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Job Description

Medical Affairs Operations Lead - Canada

Astellas Pharma Canada is currently searching for a  Medical Affairs Operations Lead  reporting to the Affiliate Head of Medical Affairs - Canada. This is a head office position located in Markham, Ontario.

Description

The  Medical Affairs Operations Lead  leads the operational efforts to drive annual and longer-term medical planning, and execution of Medical Affairs (MA) activities and deliverables. This position strongly contributes to the establishment of an operational framework / infrastructure to ensure adequate oversight of the execution of MA activities including tactical planning, Grants, Investigator Sponsored Research. In addition, this role provides both communication tools and management tools that meet the needs of the MA function and the stakeholders. This role ensures efficient collaboration between Regional and the Affiliate Medical Affairs.

Essential Job Duties

Medical Operations Leadership

• Determine the operational plan for the execution of the affiliate annual plan to facilitate that deliverables and objectives are met, according to timelines, budget and quality standards.
• Operating within the MA Governance create a local framework for decision making and infrastructure to monitor execution status i.e., sets-up a process for monitoring progress and organizes how that is implemented locally (what / how, who are the local decision makers for change, when (timelines and touch points) and appropriate communication channels).
• Operational and strategic contributor to affiliate MA organization and MA leadership.
• Identify risk to the planned execution of MA activities and escalate to MA leadership, where necessary. Collaborate with medical teams to develop risk mitigation plans and establish corrective measures.
• Provide subject matter expertise and advice to affiliate MA teams on Governance and Processes relating to execution of MA activities.
• Prepare and present project updates, as required.
• Contribute to the execution and delivery of special projects or initiatives as required, i.e., process improvement and project taskforces.

Budget Management

Medical Planning

Metrics & Reporting

Investigator Sponsored Research

Process & Training

Matrix Working

Requirements

Required Qualifications

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 :  .

No telephone inquiries, in-person applications, or agencies please. While we appreciate all applications, only candidates under consideration will be contacted.