AstraZeneca

Global Marketing Director, COPD

AstraZeneca$231K — $347K *
Pharmaceuticals & Biotech
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree required; business or scientific degree preferred, Master's desired.
  • Significant experience in launching biologics and brand leadership in specialty care.
  • Deep knowledge of commercial strategies including positioning, forecasting, and reimbursement.
  • Proven engagement with external stakeholders and converting insights into strategies.
  • Preferred experience launching in the US, Japan, or China; respiratory or immunology background is a plus.

Responsibilities

  • Lead development and refinement of global brand strategy and launch plans for COPD.
  • Design and scale signature initiatives to enhance growth and adoption.
  • Build partnerships with T8 markets and facilitate local execution based on insights.
  • Integrate clinical and market insights to inform strategy and evidence generation.
  • Define segmentation and omnichannel strategies to enhance HCP and patient engagement.
  • Embed AI in planning and analytics to improve efficiency while ensuring compliance.
  • Orchestrate cross-functional collaboration to enhance launch success and performance.
  • Manage agency relations, budget planning, and optimize investment allocation.

Benefits

  • Qualified retirement programs.
  • Paid time off including vacation, holidays, and leaves.
  • Health, dental, and vision coverage.
Full Job Description
This role is a pivotal leadership opportunity within one of BBU's top launches and a key contributor to our 2030 ambition. You will be accountable for global brand strategy and launch excellence, partnering across an XF team to deliver a firstclass COPD launch. You bring a strategic mindset, crosscultural communication strength, and the ability to simplify complexity-amplifying brand strategy and shaping a highperformance, patientfocused culture across global and country teams.

Major Duties and Responsibilities:

As the Global Marketing Director you will be accountable for:

  • Brand Strategy and Launch Excellence: Lead the development, socialization, and continuous refinement of the global brand strategy, value proposition, and positioning for COPD; translate strategy into clear priorities, success metrics, and launch plans aligned with enterprise objectives.


  • Signature Initiatives: Design, pilot, and scale signature initiatives to accelerate adoption and sustain growth.


  • Market and Regional Partnership: Build strong, trustbased partnerships with T8 markets, the Global Launch Lead, and Regional Leads; drive alignment and readiness, ensuring local execution is informed by insights and grounded in common guardrails.


  • Insights and Evidence: Integrate clinical, realworld, competitive, and market access insights to guide strategy; partner with medical, HEOR, and market access to shape evidence generation and value communication.


  • GotoMarket and Omnichannel: Define segmentation, targeting, and omnichannel strategy (including C360 and nextbestaction frameworks) to optimize HCP and patient engagement and measure impact across touchpoints.


  • AI and Digital Enablement: Embed AIpowered capabilities responsibly across planning, content operations, and analytics to enhance precision, speed, and scalability while adhering to compliance standards.


  • CrossFunctional Leadership: Serve as a core member of the Global Brand Team (GBT) and lead the Global Marketers Forum; orchestrate collaboration across medical, regulatory, market access, insights, digital, supply, and finance to derisk launch and accelerate performance.


  • Agency and Budget Management: Select and lead strategic agency partners; oversee budget planning, investment allocation, and ROI optimization.


  • Performance Management: Establish KPIs and leading indicators; drive disciplined performance reviews and coursecorrect quickly to deliver inyear and longterm objectives.


Requirements/Qualifications:

Education: Bachelor's degree is required with business degree or scientific expertise as preferred. Master's degree is desired.

Experience:

  • Significant experience launching biologics and delivering end to end brand leadership in specialty care.


  • Deep knowledge of commercial strategy and core methodologies, including positioning, campaign development, forecasting, pricing and reimbursement, market research, and competitive intelligence.


  • Proven track record engaging external stakeholders (e.g., KEEs, prescribers, payers) and converting insights into actionable strategies.


  • Preferred: Direct experience launching medicines in one or more of the US, Japan, or China; respiratory or immunology experience a plus.


Special Skills/Abilities:

  • Strong strategic thinking, decisionmaking, and problem solving, with the ability to simplify complexity and set clear choices.


  • Demonstrated ability to collaborate and lead across functions and geographies, effective influence without authority.


  • Bias for action with a track record of translating ideas into measurable outcomes.


  • Robust analytical, organizational, and communication skills (written and verbal).


  • Comfortable operating amid ambiguity and managing multiple priorities in a fastpaced, highly crossfunctional environment.


  • Proven ability to build, develop, and inspire highperforming teams and an inclusive, patientcentric culture.


Total Rewards:

The annual base pay (or hourly rate of compensation) for this position ranges from $231,988.80 to $347,983.20. Our positions offer eligibility for various incentives-an 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
08-Jul-2026

Closing Date
14-Jul-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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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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