Transformation Change Lead

As the Change Transformation Lead, you will ensure change management practices and application while also providing necessary professional resources and support in the execution of various transformation and change programs. Your role is critical for ensuring comprehensive change management is utilized across the scope and scale of Astellas' digital transformation, including the transition to agile operating principles and the implementation of the Brands at the Center model. You will partner directly with projects and program team members, integrating to lead and/or support their change program including communications, timelines, and other necessary steps. By leveraging best practices and expertise in change management, the successful Transformation Lead will be able to seamlessly plan, deliver, and integrate change programs that drive high adoption and implementation results across multiple programs. Hybrid Working: At Astellas we recognise the importance of balancing your work and home life, so we offer a hybrid working solution allowing time to connect with colleagues in person at the office alongside the flexibility to work from home; optimising the most productive work environment for you to succeed and deliver. Key activities for this role:

• Accountable to consult, prepare, and execute actionable deliverables for the core change management plan for the different initiatives/capabilities.
• Accountable to deliver new initiatives and technologies consistently in a highly organized and impactful change management approach.
• Accountable to define, in partnership with the project leads, for the ultimate adoption program by providing in-depth change management expertise and direction.
• Deliver a transformation strategy to drive engagement and adoption.
• Responsible for defining and measuring success metrics, monitoring change process, identifying adoption measurement metrics, reporting to the project team and adjusting if necessary.
• Responsible for implementing rigorous tracking tools to monitor project evolution and adoption, updating leadership and stakeholders regarding progress.
  
  Extensive experience within pharmaceuticals, healthcare, and/or multinational corporations with global operations and local footprint, with a mixture of local affiliate and above-country experience.
• Solid experience in change management, communication, and adoption (including rollout and execution of change activities)
• Experience leading project-based initiatives and managing multiple initiatives at once with varying levels of complexity and maturity.
• Significant commercial business experience ideally including customer engagement and omnichannel strategy.
• Communication and presentation skills including the ability to influence and manage senior leaders and other key stakeholders.
• Demonstrated ability to develop and maintain effective collaborative relationships with team members, management, and internal/external partners.
• Must have conversational and business English.
Preferred Experience:
• Significant digital transformation and adoption experience.
• Experience with pharma industry content forums, innovations including Generative AI, or other content-rich experiences including franchise content operations.
• Multiple experiences across geographies within cross-continent organization (e.g., Americas, Europe and Japan).
Education:
• Bachelor's degree and experience in change management and driving adoption or equivalent.
  
  Transformation Change Lead
About Astellas: At Astellas we can offer an inspiring place to work and a chance to make your mark in doing good for others. Our expertise, science and technology make us a pharma company. Our open and progressive culture is what makes us Astellas. It's a culture of doing good for others and contributing to a sustainable society. Delivering meaningful differences for patients is our driving force. We all have a significant opportunity to make that difference, working locally in the areas we know best, whilst drawing inspiration from the different insights and expertise we have access to globally and from our innovative, external partners. 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. Our ethos is underpinned by the Astellas Way, comprising five core values: patient focus; ownership; results; openness and integrity. We are proud to offer an inclusive and respectful working environment that fosters collaboration and ownership. Our aspiration is to bring the best brains together, to provide them with world-leading tools and resources and a unique structure that fosters real agility and entrepreneurial spirit. The Opportunity