Lead, Therapeutic Area Specialty Medical Affairs - Benelux & Ireland
About Astellas:
At Astellas we are a progressive health partner, delivering value and outcomes where needed.
We pursue innovative science, focussing 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 a Lead, Therapeutic Area Specialty (TAL) Medical Affairs - Benelux & Ireland, you will be responsible for the implementation of the medical strategy (Core Medical Plan) in the designated therapeutic area of Urology at the affiliate level by coordinating and executing medical and scientific activities to understand the local external environment and data gaps.
You will also translate insights into strategies and activities ensuring the information needs of key stakeholders are fulfilled to help ensure the safe and appropriate use of Astellas products.
Hybrid Working:
At Astellas we recognise the importance of balancing your work and home life, so we offer a hybrid working solution allowing time to connect with colleagues in person at the office alongside the flexibility to work from home; optimising the most productive work environment for you to succeed and deliver.
Key Responsibilities:

• Provide strategic medical and scientific expertise in support of all affiliate’s Medical Affairs deliverables and cross-functional activities.
• Demonstrate matrix leadership by developing and maintaining integrated partnerships with key internal and external stakeholders to ensure all MA affiliate activities address local needs and advance the medical/scientific understanding of Astellas products across their lifecycle.
• Responsible for understanding and engaging external stakeholders to advance the knowledge and science behind compounds in developing, safe, and effective use of Astellas products, and disease states they treat.
• Responsible for engaging and working closely with key internal stakeholders, including the brand teams across the affiliate to achieve business objectives for the affiliate.
• Ensure all affiliate MA activities deliver value and are based on scientific validity, clinical importance, and on time & budget.

Essential Knowledge & Experience:

• Previous experience in Pharma, preferably in Medical Affairs.
• Suitable candidates from academia with strong expertise in the therapeutic area can be considered.
• Native proficiency in Dutch or French and professional working proficiency in English or others.
• Ability to travel 20-30% of the time including overnight travel.

Preferred Experience:

• Cross-collaborative mindset, pro-active in supporting or creating business initiatives, strong networker (both internally and externally).
• Excellent presentation skills.
• Proactive strategic partnering with different internal functions.
• Preferably a good understanding of the dynamics of a corporate environment and comfortable with matrix reporting lines.
• Experience in the therapeutic area of Urology.
• Knowledge and strong understanding of and ability to comply with industry laws and regulations.
• Understanding of the drug development process as well as commercialization.

Education:

• Master’s degree in health-related science or equivalent.
• Preferably with an MD or Ph D in health-related science, Pharm D or equivalent.

Additional Information:

• This is a permanent, full-time position.
• Position is based in Netherlands.
• This position follows our hybrid working model. Role requires a blend of home and a minimum of 2 days per week in our Netherlands office. Flexibility may be required in line with business needs. Candidates must be located within a commutable distance of the office.

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.