［Alexion Japan］Director, Medical Lead, Neurology

AstraZeneca
Tokyo
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeFunction: Healthcare (Clinical, Medical, Wellness)Skills: []

Lead and oversee Neurology medical affairs in Japan, developing local medical strategies and tactical plans, guiding a cross-functional team, and coordinating with global medical affairs to translate scientific insights into clinical practice. Responsible for budget planning, KOL engagement, content development for external medical education, and ensuring compliance, with travel up to 25%.

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［Alexion Japan］Director, Medical Lead, Neurology

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Job Summary

Lead and oversee Neurology medical affairs in Japan, developing local medical strategies and tactical plans, guiding a cross-functional team, and coordinating with global medical affairs to translate scientific insights into clinical practice. Responsible for budget planning, KOL engagement, content development for external medical education, and ensuring compliance, with travel up to 25%.
Location: Tokyo
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Healthcare (Clinical, Medical, Wellness)
Seniority: Director level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Lead and manage entire Neurology TA to demonstrate high performance through excellent scientific leadership and people management in a compliant medical affairs framework.
  • •Present as the therapeutic area country medical representation of Alexion medical affairs and supervise MSL team for in-field communication and insights.
  • •Provide strategic guidance for content development and presentation for external medical education and scientific programs, and participate in global training programs.
  • •Develop in-year local medical strategy, implementation, and budget planning; monitor execution of medical plan with regular budget status reviews.
  • •Establish partnerships with centers of excellence and KOLs, supervise local KOL engagement and advisory board activities, and coordinate with Japan Product Teams.
Travel: Low travel

Key Requirements

  • •Must have a scientific degree or strong industry experience in medical affairs. Pharmacy degree, Master of science, or similar degree is desired. Ph.D. or M.D. will be highly appreciated, but only when applicable
  • •Must have experience in Medical Affairs function (3+ years). People management is highly desired, but not mandatory when being able to demonstrate excellent leadership / management skills in such as cross-functional projects
  • •Excellent communication skills both written and verbal in both Japanese and English.
  • •Experience/ability to work in a matrix cross-functional environment
  • •Travel required up to 25%

Company Brief

AstraZeneca
Global biopharmaceutical company discovering, developing and commercializing prescription medicines across oncology, cardiovascular, renal & metabolism, respiratory, and immunology, focused on innovative therapies and vaccines to improve patient outcomes worldwide.
Industry: Pharmaceuticals
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Revenue: USD 1B+
Growth: Public Company
Valuation: Public Company (Market Cap in USD)
Funding: IPO / Publicly Listed
Headquarters: Cambridge, United Kingdom
Founded: 1999
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