Oncology Diagnostic Lead

At AstraZeneca, we’re not afraid to do things differently. We’re building a new kind of organization to reset expectations of what a bio-pharmaceutical company can be. This means we’re opening new ways to work, pioneering groundbreaking methods and bringing unexpected teams.together.

We pride ourselves on making sure that each decision we make, puts patient needs first This mentality means that our people have permission to take the more unusual path. If they can think of a better, smarter way in which we can change lives through science, we want to hear it.

**WHY JOIN** ASTRAZENECA OBU (Oncology Business Unit)?**

**_ Disrupt to redefine cancer treatment_**
- We’re all here to make an impact - to achieve our bold ambition of eliminating cancer as a cause of death._
- In the Oncology Business Unit, we relentlessly follow the science, challenging the status quo to deliver more effective treatments to patients in need. Our commitment means we purposefully push back the limits of knowledge to change the practice of medicine. To ensure no patient is left behind, no matter what stage of disease._
- It’s our launch excellence and commercial effectiveness that will make the difference, empowering us to deliver the true value and potential of our life-changing medicines. From shaping the cancer care environment and empowering patient care teams, to transforming the patient experience._

**_ Be trusted and empowered to innovate and lead_**
- Trust and empowerment are paramount to the way we work - it’s what allows us to take risks as well as be entrepreneurial and creative. We step up and disrupt, to find new ways to market our products and bring fresh ideas to engage and partner with the industry. The leaders of innovation, we empower those around us to do the same._

**_ Transform the practice of medicine to impact patients’ lives_**
- Here we play a key role in driving launch and commercial effectiveness. We are focused on setting the direction and leading the business in shaping the cancer care environment and empowering care teams. Everything we do is to transform the lives of patients living with cancer._

**_ Harness the best minds to drive progress together_**
- This is the place to work openly and closely with others to harness our collective strengths. Passionate, driven and incredibly intelligent - come and be among the brightest minds who work together to future-proof our business, with the chance to push and progress it further._

**BACKGROUND**:
OBU EUCAN is a key contributor to the continued and future growth of our Oncology business at AstraZeneca. We seek dedicated commercial leadership for our franchises across functions and markets, maximizing the regional potential of our leading Oncology portfolio, delivering commercial excellence in close collaboration with a wide variety of in
- and external partners.

AZ has been a pioneer in the use of companion diagnostics to support use of precision medicines in oncology. We continue to invest in precision medicine strategies with over thirty development projects that will deliver potential launches in the next 5 years using novel biomarker strategies as a central part of their development plan.

**THE ROLE**:
The Oncology Diagnostic Lead is responsible for the leadership of the AstraZeneca Oncology Diagnostic team in the country. This role is accountable for developing and implementing the Oncology Diagnostic strategy, delivering diagnostic leadership with external customers and internal cross-functional teams, providing strong scientific expertise to ensure adequate support of AstraZeneca Spain Oncology portfolio, and framing and deploying partnerships with testing labs and test manufacturers in key disease areas including lung cancer, breast cancer, gynaecology, genitourinary, and gastrointestinal cancers.

As a permanent member of the Oncology Leadership Team (OLT), a member of the cross-functional Leaderships Teams, and the OBU diagnostic leadership team, the role will collaborate to set the integrated strategic direction of AZ Spain Oncology Business Unit and Diagnostic teams, aligning resources to customers and business priorities, and will provide leadership and direction to execute Oncology business and scientific objectives. The Oncology Diagnostic Director reports directly to the Spain Head of Oncology.

**YOUR MAIN** **ACCOUNTABILITIES AND TASKS**:
**Leadership, Team Management and People Development**
- Lead the AZ _national_ Oncology Diagnostic team through scientific expertise to create and deliver the Diagnostic Oncology Plan for _Spain _addressing; development of skills, scientific learning and training programs for the Diagnostic team and cross-functional teams
- Support and contribute actively to impact the actions of the Oncology Business Unit in _Spain_ as a core member of the _national_ Oncology Leadership Team (OLT). With an entrepreneurial spirit, develop synergies among cross-functional teams: marketing, sales, mar