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About the Role

Flatiron Health is seeking a Manager, Strategic Partnerships & Communications, Japan to drive our mission of improving and extending lives by learning from the experience of every person with cancer. This role is crucial for advancing our presence and partnerships within the Japanese healthcare ecosystem.

Responsibilities

• Own and drive Flatiron’s marketing and communications strategy in Japan, defining priorities and translating them into clear, executable plans aligned with business and partnership goals.
• Develop, create, and publish high-quality content across owned channels (website, articles, blogs, webinars, social media, printed materials), from conceptualization through go-live, and lead ongoing updates to Flatiron’s web presence.
• Support strategic partnerships with cancer hospitals and pharmaceutical companies including preparation of materials, written communications, and hands-on support across partnership discussions and negotiations.
• Contribute to partnership success pre- and post-signing by supporting operational execution, partner communications, and ongoing collaboration.
• Standardize marketing, communications, and partnership operations through robust documentation and tracking, including management of calendars, trackers, and resources.
• Create communications tailored to pharma, healthcare, research, and policy stakeholders in Japan, including in regulatory and evidence-related contexts.
• Shape and coordinate Flatiron’s presence at conferences, industry events, and partner-facing forums, including conceptualization and execution of local Flatiron-hosted events, roundtables, or briefings.

Requirements

• 3 - 5+ years of experience in communications, PR, marketing, consulting, partnerships, or related roles within healthcare, pharma, life sciences, health tech, or a fast-paced startup environment.
• Excellent writing and editing skills, with significant attention to detail and a strong sense for tone, nuance, and accuracy.
• Interest in and aptitude for supporting partnership development and ongoing partner operations with Japanese hospitals, pharmaceutical companies, and regulatory agencies.
• Proven ability to develop and execute marketing or communications strategies, ideally within the Japanese healthcare ecosystem.
• Strong ownership in proactively mastering Japan’s complex regulatory and ethical landscape, with the agility to tailor communication strategies to resonate with diverse stakeholders.
• Strong organizational and project management skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities independently.
• Experience communicating with healthcare, pharma, or research stakeholders.
• Familiarity with cancer institutions is a plus.
• Experience working with the ethics approval or contractual processes with Japanese hospitals or pharmaceutical companies.
• Domain expertise relevant to Flatiron’s products to effectively articulate the impact of our RWD on the healthcare ecosystem: RWD, RWE, pharmaceutical business, health regulatory authority interaction, oncology, outcomes research, clinical research or related data/ research products.

Skills

• Native-level Japanese
• Business level English
• HubSpot
• Figma
• Adobe Creative Cloud (or comparable tools)

Location

• Tokyo, Japan

Work Type

• Full-time
• Hybrid

Experience Level

• Manager

Benefits

• Health insurance
• Pension
• Employment insurance
• Workers' Accident insurance

About the Company

• Flatiron Health is a healthtech company using data for good to power smarter care for every person with cancer, around the world.
• Flatiron partners with cancer centers in the US, Europe and Japan to transform patients’ real-life experiences into real-world evidence and create a more modern, connected oncology ecosystem.
• Our multidisciplinary teams include oncologists, data scientists, software engineers, epidemiologists, product experts and more.
• Flatiron Health is an independent affiliate of the Roche Group.
• Our people are at the centre of everything we do. We strive to foster a culture where our teammates feel equipped and empowered to make meaningful contributions with confidence, compassion, and clarity.