Global Medical Affairs Lead, Oncology

At Astellas we are making treatments that matter to people.

We are tackling the toughest health challenges putting the patient at the heart of every move we make.

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 have developed ground-breaking, innovative medicines in immunology, oncology and urology. Our medicines are extending and saving the lives of cancer patients, making transplantation possible and improving the quality of life for those living with conditions where needs are often overlooked.

We take a patient-focused approach, that allows us to convert brilliant early science into treatments and solutions that directly improve and save patients’ lives.

From lab to clinic to patient, we focus on the most promising science, empower the best talent to pursue it, and develop life-changing solutions alongside the best partners.

**The Opportunity**:
As Global Medical Affairs Lead, Therapeutic Area Oncology you provide expert scientific and medical input for assigned products, in late-stage development or post-launch. This position supports the Core Medical Team Lead (CMTL) and collaborates across a matrix organization to ensure the creation and execution of the Core Medical Plan (CMP). The CMP includes Medical Affairs (MA) sponsored data generation (including Health Economics and Outcomes Research (HEOR)) that addresses existing and future data gaps and supports reimbursement needs, a Publication Plan, Medical Tools and other MA tactics.

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.

You will be part of an inclusive team that works to develop innovative therapies for patients.

**Key Activities for this role**
- Contribute to the development of the Core Medical Plan for 1-2 products per Therapeutic Area (TA) and shares responsibility for execution.
- Support the creation and delivery of product level training (internally and externally)
- Collaborate with the Health Economics and Outcomes Research (HEOR) team to drive HEOR gap analysis and ensures projects to address these gaps are reflected in the Core Medical Plan (CMP) and support the creation of the Core Value Dossiers and other outputs needed to support Access.
- Provide support in coordinating medical activities at medical and scientific conferences.
- Build and maintain relationships with global experts and be able to obtain important key scientific insights to support the TA.
- Have a solid understanding of the regulatory environment and are able to contribute to regulatory strategies for the product.

**Essential Knowledge & Experience**
- Extensive industry experience including country/region or global medical affairs, medical safety, or clinical development. Including previous Medical Affairs experience. Commensurate academic or clinical experience may be considered in lieu of industry experience.
- Good knowledge of TA/disease/product and is able to operate across several products within TA. Able to effectively communicate knowledge (TA/disease/product) to others.
- Awareness of relevant rules and regulations in pharma, including knowledge of global regulatory bodies and procedures, as well as anti-kickback laws, which could have impact for the pharmaceutical industry. Appropriate knowledge of guidelines and regulations such as IFPMA (International Federation of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association), PhRMA (Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America).

**Educations/Qualifications**
- Medical Degree (MD) or equivalent.

**Additional Information**
- Type of role full-time permanent.
- Location UK (Addlestone).

**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