Medical Strategy Lead - Immunology, Medical Affairs

About the role

Johnson & Johnson is hiring a Medical Strategy Lead for its Medical Affairs group in Tokyo, Japan. The role develops, aligns and drives the Medical Affairs strategy across the Immunology therapeutic and disease areas, covering portfolio, compound, product development, lifecycle, evidence generation, publications and business planning. It is based in Tokyo with a hybrid working arrangement and travel as required.

Key responsibilities

• Develop and lead the Immunology Medical Affairs strategy and annual Medical Affairs Plan, integrating scientific, patient, market and stakeholder insights.
• Translate insights into strategic priorities, evidence gaps, objectives and measurable outcomes.
• Provide strategic leadership for portfolio, compound, product-development, lifecycle, launch and business plans, aligned with Medical Affairs, R&D, Commercial, Market Access, Regulatory and regional/global partners.
• Lead or support the Integrated Evidence Generation Plan, including company-sponsored and collaborative studies, real-world evidence and other research.
• Guide publication and scientific communication strategy, including manuscripts, congress presentations and study results.
• Lead competitive intelligence and external-environment assessment.
• Build partnerships with key opinion leaders, patient organizations and scientific societies, and run advisory boards and insight-generation activities.
• Collaborate with regional and global Medical Affairs counterparts to represent Japan's needs and shape strategy.
• Ensure compliance with Japanese legislation, local regulations, industry codes, Health Care Compliance requirements and company policies.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in science, medicine, pharmacy or a related discipline; an advanced life-sciences degree (MD, PharmD, PhD) is preferred.
• At least five years of pharmaceutical-industry experience in Medical Affairs, clinical development/R&D, marketing or a comparable function; 3-5 years in Immunology or a related area preferred.
• Demonstrated success in developing medical, clinical-research, evidence-generation, publication or scientific-communication strategies.
• Deep understanding of Japanese regulatory policy, pharmaceutical promotion requirements, clinical-research standards and industry codes.
• Business-level Japanese and English, with strong written, verbal, interpersonal and presentation skills.
• Ability to work in a matrix organization, influence without direct authority, and to work independently under tight deadlines.
• Preferred: people-leadership experience, clinical-trials operations knowledge, and patient-centered, ethical decision-making.

Required skills

• Microsoft PowerPoint, Excel and Word
• Analytical reasoning, strategic thinking and business acumen
• Preferred: clinical research and regulations, clinical trials operations, medical communications, compliance management, stakeholder engagement