Talent Specialist

About Astellas:

At Astellas we 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 minds together, to provide them with world-leading tools and resources and a unique structure that fosters real agility and entrepreneurial spirit.

About This Job:

Working as part of our Global Talent Management Centre of Excellence (CoE), this is a new opportunity for you to utilize and grow your Talent Management/ Performance experience.

You will be responsible for a wide range of administrative activities supporting the CoE in the delivery of a number of new enterprise-wide initiatives as our Global Talent model evolves.

Reporting to the Director Talent, Performance & Change Management, you will support the Director and Regional CoE Leads with a variety of Projects and activities across the function such as organizing key meetings/workshops, supporting company wide communications, training roll outs, and a broad range of other activities.

This role will give you the exposure to new projects and activities within the CoE allowing you to build on your current knowledge and diversify your skillset in Performance/Talent Management across different regions and cultures

Key activities are noted below:

• Supports the team with the co-ordination of training materials, reports, meetings and communications activities
• Supports the global 360 survey process for Vice Presidents and above in addition to processes such as the Global Talent Review, Succession Planning, Development and Career Planning
• Customizes communications/tools, supporting the CoE Partners in the execution of developing strong succession plans and actions.
• Supports the development of tools, methodology and global guidelines to implement and sustain a common global performance management process

Essential Knowledge & Experience:

• Experience of supporting Talent Management/HR practices and/or training.
• Evidence of working in a global matrix organization across different cultures.
• Demonstrated self-motivation with the ability to work independently
• Attention to detail, well organized and able to co-ordinate global requests/activities
• Good understanding of Excel & PowerPoint
• Strong problems solving skills/initiative to achieve successful outcomes
• Fluent in written and verbal business English

Education/Qualifications:

· Bachelor’s degree or HR Qualification

Additional Information:

· This is a permanent full-time position based in the UK

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.

Job Type: Full-time

Work Location: In person