Oncology Strategy And Future Portfolio Lead Milano

Oncology Strategy And Future Portfolio Lead
Milano
Lombardia, Milano

Role & responsibilities

Reporting to the Head of Oncology Strategy and Future Portfolio, the Oncology Strategy & Future Portfolio Lead plays a key role in supporting the development and implementation of the Oncology Business Unit (OBU) cross-franchise long term strategy, and in defining and managing the cross-functional activities related to oncology and hemaatology future assets (brand/indications up to EMA approval): define strategic plans, coordinate cross-functional activities and ensure resources prioritization.

The role broadly includes the following key components:

**External/market focus**:

- Perform high-level market analysis to generate insights / competitive intelligence / horizon scanning to anticipate market trends and opportunities, and drive innovation.

- Define and execute an externally focused OBU strategy to consolidate AstraZeneca's position and reputation as key partner in Oncology and Hematology, with a cross-franchise approach and proposition.

- Manage OBU's cross-franchise commercial strategic projects.

- Identify opportunities to support patient pathways' optimization and services in collaboration with key internal and external stakeholders.

**Future portfolio and early asset**:

- Coordinate the cross-functional team to analyze market and business opportunity, drive market shaping, evidence generation and access preparation for OBU's future portfolio.

- Develop an early asset cross-functional plan based on identified business needs and gaps.

- Drive long term forecasting processes and ensure a smooth handover to franchise when needed.

**Internal focus**:

- Support and manage key internal processes for business planning and operations.

- Optimize the interactions and alignments among all franchises to identify and share best practices, and to develop a synergic cross-franchise approach to support OBU's overarching strategy.

- Harmonize OBU governance and streamline processes to increase agility and efficiency and sustain OBU's growth ambitions.

- Proactively liaise with all business excellence functions to ensure launch and operational excellence for OBU's current and future brands.

**Education, Qualifications, Skills and Experience Essential**:

- Bachelor's Degree

->5 years experience in Pharma business

- Strategic thinking and influencing

- Excellent project management skills

- Analytical skills

- Proactive approach and entrepreneurial spirit

- Experience in leading and coordinating cross-functional teams

- Orientation to innovation

- Planning and budgeting skills

- Written and Spoken proficiency in both English and Italian

**Education, Qualifications, Skills and Experience highly Desirable**:

- MBA

- Previous experience as strategic consultant

- Marketing and Commercial Excellence experience

- Previous experience in the Oncology therapeutic area

- Digital Expertise