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:
Your role serves as the strategic communications lead for global brand and Therapeutic Area (TA) Communications, partnering with business teams to develop and execute impactful, data-driven strategies that enhance brand positioning, stakeholder trust and market engagement.
Hybrid Working:
At Astellas we recognise 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 optimise 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.
Key Responsibilities:
- Serving as the primary contact for global brand teams and the Commercial Communications network, ensuring alignment and execution of brand communication strategies.
- Leading the co-creation of insight-driven strategies in key markets by combining business understanding with scientific and data expertise.
- Planning and delivering these strategies through relevant content, while collaborating closely with stakeholders across five priority markets.
- Engaging the global communications network to support consistent rollout and execution
- Measuring the impact of communication efforts to strengthen future strategies and improve business outcomes.
- Developing brand narratives and message maps to support media engagement at global, regional, and local levels.
- Leading media training for brand spokespeople and identifying strategic media opportunities to position the brand and executives as thought leaders.
- Monitoring global media to identify and assess emerging issues that could affect stakeholder trust or reputation.
- Providing strategic communication guidance to global brand teams and the wider communications network.
- Leading communication responses and planning around brand-related issues in collaboration with cross-functional partners.
Essential Knowledge & Experience:
- Extensive experience in pharmaceutical or healthcare communications, with a solid grasp of industry dynamics.
- Deep understanding of regulatory frameworks, compliance standards, and communication best practices.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to clearly explain complex scientific topics.
- Skilled at managing multiple projects in fast-paced environments, maintaining strong attention to detail.
- Comfortable working across global, matrixed teams and navigating cross-functional collaboration.
Preferred Experience:
- Executing global and multi-market brand communication strategies within healthcare/pharma.
- Aligning communications with commercial goals in regulated environments, backed by strong business acumen.
- Coordinating cross-functional, cross-cultural stakeholders across time zones.
- Simplifying complex scientific data into clear, engaging, and compliant messaging.
- Developing high-impact strategies that boost brand awareness and stakeholder engagement.
- Using analytics to measure and refine communication effectiveness.
- Collaborating with global teams and external partners to ensure inclusive, compliant messaging.
- Building strong, trust-based relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
- Managing complex projects in fast-paced, matrixed environments.
- Driving timely, aligned execution across global, regional, and local teams.
Education:
- Bachelor’s or advanced degree in communications, life sciences, business, or equivalent.
Additional information:
- This is a permanent, full-time position.
- Position is based in the United Kingdom.
- This position follows our hybrid working model. Role requires a blend of home and a minimum of 1 day per quarter in our local office. Flexibility may be required in line with business needs. Candidates must be located within a commutable distance of the office.
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.
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