Senior Marketing Manager - Lung Cancer

Are you ready to lead EGFR lung cancer marketing that accelerates impact for patients and strengthens our market leadership? Based in Gaithersburg, Maryland and reporting to the Marketing Operations Director, you will play a pivotal role in a high-performing franchise with a deep pipeline and bold ambitions.

This is a chance to develop the strategy and execution for key launches, alongside other brands in our pipeline. You will build and deliver commercial launch plans, monitor business performance, and turn scientific insights into measurable market outcomes.

Can you combine rigorous evidence with creative, Digital First tactics that scale across channels? You will join an agile team that values fast learning, smart risk-taking, and cross-functional partnership. Working closely with brand leaders, field teams, and our Agency of Record, you will bring clarity to complex markets, challenge assumptions with data, and deliver assets and initiatives that change the trajectory of our franchise.

Accountabilities: Brand Strategy Implementation: Implement the lung cancer brand strategy through the design and delivery of impactful tactics that drive adoption and differentiation. AI Driven Asset Development: Create derivative materials from the CVA—leave-behinds, RTEs, flash cards, speaker decks, NPP assets, and more—grounded in scientific evidence and market research, consistently applying a Digital First approach to increase reach and relevance.

Tactical Execution: Advance and implement robust tactical plans for NPP activities and digital initiatives across the lung portfolio, increasing scale, team member engagement, and measurable outcomes. Feedback Integration: Assemble and integrate feedback from brand and field teams to continually refine asset development and campaign execution, improving effectiveness over time.

Cross-functional Teamwork: Partner across Marketing to disseminate protocols, drive innovation through AI initiatives, and strengthen collaboration across brands for system-level impact. Budget and KPI Management: Oversee budgets and KPI tracking for projects in partnership with the Agency of Record, ensuring disciplined investment and performance transparency.

Project Leadership and Influence: Lead project teams effectively, aligning cross-functional stakeholders and influencing decisions that accelerate delivery and impact. Ad Board Leadership: Facilitate and lead Advisory Boards with external stakeholders, translating insights into clear strategic direction and actionable programs.

AI Literacy: Generate AI-driven content for assigned Lung Cancer Franchise brands in alignment with our Customer 2030 ambition, advancing personalization and speed to market. Essential Skills/Experience: Educational Background: Bachelor’s degree, preferably in a scientific or business rigor.

Industry Experience: Minimum of 3 years’ experience in the pharmaceutical or healthcare sector. Marketing Excellence: Experience in market-focused roles, including leadership of agency partners to deliver high-impact marketing initiatives. AI Project Delivery: Proven track record of leading and delivering AI driven marketing projects that generate measurable customer impact within pharmaceutical environments.

Stakeholder Engagement: Demonstrated expertise in NPP and personal promotion activities, including external stakeholder management with healthcare professionals. Desirable Skills/Experience: Learning and Adaptability: High learning agility and adaptability in dynamic, rapidly evolving environments.

Performance Track Record: Strong history of delivering high performance and results. Leadership and Culture: Demonstrates strong leadership behaviors and a positive cultural attitude. Customer-facing Expertise: Experience in customer-facing roles is highly valuable (through commercial functions Sales, Access, etc.) Oncology Knowledge: Previous experience within oncology is highly desirable.

When we put unexpected teams in the same room, we unleash bold thinking with the power to inspire life-changing medicines. In-person working gives us the platform we need to connect, work at pace and challenge perceptions. That's why we work, on average, a minimum of three days per week from the office.

But that doesn't mean we're not flexible. We balance the expectation of being in the office while respecting individual flexibility. Join us in our unique and ambitious world. Why AstraZeneca: Here, ambitious marketers and scientists work side by side to turn ground breaking science into real-world impact for people living with cancer.

You’ll build momentum for transformative medicines across a broad pipeline, using modern analytics, AI-enabled content, and co-creation with colleagues and external partners to deliver at scale. We value kindness alongside ambition and empower you to experiment, learn fast, and make bold moves—because when unexpected teams come together, we change what’s possible for patients and for your career growth.

Call to Action: Ready to lead the next wave of EGFR lung cancer marketing and create measurable impact for patients and the business—submit your application today and make your mark! The annual base pay for this position ranges from US $151,081 & $226,622.

Our positions offer eligibility for various incentives—an opportunity to receive short-term incentive bonuses, equity-based awards for salaried roles and commissions for sales roles. Benefits offered include qualified retirement programs, paid time off (i.e., vacation, holiday, and leaves), as well as health, dental, and vision coverage in accordance with the terms of the applicable plans.

Date Posted 20-Jul-2026 Closing Date 02-Aug-2026 Our mission is to build an inclusive environment where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and employees. In furtherance of that mission, we welcome and consider applications from all qualified candidates, regardless of their protected characteristics.

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