Japan Program Head (Oncology)

Summary• JPH leads all aspects of assigned projects/programs and Japan Program Teams (JPTs)

to deliver new innovative, best-in-class medicine to patients in Japan

• JPH is responsible for advancing the entire program in an entrepreneurial and agile

approach, to develop cross-functional strategies, obtain regulatory approvals, ensure

patient, and market access, and maximize commercial value.

• JPH assumes the overall accountability for quality, time, cost, proactive risk management,

and compliance of projects in Japan

• JPH represents assigned project/program internally and externally in Japan.

Job Description

• 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

Education (minimum/desirable):

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 / Professional Requirement:

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 DesiredBehavioral Economics, Business Administration, Business Management, Clinical Research, Clinical Trials, Cross-Functional Teams Collaboration, Drug Development, Efficiency, Innovative Forward Thinking, Life Science, Microsoft Project, Microsoft SharePoint, Operations, Pmi (Project Management Institute), Pmp (Project Management Professional), Program Management, Project Documentation And Presentation, Project Implementations, Project Planning, Stakeholder Management, Waterfall Model

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