Medical Affairs Manager

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 to 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 Hong Kong. At Astellas we recognize the importance of work/life balance. 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.Key Roles & Responsibilities:Keep abreast of the development of the field, work closely with Head of Medical Affairs, HK & Macau, and Regional therapeutic area Medical DirectorsContribute to regional medical affairs projects and new initiativesDevelop and track professional relationships with key external experts (KEEs) and healthcare professionals (HCPs)Provides proactive and timely disease/products training and scientific input to internal functionsProvides fair and balanced medical information to HCPs and value decision makers in response to unsolicited requests; engage in scientific discussion and provide training to HCPs, healthcare organizations and investigators as requestedContribute to the development of non-promotional medical materialsExecute medical plans and gain further insight for Medical Affairs strategiesServes as a scientific resource at key conferences, advisory boards and expert meetingsPartner with all related internal and external parties to identify the unmet medical needs, and to develop and implement tactical medical plans under aligned strategiesSupport company sponsored clinical trials; Facilitate external funding request such as Investigator Sponsored Research, Sponsorship for Education

Qualifications

Master or above in Pharmacy/Life Science/MSc3 years or above local medical affairs experience, oncology experience is an advantageStrong scientific analytical and problem-solving skills, strategic capabilities, project management, planning and organizational skills with excellent communication, writing, and presentation skills.Knowledge and strong understanding of and ability to comply with applicable industry regulationsAct with high level of ethics and complianceFluent in spoken/written English and CantoneseOutstanding interpersonal and networking skills