Medical Strategy Lead - Dermatology, Medical Affairs Div

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Job Function:

Medical Affairs Group

Job Sub Function:

Medical Affairs

Job Category:

Scientific/Technology

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

Essential Job Duties and Responsibilities

The Immunology Therapeutic Area Strategy Lead is responsible and accountable for developing, aligning, and driving the Medical Affairs strategy across the Immunology therapeutic and disease areas in Japan, including portfolio, compound, product-development, lifecycle, evidence-generation, publication, and business-planning priorities. The role integrates scientific, patient, market, and stakeholder insights to address critical evidence and care gaps, maximize the value and appropriate use of the portfolio, and ensure compliant execution in alignment with company and brand strategies.

• Lead the development, integration, and execution of the Immunology Medical Affairs strategy and annual Medical Affairs Plan across relevant therapeutic and disease areas.
• Translate scientific, clinical, patient, competitive, access, and Japan-market insights into clear strategic priorities, evidence gaps, objectives, and measurable outcomes.
• Provide strategic leadership for portfolio, compound, product-development, lifecycle, launch, and business plans, ensuring alignment across Medical Affairs, R&D, Commercial, Market Access, Regulatory, and regional/global partners.
• Lead or support the Integrated Evidence Generation Plan, including prioritization and oversight of company-sponsored studies, collaborative studies, real-world evidence, and other value-oriented research.
• Guide publication and scientific communication strategy, including manuscripts, congress presentations, and communication of Medical Affairs study results.
• Lead competitive intelligence and external-environment assessment to identify trends, risks, opportunities, and innovative solutions affecting the Immunology portfolio.
• Build and maintain effective partnerships with key opinion leaders, patient organizations, scientific societies, and other external stakeholders; plan and execute advisory boards and other insight-generation activities.
• Collaborate with regional and global Medical Affairs counterparts to represent Japan needs, shape strategy, and enable timely local implementation.
• Ensure coordinated and high-quality execution of medical and scientific activities, with appropriate governance, resource prioritization, risk management, and progress monitoring.
• Ensure all Medical Affairs activities comply with applicable Japanese legislation, local regulatory requirements, industry codes, Health Care Compliance requirements, company policies, and Credo values.
• Influence and align cross-functional stakeholders through clear strategic recommendations, effective presentations, and sound business judgment.
• Perform related duties as assigned by the supervisor.

Minimum Qualification

• Bachelor’s degree in science, medicine, pharmacy, or a related discipline required; an advanced life-sciences degree such as MD, PharmD, or PhD is preferred.
• At least five years of relevant pharmaceutical-industry experience in Medical Affairs, clinical development/R&D, marketing, or a comparable function; three to five years of Immunology or related therapeutic-area experience is preferred.
• Demonstrated success in developing and implementing medical, clinical-research, evidence-generation, publication, or scientific-communication strategies.
• Understanding of clinical-study operations and execution, including company-sponsored, collaborative, and value-oriented research.
• Deep understanding of Japanese regulatory policy, pharmaceutical promotion requirements, clinical-research standards, and relevant industry codes of practice.
• Business-level proficiency in Japanese and English, with strong written, verbal, interpersonal, and presentation skills.
• Ability to operate effectively in a matrix organization, influence without direct authority, and collaborate with a broad range of local, regional, global, and external stakeholders.
• Strong analytical ability, strategic thinking, business acumen, and demonstrated capability to evaluate complex situations, identify trends and gaps, and develop creative, practical solutions.
• Proficiency with Microsoft PowerPoint, Excel, and Word.

 Other requirements

• People-leadership capability and experience setting direction, aligning contributors, coaching others, and creating accountability for delivery are preferred.
• Ability to work independently, manage multiple priorities, and deliver high-quality outcomes within tight timelines and changing business conditions.
• Commitment to patient-centered decision-making, scientific integrity, ethical conduct, inclusion, and continuous improvement.
• Based in Tokyo, Japan, with flexibility to work in a hybrid environment and travel as required for business activities.
• Awareness of and adherence to the Johnson & Johnson Credo, the International Health Care Business Integrity Guide, and all applicable company policies and procedures.

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Required Skills:

Preferred Skills:

Analytical Reasoning, Clinical Research and Regulations, Clinical Trials Operations, Communication, Compliance Management, Consulting, Content Evaluation, Critical Thinking, Developing Others, Digital Culture, Digital Literacy, Healthcare Trends, Medical Affairs, Medical Communications, Medical Compliance, Organizing, Product Strategies, Stakeholder Engagement, Strategic Thinking