AstraZeneca
CVRM TA Lead - Emerging Portfolio
- Permanent
- Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
- Experience 2 - 5 yrs
Job expiry date: 09/10/2026
Job overview
Date posted
25/08/2026
Location
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Salary
Undisclosed
Compensation
Job description
In this role you will provide medical affairs therapeutic area leadership at AstraZeneca, deploying and adapting the AZ Global and International Dyslipidemia, Weight Management, and Amyloidosis Medical Affairs strategy within the KSA BioPharma Business Unit. You will report to the KSA BBU Medical Director as a member of the KSA BBU Medical Affairs Leadership team, providing strategic guidance to build the therapeutic area medical organization and creating the TA medical vision aligned with AZ KSA Vision 2030. You are responsible for building and leading a high-performing KSA BBU medical team, including field medical staff, nurturing a culture of mentoring and coaching, and integrating the medical team's work seamlessly with cross-functional brand teams. Your responsibilities include building AZ's external therapeutic area leadership and advocacy, establishing enduring partnerships with key medical institutions, clinics, research centres, and thought leader networks across KSA. You will ensure all Emerging portfolio medical operational and compliance processes are in place, driving process development and integration with KSA AZ policies and procedures. You are responsible for ensuring the medical team's activities comply with all applicable local laws, regulations, and AZ global and KSA policies. You will drive a patient-centric approach across all activities, developing collaborations with Patient Association Groups, and you are responsible for the oversight and development of evidence generation strategy based on medical, payer, and value evidence needs. In this role you will provide cross-functional support for the development and execution of brand plans, manage relationships with Key External Experts, and represent Medical in Value teams to contribute to Market Access strategy and business planning.
Required skills
Key responsibilities
- Provide strategic guidance to build the TA medical organisation and create the TA medical vision aligned with AZ KSA Vision 2030
- Build and lead a high-performing KSA BBU medical team, including field medical, and nurture a culture of mentoring and coaching
- Build AZ's external TA leadership, advocacy, and enduring partnerships with key medical institutions, clinics, research centres, and thought leader networks
- Ensure Emerging portfolio TA medical operational and compliance processes are in place, driving process development and integration with KSA AZ policies
- Ensure the medical team's activities are conducted in full compliance with applicable local laws, regulations, and AZ global and KSA policies
- Drive a patient-centric approach across activities, developing collaborations with Patient Association Groups
- Oversee and develop evidence generation strategy based on medical, payer, and value evidence needs
- Provide cross-functional support for development and execution of brand plans
- Identify and partner with national, regional, and local Key External Experts and advocacy groups
- Ensure the cross-functional team stays up to date on therapeutic areas and product knowledge, including competitors
- Hold regular meetings with Key External Experts and Influence groups to build partnerships and share data
- Ensure timely, objective, and compliant responses to unsolicited information requests
- Facilitate continuous medical education events for healthcare professionals
- Represent Medical in Value teams, contributing to business planning and Market Access strategy
- Work with internal and external stakeholders to identify optimal access pathways for AZ BBU products
- Support and partner with Key Account Managers on prioritised accounts
- Discuss access plans in key accounts and ensure strategies and value propositions are applied effectively
- Support pre-launch activities for new therapeutic areas, products, and line extensions
- Share HCP insights and customer needs with cross-functional and international teams
Experience & skills
- Hold an MD, PharmD, or PhD in a scientific discipline
- Bring a minimum of 3 years of medical affairs experience in biopharma or Saudi healthcare clinical settings, including a medical leadership position
- Demonstrate the ability to understand and formulate plans in complex healthcare ecosystems
- Show a proven ability to effectively build partnerships, relationships, and collaborate internally and externally
- Demonstrate excellent presentation and written and verbal communication skills
- Show excellence in leadership, strategic mindset, project management, and relationship management
- Demonstrate the ability to communicate and comprehend scientific, economic, and humanistic concepts effectively with sophisticated and technical audiences
- Training or experience in health economics, pharmacoeconomics, or healthcare policy is highly preferred
- Demonstrate advanced English proficiency for reading scientific articles
- Only applications based in KSA will be considered