AD/SMM-Portfolio Strategy & Deal Lead
AstraZeneca is hiring an AD/SMM-Portfolio Strategy & Deal Lead. Level rates it ; you can apply on AstraZeneca.
Level's read on this job
- Uses AI ●●○○ is how Level rates this role: an ordinary role that requires AI tools.
- The posting mentions Copilot, PowerPoint and Excel among its tools and skills.
- Level classes it as a senior role.
- AstraZeneca has 1,100+ other open roles on Level.
- Posted in the last few days.
AI in this role
Lead portfolio strategy and external partnerships by driving business cases and cross-functional deals while utilizing AI tools like Copilot.
· Build a thorough understanding of the company’s portfolio strategy and related therapeutical areas to screen and identify new partnership opportunities
· The core responsibility of this position is to design and execute external partnership to drive business growth
· Develop solid business case to get internal approval and external alignment on the partnership
· Drive the execution of the deal by leading cross-functional collaboration in AZ with key stakeholder functions including Medical, Marketing, Finance, Legal, and market access to ensure clear objective alignment, transparent communication and close teamwork
Requirement
- Minimum Bachelor’s degree with relevant major as medicine, biopharma, etc. Master / MBA / post-grad qualification is a must if not relevant majors in college.
- At least 10 year working experience
- Innovative thinking, openness to new ideas, comfortability with uncertainties, and ability to think out of box are core competencies for the job
- Investment bank or management consulting experience in Healthcare, BD/Alliance working experience or other related industries are strongly preferred
- Excellent project management and analytical skills, with experience in an environment requiring significant data analysis and cross-functional interaction.
- Able to think analytically and strategically, synthesize information quickly and logically.
- Commitment to teamwork and able to lead a cross functional team.
- Excellent skills in Microsoft Office and AI, especially PowerPoint, Excel and CoPilot.
- Fluent in English and Mandarin, both written and verbal.
Date Posted
22-Oct-2026Closing Date
29-Nov-2026AstraZeneca 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.
How we rate this
AD/SMM-Portfolio Strategy & Deal Lead at AstraZeneca rates 40 out of 100 for how much of the daily work is AI. That makes it Uses AI (AI Level 2 of 4). The level is about AI in the job, not seniority.
Uses AI. An ordinary role that requires AI tools.
- ●●●● Builds AI80 to 100
- ●●●○ Works on AI60 to 79
- ●●○○ Uses AI40 to 59
- ●○○○ Little AI0 to 39
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- Tell me about a project where portfolio strategy was part of your work. What did you do?
- Tell me about a project where business development was part of your work. What did you do?
- Tell me about a project where project management was part of your work. What did you do?
- Tell me about a project where cross functional leadership was part of your work. What did you do?
- Tell me about a project where data analysis was part of your work. What did you do?
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- List these exact terms on your resume: Portfolio Strategy, Business Development, Project Management, Cross Functional Leadership, and Data Analysis. An applicant tracking system matches the wording, not the idea.
- Attach one line of real, concrete experience to at least one of them. A tool named with nothing behind it rarely survives a human read.
- Put the AI tool in a bullet point about what you did, not just in a skills list. This role treats it as a required part of the job.
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