Chapter Lead, Brand Insights - US

Brand Insights - US Chapter Lead

The Brand Insights - US Chapter Lead plays a pivotal role in delivering high-quality insights to support decision-making at Astellas. Reporting to the Insights Practice Lead within the Customer Engagement Excellence (CEE) team, this position is responsible for building and leading a team of technical experts, ensuring capability development, and fostering a collaborative, positive team environment.

Operating within an Agile model, the Chapter Lead acts as a "player-coach"both managing resources and contributing directly to Value Teams and Pods across the organization. Pods and Value Teams will be established and evolve in line with business during defined planning cycles. These teams may focus on brands, pipeline assets, or strategic initiatives, and the Chapter Lead ensures their needs are met through effective resourcing, action planning, and cross-functional collaboration.

Key responsibilities include:

• Developing team capabilities through coaching, mentoring, and onboarding new talent
• Managing resource allocation and supporting professional growth within the Chapter
• Representing the Insights Practice as a subject matter expert and contributing to Pods and Value Teams as needed
• Driving continuous improvement, best practice sharing, and innovation in methodologies and ways of working
• Overseeing vendor projects and ensuring alignment with organizational objectives

The Chapter lead is responsible for developing the capabilities and skillsets of their teams, providing coaching and mentoring, managing team resource capacity, supporting the learning and career development of their Chapter team, managing the teams' compliance with standards and leading practices, continuous improvement and shared learning.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in science, engineering, mathematics, decision science, or analytics
• Minimum of 10 years of experience in forecasting, market research, competitive intelligence, and/or decision sciences role at a pharmaceutical company, or a consultancy focused on the biopharmaceutical industry
• Demonstrated experience building, managing, training teams around a specific area of SME expertise such as marketing research, forecasting, analytics, or decision sciences
• Understanding of the role of Insights function within broader enterprise strategy
• Demonstrated ability to develop talent and foster a culture of continuous learning and improvement
• Previous experience working with cross-functional teams across multiple brands/TAs
• Strong stakeholder management skills with the ability to influence at the executive level
• Exceptional people leadership, mentorship, and coaching skills

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master's degree in Statistics or Economics
• Pharmaceutical Industry Experience in global mid-cap/large-cap company

Location and Working Environment:

This position is based in Northbrook, Illinois. Remote work from anywhere in the US is available.

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.

What awaits you at Astellas?

• Global collaboration: Become part of a connected global business of like-minded life science leaders, all dedicated to improving patients' lives worldwide. Real-world patient impact: Contribute to transformative therapies that reach patients around the world, knowing your work makes a difference every day.
• Relentless Innovation: Join a company at the forefront of scientific breakthroughs, where you'll have the opportunity to shape the future of healthcare.
• A Culture of Growth: Chart your own course within a supportive environment that values your contributions, champions your development, and empowers you to pursue your passions.

Our Organizational Values and Behaviors:

Values: Innovation, Integrity and Impact sit at the heart of what we do.

Behaviors: We come together as 'One Astellas', working with courage and a sense of urgency. We are outcome focused and consistently take accountability for our personal contribution.

Salary Range: $189,259 - $270,370 (Final compensation will be determined based on a variety of factors, including but not limited to skills, experience and organizational equity considerations)

Benefits:

• Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance
• Generous Paid Time Off options, including Vacation and Sick time, plus national holidays including year-end shut down
• 401(k) match and annual company contribution
• Company paid life insurance
• Annual Corporate Bonus and Quarterly Sales Incentive for eligible positions
• Long Term Incentive Plan for eligible positions
• Company fleet vehicle for eligible positions
• Referral bonus program