Role Purpose

• The Manager, Corporate Affairs & Policy supports AstraZeneca’s external engagement and policy agenda across assigned therapeutic areas and markets.
• This role develops and executes communication and GA strategies, monitors and interprets complex regulatory and public policy developments, and provides expert guidance to brand teams and cross-functional stakeholders to ensure compliant, effective external affairs activities.

Key Responsibilities

• Policy and Regulatory Intelligence: Track, analyze, and interpret changes in laws, regulations, reimbursement frameworks, and public policy; translate implications for brand teams and internal stakeholders.
• Strategy Development and Execution: Support the design and delivery of GA and communication strategies that align with brand and corporate objectives at local, national, and regional levels.
• External Engagement: Build and maintain relationships with government officials, regulators, industry associations, NGOs/charities, and community organizations; coordinate interactions with lobbyists where appropriate and compliant.
• Regulatory Submissions Support: Oversee or coordinate selected regulatory submission processes related to assigned products/brands in collaboration with Regulatory Affairs and cross-functional teams.
• Issues and Stakeholder Management: Contribute to multi-project external affairs and communication initiatives to convey key corporate messages to internal and external stakeholders.
• Measurement and Learning: Develop processes to collect evidence and feedback on past submissions, advocacy, and communication programs; ensure learnings are disseminated and inform future plans.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner with Sales, Market Access, Medical, Regulatory, and Corporate Affairs teams to align external affairs activities with brand strategy; provide timely briefings on external environment changes.
• Network Building: Leverage internal and external networks to share policy and regulatory insights and propagate best practices across the organization.
• Vendor and Budget Coordination: Coordinate external vendors and service providers; may manage budgets for assigned projects.
• Data and Relationship Management: Maintain information systems and stakeholder databases to sustain relationships with diverse social groups and charities.
• Project Leadership: Lead or contribute to small project teams to design or refine communication or advocacy campaigns; ensure effective external affairs capability within the remit.

Skills

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Communications, Public Policy, Political Science, International Relations, Public Affairs, or a related field.
• Experience: Minimum 5 years of relevant experience in communications, government affairs, public policy, or external affairs; substantial experience within the pharmaceutical or healthcare industry strongly preferred.
• Expertise: Demonstrated proficiency in at least one area of internal or external communications and one area of government/external affairs; experience managing or supporting regulatory submissions is an advantage.
• Stakeholder Engagement: Proven ability to build and sustain relationships with government/regulatory authorities, industry bodies, NGOs, and community organizations.
• Digital Fluency: Understanding of new media channels and social networks; ability to integrate digital platforms into communication and advocacy strategies.
• Project management and communication: Demonstrated ability to lead projects end-to-end (planning, prioritization, stakeholder alignment, risk/issue management) and to develop clear, coherent presentations that synthesize complex issues into actionable insights, with concise summaries of decisions, owners, and next steps.
• Team/People Experience: Prior experience managing the performance of communications professionals or leading cross-functional project teams (role is manager-level but not a formal team leader).
• Industry Knowledge: Solid understanding of pharmaceutical compliance requirements, market access dynamics, and policy-making processes.
• Communication Skills: Excellent written and verbal communication, with the ability to brief senior stakeholders and translate complex policy into actionable recommendations.
• Language: Korean and English proficiency

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.