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Job Advert Title Business Unit Head, Specialty Medicine, Benelux (Director) Location Belgium, Netherlands Function/Business Area Missing req details TBC Employment Class PermanentDescription
Business Unit Head, Specialty Medicine, BeNeLux (Director)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 a Business Unit Head, you will be responsible for the oversight and creation of 5 year cross-functional strategic plans and P&Ls for all business unit brands and TAs, assuming overall responsibility for the revenue, growth, expenses and profitability of the business unit in the BeNeLux whilst maximising synergies and co-creation with the Ireland Specialty business.
This position will ensure Astellas BeNeLux & Ireland’s short, mid and long-term business success through the development and implementation of brand strategies for all therapeutic areas in the Business Unit in full alignment with the Brands@Center philosophy, leading to sustainable, profitable and competitive positioning and growth of the Company and ultimately to maximum delivery of VALUE to patients in the BeNeLux & Ireland.
Additionally, you will be a leader and a role model in driving full adoption of the Astellas Values & Behaviours, and will apply visionary and inspiring leadership, creating solid impact, trust and togetherness across the organization to ensure the affiliate will be successful in the transition required to deliver on the objectives and purpose of the Core Strategy Plan (CSP) and beyond.
The role reports to the General Manager BeNeLux & Ireland and can be located in either Belgium or Netherlands.
Hybrid Working:
At Astellas we recognise the importance of balancing your work and home life, so we offer a hybrid working solution allowing time to connect with colleagues in person at the office alongside the flexibility to work from home; optimising the most productive work environment for you to succeed and deliver.
Key Responsibilities:
- Developing a clear, well communicated business unit vision and strategy that can be reflected in a focused, lean, energized organization and implemented into tactical plans. Being responsible for building a business unit that will be fully equipped and ready to deliver on the long-term objectives of Core Strategy Plan and on sustainable growth and that will fully adapt to and apply all competencies required for the new ways of working that are expected to be successful.
- Conducting and approving brand strategies for all BU brands and ensuring that brand strategic direction is followed in full alignment with Brands@Center. Assuming responsibility for planning and execution of prelaunch and launch plans for new products in the BU therapeutic areas. Developing and executing key growth sales strategies, tactics and action plans to achieve sales and profit targets. Successful execution of these strategies is required to achieve company financial and annual targets.
- Coaching and empowering Cross-functional Brand Teams to take ownership in spirit of Brands@Center for implementing therapy areas’ brand strategies in order to improve affiliate business performance. Providing leadership and coaching to cross-functional brand and Squad teams. Ensuring the business unit resource/framework is fit-for-purpose, monitoring and identifying requirements and taking action to reallocate resources as required.
- Strengthening and uniting brand teams and customer-facing teams in the unit by creating a winning spirit and developing an excellence-oriented and customer-focused culture, fostering innovation, and building best-in-class teams that fully exploit all market opportunities, internal systems, programs, and tools.
- Leading by example in being at the forefront of communicating and conveying a One Value Delivery and One BeNeLux & Ireland spirit and mentality. Being a member of leadership team of the BeNeLux & Ireland affiliate which is one of the biggest contributors in the Mid-Sized Markets Structure, therewith the role has high visibility within the global Value Delivery.
Essential Knowledge & Experience:
- Extensive experience working in a commercial or medical leadership role in the Pharma sector with strong patient/customer focus, in multi-disciplinary, matrix and global context.
- Comprehensive experience devising/implementing customer engagement models and strategies, achieving exceptional results for brands.
- Proven track record in driving and delivering outcomes and growth. Prior experience of developing KPIs and dashboards, to support sustainable growth and performance.
- Evidenced application of innovative approaches and initiatives to overcome challenges and obtain exceptional results.
- Managing and developing talented individuals into high-performing teams.
Preferred Experience & Qualifications:
- Proven expertise in leveraging innovative and emerging techniques to enhance customer engagement and experience.
Education:
- Educated to degree level or equivalent.
Additional Information:
- This is a permanent full-time position.
- This position is based in Belgium or Netherlands .
- This position follows our hybrid working model. Role requires a blend of home and a minimum of 2 days per week in our local office(s). Flexibility may be required in line with business needs. Candidates must be located within a commutable distance of one of our offices.
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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