Senior Marketing Manager CVRM

At AstraZeneca, we pride ourselves on crafting a collaborative culture that champions knowledge-sharing, ambitious thinking and innovation – ultimately providing employees with the opportunity to work across teams, functions and even the globe. Recognizing the importance of individualized flexibility, our ways of working allow employees to balance personal and work commitments while ensuring we continue to create a strong culture of collaboration and teamwork by engaging face-to-face in our offices 3 days a week. Our head office and BlueSky Hub in downtown Toronto are purposely designed with collaboration in mind, providing space where teams can come together to strategize, brainstorm and connect on key projects. Our dedication to sustainability is also central to our culture and part of what makes AstraZeneca a great place to work. We know the health of people, the planet and our business are interconnected which is why we’re taking ambitious action to tackle some of the biggest challenges of our time, from climate change to access to healthcare and disease prevention. Our bold vision is to be the global leader in CVRM by defining new standards of care. Reporting to the Commercial Director Cardiovascular & Renal (CVRM), the Senior Marketing Manager (SMM) for CVRM is accountable to champion and drive the launch of BAXFENDY to transform the treatment of Hypertension (HTN) while also preparing for future CVRM launches. With a strong foundation in core marketing capabilities, you are able to lead, inspire, and align the broader cross-functional team on our key priorities and team purpose to meaningfully impact patients with Hypertension (HTN). You will collaboratively build bold, focused, and innovative plans to help improve the lives of patients living with HTN. You will ensure executional excellence of our strategy and customer experience plans, prioritizing the opportunities with the biggest impact. You will also collaborate with cross-functional colleagues to build and execute launch readiness plans for future portfolio products, balancing near-term wins and long-term growth. In this role, you will: You will lead without authority to foster a positive and collaborative culture, including partnering with the broader cross-functional team. You will ensure there is high engagement across the team, while instilling a growth mindset to drive innovation and ultimately brand growth. You will partner with Medical & Market Access to lead future planning for the brand, including strategy, launch planning, and operational planning. You will clearly communicate and tell our brand story to key partners, including local senior leaders and global brand teams, during brand plan presentations and launch readiness reviews. You will lead our forecasting and budgeting cycles, ensuring that assumptions are continually updated based on key learnings, and that we are maximizing profitability for the brand. You will lead performance discussions, including Monthly Business Reviews, with senior leaders and the Executive Team You will co-lead our strategy to transform the care of patients with HTN across Canada. You will look to understand and alleviate barriers to optimize the patient journey, with the goal of driving policy change to meaningfully impact patients. You will work closely with other SMMs across the different business units and build strong relationships across the broader organization, in Canada, and with our global and regional colleagues. You will also be responsible collecting and reporting Adverse Events in accordance with AstraZeneca policies and procedures. Your education, qualifications, skills, and experience: University degree or equivalent in the Sciences and/or Business. At least 5 years of marketing experience with a strong foundation in core marketing capabilities (i.e., brand positioning and strategy, analytics & insights, customer experience, digital and omnichannel approaches, forecasting and financial management, and performance measurement). Specialty care (including Nephrology and/or Cardiology), rare disease, and/or launch experience would be an asset. Collaborative teammate with a strong ability to inspire, lead without authority, and engage a diverse cross-functional team to achieve brand goals. Agile learner with a growth mindset who is comfortable operating in dynamic, ambiguous, competitive, fast-paced, and complex environments. Engages in a test and learn approach, continually striving for progress over excellence, and is resilient in the face of adversity. Strong communication and presentation skills (oral and written). Has the ability to simplify and clearly articulate complex ideas to tell a cohesive story, gaining alignment with and support from senior leadership. Willingness to travel for key national conferences. Great People want to Work with us! Find out why: GTAA Top Employer Award for 12 years Top 100 Employers Award Canada’s Most Admired Corporate Culture Learn more about working with us in Canada View our YouTube channel Are you interested in working at AZ, apply today! AstraZeneca is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion and providing a workplace that is free from discrimination. AstraZeneca is committed to accommodating persons with disabilities. Such accommodation is available on request in respect of all aspects of the recruitment, assessment and selection process and may be requested by emailing . ⠀ Annual base salary for this position ranges from 136,829.60 to 179,588.85. AstraZeneca is committed to providing fair and equitable compensation opportunities to all colleagues. Our compensation policies and practices have been designed to allow colleagues to progress through the salary range over time as they progress in their role. The range provided in this posting represents an offer pay range used in a majority of situations. The base pay offered will vary depending on multiple individualized factors, including the candidate's skills and experience, job-related knowledge, and other specific business and organizational needs. In some cases, offers outside the range may also be considered to address unique circumstances. In addition, our permanent positions offer an annual Variable Pay Bonus/Short Term Incentive opportunity as well as eligibility to participate in our equity-based long-term incentive program (if applicable to role). Benefits offered for permanent roles include a competitive Flex Benefits & Retirement Savings Program, 4 weeks’ paid vacation, and annual Personal Days. Fixed Term Contract/Temporary positions (excluding students) are offered a Contract Benefits Program. We are using AI as part of the recruitment process. This advertisement relates to a current vacancy.