AstraZeneca
Director, US Policy Evidence
$193K
US - Wilmington - DE · Director · Full-time · Posted Oct 22, 2026
- Experience
- Minimum of seven years of relevant experience.
- Education
- Advanced degree in a relevant field is required; doctoral degree preferred.
About the job
Leads the strategy and delivery of policy-relevant evidence to support healthcare access, care quality, patient outcomes, and AstraZeneca’s policy engagement across US therapeutic areas.
What you'll do
- Build and operationalize a policy evidence planning framework aligned with brand and Medical strategy, coordinating cross-functional teams.
- Partner on evidence generation, policy initiatives, and external engagement with payers, health systems, policymakers, and other stakeholders.
- Develop policy education and apply AI tools responsibly to create customized policy and payer materials.
What they ask for
- Advanced degree in a relevant field.
- At least seven years of relevant experience, including meaningful experience in health policy research, payer strategy, economic modeling, outcomes research, and/or policy shaping.
- Comprehensive, current understanding of the US healthcare system, including policy, payer and reimbursement dynamics, quality measures, value-based care, and guideline development.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including translating complex evidence for executive, policymaker, and external audiences.
Nice to have
- Doctoral degree (PhD, PharmD, MD, or JD with health policy focus).
- Direct experience using Real-World Data / secondary data for policy and outcomes evidence is highly desired.
Pay
$193,200- $289, 500 USD base salary
Tools
AI tools, LLM, Real-World Data, HIPAA
AI focus
Uses AI tools responsibly in evidence workflows, including LLM-enabled narrative generation for customized payer and policy briefs; familiarity with evaluating AI validity, limitations, and bias is sought.
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