Senior Manager Medical Education Excellence
About Astellas
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Delivering meaningful differences for patients is our driving force. We all have a significant opportunity to make that difference, working locally in the areas we know best, whilst drawing inspiration from the different insights and expertise we have access to globally and from our innovative, external partners.
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Our ethos is underpinned by the Astellas Way, comprising five core values: patient focus; ownership; results; openness and integrity.
We are proud to offer an inclusive and respectful working environment that fosters collaboration and ownership.
Our aspiration is to bring the best brains together, to provide them with world-leading tools and resources and a unique structure that fosters real agility and entrepreneurial spirit.
About This Job
As a Senior Manager Medical Education Excellence, your role involves being a strategic partner, working closely with key stakeholders such as Medical Affairs, Commercial, Legal, Ethics, and Compliance. Your primary goal is to ensure that medical education tools, systems, and processes align with the organization's needs while adhering to industry standards and regulations.
You'll need to identify innovative tools and technologies for medical education and find ways to enhance efficiency and performance metrics. Drawing upon your expertise in medical education best practices, policies, and procedures, you'll ensure that management systems meet both regional and global requirements outlined by Astellas SOPs (Standard Operating Procedures). Collaboration is key; you'll work across the Medical Education group within Medical Communications to achieve departmental objectives and support MA (Medical Affairs) Governance requirements.
Additionally, you'll oversee data quality governance of medical education management systems and foster effective collaboration within Medical Affairs and across various functions like Commercial, Legal, IT, and Ethics and Compliance.
At Astellas, we recognise that our employees enjoy having a balance between their professional and home lives. We are proud of our hybrid approach which empowers you to have flexibility on whether to work from home or in the office.
You will be part of an inclusive team that works to develop innovative therapies for patients.
Key Activities for this role:
- Establishes functional excellence for Medical Education activities at all levels of the organization, with a focus on driving innovation.
- Leads implementation of industry knowledge and interpretation of new requirements to anticipate impact to stakeholders relating to Medical Education SOPs and/or Policies and related systems.
- In partnership with the Senior Director, Medical Education and Process & Standards Excellence, creates/updates global medical education processes and policy to ensure IME and MA-initiated medical education meet the needs of the organization in a manner consistent with best practices according to industry standards and legal/regulatory agencies.
- Develops training materials and provide training on medical education-related best practices and issues across the organization, including MA regions/affiliates and vendors.
- Partners and supports Medical Education Leads to ensure that central symposium content is available and easily accessible via GAMMA for MA (Medical Affairs) Regions/Affiliates.
- Responsible for data quality governance for GAMMA, CMP (Chemical Manufacturing Procedure) submission tool and CMP tracker; perform compliance monitoring/reporting for educational programs.
Essential Knowledge & Experience:
- Extensive experience in the healthcare industry, preferably in a medical education facing role.
- Demonstrated ability to manage multiple projects and competing priorities.
- Strong experience and proficiency working with medical education tools and/or management systems (e.g., grant portals, Veeva).
- Ability to meet tight deadlines that may require a flexible work schedule.
Preferred Knowledge & Experience:
- Understanding of legal/regulatory/compliance requirements and guidelines with respect to medical education activities within the pharmaceutical industry
- Experience working across multiple cultures and countries/regions.
Educations/Qualifications:
- Health Care Professional Degree or equivalent.
Additional Information:
- Type of role full time permanent.
- Location UK (Addlestone).
- This position follows our hybrid working model. The role requires a blend of home and minimum 2 days per month in our UK office. Flexibility may be required in line with business needs. Candidates must be located within a commutable distance of the office.
What We Offer:
- A challenging and diversified job.
- Opportunity and support for continuous development.
- Inspiring work climate.
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.