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Job Advert Title Customer & Field Project Manager Oncology Location Belgium Function/Business Area Marketing & Communications Employment Class PermanentDescription
Customer & Field Project Manager OncologyAbout 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 the Customer & Field Project Manager Oncology, you will champion the orchestration of client engagements, establish robust partnerships, and drive the elevation of market presence and brand performance through high-value customer engagement. As a core member of the Brand Team, you will contribute to the customer value strategy and business objectives. Acting as a strategic partner at the country level, you will align external stakeholder needs with internal resources. By doing so, you will drive the adoption and utilization of our pharmaceutical therapy in the field of gastric cancer and hematology, ensuring optimal patient outcomes and market penetration.
Hybrid Working:
At Astellas we recognise that our employees enjoy having 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.
Responsibilities:
- Develop and execute network plans for gastric cancer, drive brand adoption among HCPs, and provide valuable market insights to internal teams. Build and maintain strong relationships with stakeholders, decision-makers, and key influencers.
- Identify future trends, patient needs, and healthcare system challenges to design innovative solutions that improve adoption and access to Astellas products. Accelerate positive behavior change in collaboration with HCPs and stakeholders.
- Gather insights on customer preferences, coordinate seamless interactions across multiple channels, and optimize engagement strategies to enhance customer experience and brand adoption.
- Develop and implement tailored launch strategies per account/network, ensuring readiness and timely patient access through structured planning and milestone tracking.
- Contribute to market analysis, targeting, and segmentation while supporting brand strategy development. Align with internal stakeholders across marketing, medical, and market access teams to drive brand success.
- Ensure adherence to Astellas’ policies, ethical guidelines, and regulatory standards in all engagements with HCPs and healthcare organizations. Promote a strong compliance culture within the business.
Essential Knowledge & Experience:
- French native speaking and fluent English.
- Extensive field experience in Gastric Cancer (or at least in oncology).
- Experience of project management or willing/capability to evolve to a project management position.
- Ability to work in full autonomy.
- Experience or open to Omni-channel communication strategy and execution.
Preferred Experience:
- Commercial and entrepreneurial acumen with strong customer focus.
- In multi-disciplinary, matrix and cross-cultural settings.
- Understanding of how to interpret data (market, financial etc.) and leverage insights generated, to build a strategic view of the account and its environment and convert that content into account strategy.
- Delivering to stretch KPIs (Key Performance Indicators), to sustainably grow the business and maintain performance
- Accountable to maintain growth of market share in respective region for respective products/ brands.
- Provides a seamless experience across digital, remote, and in-person channels.
Education:
- Academic degree or equivalent.
Additional information:
- This is a permanent, full-time position
- This position is based in Belgium.
- This position follows our hybrid working model. Role requires a blend field (70%) and working in our Vilvoorde office (30%). Flexibility may be required in line with business need.
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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