AstraZeneca is pushing the boundaries of science to deliver live-saving breakthrough medicines that will improve patients’ lives. In that endeavour, Medical Affairs is a key strategic partner in shaping the optimal performance of the AstraZeneca brands. The Medical Affairs Manager Breast Cancer is a core member of the brand team and takes the medical lead in the therapeutic area (TA) through 1) providing key medical input to marketing-sales-market access interface 2) deliver strategic and educational medical affairs projects 3) engaging key external experts (KEE) 4) coaching Medical Science Liaison(s) (MSL) in TA. These outputs are guaranteed through continuously building robust scientific and medical expertise on the therapeutic area, AstraZeneca products and its competitors in combination with a business acumen attitude and strong communication skills.
Job Responsibilities
Maintain top-notch robust scientific and medical expertise:
1. Keep track of relevant scientific peer-reviewed literature in the TA
2. Attend international and national scientific and medical congresses in the TA
3. Engage with KEE in the TA
4. Assimilate customer insights obtained through different means
5. Ensure excellent up-to-date scientific knowledge in product and therapeutic area of internal colleagues through knowledge updates, medical product training sessions
6. Respond to unsolicited Medical Information (MI) requests about approved or unapproved AstraZeneca products, or about unapproved uses of approved AstraZeneca products.
7. Work together with External Service Provider for MI to meet the requirements set in the local MI procedure.
Deliver key medical input into the brand strategy:
8. Works in a strategic partnership with the Marketing and Market Access Department
9. Core member of the x-functional brand team
10. High quality scientific and medical input in the Brand Teams, Brand Building Framework, strategic brand projects and Campaigns
11. Participate in the development and evaluation of the local operational brand strategy by ensuring input of KEE, customer insights and competitive intelligence
12. Responsible for reviewing and approving of promotional material - solution-driven with thorough understanding of the promotional standards code (company and local)
13. Responsible for medical training of sales force
Deliver strategic and educational medical projects:
14. Develop and execute medical affairs projects (eg. build evidence) of the brand plan according to budget and timelines
15. Accurate retro-planning of projects with close follow-up in line with defined goals and KPI’s (Key Performance Indicators)
16. Close follow-up of the project budget
17. Excellent communication on the progress of projects to all stakeholders
Build partnerships with Key External Experts:
18. Build and maintain visibility and excellent long-term professional relationships with Key External Experts
19. Gather their insights and feed these insights back into the brand team
20. Advocacy mapping and management
21. Discussions with KEE on latest scientific news in therapeutic area
22. Lead national advisory boards with KEE
23. Involve KEE in medico-marketing projects and internal trainings
24. Manage Real World Evidence projects (observational studies, local data collection)
Provide support to MSLs
25. Coach and develop MSLs to be best in class (scientific expertise, communication skills, business acumen)
26. Provide quarterly customer insights and status of MSL plans to the brand team
Education, Qualifications and Experience
27. Medical or Pharmacist Degree or scientific degree with PhD
28. Experienced in working within medical affairs
29. Significant and robust experience with searching, handling, assimilating, synthesizing, reporting and presenting scientific data in the health care sector
30. Working knowledge and understanding of relevant Legislation and Codes of Practice relating to promotional activities
31. Knowledge of breast cancer or the ability to acquire this knowledge rapidly.
32. Demonstrated understanding of patient needs
33. Experience in moderation of meetings with Healthcare Professionals
34. Knowledge of the Pharma and Belgian healthcare environment
35. Medical integrity and ethical balance
36. Highly collaborative mindset
37. Languages: Fluent French, Dutch and English
38. Experience in and knowledge of Pharmaceutical medical and marketing processes
39. National mobility and flexibility
40. At least 5 years of experience in a medical affairs role in the pharmaceutical industry
41. Broad employability in other Therapy Areas is an asset.
Date Posted
21-Oct-2025
Closing Date