Jobs at Astellas Pharma

Lead and execute Astellas' global media relations strategy to elevate corporate and scientific reputation. Serve as strategic advisor to senior leaders, manage proactive/reactive media engagement, crisis communications, agency partners, and integrated digital channels. Translate complex scientific and business topics into clear narratives, prepare executives for media, track KPIs and media impact, and coordinate cross-region stakeholder communications to drive thought leadership and visibility.

Manage bioanalytical and biomarker assay strategies across clinical programs, overseeing assay development, validation, CRO transfers, data review, regulatory submissions, and timelines to support clinical endpoints and decision-making.

Lead product ownership and strategy for the Model N ecosystem supporting pricing, contracting, rebates, government pricing, and GTN. Manage upgrades, configuration, release and incident/change management, compliance with CMS/Medicaid/340B, ETL and data integrations, reporting, and cross-functional stakeholder alignment to optimize revenue management and audit readiness.

Support execution of external corporate communications strategy for a global life sciences company, including media relations, social and digital channels, website content management, analytics and monitoring, and issues/crisis preparedness. Collaborate across functions and agencies, develop content and media materials, manage social publishing and community activities, and provide insights from analytics to protect and strengthen corporate reputation.

Lead US enterprise governance and portfolio management for Medical Affairs and Commercial. Design decision frameworks, run leadership forums, prioritize portfolio trade-offs, align US with global strategy, advise senior leaders, and ensure medical compliance and follow-through on decisions.

The Chapter Lead for Brand Insights at Astellas leads a team to enhance insights for decision-making, fosters talent development, manages resources, and collaborates across functions to drive strategic initiatives and continuous improvement in methodologies.

Lead and build a national market development team focused on Retina (and ophthalmology/optometry), develop strategy and execution plans, coach and motivate staff, manage relationships with KOLs and societies, coordinate commercial engagements at congresses, ensure compliance, and track KPIs to improve access and treatment for patients with GA.

Provide statistical leadership for oncology clinical, observational, PK/PD and biomarker analyses. Plan, execute, and report studies; author and review SAPs, TLFs, and study reports; advise on design and endpoints; collaborate with cross-functional teams and statistical programmers; support regulatory, HTA, and publication activities; mentor and contribute to methodological standards and improvements.

Lead U.S. commercial launch strategy and readiness for setidegrasib in NSCLC. Develop integrated launch plans, stakeholder engagement, brand positioning, cross-functional readiness, market access and diagnostics strategies, launch metrics and governance while ensuring compliance with industry regulations and coordinating with medical, legal, sales, analytics, and global partners.

Lead strategic account management and execute contract pull-through for designated retina accounts across a multi-state territory. Build executive-level relationships, collaborate with cross-functional teams (market access, sales, marketing, contracting), develop customer-centric business plans, monitor performance, and provide market insights to inform strategy. Drive market access, negotiate contracts, and expand Astellas’ presence to improve patient outcomes.

Lead design, implementation, monitoring, and analysis of oncology clinical trials. Provide clinical expertise for protocol development, medical monitoring, regulatory submissions, DMC/DSMB support, site engagement, and cross‑functional decision making. Support Health Authority meetings, publications, investigator training, and strategic portfolio assessments. May lead working groups and represent clinical development for asset evaluation and partnerships.

Support design, execution, and maintenance of call plans and territory alignments for commercial field deployment. Translate brand and field strategy into operational outputs, ensure data quality and governance, coordinate cross-functionally with analytics, CRM, and field teams, validate and deploy alignment changes, support stakeholder communications and training, and drive continuous improvement of call planning processes.

Lead regulatory strategy and execution for oncology programs, develop NDA/IND approaches, compile complex submission packages, interact with FDA and global health authorities, advise cross-functional teams, support due diligence and licensing, and train/regulate departmental staff to ensure FDA/ICH compliance.

Serve as a field-based Medical Science Liaison (Ophthalmology): engage Key External Experts for scientific exchange, gather medical insights from the field, deliver medical learning to internal teams, support tactical field plans, mentor MSLs, and collaborate across Medical Affairs to support product lifecycle activities.

Lead the U.S. VEOZAH brand, owning P&L, strategy, forecasting, budget, and KPI delivery. Build and coach cross-functional teams, align with global partners, drive marketing and lifecycle plans, ensure compliance, and improve patient access and commercial performance.

Lead U.S. market access strategy across payer, policy, contracting, patient access, and established brands. Manage 120+ associates and a $1B P&L, deliver compliant reimbursement and contracting strategies, optimize gross-to-net, influence healthcare policy, and align cross-functional stakeholders to maximize access, profitability, and long-term portfolio value.

Lead a cross-functional Product Innovation capability to identify, prioritize, and advance high-value pharmaceutical and device innovation opportunities. Translate patient and provider journey insights into product, delivery, dosing, and device strategies; develop executive-level business cases; convene matrixed teams across development, regulatory, commercial, and manufacturing; and drive prioritized initiatives into product development and lifecycle planning with executive visibility.