Ready to make a difference in the lives of patients? As an Oncology Account Specialist (OAS), you'll be at the forefront of transforming patient care and demonstrate your deep disease-area expertise to engage healthcare professionals through diverse media channels. Your role will involve leading interactions with healthcare providers, focusing on clinical selling and identifying customer needs for education. You'll work closely with the Oncology Business Manager to develop and manage account plans, using your understanding of the tumor patient journey to engage key partners across all relevant elements.
Geography includes Sacramento and Reno
Responsibilities:
- Learn account priorities for specific tumor types and local trends relevant to clinical practice.
- Conduct opportunity assessments and identifies multi-disciplinary customers within accounts across the patient journey to inform business priorities.
- Develop tumor-focused business plans based on key insights and engagement plans focused on key account partners.
- Work with peer field team members to identify cross-brand engagement opportunities.
- Provide critical input into geography-level priorities and plans.
- Educate and engage HCPs about efficacy, safety, and dosing profiles for FDA-approved indications.
- Educate on approved companion diagnostic tests and importance of appropriate patient identification.
Minimum Qualifications:
- 3+ years of demonstrated Sales or Commercial experience or a combination of pharmaceutical, healthcare, scientific, clinical, institutional, or related industry/settings within the healthcare ecosystem
- Bachelor’s degree
- A valid driver’s license and safe driving record
Preferred Qualifications:
- Pharmaceutical sales experience
- Oncology sales experience in (specifically Breast, Lung, Hematology, Gynecology, Genitourinary, or Gastrointestinal cancer)
- Experience with successful launches and balancing a complex portfolio
- Track record of building customer relationships through various mediums (in-person and virtual) and strong sales goal achievements
- Ability to learn, analyze, understand and convey complex information
- Proactively embraces growth and innovation by seeking new ideas, adapting to change, and using novel approaches and technologies to drive results and advance patient care.
AstraZeneca offers a dynamic environment where innovation thrives. Our fast-paced culture encourages agility and responsiveness as we tackle unanswered questions in oncology. We foster a sense of urgency and collaboration, empowering diverse teams to bring transformative medicines to market. With a commitment to inclusion and belonging, AstraZeneca is a place where everyone can be themselves and contribute to advancing societal change. Join us in shaping the future of cancer treatment through innovation and excellence!
Excited to make an impact? We have one seat available, and we hope it’s yours. Apply now to join our team and help transform patient care in oncology!
The annual base salary (or hourly rate of compensation) for this position ranges from $135,000 -$225,000. However, 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) or to receive a retirement contribution (hourly 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 salary (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
Date Posted
25-Sep-2026Closing Date
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Skills Required
- 3+ years of demonstrated sales or commercial experience, or equivalent pharmaceutical, healthcare, scientific, clinical, institutional, or related healthcare ecosystem experience
- Bachelor’s degree
- Valid driver’s license and safe driving record
- Pharmaceutical sales experience
- Oncology sales experience in breast, lung, hematology, gynecology, genitourinary, or gastrointestinal cancer
- Experience with successful launches and balancing a complex portfolio
- Track record of building customer relationships through in-person and virtual channels and achieving sales goals
- Ability to learn, analyze, understand, and convey complex information
- Proactive adaptability, growth mindset, and willingness to use novel approaches and technologies
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Strong & Reliable Incentives — Bonuses, equity eligibility in many salaried roles, and solid sales on‑target earnings with upside are emphasized as meaningful parts of compensation. These elements boost overall value even where base pay is not the very highest.
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Retirement Support — A 401(k) program with a strong company match and immediate vesting is repeatedly cited as a standout. Generous retirement support is viewed as enhancing the total package relative to peers.
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