Therapy Area Manager, Rare Diseases (Latvia)

Job Description:

Therapy Area Manager, Rare Diseases (Latvia)

AstraZeneca is transforming the future of Rare Diseases. We follow the science, put patients first, and play to win-always doing the right thing. We're seeking a Therapy Area Manager to lead the execution of our Rare Disease strategy and deliver in-market performance in Latvia. If you're commercially sharp, scientifically curious, and thrive in cross-functional environments, this is your chance to make a real impact for patients.

As a Therapy Area Manager (TAM) in Rare Diseases, your role will be vital in the development and implementation of brand strategy within assigned brands and business units, ensuring impactful cross-functional teamwork. You will coordinate market activities country-wide while acting as the primary driver for brand strategies and patient journey mapping.

What you'll do

Brand Management:
You will own the yearly brand planning business process for your portfolio, ensuring the local adaptation and approval of disease awareness/marketing materials. You'll be responsible for developing localized campaigns, managing production and agency relationships, generating market insights, creating promotional and educational content, planning segmentation and targeting, and collaborating with Medical to foster relationships with local KEEs and patient organizations.

Business Management:
You will analyze market developments and health policy trends, and develop, implement, and evaluate account plans with the cross-functional team.

Customer Engagement:
30% of your time will be dedicated to visiting and engaging key customers, aiming to drive portfolio uptake and achieve strategic objectives.

Compliance & Team Leadership:
You will ensure tasks are completed to high quality standards, compliance with procedures, legal requirements, and internal standards. If applicable, you will be accountable for your team's competence and compliance.

About you

Essential:

* Demonstrated experience in Pharma marketing or sales

* Strong understanding of market ethical rules

* Excellent communication skills

* Exposure to complex projects with multiple stakeholders

* Proficiency in English

* Bachelor's degree in a bioscience/management/marketing

Desirable:

* Experience with multicultural business environments

* MBA or equivalent

* Leadership experience

* Established relationships with country rare disease field stakeholders

* Understanding of local market access dynamics and institutional decision-making

Why AstraZeneca?

At AstraZeneca we're dedicated to being a phenomenal Place to Work. Where you are empowered to push the boundaries of science and fuel 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 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 inclusivity in employment (and recruitment), as well as work authorization and employment eligibility verification requirements.

Date Posted08-May-2026

Closing Date07-May-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