Job description

Job Title: Business Manager, Oncology / Hematology

Introduction to role:
Are you ready to lead commercial strategy that accelerates breakthrough oncology and hematology medicines to patients? As Business Manager, you will turn a powerful pipeline into market-shaping launches and sustained growth, directly influencing how care teams treat cancer and how patients experience their journey.

You will join a rapidly scaling team that blends scientific insight with commercial excellence to set direction for the market. With the mandate to execute with pace and precision, you will orchestrate cross-functional partners and a high-performing field force to deliver measurable outcomes. How will you build a plan, a team, and customer partnerships that raise the standard of cancer care in your territory?

Accountabilities:
- Commercial Leadership: Own sales objectives for assigned brands, aligning daily decisions to strategy and values to deliver growth and market impact.
- Cross-Functional Brand Planning: Lead development and execution of brand and tactical plans with internal partners and the sales field force (Oncology Business Partners) to drive launch excellence and sustained performance.
- Data-Driven Market Impact: Use customer segmentation, insights, and analytics to prioritize opportunities, optimize resource allocation, and guide timely decisions that move the market.
- Customer and Stakeholder Partnerships: Build trusted relationships with key customers and external partners to shape access, adoption, and quality of care across oncology and hematology.
- Team Development and Coaching: Recruit, mentor, and inspire a high-performing team; set clear expectations, provide actionable feedback, and foster growth and accountability.
- Culture and Inclusion: Champion diversity, empowerment, and psychological safety so every team member contributes, challenges, and innovates without fear.
- Operational Excellence: Embed company policies, compliance, and governance into everyday operations to ensure seamless workflows and dependable execution.
- Enterprise Collaboration: Leverage cross-functional networks across R&D, Medical, Market Access, and beyond to coordinate strategy and ensure unified, high-impact delivery.

Essential Skills/Experience:
- Sales Management experience in Multinational Pharmaceutical Company 
- People Management & coaching experience
- Strong strategic thinking and business planning capabilities
- Strong business acumen, with the ability to understand market dynamics and translate insights and data into business opportunities
- Ability to drive performance and achieve results
- Strong planning and execution skills
- Strong customer focus
- Ability to work collaboratively and effectively across functions
- Strong communication, influencing and stakeholder management skills

Desirable Skills/Experience:
- Oncology / Hematology / Specialty experience is preferred
- Launch experience is preferred

Why AstraZeneca:
Join a company where bold science meets decisive commercial execution to change the course of cancer. You will work alongside diverse, curious minds who co-create solutions with R&D, Medical, and external partners—often bringing unexpected combinations of expertise into the same room to unlock new ideas. We move fast, invest smartly, and learn openly from what works and what does not, empowering you to take calculated risks and see your impact at scale. With one of the deepest pipelines in the industry and a culture that values ambition with empathy, you will help turn transformative medicines into real outcomes for patients while growing as a leader.

Call to Action:
Lead the next wave of progress in cancer care—submit your application today to shape outcomes for patients and accelerate your impact.

Date Posted

Closing Date

AstraZeneca embraces diversity and equality of opportunity.  We are committed to building an inclusive and diverse team representing all backgrounds, with as wide a range of perspectives as possible, and harnessing industry-leading skills.  We believe that the more inclusive we are, the better our work will be.  We welcome and consider applications to join our team from all qualified candidates, regardless of their characteristics.  We comply with all applicable laws and regulations on non-discrimination in employment (and recruitment), as well as work authorization and employment eligibility verification requirements.