AstraZeneca - Corporate Affairs Rotational Assignment

Corporate Affairs Rotational Assignment

TERESA CASLER Clinical Oncology Specialist Women’s Cancer - AstraZeneca

TERESA CASLER Clinical Oncology Specialist Women’s Cancer - AstraZeneca

Corporate Affairs Rotational Assignment I have increased my understanding of our business on a more profound level by learning more about Corporate Affairs and how it touches every aspect of our organization, and am better able to represent AZ to our customers for the benefit of patients.

Demonstrated leadership

Planned, organized and developed writing skills

Improved time management skills

Networked across 13 functions and 30 colleagues within AZ

Demonstrated leadership Organizing volunteers and unbranded materials for national sponsorship pull through for National Ovarian Cancer Coalition (NOCC) Run/Walks at 15 different chapters.

Coordinated materials shipment schedule, improving and simplifying process an engaging brand team as appropriate.

Work within Advocacy and Alliance as a partner with NOCC helped provide meaningful value to their events.

“AZ really gets it – this is how we differentiate putting patients first in a way that is unlike other companies.”

– AZ Volunteer

“Oh, AstraZeneca…I am alive 16 months longer because of AstraZeneca.”

– OC Patient at Event, after seeing “Power of US” shirt

“I am alive today because of a drug company.”

– NOCC Chapter Leader, on her response when someone criticizes a drug company

Planned, organized and developed writing skills Skills specifically aligned to internal and external communications for NOCC activities and NF1 Day

Wrote internal and external communication posts/ articles surrounding NOCC activities and NF1 Day, improving understanding of the compliance “guardrails” and writing in a more meaningful and concise fashion.

NF1 Day preparation resulted in the gathering of the largest patient group to date at HQ for an informational summit.

NOCC Workplace posts were seen by 2310 people and were “liked” and/or commented upon over 100 times.

Improved time management skills Balancing multiple roles in accomplishing rotational tasks while tracking at 100% of field sales goal for Q2

Spent time at HQ every other week, sitting in on planning, consult, and corporate affairs meetings.

Networked across 13 functions and 30 colleagues within AZ HQ For deeper product knowledge, organizational clarity and functional understanding

Met with members of internal communications, external communications, government affairs, several brand teams, regulatory, franchise leadership, medical affairs, senior leadership and marketing delivery.

Conducted in months more meetings than field members would normally be able to schedule in years.