Senior Manager, Health Equity

Location
:
Barcelona - Spain (3 days working from the office and 2 days working from home).

At AstraZeneca we turn ideas into life changing medicines.

We are dedicated to transforming the future of healthcare by unlocking the power of what science can do for people,societyand the planet.

Working here means being entrepreneurial, thinkingbigand working together to make theseeminglyimpossiblea reality.

AsSenior Manager,Health Equity,you will play a pivotal role inimplementingour Health Equity strategy and developingprogrammesaligned with our disease area prioritiesthat bridge healthcare gapsfor underserved patients;promote healthierbehaviours,enablingearly disease detection and improvingaccess tocare.

This role is critical in bringingto life howAstraZenecaiscontributing to better, moreequitablehealth outcomes for societies across the globe.

Thisrole requires a self-starter who is experienced in andengergisedbypublic private partnershipsandimplementinghigh-qualityprogrammesthrough hands-on delivery at Global and country level.

The ideal candidate willpossessa strong background in public health, government affairs, healthcare policy, and strategic programme management, with a passion for advancing health equity within the pharmaceutical industry.

Key responsibilities:

• Support implementation of health equityprogrammesacross AstraZeneca's disease area priorities beginning with lung health equity in diversegeographies,in line with AstraZeneca’shealth equitystrategy,collaborating with global and localpartnersand
  
  AstraZenecacountry teamstodeliver against shared objectives.

• Manage internal and external partners to ensuretimelydelivery ofkey activities.

• Support the delivery of external expert consultationsincluding patient advocacy and clinical leaders, working in close partnership with Legal,Complianceandcountryteams to ensure compliant, high-quality external engagement.

• Support development ofglobalpolicyevidenceframeworksrelated to AstraZeneca’s health equityprogrammesand enable countries to adopt outcome-focusedhealth equityimpact metricsacrossprogrammes.

• Support elevation ofAstraZeneca’s health equityprogrammesinternally and externally through coordinated multi‑channel communications, working in partnership with Global Corporate Affairs colleagues.

Your ability toestablishstrong, trusted partnerships with a variety of external and internal stakeholders and manage competing priorities, often to tight and competing deadlines,will be key to success.

Youwillhave knowledge of how health systems workand how healthcare is delivered andwill be excited toapplyyour insightstothe role.

Your passion, proactivity,entrepreneurialmindsetand proven ability to deliver high-qualitypartnershipprogrammesand impactful, measurable deliverywill helpustoachievekeygoals.

INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL CUSTOMERS / CLIENTS

Internal
– some examples of internal contacts/customers are:

Global Corporate Affairsincluding Global  Policy, Advocacy and Health Equityand Corporate Communications Regional and in-market Corporate Affairsteams,Medical, Commercial, Market Access.

External
– some examples of external contacts are:

Public health experts, patient advocacyorganisations,NGOsand philanthropicorganisations.

REQUIREMENTS:

Qualifications:

• Education:
  
  Bachelor’s degree in relevantfieldisrequired.

Experience

• Proven experience in the pharmaceutical or healthcare sectorin anin-house oragency rolewith a focus on reducing health disparities, improving access to care,governmentengagementand/or health policies.

• Experience of delivering successful, multi-partner, multi-yearprojectsand strategiesacrossdiverse markets(e.g.high income, LMIC) with demonstrablepatient impact and outcomes

• Understanding ofdiversehealthcare systemsandhow to drive healthcare policy change at country-level.

• Good understanding ofhealthcareindustry, including market access, and policy development.
  
  Disease/Therapy Area experience is a strong plus.

Skills and competencies

• Passion for advancing health equityandhealthcare policy change to improve patient outcomes.

• Strong project management experience, including planning, execution, and stakeholder management in a matrix environment.

• Expertise in strategic planning processes,…