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Job Description Summary
• The Japan Program Clinical Head (JPCH) is responsible for clinical programactivities for approval and post approval commitment for Re-examination in Japan
• The JPCH leads disease area strategy discussion and the risk-benefit assessments for the programs(s) that are required for approval in Japan
• The JPCH is accountable for the study design, implementation, and execution of clinical development program(s) including post approval commitment to support decision milestones, regulatory requirements, and market access from Japan point of view, as a member of Global Clinical Team(s) (GCT) and the leader of Japan Clinical Team(s) (JCT)

Job Description

1) Lead the JCT and represent Clinical Development on the JPT to achieve
valuable clinical program strategy, drive innovation, ensure regulatory
approval, and post approval commitment for patients
2) Is the single integrative leader for clinical programs to establish
clinical trials excellence, high performing JCT & LTT, integrated
CD/GCO/Analytics WoW
3) Is a member of the GCT as representative of Clinical Development Japan
4) May serve as the CD-J Representative on NIBR clinical/project teams in
Japan (EAGLE: Early AGile LEadership Team in pharma), JPT: Japan
program team in oncology) to drive transition of pre-FIH (First In Human)
projects to Transition Decision Point (TDP) for clinical development strategy
in Japan
5) Play medical lead role in Japan initiated studies in collaboration with
GPCH/CDMD
6) Post-TDP, lead the development and execution of Japan clinical strategy.
Provides Japan inputs to GPCH for developing an endorsed Clinical
Development Plan (CDP) in line with the Target Product Profile (TPP) which
is designed for successful regulatory approval/market access for one or
multiple treatment indications and/or multiple programs in Japan
7) Is responsible for Japan input to the creation of clinical components of key
documents (e.g., Clinical Trial Protocols (CTPs), Investigator's Brochures,
Clinical Study Reports (CSRs), regulatory documents including
maintenance of product licenses, registration dossiers, Re-examination
application dossier, value dossiers, pharmacoeconomic dossiers, Core Data
Sheet, Periodic Safety Update Report, J-RMP, and clinical benefit-risk

assessment for license renewals) with high quality and consistency with
CDP and TPP
8) Together with Patient Safety, provide GPCH with Japan input regarding
continuous evaluation of drug safety profile, including safety monitoring of
clinical studies and signal detection from post-marketing surveillance (PMS)
9) As the medical/scientific expert, contribute interactions with Japan external
stakeholders (e.g., regulatory authorities, key opinion leaders, data
monitoring committees, advisory boards, patient advocacy groups), Japan
internal stakeholders (e.g., JPT, GCO/Study & Site Operations, Research,
Translational Medicine, Medical Affairs, Marketing, Pharmacovigilance (PV),
Health Economics & Outcomes Research, etc.), and internal decision boards
10) Gather latest clinical trial/drug development trend/information
and enhance innovative approach in clinical development and
post approval commitment to maximize the product value
11) Lead clinical related health authority (HA) activities including development
of briefing book and answers for questions from HA
12) Lead discussion for post approval commitment strategy in JPT and Japan
submission team (JST) and contribute to Team for Re-examination
excellence (TREE) for PMS and Re-examination activities including the
review of Re-examination dossier
13) Support JCDH with leading the peer-review of CDPs, CTPs, and other
clinical documents across various indications and programs; and with
driving excellence across clinical trial strategy, design, and execution as
a delegator of regional reviewer
14) Contribute to development of TA strategies
15) Support/author Japan publication and clinical communication strategy
in coordination with MA Japan and Medical Writing, and provides input
into key external presentations
16) Responsible for medical/scientific training of relevant Japan stakeholders
on the disease area and compound/molecule. May serve as speaker for
medical/scientific training in Japan
17) Lead or serve on Japan process improvement work streams, act as Subject
Matter Experts for standard operating procedures or trainings, and/or
contribute to other cross-functional or Clinical Development line function
initiatives
18) Provide on-boarding, coaching, and/or mentoring support; develop and
foster Clinical Development culture
19) Ensure adequate reporting of adverse events / technical complaints /
compliance issues in accordance with company procedures
20) 100% timely delivery of all training requirements including compliance
21) May serve as CDD-J concurrently depending on project size or resource
allocation

Education:

• Advanced degree in life sciences/healthcare (or clinically
relevant degree: MD or equivalent, PhD, PharmD degree is
preferable) required.
Specialization in a subspecialty may be needed. Advanced
clinical training/knowledge in medical/ scientific area
aligned with TA required.

Experience/Professional requirement:
• ≥5 years of involvement in clinical research or drug
development in an industry environment spanning clinical
activities in Phases I through III/IV, including submission
dossiers (In case MD holder, equivalent medical experience
is needed)
• Advanced knowledge of assigned therapeutic area
required, with the capability to innovate in clinical
development study designs that provide relevant evidence
to decision-makers, and to interpret, discuss and present
clinical trial or section program level data
• Thorough knowledge of GCP and GPSP, clinical trial design,
statistics, and regulatory/clinical development process
• Experience with submissions and health authorities required
• Demonstrated ability to establish strong scientific
partnership with key stakeholders
• Demonstrated leadership and team management skills
with a documented track record of delivering high quality
projects/submissions/trials in pharmaceutical or biotech
industry
• Considerable organizational awareness including extensive
experience working cross-functionally and in clinical teams
• Excellent management, interpersonal, communication (both
written and oral), and problem-solving skills
• Excellent negotiation and diplomatic skills

English Skill:

• Fluent oral and written English

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Skills Desired
Budget Management, Clinical Research, Clinical Trial Protocol, Clinical Trials, Coaching, Data Analysis, Data Integrity, Learning Design, Lifesciences, Risk Monitoring, Trends Analysis