[Hiring] Regional Health Systems Specialist, Oncology @AstraZeneca

Role Description

This role is based out of Western Canada, specifically British Columbia and/or Alberta. As a Regional Health Systems Specialist in Oncology, you will be at the forefront of transforming oncology health systems, focusing on improving patient outcomes and removing systemic barriers. Your role involves executing the OBU Health Systems Strategy in collaboration with key regional partners such as provincial authorities, cancer agencies, and healthcare institutions.

• Execute the OBU Systems Strategy regionally, ensuring alignment with organizational goals and market dynamics.
• Map end-to-end patient journeys with clinical teams to identify bottlenecks and define problem statements.
• Build business cases and recommend trade-offs to balance impact and feasibility.

Accountabilities

• External Stakeholder Engagement:
  • Identify and map regional decision-makers to guide engagement strategies.
  • Position AstraZeneca as a collaborative partner to co-design solutions aligned with shared priorities.
  • Formulate strategic account plans incorporating stakeholder insights and shared objectives.
• Internal Collaboration, Orchestration & Governance:
  • Collaborate with OBU and BBU Health Solutions teams to achieve breakthroughs and leverage shared expertise.
  • Lead integrated planning across functions to ensure alignment and accountability.
  • Prepare and manage due diligence and contractualization stages, ensuring compliance with legal requirements.
• Partnership Driven Solution Development & Sustainable Design:
  • Co-create evidence-based solutions by working alongside external collaborators to improve patient outcomes.
  • Build partnerships that generate proof of concept and leverage for scaling across institutions.
  • Remove systemic barriers to adoption through governance establishment and readiness criteria.
• Portfolio Management, Trend Analysis & Strategic Alignment:
  • Maintain a structured overview of care pathway initiatives and align the portfolio with franchise strategies.
  • Analyze innovations in care pathways and digital technologies to advise strategic exercises.
  • Identify initiatives suitable for scale-up and standard processes to replicate.
• Performance, KPIs & Improvement:
  • Define program benchmarks and build dashboards to supervise outcomes across pathway metrics.
  • Monitor performance, close gaps, and raise systemic issues with mitigation plans.
  • Demonstrate determination in achieving goals and consistently delivering to critical metrics.
• Risk Assessment & Compliance:
  • Maintain and update risk registers; evaluate risks across operations and partnerships.
  • Ensure all activities are non-promotional and fully aligned with legal frameworks.

Qualifications

• Education:
  • Required: Scientific training and/or Master’s degree or equivalent experience in public health, health administration, health economics or business administration.
  • Preferred: Background in oncology, healthcare pathways and transformation, or digital health; familiarity with design thinking and journey mapping.
• Experience:
  • Minimum of 10 years in externally facing roles with proven engagement and partnership with regional decision-makers, hospital C-Suite and association leadership as well as healthcare researchers, leaders and administrators.
  • Minimum of 7 years leading pathway mapping and redesign and cross-functional project management; demonstrated success in translating strategy into operational plans and delivering measurable improvements.
  • Ability to thrive in sophisticated, ambiguous systems; customer mapping and deep knowledge of health networks; experience leading portfolios and scaling pilots into programs.

Desirable Skills/Experience

• Enterprise-level strategy execution; aligning initiatives to organizational objectives; building robust business cases.
• Knowledge of Canadian oncology care routes, guideline adoption, screening programs, precision medicine access.
• Scoping, governance, performance targets, risk management; proficiency in collective intelligence methods.
• Strong facilitation skills; ability to lead workshops and co-design practical solutions.
• Effective communication and negotiation; ability to engage interested parties at all levels.
• Identification of opportunities for real-world evidence research; partnering with experts to deliver insights.
• Ability to define a vision for digital health solutions; coordinating scalable implementations.
• Knowledge of industry codes; ability to ensure non-promotional engagements.
• Proven history of achieving ambitious goals; resilience in navigating complexity.

Benefits

• Annual base salary for this position ranges from 136,829.60 to 179,588.85.
• Annual Variable Pay Bonus/Short Term Incentive opportunity.
• Eligibility to participate in equity-based long-term incentive program (if applicable to role).
• Competitive Flex Benefits & Retirement Savings Program.
• 4 weeks’ paid vacation and annual Personal Days.
• Contract Benefits Program for Fixed Term Contract/Temporary positions (excluding students).