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Job Function:

Medical Affairs Group

Job Sub Function:

Medical Affairs

Job Category:

Scientific/Technology

All Job Posting Locations:

Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan

Job Description:

About Innovative Medicine

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Join us in developing treatments, finding cures, and pioneering the path from lab to life while championing patients every step of the way.

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Job Description

The Disease Strategy Lead / TA will be responsible for developing and executing Medical Affairs strategies for the cardiovascular disease area in Japan. The role will provide strategic medical leadership across development and launch-readiness activities, with a focus on unmet medical needs, evidence generation, scientific engagement, and appropriate use of relevant products. The position will work closely with local, regional, and global Medical Affairs, R&D, Market Access, Business Units, and other relevant functions while maintaining appropriate Medical and Commercial boundaries.

A strong understanding of the cardiovascular disease area, the evolving scientific and treatment landscape, and the Japanese healthcare environment is required. The role will translate external scientific insights and evidence gaps into integrated Medical Affairs priorities and ensure that activities are executed in accordance with applicable laws, regulations, industry codes, and company policies.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the development, alignment, and execution of Medical Affairs strategy and the integrated Medical Affairs plan for the cardiovascular disease area.
• Lead or support the development and implementation of the Integrated Evidence Generation Plan (IEGP), addressing priority evidence gaps and unmet medical and scientific needs.
• Drive Medical Affairs development and launch-readiness activities in collaboration with relevant local, regional, global, and alliance stakeholders, as applicable.
• Lead scientific engagement with external scientific experts and healthcare professionals and translate actionable insights into Medical Affairs strategy and activities.
• Lead or support evidence-generation activities, including company-sponsored and collaborative research, in accordance with governance and compliance requirements.
• Lead or support publication planning and execution, including manuscripts, congress abstracts, posters, and oral presentations.
• Plan and execute advisory boards, scientific meetings, medical education initiatives, and congress-related Medical Affairs activities.
• Monitor the cardiovascular scientific, clinical, and treatment landscape, including emerging evidence, standards of care, and external developments, and communicate implications to relevant internal stakeholders.
• Collaborate with Regional and Global Medical Affairs, R&D, Market Access, Business Units, Regulatory Affairs, and other relevant functions to ensure strategic alignment and effective execution.
• Provide high-quality medical and scientific input to cross-functional discussions while preserving scientific independence and appropriate Medical and Commercial boundaries.
• Manage assigned activities, vendors, timelines, and budgets with appropriate prioritization and operational discipline.
• Ensure that all Medical Affairs activities comply with applicable laws, regulations, industry codes, healthcare compliance requirements, and company policies.

Qualifications

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in medicine, pharmacy, life sciences, or a related scientific discipline is required.
• An advanced scientific or medical degree, such as an MD, PhD, PharmD, or equivalent, is preferred.

Experience and Skills

Required

• At least 5 years of relevant experience in Medical Affairs, clinical development, research, or another scientific role in the pharmaceutical or healthcare industry, or equivalent experience.
• Demonstrated experience developing or executing medical strategy, evidence-generation plans, scientific communication, or launch-readiness activities.
• Strong ability to analyze complex scientific and business information, identify medical priorities, and translate insights into clear strategic actions.
• Ability to lead through influence and collaborate effectively in local, regional, global, alliance, and cross-functional environments.
• Strong written and verbal communication, facilitation, and presentation skills.
• Business-level Japanese and professional working proficiency in English.
• Proficiency in Microsoft PowerPoint, Excel, Word, CRM, and collaborative digital tools, including the effective use of GenAI-enabled tools in accordance with applicable company policies and compliance requirements.

Preferred

• Experience in the cardiovascular disease area or a related therapeutic area.
• Experience in evidence generation, publication planning, scientific engagement, or medical education.
• Experience working with regional or global teams and external scientific experts.

Other

• The position is based in Japan and may require domestic and international travel.
• The role is designed as a senior individual-contributor position. Formal people-management accountability is not inherent unless separately assigned.

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Required Skills:

 

 

Preferred Skills:

Analytical Reasoning, Clinical Research and Regulations, Clinical Trials Operations, Communication, Compliance Management, Consulting, Content Evaluation, Critical Thinking, Developing Others, Digital Culture, Digital Literacy, Healthcare Trends, Medical Affairs, Medical Communications, Medical Compliance, Organizing, Product Strategies, Stakeholder Engagement, Strategic Thinking