Astellas shedding 600-plus jobs as CEO shakes up R&D and sales ops in restructuring

Astellas shedding 600-plus jobs as CEO shakes up R&D and sales ops in restructuring

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As Astellas president and CEO Kenji Yasukawa maps out a strategic plan for the company he’s just recently taken over, he’s also prescribed a round of restructuring with a goal to cut at least 600 employees through an early retirement scheme.