Lead Global Marketing, Strategic Brand Marketing Specialties

Astellas Pharma Inc.; United Kingdom; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading pharmaceutical company in the UK is seeking a Lead Global Marketing, Strategic Brand Marketing Specialties. The role involves developing global marketing strategies and working collaboratively with affiliates. Key qualities include strong customer focus and experience in campaign development. This is a permanent, full-time position offering hybrid work arrangements.

Benefits

Opportunity for continuous development

Inspiring work climate

Challenging and diversified job

Qualifications

• Pharma sector experience with strong customer focus in multi-disciplinary settings.
• Strong sales and marketing experience in an affiliate.
• Proven compliance expertise to understand industry laws.

Responsibilities

• Lead the co-creation of Healthcare Professionals' strategies and tactics.
• Drive brand tactics implementation with affiliates and ensure adherence.
• Generate deep customer insights reflected in brand plans.

Skills

Customer focus

Campaign development

Organizational skills

Collaboration skills

Compliance expertise

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

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12.08.2025

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26.09.2025

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Description Lead Global Marketing, Strategic Brand Marketing SpecialtiesAbout 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: As a Lead Global Marketing for Strategic Brand Marketing (SBM) Specialties, you are a key contributor to developing global marketing strategies and tactics. In this role, you also drive the execution of tactics at the global level while supporting and mentoring affiliates to localize and implement globally aligned strategies and tactics. You will be part of an inclusive team that works to develop innovative therapies for patients. 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:

Lead the co-creation of Healthcare Professionals' (HCP) strategies, messaging, campaigns, and tactics in collaboration with Affiliates and Cross-functional Subject Matter Experts.

Act as a key brand expert, driving brand tactics implementation with affiliates, ensuring adherence to the operational brand plan and global brand strategy, maximizing market share and revenue growth across the region, and using the wide and full range of channels needed.

Manage the relationship with key regional experts to develop insights and services through effective engagement with key stakeholders in close collaboration with medical professionals.

Work closely with the Global Capability Area teams, and country brand managers to generate deep customer insights that are patient-focused and reflected in the developed brand plans. Prepare status updates of HCP tactics to share with affiliate, regional, and global stakeholders.

Partner with the Omni-Channel Strategy team to build and deploy an effective digital engagement strategy for the brand that is fit for purpose across all affiliates.

Review and provide feedback on affiliate-level operational plans, highlighting potential deviations from the global strategy.

Essential Knowledge & Experience:

Pharma sector experience with strong customer focus in multi-disciplinary, matrix, and cross-cultural settings.

Strong sales and marketing experience in an affiliate.

Track record of leading campaign development with excellent organizational and collaboration skills

Proven compliance expertise to understand and comply with industry laws and relevant regulations.

Demonstrable examples of developing, coaching, and enabling high-performance teams and proactively promoting best practices and knowledge sharing.

Education/Qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent.

Additional Information:

This is a permanent, full-time position.

Position is based in Addlestone, UK.

This position follows our hybrid working model. Role requires a blend of home and a minimum of 2 days per month in our UK office. Flexibility may be required in line with business needs. Candidates must be located within a commutable distance of the office.

What We Offer:

A challenging and diversified job in an international setting.

Opportunity and support for continuous development.

Inspiring work climate.

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.