AstraZeneca

Senior Director, Global Marketing Cell Therapy

AstraZeneca$231K — $347K *
Pharmaceuticals & Biotech
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 8+ years in pharmaceuticals or healthcare, with expertise in brand marketing or commercial leadership.
  • Direct experience in cell therapy, gene therapy, or advanced therapies is crucial.
  • Ability to lead strategies across multiple indications simultaneously.
  • Experience with pre-launch and launch activities on a global scale.
  • Strong history of influencing development decisions with early commercial strategy insights.
  • Expertise in developing compelling business cases for senior stakeholders.
  • Requires a bachelor's degree in a scientific field; advanced degrees preferred.

Responsibilities

  • Develop and implement the global brand strategy and launch plan for Cell Therapy.
  • Build capabilities and customer journeys for effective launch execution.
  • Translate global strategies into actionable plans for key markets.
  • Collaborate with diverse teams to ensure alignment of development and commercialization.
  • Embed comprehensive market insights into regulatory and development decisions.
  • Serve as the commercial expert for effective strategy execution.
  • Track and analyze launch-readiness and performance metrics to inform strategies.
  • Ensure brand consistency across all marketing efforts.

Benefits

  • 401(k) retirement plan offers contributions.
  • Paid vacation and holidays.
  • Paid leaves for personal needs.
  • Comprehensive health benefits including medical, dental, and vision coverage.
  • Participation eligibility in short-term and long-term incentive programs.
Full Job Description
We have an exciting opportunity to work in the Global Cell Therapy Franchise as the Senior Director, Global Marketing, Cell Therapy. This role, reporting into the Global Commercial Head for Cell Therapy, will help shape and drive the global commercial strategy for the cell therapy portfolio across multiple indications, translating emerging evidence, patient needs, and market insights into differentiated development and commercialization strategies.

This role is a pivotal opportunity within the Cell Therapy Enterprise and a key contributor to our ambition to transform outcomes for patients with serious diseases. You will shape the early commercial strategy for a promising cell therapy asset or disease area within the Cell Therapy portfolio, which spans hematology, oncology, autoimmune disease, and rare diseases. This will require partnering across Research & Development, Clinical, Medical, Market Access, Regulatory, Manufacturing, Supply, and country teams. You will help define differentiated treatment delivery models, patient pathways, launch capabilities, and go-to-market strategies, ensuring commercial considerations are embedded throughout development. You bring a strategic and enterprise mindset, commercial acumen, and the ability to translate emerging evidence, unmet need, and market dynamics into differentiated development and commercialization choices.

Who you are

You're energized by building rather than maintaining - comfortable defining the playbook for a new modality rather than inheriting one. You move fluidly between rigorous, data-driven brand strategy and hands-on execution. You partner without needing full authority, translate ambiguity into a clear point of view, and bring the curiosity, collaboration, and integrity that define the Cell Therapy Enterprise

Key Responsibilities
  • Develop the global brand strategy and launch plan for Cell Therapy, including positioning, promotional strategy, and the go-to-market model.
  • Build the global capabilities, customer journeys, and treatment delivery models required to support launch readiness and execution.
  • Translate global strategy into clear implementation plans for regions and priority markets.
  • Partner across Medical, Market Access, Patient Affairs, Clinical, Regulatory, Analytics & Insights, Manufacturing, Supply, and country teams to align development and commercialization plans.
  • Integrate commercial insights-market opportunity, customer needs, competitive positioning, pricing, access, and treatment-delivery considerations-into development, regulatory, and portfolio decisions.
  • Serve as the commercial subject matter expert, enabling markets and cross-functional partners to execute the strategy and launch playbook effectively.
  • Track launch-readiness, site activation, treatment delivery, customer experience, and other relevant KPIs; provide performance insights and recommendations.
  • Maintain brand consistency across marketing initiatives and communications.
  • Manage the global brand budget and optimize resource allocation. Manage relationships and budgets with external agency partners to execute the brand and launch strategy.

Requirements / Qualifications
  • Minimum 8 years of experience in the pharmaceutical and/or healthcare industry across brand marketing, sales, market research, analytics, strategic planning, or commercial leadership.
  • Direct cell therapy, gene therapy, or advanced therapy experience. Global experience across major markets is an advantage.
  • Experience leading multiple indications simultaneously.
  • Broad global commercial experience including pre-launch and launch.
  • Experience shaping early commercial strategy and influencing development decisions for pre-launch or pipeline assets.
  • Demonstrated use of insights to develop effective commercial strategies.
  • Demonstrated ability to develop compelling business cases and influence senior stakeholders.
  • Ability to simultaneously manage multiple priorities with a high degree of autonomy.
  • Bachelor's degree in a relevant scientific discipline; MBA, PhD, PharmD, or other advanced degree preferred.


The annual base pay for this position ranges from $231,988 to $347,983. 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.

Date Posted
22-Sept-2026

Closing Date
15-Oct-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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