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.

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AstraZeneca Oncology

We are developing a comprehensive Oncology portfolio with an emphasis in 7 key platforms: DNA damage repair, Immunotherapy, Tumour Drivers & Resistance and Antibody Drug Conjugates, Epigenetics, Immune Engagers and Cell Therapy. Several of these drug candidates are targeted therapies that provide benefit to patients with a particular biomarker or genetic mutation, creating the need for concurrent development of companion diagnostics in order to identify patients in a timely manner that can benefit from these therapies.

Our Position:

Reporting to the Director, Oncology Diagnostics, the Diagnostic Liaison - Oncology, Western Canada will be a key leader in building a “best in class” Oncology capability at AstraZeneca.

As a Diagnostic Liaison – Oncology, Western Canada, you will leverage your current diagnostics, clinical and/or pharmaceutical testing experience to make an impact identifying appropriate patients for novel first-in-class oncology medicines. This team prides itself on maintaining an exciting start-up, entrepreneurial feel that will aide in providing various targeted treatment options to patients.

Responsibilities:

The Diagnostic Liaison ensures timely, high-quality in-market companion diagnostics / testing solutions to enable optimal treatment throughout the patient journey. Diagnostic Liaisons work in full coordination with the Field Sales Team, Medical Science Liaisons, and the Senior Manager, Diagnostics to execute on tactical plans with a good understanding of clinical operational issues on the testing pathway and developing tailored appropriate testing solutions as needed.

Your role in helping us achieve our leadership ambition will be to:

• Identify and develop relationships with regional scientific experts: Laboratory decision makers, Anatomical Pathologists, Molecular Pathologists, Geneticists and Genetic Counsellors

• Champion, develop and deliver innovative diagnostics solutions through key account management optimization.

• Research, assess, and educate on upcoming biomarker testing platforms including, but not limited to protein and genomic biomarkers, associated with AstraZeneca’s constantly evolving Oncology portfolio.

• Share appropriate, approved, educational information on diagnostics.

• Deliver technical, clinical and lay data presentations.

• Educate on and support the need for diagnostic quality assurance (QA) programmes.

• Identify inefficiencies and barriers to testing through partnerships with diagnostic companies, lab networks, and Health Care Professionals (HCPs). Develop strategies to support and educate on appropriate testing.

• Identify barriers and solutions to the public reimbursement of various diagnostic tests across Canada.

• Responsible for collecting and reporting Adverse Events in accordance with AstraZeneca policies and procedures.

• Within territory travel expected to meet strategic and business needs.

Qualifications:

• Advanced degree (MSc./PhD./RN/MBA) in life sciences, medical, pharmacy or business.

• Experience in pharmaceutical, diagnostics and/or clinical testing market; preferably Oncology experience.

• Strong scientific understanding of Next Generation Sequencing platforms & assays, immunohistochemistry platforms and assays as well as digital innovations in laboratory medicine.

• Able to positivity impact others and quickly establish credibility while building strong business relationships.

• Strong communicator with proven business skills coupled with project management experience.

• Proven demonstration of effective cross-functional project team leadership

• A strong teammate, able to work within a diverse, cross-functional team and improve team cohesiveness and agility.

• Qualified as a fully licensed driver in your province.

Preferred qualifications:

• Proven experience with a broad base of external customers including patients, prescribers, payers, providers.

• Thorough knowledge of diagnostic test regulatory environment.

• Strong leadership attributes to set direction, generate dedication, balance short and long term needs and constructively resolve issues.

• Entrepreneurial spirit and drive to win.

• Desire to make a difference in patient management.

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