Health Equity Operations & Strategy Lead

Health Equity at Alexion AstraZeneca Rare Disease (AX) is a business-critical priority to reduce care gaps that delay diagnosis and access to optimized guideline-directed treatments with innovative medicines for rare disease patients. Reporting to the AX Head of Health Equity (HE) and President of the Alexion Charitable Foundation (ACF), the Health Equity Operations and Strategy Lead drives program oversight, cross-functional coordination, executive readiness, and ACF governance. The role translates strategy into execution across Alexion and AstraZeneca, advancing alignment, accountability, and measurable progress in closing care gaps.

Key Accountabilities

1. Health Equity – Enterprise Program Oversight & Integration o Lead portfolio oversight and program delivery for strategic rare disease Health Equity initiatives, including timelines, creating cross-functional program ownership, and managing enterprise dependencies, risks, and decision points. o Align cross-functional workstreams across Alexion functions, AstraZeneca Enterprise teams, and Alexion leadership to drive execution against Health Equity priorities. o Own performance tracking and reporting, including metric development and tracking, deliverables, leadership updates, and executive-ready materials. o Drive integration, governance, and accountability by connecting initiatives, resolving overlaps, clarifying decision rights, and managing escalation paths. o Support strategic planning and prioritization through business cases, impact narratives, risk mitigation, and partnership with Finance and Procurement on budget planning. 2. Alexion Charitable Foundation – Strategy & Governance o Lead grant lifecycle management, including process design, continuous improvement, and oversight from application through award communication. o Lead communication and input gathering from Alexion and AstraZeneca Health Equity leaders and the Alexion Leadership Team to strategically feed a strategic portfolio at ACF that will drive closing of care gaps for rare disease patients Establish governance and portfolio oversight to enable funding prioritization, clear decision-making, and compliance with legal, financial, and audit requirements. o Oversee the grant administration partner and awarded grants, ensuring strong execution, milestone tracking, payment management, meeting of statutory requirements, and timely issue resolution. o Define impact metrics and lead portfolio reporting, delivering dashboards, quarterly updates, and annual summaries for stakeholders.

Scope and Interfaces

Internal stakeholders: Alexion CEO and leadership team, AstraZeneca Health Equity office, AstraZeneca Senior Executive Team, and the AstraZeneca Board • External partners: Health equity related business partners, consortia, healthcare providers, caregivers, and patient communities who are the ultimate beneficiaries (rare disease patients impacted by care gaps in diagnosis, treatment, and access).

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree required; advanced degree (MPH, MBA, MPP, or related) preferred. • 7+ years of progressive experience in strategy, business operations, enterprise program/portfolio management, management consulting, or equivalent roles within healthcare/life sciences (or closely related sectors). • Demonstrated experience building governance and operating rhythms (cadences, agendas, decision logs, action tracking) and driving cross-functional execution across senior stakeholders. • Experience developing executive-ready materials (briefing documents, narratives, and presentations) and facilitating leadership forums • Working knowledge of health equity, patient access, and/or social impact concepts; experience partnering with DE&I/health equity offices, patient advocacy, public health, or CSR functions strongly preferred. • Experience supporting philanthropic or grant-making governance (e.g., foundation operations, grant lifecycle management, portfolio oversight) and managing external vendors/consulting partners preferred. • Strong analytical skills: ability to define metrics, track progress, synthesize insights across disparate inputs, and translate outcomes into clear impact stories for leadership. • Comfort partnering with Finance, Procurement, Legal, and Compliance; experience supporting annual planning/budgeting processes and operating within regulated environments. • Exceptional stakeholder management, diplomacy, and influencing skills; able to navigate ambiguity, manage competing priorities, and drive alignment without direct authority.

The annual base pay for this position ranges from $151,753.60 - $227,630.40 USD Annual. Hourly and salaried non-exempt employees will also be paid overtime pay when working qualifying overtime hours. Base pay offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, including market location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. In addition, our positions offer a short-term incentive bonus opportunity; eligibility to participate in our equity-based long-term incentive program (salaried roles), to receive a retirement contribution (hourly roles), and commission payment eligibility (sales roles). Benefits offered included a qualified retirement program [401(k) plan]; paid vacation and holidays; paid leaves; and, health benefits including medical, prescription drug, dental, and vision coverage in accordance with the terms and conditions of the applicable plans. Additional details of participation in these benefit plans will be provided if an employee receives an offer of employment. If hired, employee will be in an “at-will position” and the Company reserves the right to modify base pay (as well as any other discretionary payment or compensation program) at any time, including for reasons related to individual performance, Company or individual department/team performance, and market factors.

Travel required to key business hubs, conferences and internal and external meetings (<10%)

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