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Medical Lead, ACP/Ophthalmology, Medical Affairs US

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 Medical Lead, Medical Affairs, United States (MAUS), is accountable for supporting the development and execution of medical and scientific strategies and tactics for avacincaptad pegol (ACP) within the Ophthalmology TA.

+ Facilitation of the scientific understanding of product and healthcare environment for the TA

+ Development, with other medical leads, of scientific / medical messages for ACP product team

+ Review of promotional material as part of MAP cross-functional review team

+ Strategic leadership and management of interactions during medical congresses and conferences and with other organized external stakeholders

+ Organization and preparation of scientific and medical content for internal education and training, e.g., for MSLs; and

+ Collaboration with appropriate stakeholders across the company to develop and maintain key scientific messages for the TA and/or products

Essential Job Responsibilities:

The Medical Lead is responsible for:

+ Lead the development of key medical messages for assigned products and assure that they guide all scientific communications (e.g., slide presentations and training materials)

+ Participate in review of, and in some cases creation of, non-promotional medical materials

+ Align with other TA Medical Leads to generate specific objectives, strategies, and tactics for the scientific engagement with select external stakeholders

+ Support Medical Affairs (MA) planning and execution of scientific congresses to ensure effective alignment and congress management, coverage and reporting as needed

+ Contribute to the development and execution of US strategic medical plans for ACP that are aligned with global Medical Affairs Plan where applicable

+ Participate as needed in cross-functional product/TA teams

+ Primary MAUS representative on MAP team for review of commercial promotional material

+ Support and/or lead the content development of all material for MSL including uploading, review and approval via appropriate systems

+ Support communication between the MSL team and the HQ team continuing to look for opportunities to strengthen alignment and communication.

+ Support training and/or training content for Medical Science Liaisons (MSLs) and sales representatives as required

+ Provide operational planning/execution support of MA advisory boards to understand and shape medical strategies as needed

+ Align with peer leaders in the Commercial organization and cross-functional teams, providing strategic medical direction to support the needs of the business

Qualifications

Required:

+ Doctoral degree (e.g., PharmD, PhD, MD, DO)

+ Minimum 3 years academic, clinical experience and/or industry experience following

+ Proven ability to effectively collaborate and negotiate through a matrix organization

+ Ability to communicate effectively, including scientific concepts, both in writing and in oral presentations

+ Fluent in written and verbal English

+ Approximately 20% travel required

Preferred:

+ Minimum 2 years Medical Affairs relevant experience within the pharmaceutical industry

+ Medically Qualified with post graduate qualification and specialization in appropriate therapeutic specialty preferred

+ Medical Affairs and/or MSL experience is strongly preferred

+ Therapeutic area experience

Working Environment:

+ At Astellas we recognize the importance of work/life balance, and we are proud to offer a hybrid working solution allowing time to connect with colleagues at the office with the flexibility to also work from home. We believe this will optimize the most productive work environment for all employees to succeed and deliver.

+ Hybrid work from certain locations may be permitted in accordance with Astellas’ Responsible Flexibility Guidelines.

**Salary Range:** $141,400 -$202,000 (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

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Category Medical Affairs - US

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

EOE including Disability/Protected Veterans