Therapeutic Area Lead Specialty Turkey

Description

Therapeutic Area Lead Specialty Turkey

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:

The Therapy Area Lead, Speciality vacancy is located in Istanbul, Türkiye within Medical Department. The team consists of the Medical Affairs Head, 6 Medical Managers, and the Department Assistant. In this individual contributor position, as a pivotal team member, you’ll lead the implementation of medical strategy in designated therapeutic areas at Astellas, ensuring alignment with global plans and local needs. With a deep understanding of the therapeutic landscape, you’ll engage external stakeholders, collaborate internally for study execution, and work closely with commercial teams. 

Your role extends to partnering with HEOR and Market Access, contributing to local access strategies, planning HEOR projects, and providing medical education. Compliance with policies and regulations is paramount as you execute field medical activities by engaging key external experts.

Key Activities:

• Lead the implementation of medical strategy for women’s health, fostering partnerships and ensuring alignment with global plans and local needs.
• Demonstrate a deep understanding of the therapeutic area, engage with external stakeholders, and contribute to the advancement of Astellas products.
• Collaborate with internal teams for study execution, regulatory affairs, and post-approval studies. Work closely with commercial teams to align in promotional activities.
• Partner with HEOR and Market Access for local access strategies, plan HEOR projects, and provide medical education. Develop non-promotional materials for fair and balanced communication.
• Ensure compliance with policies and regulations. Execute field medical activities by engaging with key external experts aligned with therapeutic area strategies.

Essential Knowledge & Experience:

• Strong experience in pharmaceutical industry
• Solid Medical Affairs experience ideally with product launch experience
• Fully fluent in written and verbal business Turkish & English

Preferred Knowledge & Experience

• Women’s health area related experience is preferred

Educations/Qualifications

• Doctoral degree (MD, PhD in health-related science), PharmD or equivalent

Additional information:

• This is a permanent full-time position
• Position is based in Istanbul, Turkey
• 20-30% travel, including overnight travel is involved.
• This position follows our hybrid working model. Role requires a flexible blend of work from Istanbul office & home. In line with the role requirements approximately 50% field visits and activities are expected. Flexibility may be required in line with business need. Candidates must be located within a commutable distance of the office.

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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