At Astellas, we believe that nurturing exceptional relationships with our employees delivers exceptional business results.
Everyone at Astellas has a responsibility for creating a brighter future for patients around the world. From the first moment, Astellas will inspire you to put this ethos into practice with a positive, agile company culture and with well-defined ethical principles, values, and systems.
Everything we do is led by our company values of integrity, being patient centric, taking ownership, delivering results, and communicating openly. These values are essential to Astellas relationship with its employees and now is an exciting time to join us as we continue to evolve as a cutting-edge, value driven life sciences innovator.
Responsibilities and Accountabilities:
The Ethics & Compliance (E & C) Affiliate Business Partner will serve as the senior compliance officer for the affiliate and provide or oversee the provision of Compliance support related to protecting and advancing the compliance and risk-mitigation interests of Astellas in Astellas India (AID), and will be responsible for:
- building and overseeing, the Compliance Department in AID.
- implementing Astellas Global or Regional policies, risk mitigation and compliance initiatives locally in AID.
- providing and/or overseeing the provision of timely and effective Compliance services in AID.
Required Qualifications:
- 7+ years experience in a legal or compliance department.
- Prior legal and/or compliance department experience at the affiliate level in a multinational pharmaceutical company and demonstrated knowledge of industry legal/compliance issues.
- Excellent leadership skills and demonstrated ability to work effectively with senior leadership throughout the organization and on a global basis.
- Excellent organizational skills and demonstrated leadership and analytical skills, strong strategic focus, and a demonstrated record of cross-functional collaboration. Demonstrated ability to exercise independent judgment and effectively collaborate with multiple functional units and clients at the senior level.
- Excellent oral and written communication, presentation, teaching, and coaching skills. Ability to effectively communicate compliance issues verbally and in writing in a clear and understandable manner. Demonstrated ability to inspire trust and confidence through effective communication and interpersonal skills.
- Demonstrated ability to be proactive, exercise independent judgment and manage multiple projects simultaneously. Demonstrated ability to focus on critical priorities with little or no supervision. Strong work ethic and ability to produce high quality work under deadline pressures.
- Ability to work effectively in a collaborative global environment.
- Fluency in English.
- Availability to travel domestically and internationally.
Preferred Qualifications:
- A law degree from an accredited university.
- Prior experience serving in a compliance position in the pharmaceutical industry.
