Executive Director, Reporting & Insights

Astellas Pharma Inc.; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading pharmaceutical company is seeking an Executive Director of Reporting and Insights to shape data-driven strategies that enhance patient care. This pivotal role involves leading a global team to generate actionable insights and improve healthcare innovation, ensuring alignment with business goals. Ideal candidates will possess extensive industry experience, strong leadership skills, and a commitment to patient-centricity, working in a hybrid model that balances remote and office work.

Qualifications

• Relevant experience from the Pharmaceutical industry.
• Extensive team management and understanding digital technologies.
• Strong experience in data governance and stewardship.

Responsibilities

• Lead a diverse global team, optimizing performance and delivery.
• Manage R&D tracking and reporting processes for effective resource planning.
• Oversee evaluation and implementation of standards in digital system management.

Skills

Leadership

Digital Transformation

Data Governance

Collaboration

Communication

Education

MBA or equivalent advanced degree

University degree

Tools

Veeva

Planisware

SAS

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02.06.2025

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Description Executive Director, Reporting and Insights About Astellas: At Astellas we are a progressive health partner, delivering value and outcomes where needed. We pursue innovative science, focussing initially on the areas of greatest potential and then developing solutions where patient need is high, often in rare or under-served disease areas and in life-threatening or life-limiting diseases and conditions. We work directly with patients, doctors and health care professionals on the front line to ensure patient and clinical needs are guiding our development activities at every stage. 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. We work closely with regulatory authorities and payers to find new ways to ensure access to new therapies. We deliver the latest insights and real-world evidence to inform the best decisions for patients and their care-givers, to ensure the medicines we develop continue to provide meaningful outcomes. Beyond medicines, we support our stakeholder communities to drive initiatives that improve awareness, education, access and ultimately standards of care. The Opportunity: As the Executive Director of Reporting and Insights at Astellas Pharma, you will play a pivotal role in shaping our data-driven strategies that enhance patient care and drive innovation in healthcare. You will lead a global team, ensuring that our reporting and insights are not only accurate but also actionable, enabling us to meet the unmet medical needs of patients worldwide. Your contributions will directly impact our ability to deliver groundbreaking therapies and improve lives globally. Hybrid Working: At Astellas, we recognize the importance of balancing your work and home life. This role offers a remote working solution so you can optimize the most productive work environment for you to succeed and deliver. Key Responsibilities:

Strong leadership skills, with the ability to motivate, mentor, and develop a diverse team across multiple locations, with a focus on optimizing structure, performance, and delivery in line with business goals ensuring resources are deployed efficiently and individuals are positioned for success.

Lead the R&D tracking and reporting processes, generating insights that ensure effective resource planning and study performance.

Ensure our technology ecosystem supports new modalities and therapeutic areas as business opportunities arise.

Improve development timelines by implementing strategic initiatives that eliminate delays and enhance efficiency.

Provide oversight for the evaluation and implementation of standards for excellence in digital system management.

Manage platforms and tools for content management and data integration to drive user enablement and execution.

Essential Knowledge & Experience:

Relevant experience from with Pharmaceutical industry.

Extensive team management across multiple locations, including recognising and utilising skill sets appropriately to best meet business needs and management of senior leaders.

Extensive experience in R&D roles within a pharmaceutical organization.

Proven leadership capabilities in digital transformation and operational execution.

Extensive understanding of digital technologies and their application in R D.

Strong experience in data governance and stewardship across diverse data types.

Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with a track record of building effective relationships across divisions.

Preferred Experience:

MBA or equivalent advanced degree.

Familiarity with tools such as Veeva, Planisware, and SAS.

Experience managing budgets and demonstrating project ROI.

Education:

University degree (MBA preferred) or equivalent experience.

Additional Information:

This is a permanent, full-time position.

This position is based in United Kingdom.

This position follows our hybrid working model. Roles requires a blend of home and minimum 1 day per quarter in our Addlestone office. Flexibility may be required in line with business need.

We are an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.#LI-Addlestone#LI-Hybrid#LI-MO1