Astellas Pharma

Do you want to be part of an inclusive team that works to develop innovative therapies for patients? Every day, we are driven to develop and deliver innovative and effective new medicines to patients and physicians. If you want to be part of this exciting work, you belong at Astellas!

Astellas Pharma Inc. is a pharmaceutical company conducting business in more than 70 countries around the world. We are committed to turning innovative science into medical solutions that bring value and hope to patients and their families. Keeping our focus on addressing unmet medical needs and conducting our business with ethics and integrity enables us to improve the health of people throughout the world. For more information on Astellas, please visit our website at www.astellas.com .

This position is based in Northbrook, Illinois. Remote work from certain states may be permitted in accordance with Astellas’ Responsible Flexibility Guidelines. Candidates interested in remote work are encouraged to apply.

Purpose and Scope:

The Primary Focus Lead (PFL) provides leadership and strategic direction for research, development, manufacturing, and commercialization of the Primary Focus pipeline globally. PFL manages complex portfolio of including 20+ research and development stage projects and 4+ modality platforms. PFL determines extension of PF, resource allocation and pipeline priorities, leads execution and accountable for related budget. PFL chairs PFIO LT and collaborates with the relevant Divisions to achieve PF goals.

Essential Job Responsibilities:

• Create and revise PF Strategy to define the direction, capability and resource need of the diverse PF modalities and pipeline (EC)
• Create the PF Roadmap to define execution plan and consolidated PF budget
• Update strategy and roadmap driven by the rapidly changing scientific and competitive environment
• Chairs PFIO LT, lead representatives of relevant functions to develop PF Strategy and implement the Roadmap, and guide Asset Teams and Research functions
• Motivates and creates unique culture to drive high performance
• Drives continuous investment into the PF, on order to evolve it and maximize its value
• Monitors and reports progress of projects in each PF per Roadmap
• Define the PF Business Development strategy to evolve Primary Focus. Collaborates with BD and CS to evaluate external assets and drives decision in Corporate Governance
• Endorse project team’s proposal at KC
• Creates PF budget and accountable for budget spending through Functional Units
• Represents Astellas in committees and external scientific/ industry forums

Qualifications:

Required

• Master Degree. MD, PhD, or PharmD preferred.
• 15-20 y experience in cancer drug development in pharma industry
• Capability to develop strategy and solutions for unprecedented, novel business areas
• Capable of setting direction of complex matrix organization
• Inspirational, collaborator both externally and internally

Salary Range

$400K – $470K (NOTE: Final salary could be more or less, based on experience)

Benefits:

• Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance
• Generous Paid Time Off options, including Vacation, Sick time, plus national holidays including Heritage Days, and Summer and Winter Breaks
• 401(k) match and annual company contribution
• Company paid life insurance
• Annual Corporate Bonus and Quarterly Sales Incentive for eligible positions
• Long Term Incentive Plan for eligible positions
• Referral bonus program

Category PFL-Oncology

Astellas is committed to equality of opportunity in all aspects of employment.

EOE including Disability/Protected Veterans

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