[MA] Vaccine Medical Affairs Lead

<p><b>VAC MA lead</b><b>　Job　description</b></p><p></p><p><b>1. Position Overview</b></p><ul><li><b>Title</b>: Senior Director, Vaccines Medical Affairs Lead, Japan</li><li><b>Department</b>: Medical Affairs (Vaccines)</li><li><b>Location</b>: Tokyo (Domestic and international travel required)</li><li><b>Reporting Line</b>: Country Medical Director, Japan</li><li><b>Mission</b>: Provide scientific leadership for the vaccine business in Japan. Develop and execute medical strategies—including launch, label expansion, and gap-filling—based on scientific integrity, patient value, and ethical/legal compliance.</li><li>Team Leadership: Lead approximately 20 Vaccine MA members, including first-line managers. Foster team development and cultivate scientific leaders capable of identifying unmet medical needs, planning and executing medical strategies, and generating clinical evidence.</li><li>This role requires proactive leadership to drive cross-functional initiatives, ensure scientific excellence, and foster a high-performing team culture that delivers measurable impact in the dynamic vaccine and infectious disease landscape.</li></ul><p><b>2. Key Responsibilities</b></p><p>The person in this role is expected to lead strategic planning and execution across the responsibilities outlined below, and to take full accountability for the outcomes.</p><p><b>A. Medical Strategy &amp; Roadmap</b></p><ul><li>Develop annual Medical Affairs Plans (MAPs) aligned with Japan’s infectious disease epidemiology, NIP (National Immunization Program), local implementation, and decision-making processes.</li><li>Lead launch preparation and execution for new products, indications, and technologies (e.g., mRNA), defining success criteria across evidence, education, policy, and implementation.</li><li>Identify unmet medical needs and healthcare disparities via advisory boards; create and drive action plans to address data gaps.</li><li>Lead unbiased scientific communication, HCP education seminars, data generation initiatives, and development of scientific materials.</li><li>Contribute to lifecycle planning for both inline and pipeline vaccines, implementing local medical strategies and clinical plans.</li></ul><p><b>B. Evidence Generation (RWE/Phase IV/Investigator-Initiated Studies)</b></p><ul><li>Design Japan Evidence Plans covering epidemiology, outcomes, and implementation science. Conduct collaborative studies in compliance with clinical research law, ethical guidelines, GCP/GPSP/GVP.</li><li>Utilize databases (JMDC/MDV/NDB) and regional cohorts to visualize effectiveness, safety, and real-world implementation.</li><li>Oversee publication and conference presentation plans, ensuring transparency and COI management.</li><li>Support investigator-initiated studies and medical grants per internal policy.</li><li>Maintain high scientific standards across all internal and external activities to promote appropriate, effective, and safe vaccine use.</li></ul><p></p><p><b>C. External Engagement (KOLs, Societies, Policy)</b></p><ul><li>Map KOLs and next-generation leaders; strengthen scientific presence in societies such as the Japanese Society of Infectious Diseases, Pediatrics, Vaccinology, and Public Health.</li><li>Plan and manage advisory boards (objective setting, consensus building, insight utilization, documentation, COI/honorarium management).</li><li>Lead scientific dialogue with public institutions (MHLW, PMDA, NIID), ensuring transparency and avoiding corporate bias.</li><li>Build non-promotional relationships to establish long-term, trust-based collaborations.</li><li>Respond to Unsolicited Medical Requests (UMRs) with high-quality, unbiased information and share insights internally.</li><li>Continuously gather and integrate the latest medical/pharmaceutical knowledge to strengthen portfolio-related information infrastructure.</li><li>Apply insights with a patient-centric approach, embedding health literacy and cultural sensitivity into materials and communications.</li></ul><p></p><p><b>D. Regulatory Affairs, Safety, and Appropriate Use</b></p><ul><li>Contribute to PMDA consultations and post-marketing activities (e.g., usage surveys)</li><li>Provide clinical perspectives on label updates and risk minimization plans (RMP); collaborate with PV on safety signal evaluations.</li><li>Ensure team compliance with safety reporting regulations and internal policies; plan and complete necessary training.</li></ul><p></p><p><b>E. Scientific Communication / MLR / Internal Collaboration</b></p><ul><li>Oversee scientific platforms (core slides, FAQs, educational materials, digital assets); lead MLR review and ensure compliance with JPMA code and Pharmaceutical Affairs Law.</li><li>Operate One-Voice strategy with Medical affairs scientist to ensure scientific consistency and insight sharing.</li><li>Support brand planning by providing medical/scientific advice to marketing teams.</li><li>Lead scientific input for academic meetings and medicaleducation programs with societies and related organizations.</li><li>Promote conduct and POJ (Principles of Operation in Japan) compliance in external Medical Affairs activities, clarifying promotional/non-promotional boundaries.</li></ul><p></p><p><b>F. Organization, Talent, and Budget</b></p><ul><li>Design and manage the Vaccines MA organization, including hiring, capability development, and succession planning.</li><li>Develop and manage annual budgets</li><li>Foster a culture of DE&amp;I and psychological safety.</li><li>Lead people management through appropriate assignments, coaching, evaluations, and constructive feedback; drive change leadership in the dynamic vaccine/infectious disease space.</li><li>Demonstrate leadership through collaboration with colleagues, internal stakeholders, and external customers to align with shared vision and strategy.</li></ul><p></p><p><b>G. As Needed</b></p><ul><li>Support clinical development programs and regulatory authority interactions.</li><li>Provide internal and external medical/scientific advice to ensure appropriate vaccine use.</li><li>Contribute to business development.</li><li>Support medical response to supply issues, including rapid communication with societies and authorities.</li></ul><p></p><p><b>3. Qualifications Required</b></p><ul><li>Advanced degree (MD, PharmD, PhD); 10&#43; years of Medical Affairs experience in vaccines/infectious diseases, including 7&#43; years of people leadership.</li><li>Proven track record in national-level strategy development and execution for new product launches/indication expansions.</li><li>Experience in scientific dialogue with PMDA, MHLW, municipalities, and academic societies (presentations, chairing, committee participation).</li><li>Practical understanding of Pharmaceutical Affairs Law, GCP, GPSP, GVP, Clinical Research Law, Personal Information Protection Law, JPMA Code.</li><li>Deep expertise in vaccine-related Medical Affairs.</li><li>Leadership: Inspire, develop, and lead teams in dynamic environments with scientific excellence.</li><li>Communication and relationship-building skills across internal and external stakeholders.</li><li>Compliance: Promote appropriate use through understanding of industry regulations.</li><li>Learning agility: Ability to quickly self-learn necessary medical/scientific knowledge.</li></ul><p></p><p><b>Preferred</b></p><ul><li>Knowledge of RWE, epidemiology, implementation science; experience in designing and managing observational studies.</li><li>Extensive experience in MLR review, digital asset oversight, and advisory board planning.</li><li>Participation in government/society working groups and involvement in white papers/recommendations.</li><li>Academic publishing experience (scientific papers, conference presentations).</li><li>Project management experience handling multiple concurrent projects.</li><li></li></ul><p><b>Language</b></p><ul><li>Ability to read and converse in English (advanced business level)</li><li></li></ul><p><b>4. Competencies</b></p><ul><li>Strategic thinking (integration of science, policy, and implementation); influence (drive decisions through science).</li><li>Collaboration (value creation with Commercial, Market Access, Regulatory, PV, Clinical).</li><li>Compliance &amp; ethics; data literacy (RWE/statistics/epidemiology); talent development; change leadership.</li><li>Change management: Lead transformation in evolving vaccine/infectious disease environments.</li><li>Customer insight utilization: Reflect HCP/society/policy insights in strategy to enhance decision quality.</li></ul><p></p>&nbsp;<br>&nbsp;<br><p style="text-align:inherit"></p><p style="text-align:left"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>Pfizer is an equal opportunity employer and complies with all applicable equal employment opportunity legislation in each jurisdiction in which it operates.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align:inherit"></p><p style="text-align:inherit"></p>Medical<p></p><p></p>