About the role
At Astellas, we believe that nurturing exceptional relationships with our employees delivers exceptional business results.
Everyone at Astellas has a responsibility for creating a brighter future for patients around the world. From the first moment, Astellas will inspire you to put this ethos into practice – with a positive, agile company culture and with well-defined ethical principles, values and systems.
Everything we do is led by our company values of integrity, being patient centric, taking ownership, delivering results and communicating openly. These values are essential to Astellas’ relationship with its employees and now is an exciting time to join us as we continue to evolve as a cutting-edge, value driven life sciences innovator.
Purpose and Scope:
Responsible for leading SINMAL Specialty business with P&L accountability, driving sustainable growth and profitability by;
- Drive brand performance and customer-facing excellence, ensuring strong execution through Brand Teams
- Localize and implement annual and mid-term commercial plans, adapting global brand strategies to the Singapore& Malaysia market.
- Ensure launch readiness and successful commercialization of new and pipeline products
- Partner closely with Medical Affairs to align on scientific engagement, evidence generation, and stakeholder strategy.
- Work transversally across functions (Market Access, Medical, Regulatory, Finance, Supply Chain, HR) to deliver integrated execution.
- Ensure execution of commercial capabilities plan, enhancing digital, data, and omnichannel engagement.
- Monitor market, policy, and competitive dynamics and proactively adapt strategies.
- Ensure the highest standards of compliance, ethics, and risk management in all commercial activities.
Required Qualifications:
- University graduates with major in life science related, engineering or business
- Experience leading diverse, cross-functional, and high-performing teams, including talent development and succession planning.
- Proven success in launching innovative therapies.
- People and team leadership experience
- Fluent in spoken and written English
- Outstanding influencing stakeholders capabilities
Preferred Qualifications:
- Minimum 10 years pharmaceutical industry experience, including significant commercial leadership roles
- Experience in Specialty TA
- Good understanding of healthcare landscape, and decision-makers and influencers in both Malaysia and Singapore
Working Environment
- This position is based in Malaysia and will require travel to Singapore
- (OR) At Astellas we recognize 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 optimize 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.
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