Senior Medical Manager, Nephrology

Location: Austria, ideally close to Vienna, flexible home working available.  Astellas will also consider individuals from Germany able to relocate.

About This Job

The Astellas Austrian Medical team currently have an exciting opportunity for a Medical Affairs professional to join the team and support the launch of a new and exciting 1^st in class product within Nephrology for Chronic Kidney disease.

This is a great opportunity if you are a career driven Senior Medical Advisor, Medical Scientific Liaison or Medical Manager seeking progression and a new challenge, to fully manage the new innovative specialty medicine to benefit patients lives.

You will be responsible for responsible for the implementation of the medical strategy (Core Medical Plan) in the designated therapeutic area at the affiliate level by coordinating and executing medical / scientific activities to (i) understand the local external environment and data gaps; (ii) translate insights into strategies and activities and; (iii) ensure the information needs of key stakeholders are fulfilled to help ensure the safe and appropriate use of Astellas products.

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. 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.

Essential Knowledge & Experience

• The successful candidate will have proven experience as a subject matter expert 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.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills
• Specialty medicine pharmaceutical industry experience.
• Solid experience of Digital systems
• High sense of ethics and compliance culture.
• Fluent in written and verbal business English

Preferred Knowledge & Experience

• Nephrology therapy area experience is desirable but not essential

Educations/Qualifications

• Minimum of Degree in a science/health-related subject.

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.