Disease Communications Manager

Publication date 2024/12/13

Work Location , Expected Annual Income :

Tokyo,8.0M ～ 12.0M

About the Company :

Global American Pharmaceutical Company

Responsibilities :

Responsibilities:
- Develop and deploy robust, innovative strategies to increase awareness of the disease areas in which our business operates and to support helping more people in Japan access our medicines.

- Proactively identify opportunities to deploy various communication and public affairs techniques and strategies to improve patient access.

- Deeply understand the business strategy and where our function can have the greatest impact for patients.

- Lead creative campaigns that communicate compelling stories about our upcoming innovations to the medical professional community and other appropriate stakeholders.

- Build the long-term reputation of our company as a leader in the Solid Tumor space.

- Represent and champion the business unit with external stakeholders, including media.

- Develop and build strong relationships with key patient groups, social media influencers and other important third-party advocates.

- Partner closely with the other CPA professionals in Japan to collaboratively draw on their expertise, identify areas of commonality to have greater impact, and share best practices.

- Develop key performance metrics and measurement tools, approaches, and systems to drive insights and performance.

- Manage and lead a network of external partners, such as public relations agencies, to deliver results for our business.

- Closely oversee budgets to ensure optimum resourcing for success.

- Develop systems and process to ensure strong and appropriate compliance across all elements of our work.

- Deeply understand the sentiment and perspectives of team members at all levels across the business unit, to develop insight led approaches to drive enhanced engagement.

- Execute select, focused efforts to address opportunities to build a more engaged business unit team

- Drive outcomes by bringing a measurement focused approach to organizational communication, incorporating relevant metrics that are indicators of employee engagement.

- Lead change management within the business unit to ensure smooth transition to and enthusiastic uptake of a business culture which embraces our culture.

- Provide strategic communication counsel, insights and guidance to the Vice President and head of business unit Japan and the business unit leadership team

- Showcase a deep understanding of the relevant disease areas, the science and the strategy to provide broad, relevant counsel to our business leaders.

- Represent the Communication & Public Affairs function directly on the business unit Leadership Team and actively guide their conversations and deliberations on topics concerning our reputation and positioning both in the market and internally.

- Counsel our leaders on change management as we prepare our organization to lead our industry in a new era of medicine.

- Support key enterprise engagements when occasionally required

- Serve as an active and engaged member of the Asia Pacific. Communication & Public Affairs Team ? building a strong function across the region.

- Deliver key regional capability building and best practice sharing initiatives.

- Represent Asia Pacific at global forums and on global projects as required.

Benefits :

Employment Type: Full-Time Employee
Work Location: Tokyo
Working Style: Hybrid. Flex time and Core time.
Social Insurances: All covered.
Commute Costs: All Covered
Salary Budget: Up to 14mil Annual.
Interview Steps: 4, including global interview.

Required Experience / Abilities / Skills :

Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree and above; advanced degree preferred

- 8-10 years working experience in business aligned, growth driving communication roles

- Healthcare industry and/or policy making environment experience preferred

- Proactive attitude to identify and address opportunities

- Strategic thinker with ability to develop robust strategies to engage patients, clinicians and relevant third party stakeholders

- Flawless Japanese written, verbal and visual communication skills are essential

- High-level English written, verbal and visual communication skills is strongly preferred

- Strong understanding of Japanese media and experience engaging directly with journalists

- Exceptional communication and coordination skills in a complex organization with proven success navigating among multiple stakeholders

- Demonstrated project management skills and the ability to independently manage multiple projects simultaneously across geographies and time zones

- Ability to balance short- and long-term priorities

- Budget and agency management experience

Contact Information :

Kent Gu
JAC International
Healthcare Team Manager
Email: k-gu@jac-international.jp
Mobile: 070-1170-8918

If you are interested in this opportunity, please feel free to contact!

JOB ID : IJB2007667