Lead, Scientific Knowledge

Description

Lead, Scientific Knowledge & Information

About Astellas

At Astellas, experience is coupled energised with a relentless challenger spirit.

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 are unusual in our ability to combine the experience, expertise and resources of an established company with the agility, flexibility and tenacity of a start-up. Relentless curiosity and a hunger for discovery flows throughout our entire organisation.

We harness the latest technology and insights from big data with our research expertise to create powerful solutions that could transform the way doctors and nurses treat and care for their patients. We are accelerating product development, driving operational efficiencies and gaining a better understanding of the needs of patients and their healthcare providers.

We partner and collaborate with academic research institutes and biotechnology companies who share our passion for bringing breakthrough discoveries to patients.

The Opportunity

As a Scientific Knowledge & Information Lead at Astellas Pharma, you will play a pivotal role in providing essential information and knowledge management services that drive the success of our key products and functional areas in health, medicine, and the pharmaceutical industry. You will engage with diverse global business units throughout the entire product life cycle from discovery and development to commercialization and post-marketing—delivering tailored information solutions that meet the unique needs of our stakeholders.

In this role, you will not only be the primary contact for specific customer groups but also a trusted advisor, leveraging your expertise to build strong relationships and understand their information priorities. Your contributions will be integral to enhancing our library services and ensuring that our clients have access to the best resources available.

Hybrid Working

At Astellas, we recognize the importance of balancing your work and home life. This role offers aremote working solution so you can optimize the most productive work environment for you to succeed and deliver.

Key Activities For This Role

• Act as the primary library contact for specific customer groups or products, sharing knowledge of content resources and library services while anticipating and resolving information priorities.
• Consult with targeted customers to assess and understand their information and knowledge needs, creating tailored solutions to address priority business challenges.
• Conduct in-depth literature research to provide accurate, timely, and cost-effective information, including systematic literature reviews and curated content on the Library Portal.
• Develop and deliver customer-focused training sessions, providing instruction in both one-on-one and group settings to enhance the use of library resources.
• Promote library services and resources to all internal clients, measuring and improving the uptake of key resources and training materials.

Essential Knowledge & Experience

Preferred Experience

Education

Additional Information

Astellas' Global Capability Centres – Overview

Astellas' Global Capability Centre's (GCCs) are strategically located sites that give Astellas the ability to access talent across various functions in the value chain and to co-locate core capabilities that are currently dispersed. Our three GCCs are located in India, Poland and Mexico.

The GCCs will enhance our operational efficiency, resilience and innovation potential, enabling a timely response to changing business demands.

Our GCCs are an integral part of Astellas, guided by our shared values and behaviors and are critical enablers of the company's strategic priorities, sustainable growth, and commitment to turn innovative science into VALUE for patients.

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.