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Key Account Partner R&I Biologics Severe Asthma

Posted date Mar. 21, 2026
Contract type Full time
Job ID R-248496
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Tech innovators

Make a greater impact through our digitally enabled enterprise. If you're technology-savvy and have a digital mindset, you can use your skills and experience to transform and optimise our operations, helping us deliver meaningful work that changes lives.

Dynamic

In a constantly evolving environment dedicated to innovation, you'll use your strong sense of purpose to provide outstanding contributions. Although we're a global company, our Global Hub operates like a start-up, allowing you to work autonomously. Bring your fearlessness of improving patient outcomes, and we'll encourage your personal success.

Ambitious

Play your part in progressing a world-leading pipeline. Here, you'll improve patients' lives now and better the future of humanity. With our opportunities for continuous development, you'll exhibit your passion and potential to go beyond the expected — and grow in your career with our support.

Team players

Your unique perspectives make our ambitions and capabilities possible. Our culture of openness, sharing and giving allows everyone to speak up and express their ideas. In an open atmosphere of camaraderie and support, we rely on each other to further our progress and drive much-needed change.

Responsibilities

Job ID R-248496 Date posted 03/21/2026

Location –Centerof Portugal  

Full time

100% Field-based

Severe Asthma therapeutic area

  • AstraZeneca is a global, science-led, patient-focused biopharmaceutical company that focuses on the discovery, development, and commercialization of prescription medicines for some of the world’s most serious diseases. Butwe’remore than one of the world’s leading pharmaceutical companies.

  • For this exciting position we are searching for a Key AccountPartner(KAP) to cover hospital accounts in theSouth of Portugal

  • The Key AccountPartneris responsible forgenerating clinical demand for Severe Asthmaproductsin key accounts,proactivelyidentifyingbusiness opportunities, communicating value propositions aligned to customer needs andobjectives, and recommending solutions to drive and develop business.

  • In addition, the KAPwill develop strategic and mutually beneficial partnerships with the Multi-Disciplinary Team (MDT), Decision Making Unit (DMU), and all key hospital stakeholders, based on a deep scientific understanding of the issues to identify the best opportunities for improving the Patient journey, promote earlier diagnosis and enhance quality of care.

As a successful Key AccountPartner, you will:

  • Find opportunities and define strategies to improve positioning of AZ's Severe Asthma products at local level, collaborating with the direct manager, cross infieldteamand other relevant functional areas.

  • Optimizethe patient journey and promote earlier diagnosis, positioning AZ as the partner of choice for driving projects with these keyobjectives.

  • Build partnership strategies with the MDT and other collaborators to enhance quality of care.

  • Identifyand update all key stakeholders inside each hospital account and create andmaintainactive engagement plans involving Brand team members as needed.

  • Develop hospital account plans aligned with brand strategy and goals to unblock / increase brand uptake in the different accounts.

  • Identify,collectand share insights about Severe Asthma market development inside each account.

  • Apply different communication approaches, techniques, and channels to help build knowledge in the MDT and DMU

  • Drive sales performance and ensure sales forecasts are met or exceeded while handling assigned budgets.

  • Successfully complete all training requirements, including product &therapeutic areknowledge assessments.

  • Be the owner toseekand develop scientific area knowledge (read and interpretate scientific articles and studies, be aware of scientific news and proactively share them)

  • See issues through the lens of a patient and focus on the patient experience, e.g., diagnosis, referral, testing experience, quality of care, etc.

  • Engage cross-functionally in a sophisticated manner to address the needs of individual accounts, i.e., working with field and office-based colleagues to actively align insights and leverage organization-wideexpertisefor each account.

Essential requirements:

Capabilities

  • English (advanced), native Portuguese

  • Learning agility

  • Business Acumen

  • Focus on Commercial innovation & Customer Solution

  • Decision making and problem solving

  • Self Confidence

  • Patient Centric approach

  • Account Planning & Management 

  • Stakeholder Mapping & Management

Experience:

  • Consolidated sales experience (hospital setting) with solid knowledge of account management

  • Track recordof engaging key partners in complex clinical environments, e.g.,midand senior level healthcare professionals, keyaccountsand the medical community

  • Proven ability to understand, assimilate, and communicate scientific information and Health Economic Outcomes data

  • Knowledge around the stakeholder decision-making process in an ecosystem with multiple influential players / decision makers, with proventrack recordof adding new value in complex DMU

  • Proven demonstration of successfully working in complex cross functional teams

Why AstraZeneca?

At AstraZenecawe’rededicated to being a Great Place to Work, where you are empowered to push the boundaries of science and unleash your entrepreneurial spirit.There’sno better place to make a difference to medicine, patients, and society. An inclusive culture that champions diversity and collaboration, andalwayscommitted to lifelong learning, growth, and development.We’reon an exciting journey to pioneer the future of healthcare.

So,what’snext? 

Are you alreadyimagining yourselfjoining our Respiratory Team? Good, because wecan’twait to hear from you.

Please apply bysubmittingyour CV via our global career website.

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Date Posted

20-mar.-2026

Closing Date

29-mar.-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.

Reasons to Join

Thomas Mathisen

There are many things I enjoy when working at AstraZeneca, mainly the Speak up culture, the great colleagues that are in my teams, the great products that AstraZeneca provides to our patients and the challenging conversations I have around our medicines.

Sales Representative Oslo, Norway

There are many things I enjoy when working at AstraZeneca, mainly the Speak up culture, the great colleagues that are in my teams, the great products that AstraZeneca provides to our patients and the challenging conversations I have around our medicines.

Christine Recchio

Working at AstraZeneca has impacted my life in such a positive way. I now have an improved work-life balance through creating my own schedule and time management, I feel a balance that I didn’t have before.

Sales Representative California, United States

Working at AstraZeneca has impacted my life in such a positive way. I now have an improved work-life balance through creating my own schedule and time management, I feel a balance that I didn’t have before.

Stephanie Ling

There are a lot of reasons why I enjoy working in AstraZeneca, my colleagues being one of them. My team members and the managers have provided a great deal of guidance in helping me to be more confident in my daily work.

Sales Representative Petaling Jaya, Malaysia

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