Medical Director, Medical Affairs

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 Medical Director, you will support Medical Affairs (MA) activities for your assigned products in all life cycle stages. You will support the Core Medical Team (CMT) and Core Medical Team Lead (CMT-L) to facilitate collaboration across a matrix organisation with the purpose being to ensure the creation and execution of the Core Medical Plan (CMP). The CMP includes Medical Affairs 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 Medical Affairs tactics.

You will report to the Core Medical Team Lead and act as medical lead on assigned Real World Evidence (RWE) studies and provide medical oversight for medical affairs activities inclusive of advisory boards, educational symposia, external engagement, and strategic collaborations within the ophthalmologic space. Familiarity with the ophthalmology pipeline will also be expected to provide medical affairs support for early development activities.

Key Responsibilities:

• Assisting in the development and execution of the Core Medical Plan for assigned compounds.
• Providing external medical and business environment perspectives and Therapeutic Area knowledge in the development of Core Medical Plans.
• Leading on alliance management - liaising with external companies for execution of collaborations as they move through pre-set milestones (i.e. AI initiatives; imaging companies).
• Creating medical education content for retina surgeons; ophthalmologists; opticians; para- medical staff
• Collating registries - working with affiliates to create a data lake for continued data generation and analyses across geographies

Essential Knowledge & Experience:

• Demonstrable knowledge in Ophthalmology and is considered a reliable source of information within the therapy area, diseases, and products.
• Solid understanding of 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.
• Ability to apply legal and compliance knowledge to Medical Affairs activities.
• Built and fostered relationships with global experts and obtaining important key scientific insights to support the therapy area.
• Contributed to Medical Affairs strategies and tactics for assigned product working within various global launch timelines.

Preferred Experience:

• Medical specialty and/or experience in ophthalmology.
• Significant pharmaceutical industry experience, preferably within ophthalmology.
• Work experience across multiple cultures and countries/regions.

Education/Qualifications:

• Advanced degree (MD, PhD, Pharm D) or equivalent.

Additional Information:

• This is a permanent full-time position.
• This position is based in the UK/EU4 major markets and the US.
• This position is 100% home/remote based.

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.