AstraZeneca

Senior Marketing Manager - Lung Cancer

AstraZeneca • $151K — $226K *
Gaithersburg, MD 20878In-Person
Pharmaceuticals & Biotech
Less than 5 years of experience
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Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree, preferably in a scientific or business field.
  • Minimum 3 years' experience in the pharmaceutical or healthcare sector.
  • Experience in market-focused roles with agency partners for impactful marketing initiatives.
  • Proven record of leading AI-driven marketing projects in pharmaceutical settings.
  • Expertise in stakeholder management, especially with healthcare professionals.

Responsibilities

  • Implement brand strategy through impactful marketing tactics for lung cancer.
  • Develop AI-driven marketing materials from various scientific resources.
  • Execute tactical plans for digital initiatives across lung cancer portfolio.
  • Integrate feedback from brand and field teams to refine campaigns.
  • Collaborate cross-functionally to drive brand innovation and consistency.
  • Manage project budgets and KPIs with performance transparency.
  • Lead project teams, aligning stakeholders to enhance delivery and impact.
  • Facilitate Advisory Boards to leverage insights into strategic marketing programs.

Benefits

  • Qualified retirement programs.
  • Paid time off, including vacation and holiday.
  • Health, dental, and vision coverage.
Full Job Description
Are you ready to lead EGFR lung cancer marketing that accelerates impact for patients and strengthens our market leadership?

Based in Gaithersburg, Maryland and reporting to the Marketing Operations Director, you will play a pivotal role in a high-performing franchise with a deep pipeline and bold ambitions.

This is a chance to develop the strategy and execution for key launches, alongside other brands in our pipeline. You will build and deliver commercial launch plans, monitor business performance, and turn scientific insights into measurable market outcomes. Can you combine rigorous evidence with creative, Digital First tactics that scale across channels?

You will join an agile team that values fast learning, smart risk-taking, and cross-functional partnership. Working closely with brand leaders, field teams, and our Agency of Record, you will bring clarity to complex markets, challenge assumptions with data, and deliver assets and initiatives that change the trajectory of our franchise.
Accountabilities:
  • Brand Strategy Implementation: Implement the lung cancer brand strategy through the design and delivery of impactful tactics that drive adoption and differentiation.
  • AI Driven Asset Development: Create derivative materials from the CVA-leave-behinds, RTEs, flash cards, speaker decks, NPP assets, and more-grounded in scientific evidence and market research, consistently applying a Digital First approach to increase reach and relevance.
  • Tactical Execution: Advance and implement robust tactical plans for NPP activities and digital initiatives across the lung portfolio, increasing scale, team member engagement, and measurable outcomes.
  • Feedback Integration: Assemble and integrate feedback from brand and field teams to continually refine asset development and campaign execution, improving effectiveness over time.
  • Cross-functional Teamwork: Partner across Marketing to disseminate protocols, drive innovation through AI initiatives, and strengthen collaboration across brands for system-level impact.
  • Budget and KPI Management: Oversee budgets and KPI tracking for projects in partnership with the Agency of Record, ensuring disciplined investment and performance transparency.
  • Project Leadership and Influence: Lead project teams effectively, aligning cross-functional stakeholders and influencing decisions that accelerate delivery and impact.
  • Ad Board Leadership: Facilitate and lead Advisory Boards with external stakeholders, translating insights into clear strategic direction and actionable programs.
  • AI Literacy: Generate AI-driven content for assigned Lung Cancer Franchise brands in alignment with our Customer 2030 ambition, advancing personalization and speed to market.

Essential Skills/Experience:
  • Educational Background: Bachelor's degree, preferably in a scientific or business rigor.
  • Industry Experience: Minimum of 3 years' experience in the pharmaceutical or healthcare sector.
  • Marketing Excellence: Experience in market-focused roles, including leadership of agency partners to deliver high-impact marketing initiatives.
  • AI Project Delivery: Proven track record of leading and delivering AI driven marketing projects that generate measurable customer impact within pharmaceutical environments.
  • Stakeholder Engagement: Demonstrated expertise in NPP and personal promotion activities, including external stakeholder management with healthcare professionals.

Desirable Skills/Experience:
  • Learning and Adaptability: High learning agility and adaptability in dynamic, rapidly evolving environments.
  • Performance Track Record: Strong history of delivering high performance and results.
  • Leadership and Culture: Demonstrates strong leadership behaviors and a positive cultural attitude.
  • Customer-facing Expertise: Experience in customer-facing roles is highly valuable (through commercial functions Sales, Access, etc.)
  • Oncology Knowledge: Previous experience within oncology is highly desirable.

When we put unexpected teams in the same room, we unleash bold thinking with the power to inspire life-changing medicines. In-person working gives us the platform we need to connect, work at pace and challenge perceptions. That's why we work, on average, a minimum of three days per week from the office. But that doesn't mean we're not flexible. We balance the expectation of being in the office while respecting individual flexibility. Join us in our unique and ambitious world.

Call to Action:
Ready to lead the next wave of EGFR lung cancer marketing and create measurable impact for patients and the business-submit your application today and make your mark!

The annual base pay for this position ranges from US $151,081 & $226,622. 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
20-Jul-2026

Closing Date
02-Aug-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.
Learn more about AstraZeneca
Size
83,100 employees
Market Cap
$211.5 billion
Industry
Pharmaceuticals & Biotech
Net Income
$3.1 billion
Founded
1999
5 Year Trend
+10.2%
Revenue
$26.6 billion
NASDAQ
AZN
* Ladders Estimates

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