Medical Director, Medical Affairs Unit, Japan Medical Office / ジャパンメディカルオフィス, メディカルアフェアーズユニット, Medical Director

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Job Description

Please note this job requires business level Japanese in speaking, writing, and reading. 

タケダの紹介

タケダは「世界中の人々の健康と輝かしい未来に貢献する」ことを企業の存在意義（パーパス）としています。そして目指す未来を共有しながら、一人ひとりが自分の可能性を引き出し、お互いの個性を認め合う、多様性にあふれた先進的な組織作りに取り組んでいます。私たちと一緒に、世界中の人々のいのちに貢献し、さらなる成長と活躍を目指しませんか。

タケダはグローバルな研究開発型のバイオ医薬品のリーディングカンパニーです。従業員は創業時から受け継いできたタケダの価値観であるタケダイズム（誠実＝公正・正直・不屈）を道しるべとしながら、患者さんに寄り添い（Patient）人々と信頼関係を築き（Trust）社会的評価を向上させ（Reputation）持続可能な事業を発展させる（Business）を日々の行動指針としています。

”Better Health for People, Brighter Future for the World” is the purpose of a company. We aim to create a diverse and inclusive organization where people can thrive, grow and realize their own potential while enabling our purpose. We continue to innovate and drive changes that will transform the lives of patients. We’re looking for like-minded professionals to join us. 

Takeda is a global values-based, R&D-driven biopharmaceutical leader. We are guided by our values of Takeda-ism, which has been passed down since the company’s founding. Takeda-ism incorporates Integrity, Fairness, Honesty, and Perseverance, with Integrity at the core. They are brought to life through actions based on Patient-Trust-Reputation-Business, in this order.

Introduction of Recruitment Department
This role will provide leadership in achieving the vision within the therapeutic area (TA) by applying and integrating patients’ needs, environmental trends and latest scientific knowledge, to ensure optimal benefit for our patients, earn the trust of society and other customers through Takedaism.
The main role of the Medical Director (MD) is provide strategic input into TA medical affairs plans (MAP) informed by customer insights and voice of patients, as well as provide advice to internal and external stakeholders on decisions requiring medical insights and medical monitoring.
This role will provide primary oversight and supervision of the Medical Excellence Hub for launch products, and/or the respective Centers of Excellence (CoE) for inline and pipeline products. 
As a study physician, the MD will lead and monitor the clinical, health outcomes and other real world research activities pertaining to advancing development of Takeda’s clinical portfolio and be engaged in medical dialogue with relevant medical and scientific thought leaders.

Job Description (ACCOUNTABILITIES)
•    Lead the design product-related overall strategy of Japan Medical Affairs plan (MAP), integrating Japan environment needs and medical voice of customer (patients, providers), in collaboration with relevant internal stakeholders such as Medical Research Excellence (MRE) and GMO teams and ensure alignment with global brands
•    Develop medical brand narrative to ensure product value is understood and specific disease area is managed to address unmet medical need
•    Design study concept of required evidence generation activities to meet MAP objectives
•    Take initiative at defining evidence generation work needed for products discussed at the JMO Medical Matrix Team (MMT) when serving as a back-up
•    Act as back-up to the Medical Scientific Information physicians to review and approve educational and sales materials for medical and scientific accuracy of MAU Head and Product Strategy Team (PST, when serving as a back-up to Scientific Director (SD)).
•    Lead the Medical Product Launch Hub to drive alignment across the MAU team, provide supervision and collaborate with cross-functional and cross-department stakeholders of the specific disease areas during launch and ensure optimization of medical launch plans and meet desired objectives
•    Represent JMO MAU in product-related committees such as Global Project Teams (GPT) or Global Medical Strategy Teams (GMST), as well as in the pipeline/pre-launch sub-GPT committees in Japan (JDT)
•    Support the MAU Head to analyze competitive intelligence (i.e. Healthcare environment impacting the Therapeutic Area (TA), healthcare system, competitors, regulatory requirements within and outside of Japan, clinical development plan, life cycle management, insights from Medical Engagement or other matrix teams), and incorporate those in the strategies and plans
•    Serve as subject-matter expert involving evaluation of proposed IISRs and the application to JMO Research & Education Grants, in collaboration with relevant internal stakeholders such as MRE team
•    Recommend scientifically appropriate measures for health outcomes research (planned by JPBU Reimbursement Group) over the lifecycle of the medicine(s) to meet Japan reimbursement needs.
•    Scientifically engage external communities throughout the product life cycle to advance scientific and medical understanding of assigned products including the appropriate development and product use, management of disease and patient care
•    Design TA-specific post-authorization value dossier with internal stakeholders (i.e. MRE, Market Access and Public Affairs teams)
•    Partner with relevant stakeholders to ensure delivery of all assigned medical activities to support life cycle management while ensuring integrity of scientific content
•    Apply sound medical monitoring / governance for all MAU-related medical activities
•    Lead the development of scientific skills of internal audience (JMO department staff and commercial functions as necessary) on the relevant product and disease expertise
•    Act as back-up to the Medical Scientific Information physicians to review and approve educational and sales materials for medical and scientific accuracy 

Application Requirements

＜Education＞
Medical Degree （M.D.）

＜Work Experience＞
•    Expertise in relevant disease or therapeutic area
•    At least 5 years of relevant medical affairs and/or clinical affairs experience with demonstrated ability to design and execute evidence generation studies and interpret evidence/data to drive optimal patient care and Japan reimbursement.
•    Effective matrix leadership competency
•    Awareness of the healthcare environment in Japan and needs of external customers

＜Skills and Qualifications＞
•    Excellent medical engagement skills

•    Management skill:
Leadership/Ownership/Decision making/Visioning/Communication
•    Professional skills(One of the following skills):
Project Management, Study planning, CRA/PMS monitoring, Data Management, biostatistics, Medical Writing, Regulatory affairs

＜Language＞
Excellent English skills
•   Ability to understand and implement foreign pharmaceutical regulations and procedures
•    Ability to work with Global Partners

＜Others＞
3 days/week, or at least 2/3 of a month, for those who can work in an office.

The kind of person we are looking for
Those who are recognized by others as having strengths in leadership, listening, nurturing, and support.

Job Satisfaction
•    Realize contribution to medical care through scientific confirmation of safety/efficacy of drugs.
•    Realize the value of human resources, as this is a position directly responsible for human resource development.
Skills and experience acquired in this position
•    Scientific planning, judgment, and consideration
•    Ability to develop human resources and organizational management (Transformation/Revamp/Grow)

What Takeda can offer you:
Allowances: Commutation, Housing, Overtime Work etc.
Salary Increase: Annually 
Bonus Payment: Twice a year 
Working Hours: Headquarters (Osaka/ Tokyo) 9:00-17:30, Production Sites (Osaka/Yamaguchi) 8:00-16:45, (Narita) 8:45-17:15, Research Site (Kanagawa) 9:00-17:45
Holidays: Saturdays, Sundays, National Holidays, May Day, Year-End Holidays etc. (approx. 123 days in a year)
Paid Leaves: Annual Paid Leave, Special Paid Leave, Sick Leave, Family Support Leave, Maternity Leave, Childcare Leave, Family Nursing Leave.
Flexible Work Styles: Flextime, Telework

Takeda Compensation and Benefits Summary:

• Allowances: Commutation, Housing, Overtime Work etc.

• Salary Increase: Annually, Bonus Payment: Twice a year

• Working Hours: Headquarters (Osaka/ Tokyo) 9:00-17:30, Production Sites (Osaka/ Yamaguchi) 8:00-16:45, (Narita) 8:30-17:15, Research Site (Kanagawa) 9:00-17:45

• Holidays: Saturdays, Sundays, National Holidays, May Day, Year-End Holidays etc. (approx. 123 days in a year)

• Paid Leaves: Annual Paid Leave, Special Paid Leave, Sick Leave, Family Support Leave, Maternity Leave, Childcare Leave, Family Nursing Leave.

• Flexible Work Styles: Flextime, Telework

• Benefits: Social Insurance, Retirement and Corporate Pension, Employee Stock Ownership Program, etc.

Important Notice concerning working conditions:

• It is possible the job scope may change at the company’s discretion.

• It is possible the department and workplace may change at the company’s discretion.

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