Sustainability Director Health Equity

Location: Cambridge, UK / Gothenburg, SWE / Gaithersburg, US

Competitive salary and benefits package

Do you have expertise in, and passion for, sustainability and health equity ? Would you like to apply your expertise to impact across different areas and to drive and support execution of global and local sustainability approach? Then AstraZeneca might be the one for you!

At AstraZeneca we turn ideas into life changing medicines. Working here means being entrepreneurial, thinking big and working together to make the impossible a reality. We're focused on the potential of science to address the unmet needs of patients around the world. We commit to those areas where we think we can really change the course of medicine and bring big new ideas to life.

The Director Health Equity, will be responsible for the strategic planning and tactical implementation of the Health Equity agenda, to support delivery and growth of our global portfolio of programming. Make Health Equity a leader driven priority, embedding practices into the product portfolio to drive equitable access to healthcare – including digital health, clinical trial diversity, patient centricity, investing in rare diseases, open innovation and IP-sharing arrangements. Identify specific actions that address social determinants of health, advocating for a sustainable policy environment, international frameworks which promote health system reform and lessons learnt. Partner internal and externally, strengthening healthcare capabilities and systems, addressing unmet medical need, improving resilience and access to quality of services that foster improved health outcomes and equity for individuals and communities, to include solutions along a continuum of care - from prevention, awareness, diagnosis, and treatment to post-treatment and wellness.

This person will be a key point of contact for senior leaders , external stakeholders and internal collaboration with colleagues and peers, in respect of responding reporting matters and technical guidance.

Summary

This role will work within our Access to Healthcare team in Global Sustainability. Sustainability at AstraZeneca is focused on making the most meaningful impact where society needs it — health. We work to integrate sustainability into every aspect of our enterprise to help future-proof our business to be resilient in challenging times, helping ensure we can continue to deliver life-changing medicines to patient

You will demonstrate exceptional insights, knowledge and influencing skills to be able to bring diverse opinions together with a shared goal, meeting the needs of multiple internal and external stakeholders. To do this you will develop close collaboration with cross-functional colleagues across brand teams, Marketing, Medical Affairs, Regulatory, Government Affairs, Corporate Affairs and our local affiliates/marketing companies, as well as within the Sustainability group and possibly across alliances.

Main Duties and Responsibilities

• Acts as a thought partner and lead across different areas of AZ to drive and support execution of global and local Health Equity approaches

• Advance AstraZeneca’s Global Health Equity strategy to articulate our vision and progress, while aligning to evolving external expectations

• Responsible for the consolidation, reconciliation and preparation of information and data including insights & analytics for annual, monthly and quarterly reports as required

• Proactively liaises with departments to instigate process improvement and finding synergies in the current reporting process.

• Partner with the business to translate the Global Sustainability strategies into a clearly articulated, actionable plan with key deliverables that are accurately measured and reported upon

• Lead collaborative efforts with key external partners to ensure our strategy is meeting/exceeding the expectations of our stakeholders

• Landscape scanning, trend assessments, and risk forecasting for sustainability with a focus across our three pillars, Access to Healthcare, Environmental Protection and Ethics and Transparency

• Take feedback and highlighted recommendations from reports , translate into impact and opportunities for AZ

• Collaborate with internal enterprise colleagues to capture and articulate data and case studies

• Responsible for bringing a proprietary intelligence driven external point of view into recommendations by leveraging a network of sources and publicly available information, either on brand or TA level, to support internal and external communication
  

Essential Requirements

• Extensive experience in sustainability, corporate social responsibility, or similar; experience in the healthcare sector strongly preferred

• Experience in Pricing & Market Access

• Graduate degree in biomedical science, business, or economics.

• Strong technical, analytical and problem-solving skills with a track record of delivering high-quality deliverables to tight deadlines.

• Several years of previous project leadership experience

• Detail orientated and with good time and project management skills, with ability to manage conflicting priorities.

• Budget Management

• Line management across Global geography

• Ability to make reasoned decisions under pressure

• Ability to take people with you and bring the best out of others

• Excellence and precision in communication: credible and persuasive

• Entrepreneurial mindset to impact leadership and high emotional intelligence

• Exceptional business acumen, strategic thinking and ability to translate theory into action.

• Strong written and verbal communication

• Excellent IT skills, including a strong proficiency in Excel.
  

Desired Requirements

• Masters

• Experience in working within a Global Foundation / US 501 (c) (3) or NGO

• Experience in a commercial strategy function, e.g. managed markets brand director, business development director, head of pricing/access.

• Experience constructing payer value stories and incorporating these into TPPs

• Experience in country or regional pharmaceutical role

Why AstraZeneca?

At AstraZeneca we’re dedicated to being a Great Place to Work. Where you are empowered to push the boundaries of science and unleash your entrepreneurial spirit. There’s no better place to make a difference to medicine, patients and society. An inclusive culture that champions diversity and collaboration, and always committed to lifelong learning, growth and development. We’re on an exciting journey to pioneer the future of healthcare.

So, what’s next?

Are you already imagining yourself joining our team? Good, because we can’t wait to hear from you!

Where can I find out more?

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Job open date: 23/08/2022

Job closing date: 05/09/2022

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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.

AstraZeneca requires all US employees to be fully vaccinated for COVID-19 but will consider requests for reasonable accommodations as required by applicable law.