonus opportunities
Full Job Description

This is an opportunity to join our Global Commercial Oncology Franchise team as a Global Commercial Head, where you will play a pivotal role in shaping the strategy and launch readiness of an innovative medicine within Cancer across multiple indications globally.

Typical Accountabilities:
  • Lead the development and execution of global brand strategy and operational plans within Gyn/GU cancer

  • Partner with regions and major markets to ensure launch readiness and commercial excellence.

  • Drive global alignment around brand ambition, forecasting, and financial planning.

  • Deliver strategic commercial insights to influence development plans and key investment decisions.

  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to develop pricing, market access, diagnostics and medical strategies.

  • Partner with global and regional stakeholders to optimize performance across the product lifecycle.

  • Build and lead high-performing matrix teams in a complex global environment.

  • Manage strategic partnerships and contribute to effective alliance execution.

 

Essential Requirements:
  • Bachelor's degree in a relevant field (business or life sciences)

  • 10+ years of experience in pharmaceutical development and commercialization, with proven expertise in strategic marketing and launch excellence. (Prostate, Breast Cancer, or PARP inhibitor expertise).

  • Strong ability to collaborate across scientific and commercial teams, demonstrating strategic and analytical skills.

  • Demonstrated success in pre-launch and launch excellence, with robust insight generation and competitive landscape analysis capabilities.

  • Ability to thrive in complex, fast-paced and evolving environments.

Desirable Requirements:
  • Global and market-level commercial experience.

  • Alliance or partnership management experience.

  • Sales, customer-facing or market leadership experience.

  • MBA or other advanced degree.

  • People leadership experience.

 

Compensation and Benefits

AstraZeneca is committed to providing competitive, equitable and transparent compensation.

The annual base pay for this position ranges from  $229,151.20 - 343,726.80

USD Annual. Hourly and salaried non-exempt employees will also be paid overtime pay when working qualifying overtime hours. Base pay offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, including market location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience.  In addition, our positions offer a short-term incentive bonus opportunity; eligibility to participate in our equity-based long-term incentive program (salaried roles), to receive a retirement contribution (hourly roles), and commission payment eligibility (sales roles). 

 

Benefits offered included a qualified retirement program [401(k) plan]; paid vacation and holidays; paid leaves; and, health benefits including medical, prescription drug, dental, and vision coverage in accordance with the terms and conditions of the applicable plans. 

 

Additional details of participation in these benefit plans will be provided if an employee receives an offer of employment. If hired, employee will be in an “at-will position” and the Company reserves the right to modify base pay (as well as any other discretionary payment or compensation program) at any time, including for reasons related to individual performance, Company or individual department/team performance, and market factors.

 

Ready to make an impact?

Join AstraZeneca and help deliver the next generation of medicines that transform the lives of patients around the world.

Apply today to become part of a team where science, innovation and collaboration drive meaningful change.

 

Date Posted

01-Sep-2026

Closing Date

18-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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