Astellas Canada – Digital Product Designer
At Astellas, we strive to become a cutting-edge, value-driven life science innovator. This means working at the forefront of healthcare change to turn innovative science into VALUE for patients.
What sets us apart is our focus on patients, our pioneering innovation, our collaborative culture, and the passion of our talented people.
Making a positive impact on patients’ lives is the purpose behind everything we do. At Astellas, we are relentless in our pursuit of scientific progress and in tackling unmet medical needs, demonstrated by our legacy in oncology, overactive bladder and transplant and our impressive pipeline in women's health, blindness and regeneration, genetic regulation, immuno-oncology, mitochondria and targeted protein degradation.
About Us
We are a global pharmaceutical company headquartered in Japan, with a team of more than 14,000 managing operations in approximately 70 countries around the world. We are in the Top 30 global biopharma company based on global revenues and are predicted to be one of the Top 10 Cancer Drug Makers of 2024 by Fierce Pharma.
In Canada, we are growing to meet the exciting opportunities realized by our legacy brands and rich pipeline of innovative treatments.
We are looking for candidates who will thrive in our entrepreneurial and empowering environment where talent and leadership flourish. Do your values align with our Astellas Way - patient focus, ownership, results, openness, and integrity? Then we would love to hear from you.
From the first day in role, everyone at Astellas has a responsibility for creating a brighter future for patients around the world. We nurture exceptional relationships with our employees to allow them to thrive, foster innovation, and deliver exceptional business results. We work to create a culture where our people feel empowered to pursue brave ideas and ambitious outcomes, to have the confidence to be accountable for a higher standard of performance and embody a competitive and solutions-oriented mindset.
Our expertise, science and technology make us a pharma company. Our open and diverse culture is what makes us uniquely Astellas.
Astellas Pharma Canada (APCA) is currently searching for a Digital Product Designer (US / UI).
Description :
The Digital Product Management & Human Centric Design team is looking for a talented and experienced Digital Product Designer (UI / UX) to join our team and contribute to the creation of user-friendly, aesthetically pleasing, functional, digital and data products, principally supporting our HealthX hub in development and delivery of patient focused, digital healthcare solutions, but also supporting enterprise solutions.
As a Digital Product Designer (UI / UX), you will excel at working to the highest standards of digital product delivery and help build and develop a world class digital design team. You will work hands-on to deliver high quality outputs whilst also bringing experienced insight into opportunities and strategic direction.
As a Digital Product Designer (UI / UX), it is expected that you have well-honed design skills and a talent for leading teams through design projects. As a Digital Product Designer (UI / UX), you will be expected to be able to work cross functionally, solving design challenges while inspiring others through your work and collaboration.
As a Digital Product Designer (UI / UX), you will be responsible for creating human-centric designs for digital products, such as websites, mobile apps, and software interfaces. You will collaborate closely with Product Managers, Software Development Teams, Product Strategists, Patient Centric researchers, Brand Teams, internal customers and business stakeholders to create class leading, intuitive, and engaging designs that meet stakeholder needs and align with our business goals.
Essential Job Duties :
This role is expected to work flexibly, as job responsibilities will evolve as the skill base is established and grows and scope is refined. The role is expected to be able to adapt based on evolving findings and learning and work according to the overall direction of the Head, Product Management & HealthX. Some of the expected core responsibilities are outlined below.