Oncology Regional Area Lead – Fix term 12 Months initially, potentially extendable to 18months

Oncology Regional Area Lead – Fixed term 12 Months initially, potentially extendable to 18 months

Location: Baar, Switzerland
Working model: Hybrid, 50% office based and 50% field based
Function: Commercial Excellence, Oncology

Make an impact where it matters

At AstraZeneca, we are united by a shared ambition to transform outcomes for people living with cancer.

As Oncology Regional Area Lead, you will shape how we engage strategic oncology accounts across Switzerland. You will connect customer insights, patient pathways and portfolio priorities to build coordinated, cross-franchise account strategies that deliver meaningful outcomes.

Working at the intersection of field and headquarters teams, you will bring people together around shared account priorities, lead without direct authority and ensure our commercial activities are aligned, timely and informed by customer needs.

What you’ll do

• Lead and manage account working and strategic commercial projects in designated accounts, ensuring alignment, quality delivery, and timely execution
• Develop and own commercial account and engagement plans across franchises and functions and orchestrate their execution.
• Generate actionable account insights by analysing patient pathways, unmet needs, stakeholder dynamics, risks and growth opportunities.
• Identify and act as primary  point of contact for external stakeholders, including healthcare professionals, account directors and nurses.
• Build trusted partnerships and identify opportunities for appropriate collaboration.
• Provide customers with a coordinated overview of AstraZeneca’s on-label oncology portfolio.
• Align stakeholders and lead cross-functional teams in a matrix environment without direct authority.
• Connect field and headquarters teams by sharing insights, communications, materials and account priorities.
• Understand and champion Sales, Marketing and Commercial Operations needs, translating them into coordinated account priorities and actions.
• Use performance data and market insights to support decision-making and improve commercial effectiveness.

Essential experience and capabilities

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent relevant qualification.
• Demonstrated leadership, negotiation and stakeholder-engagement skills.
• Proven ability to influence and deliver results in a complex matrix environment.
• Strong analytical capability, including mastery of analytical tools and the ability to translate account information into actionable insights.
• Strategic thinking and experience developing structured plans with clear priorities.
• Strong project management, planning and prioritisation skills.
• Clear written and verbal communication, including confident meeting facilitation.
• Solid proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
• Fluency in German, together with good English.
• Ability to work effectively through a combination of field, virtual and office-based engagement.

What will help you succeed

• A solid understanding of oncology, including cancer pathways, treatment paradigms and the Swiss healthcare environment.
• Experience in sales, marketing, market research, commercial excellence or another relevant commercial role.
• Experience in strategic business consulting.
• Familiarity with CRM platforms, multi-channel orchestration, virtual-engagement tools and basic data visualisation.
• A customer-centred, collaborative and resilient approach.
• Curiosity about innovation, digital solutions and the responsible use of AI.

The qualities you’ll bring

You are a self-driven and ethical leader who earns trust through insight, collaboration and follow-through. You can see the wider commercial opportunity while remaining focused on customer needs and patient outcomes. Most importantly, you are comfortable bringing diverse teams together and creating momentum without relying on formal authority.

Why AstraZeneca?

This is an opportunity to play a central role in how AstraZeneca engages oncology accounts in Switzerland. You will work across franchises, connect field insight with strategic decision-making and help create a more coordinated customer experience, while contributing to our ambition to transform cancer care.

Ready to make a difference in oncology? Apply and help us turn scientific ambition into meaningful impact for patients.

AstraZeneca is committed to creating an inclusive environment in which colleagues with different experiences and perspectives can contribute and thrive.

Date Posted

11-Sept-2026

Closing Date

17-Sept-2026

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.