Rx Pod Lead

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.

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.

**Purpose**:
The Rx Pod Lead holds a strategically core position in Digital Health within Astellas, responsible for growing and overseeing multiple value teams under the HealthX hub. This role involves leading and managing these teams, steering the Pod’s strategic and tactical goals, and ensuring alignment with the aspirations of the HealthX leadership team. Essential duties include coordinating value teams, developing and implementing roadmaps, coaching team captains, guiding backlog grooming, leading Pod management standups and retrospectives, consolidating value team statuses at the Pod level, and working closely with the hub leadership team.

This individual will have a strong background in Digital Health product development and significant experience in Digital Product Management. Digital Health expertise will ground the individual in the HealthX hub, but their knowledge and experience as a Digital Product Manager will enable them to strategically input to the development of the Digital Product Management chapter within the CDTO Office.

This is an exciting opportunity to be at the forefront of digital health at Astellas. To be successful in the role the individual will need to work closely with the Head of HealthX and the Digital Health Strategy Lead, champion and develop growing interest in Digital Health across Astellas pharmaceutical teams (early pipeline and strategic brands), balance priorities, manage internal and external resources, and help develop world class digital health products for the Rx business.

**Essential Job Responsibilities**:
This role is expected to work flexibly, as job responsibilities will evolve as the hub and pod are established, grow 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 of HealthX. Some of the expected core responsibilities are outlined below.

**Rx Pod Lead - HealthX / Digital Product Manager**

As a member of the HealthX management team, help establish, develop, and grow the HealthX hub as the home of Digital Health product design and development in Astellas.

Support development and delivery of the overall strategy for Rx focused Digital Health in Astellas.

Help develop the ‘Digital Health playbook’ (innovation and development framework) for within Astellas.

Engage with strategic brands and early asset teams to integrate Digital Health product opportunities into brand strategies, tactics, and operational plans. Manage demand for support and engagement with HealthX Rx Pod and support talent pipeline activities to deliver against these demands and the wider HealthX strategy.

Support definition of objectives and key results for the Pod including budget tracking and planning.

Set-up, lead, and guide Value Teams and team captains, assisting in the planning and execution of tasks.

Where appropriate and necessary, act as Value Team Captain for a team(s) within the Rx Pod. As a digital product manager, define and own the product strategy and roadmap, manage the end-to-end product lifecycle from ideation and prototy