Associate Brand Manager

**Associate Brand Manager**

We are looking for an experienced Associate Brand Manager, with strong strategic skills and understanding of business requirements:

- An exciting Permanent Full-time opportunity
- Work in a manner which protects the safety and well-being of self, others and the environment

**About AstraZeneca**

Join the team where everyone feels a personal connection to the people that we impact. From our science labs to manufacturing at scale, we are committed to delivering at the highest quality. It’s inspiring and rewarding work, influencing every part of the product lifecycle to deliver life-changing medicines. To ultimately make people’s lives better - from patients and their families to all of us in society.

The North Ryde manufacturing facility remains an important center for both AstraZeneca and manufacturing in Australia. We are proud of our long heritage in Australia, where for more than 65 years, AstraZeneca has been providing medicines to treat many cancers and chronic diseases, saving lives and extending life for millions of Australians.

**What you’ll do**

Reporting to the Senior Brand Manager, this role plays a pivotal role within the team working in close collaboration with the SBM, BM, Regulatory, Market Access, Medical, Sales, Primary Care Network Managers (PCNM) and the broader cross-functional team members as part of a high performing team.
- This role involves:_
- Leading and delivering initiatives across a broad number of channels that support brand objectives
- Assisting with development of budgets and monitoring of expenses to ensure brand marketing spend is on target and spend efficiently.
- Tracking market performance, trends and developments in order to influence business strategy, identify future risks and opportunities and ensure the business is delivering upon its growth targets.
- Developing materials for the sales force to support effective sales effort and educate sales representatives on company and competitor products.
- Coordinating and/or conducting special marketing and promotional projects.
- Utilising excellent project management skills and work cross functionally to deliver impactful initiatives that support patient, customer, and brand outcomes

**Essential for the role**
- Bachelor’s degree
- Excellent organisation, planning, and project management ability
- Excellent verbal, written and interpersonal communication skills
- Strong understanding of the Australian healthcare environment including health care trends and factors influencing patient outcomes
- Demonstrated ability to work cross functionally to deliver projects
- Demonstrated ability to think strategically whilst also being able to shift into detailed tactical execution
- Detail focused, creative, resilient, and agile individual with a can-do attitude that can respond to changing environments and use their initiative to make things happen
- Team player capable of motivating and influencing others

**Desirable for the role**
- Prior experience as a Marketing Associate, Assistant Brand Manager, Associate Brand Manager, or a similar role
- Good understanding of the pharmaceutical marketplace and the sales and marketing processes
- Strong analytical and data management skills, with ability to make sound commercial decision

**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.

AstraZeneca in Australia has been formally recognised as an Employer of Choice for Gender Equality by the Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA). As an organisation we stand with confidence on our gender equality initiatives including pay equity, leadership development programs, and zero tolerance for gender-based harassment. This achievement exemplifies our commitment to building high performing, inclusive and diverse teams that collaborate across our enterprise, aligned to our values and strategic priority of being a Great Place to Work.

**So, what’s next?**
- Are you already imagining yourself joining our team? Good, because we can’t wait to hear from you.
- Are you ready to bring new ideas and fresh thinking to the table? Brilliant We have a seat available, and we hope it’s yours.

**Where can I find out more?