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About Astellas:
At Astellas we can offer an inspiring place to work and a chance to make your mark in
doing good for others.
Our expertise, science and technology make us a pharma company. Our open and
progressive culture is what makes us Astellas. It’s a culture of doing good for others and
contributing to a sustainable society.
Delivering meaningful differences for patients is our driving force. We all have a
significant opportunity to make that difference, working locally in the areas we know
best, whilst drawing inspiration from the different insights and expertise we have access
to globally and from our innovative, external partners.
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.
Our ethos is underpinned by the Astellas Way, comprising five core values: patient
focus; ownership; results; openness and integrity.
We are proud to offer an inclusive and respectful working environment that fosters
collaboration and ownership.
Our aspiration is to bring the best brains together, to provide them with world-leading
tools and resources and a unique structure that fosters real agility and entrepreneurial
spirit.
About This Job:
Reporting to the Executive Director, HRBP Established Markets, Commercial (UK), as
an HR Business Partner, you will be the strategic consultant to advise and enable the
affiliate management teams in UK & Canada and the Commercial Strategy & Operations
team (UK). The focus from a human-capital perspective is to achieve the Organization’s
long-term strategic goals within the commercial division.
As such you will partner with your stakeholders to deliver the regional business score
card (inc of people objectives) and drive strategic projects from HQ, for example,
succession planning, organization design, strategic workforce planning and drive
transformation from an HR and advisory perspective.
Essential Job Duties
Accountable for design of our global HR strategy and translating to each function
geography and partnering globally with wider HR for successful implementation.
Working with all teams to provide thought leadership around strategic imperatives
and performance to respective business areas
Co-creation with division heads on developing their strategic direction for the
market or function by bringing outside-in perspective with an enterprise-wide
mindset
Accountable for collaborating with CoEs to ensure policies and frameworks align
with organisational strategy and market or functional requirements utilizing
business acumen and market or functional complexity knowledge
Accountable for designing strategic workforce planning initiatives across the
market or function, ensuring sufficient pipeline strength and diversity to meet future
business needs, that deliver a ROI
Accountable for growing capabilities by developing initiatives and plans to increase
collaboration, workforce engagement, leadership effectiveness and workforce
productivity across own team and the broader Astellas employee base
Accountable for championing a future focused approach by thinking strategically
and anticipating new opportunities, as well as understanding external market
trends to drive successful organisational transformation
Essential Knowledge & Experience:
Undergraduate or Master’s degree with HR professional qualification
Extensive experience in a combination of HR or senior business management roles
within a pharmaceutical company
Proven experience of high-level strategic thinker and adaptation into tangible results
in an international environment
Strong experience in providing advisory around organisational and cultural
development initiatives and succession planning
Business fluency in English
Additional information
This position might require some travel activities
Permanent role
Location is London, UK or Toronto, Canada
Additional Information
Astellas Pharma Canada welcomes and encourages applications from people with
disabilities. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all
aspects of the hiring process.
Astellas Pharma Canada requires full Vaccination against COVID-19 as a condition of
employment. Reasonable accommodation to this policy may be granted for a valid
accommodation request under human rights legislation. An individual is considered to be
“fully vaccinated” two weeks or more after the receipt of the second dose in a two-dose
Vaccine or one dose of a single-dose Vaccine, or if the individual is otherwise considered to
be Fully Vaccinated by the government of the province in which they are employed. If
booster shots are required by a relevant Canadian public health authority (with requirements
varying potentially based on the Vaccine), “fully vaccinated” should be interpreted to mean
fully compliant with any such recommendations within a reasonable amount of time-based on
the accessibility and availability of the booster shots.
Application Procedure
If your skills and experience match our needs, please email your resume to:
[email protected]
No telephone inquiries, in-person applications, or agencies please. While we appreciate
all applications, only candidates under consideration will be contacted.
