Medical Director, Medical Affairs Unit, Japan Medical Office / ジャパンメディカルオフィス, メディカルアフェアーズユニット, Medical Director

Description

ACCOUNTABILITIES)

• Lead the design product-related overall strategy of Japan Medical Affairs plan (MAP), integrating Japan environment needs and medical voice of customer (patients, providers), in collaboration with relevant internal stakeholders such as Medical Research Excellence (MRE) and GMO teams and ensure alignment with global brands
• Develop medical brand narrative to ensure product value is understood and specific disease area is managed to address unmet medical need
• Design study concept of required evidence generation activities to meet MAP objectives
• Take initiative at defining evidence generation work needed for products discussed at the JMO Medical Matrix Team (MMT) when serving as a back-up
• Act as back-up to the Medical Scientific Information physicians to review and approve educational and sales materials for medical and scientific accuracy of MAU Head and Product Strategy Team (PST, when serving as a back-up to Scientific Director (SD)).
• Lead the Medical Product Launch Hub to drive alignment across the MAU team, provide supervision and collaborate with cross-functional and cross-department stakeholders of the specific disease areas during launch and ensure optimization of medical launch plans and meet desired objectives
• Represent JMO MAU in product-related committees such as Global Project Teams (GPT) or Global Medical Strategy Teams (GMST), as well as in the pipeline / pre-launch sub-GPT committees in Japan (JDT)
• Support the MAU Head to analyze competitive intelligence (i.e. Healthcare environment impacting the Therapeutic Area (TA), healthcare system, competitors, regulatory requirements within and outside of Japan, clinical development plan, life cycle management, insights from Medical Engagement or other matrix teams), and incorporate those in the strategies and plans
• Serve as subject-matter expert involving evaluation of proposed IISRs and the application to JMO Research & Education Grants, in collaboration with relevant internal stakeholders such as MRE team
• Recommend scientifically appropriate measures for health outcomes research (planned by JPBU Reimbursement Group) over the lifecycle of the medicine(s) to meet Japan reimbursement needs.
• Scientifically engage external communities throughout the product life cycle to advance scientific and medical understanding of assigned products including the appropriate development and product use, management of disease and patient care
• Design TA-specific post-authorization value dossier with internal stakeholders (i.e. MRE, Market Access and Public Affairs teams)
• Partner with relevant stakeholders to ensure delivery of all assigned medical activities to support life cycle management while ensuring integrity of scientific content
• Apply sound medical monitoring / governance for all MAU-related medical activities
• Lead the development of scientific skills of internal audience (JMO department staff and commercial functions as necessary) on the relevant product and disease expertise
• Act as back-up to the Medical Scientific Information physicians to review and approve educational and sales materials for medical and scientific accuracy

Application Requirements

Education＞

Medical Degree （M.D.）

Work Experience＞

Skills and Qualifications＞

Leadership / Ownership / Decision making / Visioning / Communication

Project Management, Study planning, CRA / PMS monitoring, Data Management, biostatistics, Medical Writing, Regulatory affairs

Language＞

Excellent English skills

Others＞

3 days / week, or at least 2 / 3 of a month, for those who can work in an office.

The kind of person we are looking for

Those who are recognized by others as having strengths in leadership, listening, nurturing, and support.

Job Satisfaction

Skills and experience acquired in this position

What Takeda can offer you :

Allowances : Commutation, Housing, Overtime Work etc.

Salary Increase : Annually

Bonus Payment : Twice a year

Working Hours : Headquarters (Osaka / Tokyo) 9 : 00-17 : 30, Production Sites (Osaka / Yamaguchi) 8 : 00-16 : 45, (Narita) 8 : 45-17 : 15, Research Site (Kanagawa) 9 : 00-17 : 45

Holidays : Saturdays, Sundays, National Holidays, May Day, Year-End Holidays etc. (approx. 123 days in a year)

Paid Leaves : Annual Paid Leave, Special Paid Leave, Sick Leave, Family Support Leave, Maternity Leave, Childcare Leave, Family Nursing Leave.

Flexible Work Styles : Flextime, Telework

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Takeda Compensation and Benefits Summary :

Allowances : Commutation, Housing, Overtime Work etc.

Salary Increase : Annually, Bonus Payment : Twice a year

Working Hours : Headquarters (Osaka / Tokyo) 9 : 00-17 : 30, Production Sites (Osaka / Yamaguchi) 8 : 00-16 : 45, (Narita) 8 : 30-17 : 15, Research Site (Kanagawa) 9 : 00-17 : 45

Holidays : Saturdays, Sundays, National Holidays, May Day, Year-End Holidays etc. (approx. 123 days in a year)

Paid Leaves : Annual Paid Leave, Special Paid Leave, Sick Leave, Family Support Leave, Maternity Leave, Childcare Leave, Family Nursing Leave.

Flexible Work Styles : Flextime, Telework

Benefits : Social Insurance, Retirement and Corporate Pension, Employee Stock Ownership Program, etc.

Important Notice concerning working conditions :

It is possible the job scope may change at the company’s discretion.

It is possible the department and workplace may change at the company’s discretion.

Locations

Tokyo, Japan

Worker Type

Employee

Worker Sub-Type

Regular

Time Type

Full time