Medical Manager – Rare Diseases
AstraZeneca
full-time
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Location Type: Office
Location: Zagreb • Croatia
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About the role
- Work closely with the Medical Lead for Rare Diseases and cross-functional teams
- Deploy and adapt the AZ International Medical Affairs strategy across Balkans Cluster markets
- Develop and implement brand strategies and tactics
- Lead scientific exchange and collaborate with local MSLs to build AstraZeneca’s medical and scientific leadership in assigned therapeutic areas
- Responsible for expert engagement, data generation activities, advisory boards, and scientific meetings
- Review and approve medical activities and materials within the respective therapeutic areas to ensure ethical, compliant, and scientifically balanced communication
Requirements
- Education in MD, PharmD, or PhD in a scientific discipline
- Proven track record in Medical Affairs within an innovative pharmaceutical company
- Strong knowledge in relevant rare disease therapeutic areas
- Ability to understand and formulate plans within complex healthcare systems
- Validated ability to build effective relationships internally and externally
- Excellent presentation, written, and verbal communication skills
- Excellent in leadership, strategic thinking, project management, relationship management, and analytical/problem-solving
- Proven ability to communicate and comprehend scientific, economic, and humanistic concepts with sophisticated technical audiences
- Experience in managed care/payer environments is highly preferred
- Training or experience in health economics, pharmacoeconomics, or healthcare policy is highly preferred
- Fluency in English and Croatian or Slovenian.
Benefits
- Health insurance
- Professional development opportunities
- Wellness programs
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard skills
MDPharmDPhDMedical Affairsrare disease therapeutic areashealth economicspharmacoeconomicshealthcare policydata generation activitiesscientific exchange
Soft skills
relationship managementleadershipstrategic thinkingproject managementanalytical problem-solvingpresentation skillswritten communicationverbal communicationability to build effective relationshipsability to understand complex healthcare systems