Astellas Pharma Inc.

Lead, Therapeutic Area Specialty, Women's Health

About Astellas:

At Astellas we can offer an inspiring place to work and a chance to make your mark in doing good for others.

Our expertise, science and technology make us a pharma company. Our open and progressive culture is what makes us Astellas. It’s a culture of doing good for others and contributing to a sustainable society.

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.

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.

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.

The Opportunity:

This is a newly created role within our new Business unit of Women’s health. Your role will be as a trusted advisor for scientific exchange. You will be working in an autonomous position that requires you to be an experienced MSL and to liaise with Key opinion leaders and customers across your territory as well as support with all Medical Advisor duties. This position is a hybrid Medical Advisor/MSL role.

Your position will be field-based in the state of Melbourne, Victoria in Australia.

In this role, you will:

• Engage in scientific exchange about your knowledge in this product and therapeutic area.
• Initiate discussions regarding evolving trends in disease state management.
• Be 60% customer facing (field-based) and 40% office based.
• Provide strategic medical and scientific expertise in support of affiliate Medical Affairs (MA) deliverables and cross-functional activities.

Essential Knowledge & Experience:

• Previous experience as a Medical Science Liaison within the pharmaceutical space.
• Knowledge within the women’s health therapeutic area, Endocrinology or relevant specialties.
• Excellent presentation skills; fully fluent in written and verbal business English.

Preferred Knowledge & Experience:

• Understanding of the drug development process as well as commercialization
• Preferrable good understanding of the dynamics of a large corporate environment; comfortable with matrix reporting lines.
• PhD or MD (but not essential).

Education:

• Master’s degree in science, business or equivalent.

Additional information:

• This is a permanent, full-time position.
• Applicants must be based in Australia and have full working rights in Australia.
• This position is field based in Melbourne, Australia, and 65% travel is expected in line with your role.
• Candidates must be located within the state of Melbourne, Victoria.

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.