Associate Director - Government Affairs and Policy Dept, Integrated Market Access Div

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Job Function:

Communications & Corporate/External Affairs

Job Sub Function:

Government Affairs & Policy

Job Category:

Professional

All Job Posting Locations:

Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan

Job Description:

About Innovative Medicine

Our expertise in Innovative Medicine is informed and inspired by patients, whose insights fuel our science-based advancements. Visionaries like you work on teams that save lives by developing the medicines of tomorrow.

Join us in developing treatments, finding cures, and pioneering the path from lab to life while championing patients every step of the way.

Learn more at https://www.jnj.com/innovative-medicine

Overview of Role:

Government Affairs & Policy（GA&P）は、医薬品のイノベーションを支援し患者アクセスを改善するために、外部環境の形成において重要な役割を担います。これには、政策立案者、規制当局、業界団体等との積極的な関与が含まれます。またGA&Pは、広範な医療費抑制策、地政学的な動向、迅速な政策変更に対応し、機動的かつ将来を見据えた戦略を推進する必要があります。

本Associate Director／Senior Managerポジションは、日本の革新的医薬品に対する政策形成の戦略および活動を推進します。特に、新規モダリティを含む革新的医薬品について、日本の患者さんへのアクセス確保・向上を実現することに重点を置きます。また、担当する特定の治療領域（TA）に関する政策分析ならびに戦略の策定・実行もリードします。

本ポジションには、製薬業界、官公庁、コンサルティング会社等におけるヘルスケア領域のGA&P関連業務での確かな実績が求められます。また、日本語・英語双方で高いコミュニケーション能力を有することが必要です。

Position Summary:

• Directorと連携し、政策関連の戦略、目標、および成果に基づくアクションプランを策定する。
• IMATチームならびに部門横断チームと協働し、成果の創出を実現する。
• 現行および将来の市場におけるJ&J IMに関連する政策の策定・解釈・実装に関して、薬価、薬事規制、CEA(Japan HTA)、患者アクセスに関する課題について、社内外のステークホルダーと主体的に連携して取り組む。
• 対象となるステークホルダーを深く理解したうえでのナラティブと資料を日本語・英語の両方で作成する。
• アジア太平洋地域およびグローバルのチーム／関係者と緊密に連携し、施策の価値とインパクトを最大化する
• 業界団体を含む社外ステークホルダーとの協働を通じて、GA&P領域におけるJ&J IMのプレゼンスおよび信頼性/評判を向上させる。

Qualifications:

本ポジションは、ヘルスケア業界に関する深い知識を有し、社内外ステークホルダーとの関係構築において実績のある経験豊富な専門性が求められます。さらに、優れた実績を有し、また、プロジェクトチームをマネジメントできる能力が必要です。関連業務経験10年以上、特にヘルスケア業界での経験が望まれます。

The leader must:

• 十分な存在感と対人スキル、優れた影響力、ならびに確立された信頼性を有すること。
• 日本語での優れた文章・口頭コミュニケーション能力を有し、加えて英語でも口頭でのコミュニケーション、文書作成、政策関連文書の作成が十分に可能な能力を備えていること。
• 会社にとって重要となり得る新たな論点／機会／リスクを先読みし、適切に優先順位付けできること。
• 製薬業界団体において、主要な役割／ポジションを担えること。
• 医薬業界のビジネス、規制および医療政策環境に関する深い知見を有し、事業に影響し得る業界／政府の取り組みに伴うリスク・機会・示唆を会社が理解できるよう明確に説明できること。また、論点をプロアクティブ／リアクティブ双方で管理する戦略を提示できること。
• Credoに基づくリーダーとして、組織全体に誠実さを浸透させ推進すること。
• 学士号以上を有すること。さらにMBA、MPH、修士号または同等資格があれば望ましい。

Overview of Role:

The Government Affairs & Policy (GA&P) function plays a pivotal role in shaping external environments to support innovation and improve patient access. This includes proactive engagement with policymakers, regulatory bodies, and industry associations. The function must navigate wide-ranging cost containment measures, geopolitical dynamics, and rapid policy shifts that demand agile and forward-looking strategies.

This Associate Director/Senior Manager position will work for delivering the policy shaping strategy and actions for Japan Innovative Medicine, especially to make sure and improve access of J&J IM innovative medicines including new modality to Japanese patients. The position will also lead selected TAs relevant policy analysis as well as strategy development and execution.

The role requires a strong track record in healthcare Government Affairs and Policy related work in such organizations as pharmaceutical industry, government, or consultants, etc. The role also requires a high level of communication skills in both Japanese and English.

Position Summary:

• Work with the Director to develop policy-related strategies, goals, and outcome-based action plans.
• Work with IMAT team as well as cross-functional team to deliver the outcome.
• Proactively work with both internal and external stakeholders on pricing, regulatory, CEA, and patient access matters from policy development, interpretation and implementation that are relevant to J&J IM in the current and future market.
• Develop materials with the deep understanding of the narrative and target stakeholders in both Japanese and English.
• Work closely with the Asia Pacific reginal and global teams and individuals to maximize the value and impact on actions.
• Enhance J&J IM presence and reputation in GA&P area through collaboration with external stakeholders including industry associations.

Qualifications:

The position requires an experienced expert with deep knowledge of healthcare industry and proven ability in establishing relationships with internal and external stakeholders.  The individual must have a proven track record of good performance and ability to manage project teams. 10+ years of relevant work experience, especially in healthcare-related industries is preferred.

The leader must:

• Have sufficient level of presence and interpersonal skills, excellent influencing skills, an established level of credibility.
• Be highly articulate, with excellent written and verbal communication skills in Japanese and sufficient capability in verbal communication, writing, formulating policy related document in English.
• Have ability to anticipate emerging issues of importance to the company, and to prioritize appropriately.
• Have ability to take a key role or position in industry association such as PhRMA.
• Have a deep knowledge of the industry business, regulatory & healthcare policy environment coupled with a good ability to clearly articulate a plan that enables J&J IM to understand the risks, opportunities and implications of industry/government initiatives that may impact the business with strategies to manage issues both proactively and reactively.
• Be a Credo based leader that drives integrity throughout the organization
• Have at least a bachelor's degree. An MBA, MPH, Master’s degree or equivalent would be advantageous.

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Required Skills:

Preferred Skills:

Advocacy Communications, Budget Management, Community Outreach, Compliance Management, Corporate Communications Strategy, Corporate Management, Government Relations, Leverages Information, Mentorship, Negotiation, Organizing, Public Affairs, Public Policies, Regulatory Development, Relationship Building, Representing, Stakeholder Engagement, Technical Credibility