Are you an experienced professional with a deep interest in Cardiovascular-Renal-Metabolic diseases and looking for new challenges? Apply today and make a difference for patients’ lives!  

As part of AstraZeneca the Nordic Marketing Company (Nordic) employs around 400 people across 5 countries and has offices located in Södertälje, Copenhagen, Helsinki and Oslo. By 2025 AstraZeneca Nordic aims to become a recognized leader in its core therapy areas and improve the lives of millions of people. This will be achieved by driving innovative science, preparing launches, building close collaboration and partnerships with stakeholders in health care systems, and developing high-performing teams. 

We are looking for you to come and join our team as Key Account Manager, CVRM. Knowledge and experience within the therapeutic area will be a success factor in this role. The role is field-based. 

The Role 

As a Key Account Manager, you will become part of AstraZeneca’s strong CVRM franchise, one of our key growth platforms. Our responsibility includes key cardiovascular brands where we have a strong heritage and new treatment indications to be launched in the near future. 

You will drive sales and market access activities towards various partners e.g. health care professional groups, specialist organizations, and local market access individuals. You engage with your regional accounts to secure and drive business. 

This role reports into the Franchise Head CVRM. 

What you will do: 

• Develop deep understanding of needs and perceptions of key specialists, e.g. prescribers, budget holders, clinic management, etc.  
• Drive joint value creation to maximize AZ's account management capabilities 
• Secure account and market access by driving activities with the right customers within the right accounts 
• Build partnerships to develop and create long-term mutual value within key accounts 
• Pro-actively identifying business opportunities, communicating value propositions aligned to stakeholder needs and objectives, and recommending solutions  

In order to success, you have: 

It is a strong advantage to have proven experience from pharmaceutical or med-tech industry with specialty care experience. 

• Academic degree or equivalent, commercial or healthcare background 
• Capability to understand, assimilate and communicate scientific information and Health Economic Outcomes data  
• Commercial innovation - entrepreneurial approach towards customer/stakeholder focused activities to achieve long-term business goals 
• Leadership - ability to coordinate, align and engage cross-functional team to drive activities and address needs of individual accounts  
• Driver’s license required 

You must have excellent interpersonal skills and proficient in both written and spoken English and Danish. Previous experience and integrity in customer interactions will be an asset as well as your ability to focus on customer satisfaction. 

Why AstraZeneca? 

At AstraZeneca, we turn ideas into life changing medicines and strive to continuously meet the unmet needs of patients worldwide. When we see an opportunity for change, we seize it and make it happen, because any opportunity no matter how small, can be the start of something big.  

If you are swift to action, confident to lead, willing to collaborate, and curious about what science can do, then you’re our kind of person. Join us on our journey of building a new kind of organisation to reset expectations of what a bio-pharmaceutical company can be.  

Are you ready to bring new ideas and fresh thinking to the table? Brilliant! We have one seat available and we hope it´s yours. 

If you’re curious to know more then please reach out to Christof Bischoff, Denmark & Norway Country Director, CHRISTOF.BISCHOFF@ASTRAZENECA.COM 

Welcome with your application, in English, latest June 21st, 2020.  

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AstraZeneca embraces diversity and equality of opportunity.  We are committed to building an inclusive and diverse team representing all backgrounds, with as wide a range of perspectives as possible, and harnessing industry-leading skills.  We believe that the more inclusive we are, the better our work will be.  We welcome and consider applications to join our team from all qualified candidates, regardless of their characteristics.  We comply with all applicable laws and regulations on non-discrimination in employment (and recruitment), as well as work authorization and employment eligibility verification requirements.