Specialist, Global E&C Training & Communications at Astellas in Northbrook, Illinois

Job Description:

Specialist, Global E&C Training & Communications

Do you want to be part of an inclusive team that works to develop innovative therapies for patients? Every day, we are driven to develop and deliver innovative and effective new medicines to patients and physicians. If you want to be part of this exciting work, you belong at Astellas!

Astellas Pharma Inc. is a pharmaceutical company conducting business in more than 70 countries around the world. We are committed to turning innovative science into medical solutions that bring value and hope to patients and their families. Keeping our focus on addressing unmet medical needs and conducting our business with ethics and integrity enables us to improve the health of people throughout the world. For more information on Astellas, please visit our website at www.astellas.com.

This position is based in Northbrook, Illinois. Remote work from certain states may be permitted in accordance with Astellas' Responsible Flexibility Guidelines. Candidates interested in remote work are encouraged to apply.

Purpose and Scope:

To enhance the efficient and effective operation of the Ethics & Compliance Program across E&C and Astellas through design, development and deployment of global E&C training and communications.

Essential Job Responsibilities:

• To oversee the authoring and drive the maintenance and continuous improvement of the operating standards for Ethics & Compliance Program training & communication tools which enhance the culture of Integrity across E&C and Astellas.


• To direct and lead projects and training programs to ensure that colleagues are supported to a uniformly high standard with their application and use of training and communication tools and resources.


• To develop and implement analysis techniques that enable training and communications data to generate insights that support business partnering conversations and / or innovation and operational effectiveness gains.


• Development, leadership and management of E&C training and communications developmental training (Technology, Agile, SharePoint).


• Manages contracting process and project development with external learning and communications design and development vendors.


• To oversee and assure the provision of timely and accurate reporting data and business insights from Ethics & Compliance tools and systems to enable the management of the Ethics & Compliance program.


• To identify and implement opportunities to drive the integration of the Ethics & Compliance Program through globalization of Ethics & Compliance resources, systems, programs, and processes.


• To support the Head, E&C Transformation, Training & Communications with the development and deployment of the program through internal and external Business Partners.


• To influence the evolution of the Ethics & Compliance Training & Compliance strategy through external and internal insights of training & communication tools, systems and processes that could enhance the Ethics & Compliance program.