Department Head Operations, International Business AICL

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Job Advert Title Department Head Operations, International Business AICL Location Ireland Function/Business Area Strategy Employment Class Permanent

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Department Head Operations, International Business AICL
About Astellas:
At Astellas we are making treatments that matter to people.
We are tackling the toughest health challenges putting the patient at the heart of every move we make.
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 have developed ground-breaking, innovative medicines in immunology, oncology and urology. Our medicines are extending and saving the lives of cancer patients, making transplantation possible and improving the quality of life for those living with conditions where needs are often overlooked.
We take a patient-focused approach, that allows us to convert brilliant early science into treatments and solutions that directly improve and save patients’ lives.
From lab to clinic to patient, we focus on the most promising science, empower the best talent to pursue it, and develop life-changing solutions alongside the best partners.
The Opportunity:
As the Department Head of Operations, International Business (IB) at AICL, your primary responsibility is to manage the day-to-day operations of AICL’s Intellectual Property (IP) Business across various products and territories worldwide. This includes overseeing Ex-factory sales flows, transfer pricing, sales and marketing, R&D costs, and royalty payments.
In your role as a strategic business partner, you work closely with the Head of IB to build and maintain strong relationships with key stakeholders involved in AICL’s IP products and territories—both within Astellas and with external third parties.
Hybrid Working:
At Astellas we recognise the importance of balancing your work and home life. This role offers a remote working solution so you can optimise the most productive work environment for you to succeed and deliver.
Responsibilities:

• Strategic Leadership: Partners with Head, IB to drive departmental strategy and IP portfolio growth; co-represents IB at stakeholder and board meetings.
• Governance & Representation: Presents IB updates and decisions to the AICL BoD and IB Executive Management (EM); Manages the AICL IB EM meeting and ensures alignment with Astellas corporate governance and legal policies.
• Stakeholder Engagement: Builds strong global relationships with Franchise/Brand Directors, Finance, Asset Maximisation Teams, and external partners to stay embedded in IP-related decisions.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Works with commercial, development, supply chain, and tax teams to align IB activities with broader business objectives.
• Tax & Transfer Pricing: Supports global tax and Transfer Pricing strategy; manages annual Transfer Price setting and ensures alignment with OECD BEPS and Astellas Global Tax Model.
• Financial Oversight: Manages ex-factory sales, S&M and R&D recharges, and approves sales price adjustments (SPACs), stock provisions, and credit notes.
• Operational Management: