Are you ready to steer a high-impact healthcare business in Thailand and accelerate access to innovative medicines for patients? This is a rare opportunity to own the country strategy, turn it into action, and deliver results that matter for patients, colleagues, and the enterprise.
 

As Country President based in Bangkok you will set strategic direction and lead the full marketing company, spanning commercial and corporate functions. You will translate ambition into disciplined execution, build a high-performing leadership team, and make decisive choices on portfolio, resources, and partnerships in a fast-evolving market. Can you turn bold strategy into measurable outcomes across sales growth, access, and reputation?

You will work closely with regional and global leaders to shape long-range plans, bring new solutions to market, and embed rigorous standards in quality, compliance, and ethics. With a mandate to think ahead and move with pace, you will help advance our journey to a tech-enabled enterprise—driving consistency, efficiency, and sustainable growth.
 

Accountabilities:

• Strategic Direction and Execution: Establish country objectives and strategies aligned with corporate vision; guide and adapt execution plans to achieve profitable growth in changing market conditions.

• Business Planning and Performance: Build the country business plan with clear sales, cost, and profit targets; lead delivery against business and organizational scorecard objectives.

• Long-Range Planning: Formulate the country’s long-range plans in line with growth objectives and implement plans agreed with the Asia Area Vice President.

• Portfolio and Regulatory Readiness: Arrange and review advice from Global and International BBU and OBU on product strategies; ensure all governmental regulations are met.

• Cross-Functional Leadership: Direct and oversee operations across commercial and corporate functions; allocate financial and people resources for maximum impact and efficiency.

• Talent and Organization: Hire, develop, and retain top talent; enforce discipline in talent reviews and succession planning; champion people development to build a high-performing leadership team and organization.

• Compliance, Ethics, and Quality: Ensure full compliance with statutory requirements; embed a culture of ethics, integrity, and compliance with transparent upward reporting in partnership with Global Compliance; be responsible for adoption of the AZ Standard for the Marketing Company Quality Management System (QMS).

• External Affairs and Reputation: Lead the company’s external reputation; represent the organization at public occasions and in interactions with external stakeholders; present a positive image consistent with corporate strategy.

• Enterprise Collaboration: Operate as a member of the Asia Area Leadership Team, contributing to regional strategy and execution while advocating for Thailand’s priorities.

Essential Skills/Experience:

• Establish objectives and strategies and guide execution plans in alignment with the corporate vision and ambition to achieve profitable growth.

• Lead and deliver business and organization goals and scorecard objectives and adapt execution plans considering changing market situations.

• Working with the country leadership team, build the country business plan that includes sales, cost and profit targets.

• Formulate the country long-range plans conforming to the company's growth objectives and implement plans agreed with the Asia Area Vice President.

• Arrange and review advice from Global and International BBU and OBU of the products to be marketed and ensure that governmental regulations are met.

• Direct and oversee operations of both commercial and corporate functions and allocate financial and people resources in the most efficient manner.

• Hire, develop and retain top talents by ensuring discipline in talent reviews and succession planning and in championing people development activities.

• Ensure compliance to statutory requirements in the country are met fully.

• Lead external reputation of the company and raise AstraZeneca Thailand profile in line with corporate strategy.

• Represent the company at public occasions (for example, conventions) and in interactions with external parties and present a positive image of the company.

• Ensure a culture of ethics, integrity, and compliance is embedded in all business practices alongside full accountability for effective oversight and transparent upward reporting of compliance status in partnership with Global Compliance.

• Be responsible for adoption of the AZ Standard for the Marketing Company Quality Management System (QMS).

• A member of the Asia Area Leadership Team.

Desirable Skills/Experience:

• Senior leadership experience with full P&L responsibility in the pharmaceutical or biopharmaceutical sector in Thailand.

• Deep understanding of Thailand’s healthcare ecosystem, including market access, government affairs, and regulatory pathways.

• Proven track record of launching or scaling products with cross-functional collaboration across medical, regulatory, and commercial teams.

• Experience leading organizational transformation, including digital enablement, process automation, and data-driven decision-making.

• Strong stakeholder management and public representation skills across industry bodies, government agencies, and healthcare partners.

• Fluency in Thai and English and experience operating in a complex, matrixed global organization.

Why AstraZeneca:
Join a company that pairs scientific ambition with practical execution, where unexpected teams come together to spark bold thinking and deliver real-world impact for patients. You will lead in a setting that is scaling new technologies and smarter processes to run faster and more consistently, with the support of a global network that shares, challenges, and learns together. We value kindness alongside ambition, hold ourselves to the highest standards of ethics and quality, and back our leaders with investment in skills and data so they can make sharper decisions and shape what’s next for healthcare in Thailand.

Date Posted

18-ก.พ.-2026

Closing Date

30-มี.ค.-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.