AstraZeneca

US Patient Marketing Director, Hematology & Nephrology, aHUS

AstraZeneca$150K — $180K *
Pharmaceuticals & Biotech
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in a scientific or business field
  • 5+ years of experience in pharmaceutical or biotech marketing or related roles
  • Extensive experience in patient and consumer marketing strategies
  • Proficient in healthcare media planning across both HCP and patient segments
  • Proven ability to manage multiple projects and collaborate in a matrix environment
  • Strong communication skills, both verbal and written
  • Ability to adapt in a fast-paced, evolving environment

Responsibilities

  • Lead the development and implementation of aHUS patient marketing strategies
  • Create innovative patient education tactics for IV therapies
  • Oversee patient identification initiatives and disease awareness strategies
  • Deliver multi-channel patient promotional platforms
  • Manage the aHUS communication strategy for patients and DTC
  • Guide consumer media planning and performance measurement
  • Collaborate with analytics teams to assess market dynamics and research opportunities
  • Contribute to annual planning and tactical marketing development
  • Build relationships with internal strategic partners
  • Manage agency partnerships and oversights on project timelines and budgets

Benefits

  • Collaborative work environment with cross-functional teams
  • Opportunity to shape consumer engagement in a competitive market
  • Exposure to advanced patient marketing strategies
  • Chance to work with innovative education tactics for patient adherence
  • Role located in the vibrant Boston Seaport area
  • Utilization of high-level skills in a dynamic and evolving field
  • Engagement with diverse pharmaceutical and biotech markets
Full Job Description

The Director, US Patient Marketing, Hematology & nephrology is a member of the commercial brand team and will play a critical role in developing and driving strategy and tactics for aHUS patient and caregiver engagement. This individual will report to Sr. Director, Marketing, aHUS Lead, and will work collaboratively with the rest of the brand team.   This position will play a critical role in collaborating to drive personal consumer engagement strategies and tactics, within an evolving competitive market, with a focus on aHUS and a possibility to support late-stage pipeline indications in the Hem/Neph portfolio depending on needs.  

You will be responsible for: 

  • Leading the evolution and implementation of the aHUS patient marketing strategy, messaging, & tactical execution across disease & brand campaigns  
  • Development and execution of innovative patient education tactics to support patient activation, adherence, and persistence for IV therapies  
  • Leading patient identification initiatives, supporting disease awareness & diagnosis strategies, in close collaboration with Patient Services teams  
  • Delivering multi-channel patient promotional platforms and identifying optimized marketing mix  
  • Leading the aHUS business patient/DTC communication strategy – direct and indirect  
  • Leading strategic oversight to consumer media plan development & performance measurement  
  • Partnering with commercial analytics & insights teams to assess current patient market landscape dynamics, identifying opportunities to increase awareness of treatment benefit for appropriate patients, and leading primary & secondary patient research projects  
  • Contribute to the annual planning process, leading the short & long-term patient strategy assessment and evolution, tactical marketing plan development, and annual budgeting  
  • Developing and maintaining strong relationships with other functional areas and internal strategic partners (i.e., Patient Services, Patient Advocacy, Market Research, Omnichannel, Analytics, Training, Sales, Medical, Regulatory, Legal, Compliance, etc.)  
  • Identify appropriate key performance indicators to measure & monitor, and lead patient cross-functional team tracking & performance analysis  
  • Managing agency partners, project timelines, resources, and patient marketing budget  

You will need to have:  

  • Bachelor's degree in a scientific or business field  
  • 5+ years of professional experience in pharmaceutical or biotech industry; can include marketing, agency, or related healthcare experience   
  • Extensive patient and/or consumer marketing digital and personal engagement experience  
  • Healthcare media planning experience across HCP & patient/consumer segments  
  • Demonstrated ability to think innovatively and drive outstanding customer experience  
  • Strong ability to manage multiple projects across functional areas, and work independently when appropriate, in teams and as a sub-team lead  
  • Proven leadership skills and the ability to collaborate in a matrix environment   
  • High level of interpersonal skills and highly adept in both verbal & written communication  
  • Ability to work in a rapidly evolving and fast paced competitive environment  
  • High sense of ethics and responsibility  
  • The duties of this role are generally conducted in the Boston Seaport office environment.  As is typical of an office-based role, employees must be able, with or without an accommodation to use a computer; engage in communications via phone, video, and electronic messaging; engage in problem solving and non-linear thought, analysis, and dialogue; collaborate with others; maintain general availability during standard business hours.  

  

We would prefer for you to have:  

  • Advanced degree, MBA   
  • Strong scientific orientation and background   
  • Diverse pharma or biotech commercial experience, including rare disease and/or nephrology  
  • Strong presentation skills and storytelling  
  • Prior experience with patient persistence & adherence strategy   
  • Prior experience in competitive markets  
  • Rare disease, specialty, or high-value biologics experience  
  • Experience launching or working with a newly launched product  

Date Posted

31-Aug-2026

Closing Date

13-Sept-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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