Diagnostics Science Liaison, Oncology Astrazeneca Pharma India Ltd.

Build, enhance, and maintain advocacy with Key External Experts (KEEs) and stakeholders

• Identify, prioritize, and expand KEEs across oncology, pathology, molecular genetics, pulmonology, Laboratory leadership and non-traditional stakeholders (e.g., payers, policy makers, hospital administrators) based on scientific influence and potential to drive testing practice change
• Map patient care and sample journeys within priority accounts/ institutions, characterize multidisciplinary team maturity, and identify decision makers influencing testing protocols.
• Conduct objective and balanced scientific exchange discussions on biomarker biology, testing modalities, clinical pathways, and outcomes evidence to increase awareness of the clinical impact of testing.
• Identify and develop speakers, and recommend advisory board/ round table participants to provide expertise on testing standards and protocols.
• Generate actionable insights on testing behaviours, barriers and opportunities and share with cross-functional teams to inform planning and address unmet needs.

Build and implement diagnostic programs to address unmet medical and diagnostics needs

• Facilitate continuous medical education and execute compliant diagnostic programs and materials that demonstrate clinical utility and outcomes to accelerate HCP adoption of appropriate testing.
• Define and refine the end-to-end patient and sample journey in each strategic account; identify main patient leakage points and implement solutions to remove access barriers for HCPs and patients.
• Expand availability of testing beyond companion diagnostics by identifying, validating, and onboarding appropriate local/central lab solutions and platforms, support lab readiness, capacity, and business continuity in collaboration with internal stakeholders.
• Support monitoring and improvement of testing quality and accuracy.

Contribute to Medical and Diagnostic Strategy

• Provide structured, timely feedback on local testing trends, unmet needs, and competitor diagnostics, and translate insights into recommendations for account plans, medical priorities and evidence needs.
• Execute diagnostic activities within priority accounts to optimize impact on patient identification and treatment initiation.
• Deliver internal trainings on biomarkers, testing pathways, local ecosystem and quality considerations, as needed

Facilitate local evidence generation

• Lead or support local/regional evidence generation on testing quality, clinical utility, turnaround time, and biomarker prevalence and partner with Evidence Generation/ Medical teams to address evidence gaps that influence adoption and guideline inclusion.
• Upon request, support feasibility, site selection, and operations for clinical studies focused on diagnostics and testing pathways

Corporate responsibility and Governance:

• Ensure compliance with AZ Code of Ethics, corporate governance, audit requirements, guidelines, industry codes, policies and procedures, and disclose potential breach.

• Ensure that company confidentiality is maintained (i.e. intellectual property, product, strategic and salary information).
• Ensure patient confidentiality and safety are safeguarded.
• Ensure that all conducted activities are done in accordance with local legislation and corporate standards.
• Report health/ environment/ wellbeing related accidents, adverse events, and conflict of interest as per respective procedures and on a timely manner

Essential for the role

• Bachelor s degree in medicine, pharmacy, pharmacology, biomedical or life sciences (or equivalent)
• Minimum of 2 years experience in diagnostics and/or clinical testing markets.
• Fluency in English
• Excellent oral and written communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to communicate complex scientific information effectively across channels
• Excellent project management skills
• Excellent presentation skills
• High analytical and conceptual thinking.
• Ability to work effectively in a matrix multi-cultural organization and cross-functional environment

Desirable for the role

• Oncology experience