Agile Coach in Markham, Ontario

At Astellas, we strive to become a cutting-edge, value-driven life science innovator. This means working at the forefront of healthcare change to turn innovative science into VALUE for patients.

What sets us apart is our focus on patients, our pioneering innovation, our collaborative culture, and the passion of our talented people.

Making a positive impact on patients’ lives is the purpose behind everything we do. At Astellas, we are relentless in our pursuit of scientific progress and in tackling unmet medical needs, demonstrated by our legacy in oncology, overactive bladder and transplant and our impressive pipeline in women’s health, blindness and regeneration, genetic regulation, immuno-oncology, mitochondria and targeted protein degradation.

About Us:

We are a global pharmaceutical company headquartered in Japan, with a team of more than 14,000 managing operations in approximately 70 countries around the world. We are in the Top 30 global biopharma company based on global revenues and are predicted to be one of the Top 10 Cancer Drug Makers of 2024 by Fierce Pharma.

In Canada, we are growing to meet the exciting opportunities realized by our legacy brands and rich pipeline of innovative treatments.

We are looking for candidates who will thrive in our entrepreneurial and empowering environment where talent and leadership flourish. Do your values align with our Astellas Way – patient focus, ownership, results, openness and integrity? Then we would love to hear from you.

From the first day in role, everyone at Astellas has a responsibility for creating a brighter future for patients around the world. We nurture exceptional relationships with our employees to allow them to thrive, foster innovation, and deliver exceptional business results. We work to create a culture where our people feel empowered to pursue brave ideas and ambitious outcomes, to have the confidence to be accountable for a higher standard of performance and embody a competitive and solutions-oriented mindset.

Our expertise, science and technology make us a pharma company. Our open and diverse culture is what makes us uniquely Astellas.

Astellas Pharma Canada (APCA) is currently searching for an Agile Coach.

Description:

As a critical member of our Global Digital organization, this role will drive the transition to full adoption of our agile methodology, from the top down across our DigitalX organization. As an Agile Coach you will facilitate learning and development among employees through individual and team coaching. In doing this you will play a key role in long-term strategy across the business, helping our teams deliver better products in a faster, more efficient manner.

Essential Job Duties:

• Work with cross functional agile teams to drive the adoption of agile best practices

• Guide teams to stay on track with agile techniques, fine-tuning their approach to ensure overall strategy is met

• Lead agile workshops and ceremonies

• Support teams in determining resource allocations to maintain agile practices and ensure smooth project delivery.

• Continuously improve our agile framework and provide guidance to value teams around tools & execution methodologies

• Design and lead agile training with the aim of driving adoption throughout DigitalX and key stakeholders

• Coach senior managers in agile practices to ensure adoption of best practices from the top down

• Communicate and promote agile principles, and overall operating model, across the organization

• Champion the use of metrics and other objective measures by teams.

• Promote a culture of continuous improvement, setting goals and milestones

• Alongside their primary responsibilities as an agile coach, this role will also have the opportunity to be involved in other capabilities, according to their agreed development plan. Potential capability areas include: Digital Strategy, Agile Portfolio Management, Tech Partnerships and Product Management

Required Qualifications:

• Minimum of 8 years demonstrated relevant experience

• Five or more years of experience as an Agile Coach

• Proficiency in using Scrum, Kanban, and the Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe)

• Track record of implementing agile techniques in different work cultures and environments

• Experience in customizing and deploying an Agile framework based on the organization structure and needs

Working Environment:

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.

Additional Information:

Astellas Pharma Canada welcomes and encourages applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the hiring process.

Astellas Pharma Canada requires full Vaccination against COVID-19 as a condition of employment. Reasonable accommodation to this policy may be granted for a valid accommodation request under human rights legislation.

No telephone inquiries, in-person applications, or agencies please. While we appreciate all applications, only candidates under consideration will be contacted.

Category EnableX

Astellas is committed to equality of opportunity in all aspects of employment.

EOE including Disability/Protected Veterans