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Regulatory Affairs Specialist or Senior Specialist

Job-title: Regulatory Affairs Specialist or Senior Specialist
Location: Tokyo
Specialisation: Medical Devices
Salary: 7.0M ~ 11.0M
Reference: IJB2011683
Job-published: March 24, 2026 16:54

​Work Location , Expected Annual Income :

Tokyo,7.0M ~ 11.0M

About the Company :

Global Oncology Diagnostics Company

Responsibilities :

Position Summary

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

- Responsible for managing and developing regulatory strategies and project workflow including adhering to project timelines and prioritizing deliverables.

- Responsible for creating and delivering documentation and implement effective submission domestically.

- Lead the submission/approval strategy and execute the project in light of PMDA requirements, business needs, reimbursement strategy, system development, etc. together with the relevant teams.

- Execute assessment of product changes to capture any impact to existing or in-process product registrations and letters to file and develop strategies.

- Collaborate and document regulatory activities for clinical studies as needed.

- Responsible in submission activities for new product approvals and maintenance of on- market products, and include lead for pre-submissions, premarket approvals (PMAs), conformity assessments of QMS and reliability submission etc.

- Collaborate closely with affected functions and in project team to ensure alignment of regulatory strategy and input on risk and benefit of potential plans.

- Lead communication with PMDA/MHLW to effectively bring submission/approval within expected timeline.

- Identify risk area, safety issues and potential solutions through planning projects and existing products.

- Strong collaborate cross-functionally and communicate regulatory requirements to project teams.

- Manage in implementing department procedures and regulatory compliance processes.

- Acquire and share current knowledge of applicable regulatory requirements and scientific/technical issues in the geographic and discipline as relevant to assigned projects.

- Effectively strong communicate updates on assigned projects and changes in regulatory landscape to team members and leader.

- Support QA processes and activities

Benefits :

Employment Type: Full time employee (正社員)

Office Location: Central Tokyo, Japan

Working Model: Hybrid, 2-3 days in office with flex time.

Interviews: 3

Budget: Up to 11 Mil (base+bonus)

Welfare and Insurances: Covered

Required Experience / Abilities / Skills :

Qualifications:

- Bachelor’s degree, or higher in biochemistry, life-sciences, engineering, public health, or equivalent

- +5 years of experience of regulatory affairs or clinical research. Preferably 3 years of experience in such as SaMD, IVD, genetic testing, precision medicine, and oncology.

- Familiar with regulatory issues and challenges preferably associated with IVD, CGP, CDx and medical device development.

- Knowledgeable in the aspects of regulatory strategy creation, design control, QMS.

- Experience providing and leading RA feedback to cross-functional project teams, active and successful regulatory guidance, and RA strategies.

- Experience of leading and maintaining product approvals and change control.

- General understanding of genomic/molecular technologies and the impact on outcomes and diagnostic results.

- Professional skill of negotiation to PMDA/MHLW to effectively bring submission/approval within expected timeline.

- Strong organizational skills, excellent oral and written communication skills in both Japanese and English.

- Attention to details, ability to compile data, summarize results and handle multiple tasks to prioritize and schedule work to meet business needs.

- Demonstrated ability to meet timelines, and work across varied functions, cultures, and backgrounds.