Senior manager, launch excellence, Randstad

Randstad

Location:
Japan, Tokyo

Category:
Pharmacy

Contract Type:
Not provided

Salary:

12000000.00 - 16000000.00 JPY / Year

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Job Description:

The Launch Excellence Senior Manager ensures the successful introduction of breakthroughs in Japan by coordinating cross-functional and global-local efforts, starting up to three years before the launch. This role ensures that essential actions, such as customer engagement, access strategies, and policy shaping, are initiated early and properly resourced. Additionally, the position strengthens market expertise in launch planning and execution by standardizing and centralizing launch materials, aiming to guarantee the success of future product launches.

Job Responsibility:

Facilitates the successful launch of breakthroughs coordinating the cross-functional teams
Leads the project management of new product launch preparations and coordinates the cross-functional teams (regulatory, IP legal, supply, marketing, access, public affairs, medical, channel strategy, etc.) as early as 3 years prior to launch to ensure on-time execution
Serves as a conduit to a Global Asset Team, led by a Global Launch Operation Lead
Collaborates with medical/H&V (O&E, NAAS, and pricing team)/CA in the development of early engagement plans (KOLs, HCPs, PAGs, payers, patients), identification of local data generation needs and full understanding of the patient pathways to optimize and accelerate access
Ensures knowledge transfer to respective TA marketing team for smooth transition upon approval of commercialization
Builds market expertise in launch planning and execution across TAs
Encourages utilization of global tools, such as Digital Launch Planning Platform (DLPP), and resources by the global teams, to ensure consistent standards for launch preparation across TAs
Collects and establishes best practices for launch preparation activities
Incorporates and updates new product launch preparation process & governance to ensure standardization and centralization of launch expertise
Supports management of the Launch Excellence Team
Assists LX Lead to manage LX Team. Educates and coaches additional secondment colleagues
Aligns with the global launch teams to exchange best-practices of launch excellence
Trains and coaches secondment colleagues from therapeutic areas

Requirements:

Strong and rich experience in Japanese pharmaceutical product launches
Marketing experience as brand manager or above
Medical experience as medical manager or above
Project management experience in Clinical Development, strategic consultancy
Fluency in both Japanese (native level) and English (business discussion, writing, reading)
Strategic thinking and analytical skills
Experience in leading in global organizational, cross-functional environment successfully
Agile thinking and learner
Flexible open mind
Networking and Alliance building
Active and positive communicator having a sense of inclusion
Influencing without authority

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Additional Information:

Job Posted:
May 01, 2025

Expiration:
October 07, 2025

Employment Type:

Fulltime

Work Type:

On-site work

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Senior manager, launch excellence

Randstad

Location:Japan, Tokyo

Category:Pharmacy

Contract Type:Not provided