External Partnership Manager

Description
External Partnership Manager

About Astellas
At Astellas we are a progressive health partner, delivering value and outcomes where needed.

We pursue innovative science, focusing 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 External Partnership Manager, you will be responsible for planning, organizing, and coordinating cross-functional marketing and sales/institutional projects with priority centres in order to support strategic plans.

In this role, you will work closely with the Brand Team (BT) and Sales Management, and you will provide product support by collecting and analysing the needs and expectations of healthcare professionals and priority centres related to a product or therapeutic area and by enabling the development and implementation of the product's strategic and tactical plans.

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

• Identify, propose, and lead partnership projects with priority centres and scientific societies, in line with the strategy.
• Ensure technical, administrative, and budgetary management from the design phase through to implementation
• Collect and analyse data and insights from centres, as well as environmental/market data
• Contribute to the development and rollout of initiatives at national, regional, and sector levels
• Support Sales Management in gaining a strong understanding of the regional context and in developing regional and national action plans
• Contribute to stakeholder identification and mapping, and develop an action plan aligned with product strategy and field priorities
• Lead the projects identified within the Product (Brand) Team, ensuring their operational rollout with internal and external stakeholders.

Essential Knowledge & Experience

• Proven project management experience within the pharmaceutical sector.
• Fluent in spoken and written business English and French languages.
• Preferred Knowledge/Experience/Qualifications:
• Strong planning and organizational skills.
• Ability to communicate effectively with a wide range of stakeholders, including direct interaction with Healthcare Professionals (HCPs).
• Previous experience in contract management and processing.

Education/Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent.

Additional Information

• This is a permanent full-time position.
• Location: This position is based in France.
• This position follows our hybrid working model. Role requires a blend of home and a minimum of 2 days per week in our respective local affiliate office in Levallois-Perret. Flexibility may be required to meet business needs. Candidates must be located within a commutable distance of the office.

We Offer

• A challenging and diversified job in an international setting.
• Opportunity and support to continuous development.
• Inspiring work climate.

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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