Head of Izervay

Do you want to be part of an inclusive team that works to develop innovative therapies for patients? Every day, we are driven to develop and deliver innovative and effective new medicines to patients and physicians.

If you want to be part of this exciting work, you belong at Astellas!

Astellas Pharma Inc. is a pharmaceutical company conducting business in more than 70 countries around the world. We are committed to turning innovative science into medical solutions that bring value and hope to patients and their families.

Keeping our focus on addressing unmet medical needs and conducting our business with ethics and integrity enables us to improve the health of people throughout the world.

For more information on Astellas, please visit our website at www.astellas.com .

This position is based in Northbrook, Illinois. Hybrid work from certain states may be permitted in accordance with Astellas’ Responsible Flexibility Guidelines.

Candidates interested in hybrid work are encouraged to apply.

Purpose :

Leadership role at Local Brand Team supporting in a Co-Lead model in Brand at the Center (one Commercial, one Medical). Drives an empowered and cross-functional team focused on maximizing brand performance which is shared purpose of Local Izervay Team.

Essential Job Responsibilities :

Responsible for maximizing Local Izervay performance :

• Own the development and implementation of the Growth Strategy and annual plans for the Izervay in close collaboration with Local Brand Team members and other stakeholders.
• Set Brand Objectives and KPIs for entire Local Brand Team. Objectives consists of common Brand Objectives which should be shared with all the core Brand Team members, and individual operational Objectives which directly support ultimate Brand Objectives.

Brand Lead will be accountable for the entire Objectives and KPIs setting.

• Lead progress on KPIs and course-correctionin an agile way based on environment changes,etc.
• Responsible for performance evaluation on core Izervay Brand Team members, in cooperation with Functional Report Line Managers.
• Align with Global Brand Strategy planning in cocreation market by being a part of Global Brand Strategy planning.

Responsible for building agile Local Izervay Team culture by embedding 5 Behavioral Principles :

• Outcome over Task Orientation
• Enterprise Thinking over Functional Thinking
• Act with Urgency over Waiting
• Pursue Bold Ideas over the Status Quo
• People Driven Transformation over Process Driven Change Management

Responsible for managing Local Izervay Team budget

• Propose and oversee budget for the Izervay
• Execute on approved budget for Brand Team, including any budget allocation changes within Brand Team (as long as they are within the Guardrails)
• Izervay Brand Head Accountable for Local Brand Team P&L

Responsible for Local Izervay Team performance

• Role model the transversal, cocreational and collaborative working model, sharing best practice across the business, to sustainably grow the team’s effectiveness.
• Responsible for performance evaluation on core Brand Team members, in cooperation with Functional Report line Managers
• Create the environment to provide frequent feedbacks within Brand Team members.
16 days ago