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.
Purpose of the Role
Accountable for the APAC P&L and for developing and executing the APAC commercial strategy and mid-term plan. This role leads the business across a diverse and highly dynamic region, including full affiliates in countries such as Australia, India, and Southeast Asia, as well as select partner markets. As a member of the International Markets Leadership Team (IMLT), the role contributes to shaping and delivering the overall INT-C divisional strategy. The position is responsible for driving performance, managing operational risks, and fostering talent development across the region.
What you will do includes:
- Lead the creation and execution of the annual APAC business plan and mid-term roadmap, in close partnership with country GMs and business stakeholders, navigating the complexity of multiple markets with diverse regulatory, cultural, and economic landscapes.
- Ensure the annual delivery of the APAC P&L and Balanced Scorecard. Monitor country-level performance and operating models to secure delivery of financial and non-financial goals. Provide strategic guidance to GMs on resource reallocation and corrective actions when significant risks or opportunities arise.
- The APAC region represents a significant and growing part of the International Markets business, with projected aggressive revenues, the region is expected to deliver strong performance. The Head of APAC will oversee approximately 350 employees in the Commercial organization and around 480 employees in total across the region.
- Drive timely, cross-functional support from global and regional matrix teams to enable operational excellence, capability building, and strategic execution across the APAC region.
- Lead the APAC cross-functional regional leadership team, aligning stakeholders across markets and functions. Foster a high-performance culture by developing affiliate capabilities, coaching commercial leaders, and strengthening the talent pipeline.
- Promote an inclusive and engaging workplace culture that supports sustainable employee engagement, retention, and continuous development.
- Actively contribute to the IMLT, shaping divisional strategy, policies, and culture and championing Astellas Values and Behaviors across the APAC region.
- Ensure full compliance with internal policies and external legal, regulatory, and ethical standards, coordinating closely with GMs and functional partners (Legal, Regulatory, Medical, HR, Compliance, PV, QA, etc.).
- Where applicable, assume legal and fiduciary board responsibilities for entities within the region
Required Qualifications
- Degree level education (MBA useful)
- Pharmaceutical industry experience and geographical knowledge and experience across the APAC countries
- GM experience
- Proven ability, track record and experience to effectively lead and motivate teams.
- Proven expertise and understanding of key business issues and drivers within Pharma industry.
Working Environment
- This position is based in Singapore and will require on-site work.
- (OR) At Astellas we recognize the importance of work/life balance, and we are proud to offer a hybrid working solution allowing time to connect with colleagues at the office with the flexibility to also work from home. 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.
