Japan Program Head (Oncology)

Job Description Summary

-Defines and drives scientifically sound and business driven project strategy. Reviews, manages, proactively challenges, and controls status of projects operations of the programs and budgets; manages schedules and may prepares status reports. Guides and leads the team in achieving the goals of the program including issue identification, resolution and contingency planning. Assesses project issues and develops resolutions to meet productivity, quality, and stakeholders goals and objectives. Develops mechanisms for monitoring project progress and for intervention and problem solving with team members and line managers. Acts as liaison with alliance partners and thought leaders external to the company. Interfaces with stakeholders to ensure requirements are met.

 

Job Description

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead JPT to develop, establish and execute cross-functional program/project strategies, drive innovation, ensure mile-stone inputs (DTP, DDP-J, JDP, SDP-J), regulatory approval, market access and reimbursement in Japan, and maximize the commercial value of assigned project/program

• Establishes short and long range project/program vision and strategy

• Ensures alignment/close collaboration across line functions, and Global functions on strategy and direction

• Represent JPT and/or project/program as the responsible leader on projects/programs to stakeholders including Marketing, Sales, Global teams, and external stakeholders such as ME, Academia, Health Authority, and partner organizations

• Represent JPT in Development and/or Science related roles/events internally and externally such as: Townhall, Advisory Board and Congress as the owner of project/program

• Supervise Japan Program Manager (JPM) and JPT members

• Coach JPT members and ensure that JPT members have the skills and capabilities to enable operational delivery of project/program

• Accountable for JPT members to drive project/program execution according to priority, and contribute to overall GDD-J strategy from early, late phase to post approval phase

• Partner with JPM, J-PM Head, DU Head, Portfolio Management and LF Heads to ensure appropriate allocation of resource and skills at project/program level

• Partner with JPM to provide timely project/program information to Management and Global

• Advocate continuous improvement of quality

• Ensure all activities of JPT members comply with company standards and local regulations

• Quality accountability: Ensure adequate reporting of adverse events/technical complaint/compliance issue in accordance with company procedures and 100% timely delivery of all training requirements including compliance

Essential Requirements:

Education:

Desirable: MD, PhD, Minimum: MSc in Life science or MBA

Languages:

High command of English language to reflect and represent Japan’s interests for assigned projects/programs in Global environment

Experience:

1. Leadership skills with strong strategic thinking, i.e., able to understand how external influence affects strategy and how change of strategy affects tactics

2. > 5-year experience in development and commercialization of pharmaceutical products

3. Thorough knowledge of drug development, portfolio management and/or marketing

4. Strong interpersonal skills and expert team player with demonstrated ability to build collaborative relationship

5. Excellent verbal and written communication skills including networking and alliance building, i.e., able to utilize available assets to develop strategy and find opportunities for collaborations

6. Strong job record meeting personal or team’s goal

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Skills Desired

Adaptive Strategy And Innovation, Clinical Research, Cross-Functional Teams, Drug Development, Financial Management, Interpersonal Communication Skills, Microsoft Project, Npd (New Product Development), Pmi (Project Management Institute), Pmp (Project Management Professional), Program Management, Project Delivery, Project Execution, Project Life Cycle, Project Planning, R&D (Research And Development), Resource Allocation, Risk Management, Senior Management, Stakeholder Management, Time Management Skills, Waterfall Model