About Astellas:
At Astellas we are a progressive health partner, delivering value and outcomes where needed. We pursue innovative science, focusing initially on the areas of greatest potential and then developing solutions where patient need is high, often in rare or under-served disease areas and in life-threatening or life-limiting diseases and conditions.
We work directly with patients, doctors, and health care professionals on the front line to ensure patient and clinical needs are guiding our development activities at every stage. Our global vision for Patient Centricity is to support the development of innovative health solutions through a deep understanding of the patient experience. At Astellas, Patient Centricity isn’t a buzzword - it’s a guiding principle for action. We believe all staff have a role to play in creating a patient-centric culture and integrating an awareness of the patient into our everyday working practices, regardless of our role, team, or division.
We work closely with regulatory authorities and payers to find new ways to ensure access to new therapies. We deliver the latest insights and real-world evidence to inform the best decisions for patients and their care-givers, to ensure the medicines we develop continue to provide meaningful outcomes. Beyond medicines, we support our stakeholder communities to drive initiatives that improve awareness, education, access, and ultimately standards of care.
The Opportunity:
As Head of Chief Medical Officer, Project Management you are responsible for providing vision, leadership, and strategic direction in coordinating and implementing strategic planning, corporate initiatives, and non-drug projects within the Medical & Development (M&D) organization. Your objective is to optimally utilize M&D resources, focusing on priority, transformative projects that drive business efficiencies, align with overall goals, and allow M&D divisions to concentrate on their core, value-adding activities.
This position is accountable for driving operational improvements and business efficiencies in M&D through the successful delivery of cross-functional business change initiatives, achieved by fostering collaborative partnerships with cross-functional stakeholders. Additionally, the role involves enabling stakeholders to evaluate opportunities for enhancing operational productivity and maximizing the efficiency of business processes.
In this role, you will build and maintain strategic relationships across M&D Leadership and other relevant divisional stakeholders. You will influence these relationships to identify internal and external trends and strategic opportunities for implementation in M&D. Additionally, you will effectively optimize and prioritize the non-drug project portfolio for M&D.
You will be part of an inclusive team that works to develop innovative therapies for patients.
Hybrid Working:
At Astellas, we recognise that our employees enjoy having a balance between their professional and home lives. We are proud of our hybrid approach which empowers you to have flexibility on whether to work from home or in the office.
Key Responsibilities:
1. Develop and lead the successful implementation of strategic goals and objectives to ensure the CMO Office delivers excellence in business operations management for M&D.
2. Drive M&D to develop an integrated approach for delivering against the Clinical Supply Planning (CSP), facilitating the creation of a single plan, and overseeing its delivery.
3. Lead the M&D planning & administration forum to provide cross-divisional visibility into M&D objectives and create shared plans to achieve the CSP.
4. Deliver industry-leading advisory, consultative, and project operations capabilities that reduce M&D’s dependency on external consulting expertise for priority initiatives.
5. Support project teams in building program strategies, including vision, scope, value narrative, and tracking value realization.
6. Manage the (SP&A) Strategic Planning and Analysis function and its team through effective recruitment, performance management, development planning, and retention of high-performing talent. Delegate responsibilities effectively to achieve (SP&A) goals, while ensuring individuals are aligned with their strengths and are provided with the oversight and development necessary for growth in technical, leadership, and team membership skills.
Essential Knowledge & Experience:
1. Proven track record of leading with demonstrated ability to influence and gain alignment in cross-functional, multi-regional and matrix teams.
2. Solid project management skills required.
3. Extensive Experience in the pharmaceutical industry and/or management consulting group focused on (R&D) Research & Development or clinical operations, within the drug development setting.
4. Track record of people/project management experience, preferably in a highly matrixed, multicultural global setting.
5. Strong leadership skills with a demonstrated ability to influence and align cross-functional, multi-regional, and matrix teams.
6. Ability to understand the global drug development process, including business processes and procedures, to ensure effective cross-functional connections and operational processes is preferred.
Education/Qualifications:
Bachelor’s degree in related (medical) science or equivalent.
Additional Information:
This is a permanent, full-time position located in Addlestone, UK. This position follows our hybrid working model, requiring a blend of home and a minimum of 2 days per month in our UK office. Flexibility may be required in line with business needs. Candidates must be located within a commutable distance of the office.
What We Offer:
* A challenging and diversified job in an international setting.
* Opportunity and support for continuous development.
* Inspiring work climate.
We are an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Work Location: Hybrid remote in Addlestone, KT15 2NX
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