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About the Role

This position is for the Head of Healthcare Economics & Market Access (HEMA) for DePuy Synthes Japan, responsible for leading the establishment and strategy of the HEMA function within the Japanese healthcare system. The role aims to achieve sustainable patient access and business growth for the DePuy Synthes product portfolio by integrating health economics, reimbursement, and evidence strategies.

Responsibilities

• Establish and lead the HEMA function and organization in Japan.
• Develop and execute mid-to-long-term market access strategies aligned with business objectives.
• Serve as the final responsible person for market access in Japan.
• Build internal HEMA processes, governance, and capabilities.
• Develop and execute reimbursement strategies for new and existing products.
• Lead reimbursement projects, including new listing applications and pricing management.
• Oversee application documents and evidence packages for reimbursement.
• Lead negotiations and communication with the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) and related organizations.
• Analyze impacts of healthcare policy revisions and lead implementation strategies.
• Develop health economics and evidence strategies to support reimbursement and value propositions.
• Oversee health economic evaluations, including cost-effectiveness and budget impact analyses.
• Drive evidence generation strategies, including Real World Data (RWD) and database studies.
• Build relationships with academic societies, Key Opinion Leaders (KOLs), industry associations, and government stakeholders.
• Shape a favorable market access environment through evidence-based value propositions.
• Participate in industry activities and forums related to health economics and reimbursement.
• Collaborate closely with Commercial, Marketing, Medical, Regulatory, Clinical, and Finance departments.
• Contribute HEMA perspectives to product strategy, launch plans, and lifecycle management.
• Educate internal stakeholders on the Japanese medical device reimbursement system and policy trends.
• Manage team organization, talent development, and performance.
• Oversee external vendors and consultants for health economic analysis and reimbursement support.
• Optimize project prioritization and resource allocation.

Requirements

• Deep understanding of the Japanese healthcare system, reimbursement, and pricing.
• Ability to build strategies based on health economics and evidence.
• Leadership in environments with high uncertainty (new company/organization).
• Influence without authority and excellent stakeholder management skills.
• Logical and persuasive communication skills in both Japanese and English.

Skills

• Agility Jumps
• Commercial Awareness
• Competitive Landscape Analysis
• Cross-Functional Collaboration
• Customer Intelligence
• Global Market
• Go-to-Market Strategies
• Health Economics
• Health Intelligence
• Market Knowledge
• Market Opportunity Assessment
• Mentorship
• Organizing
• Pricing Strategies
• Regulatory Compliance
• Strategic Change
• Tactical Planning
• Technical Credibility
• Business-level Japanese (oral and written)
• Business-level English (oral and written)
• Ability to draft documents for government authorities
• Analytical skills
• Problem-solving skills
• Project management skills
• High level of autonomy
• Cross-functional leadership

Location

• Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan

Work Type

• Hybrid

Experience Level

• Senior Manager
• Approximately 7+ years of professional experience in the medical device, pharmaceutical, or healthcare industry.
• Practical experience in market access/reimbursement in Japan.
• Experience leading government affairs (MHLW, etc.) and reimbursement projects.
• Organizational or functional management experience is a plus.

Education Level

• Bachelor's degree in medicine, pharmacy, public health, health economics, or a science-related field.
• Master's degree, MBA, or PhD is a plus.

About the Company

• At Johnson & Johnson, we believe health is everything. Our strength in healthcare innovation empowers us to build a world where complex diseases are prevented, treated, and cured, where treatments are smarter and less invasive, and solutions are personal. Through our expertise in Innovative Medicine and MedTech, we are uniquely positioned to innovate across the full spectrum of healthcare solutions today to deliver the breakthroughs of tomorrow, and profoundly impact health for humanity.
• Johnson & Johnson announced plans to separate our Orthopaedics business to establish a standalone orthopaedics company, operating as DePuy Synthes. The process of the planned separation is anticipated to be completed within 18 to 24 months, subject to legal requirements, including consultation with works councils and other employee representative bodies, as may be required, regulatory approvals and other customary conditions and approvals.
• Should you accept this position, it is anticipated that, following conclusion of the transaction, you would be an employee of DePuy Synthes and your employment would be governed by DePuy Synthes employment processes, programs, policies, and benefit plans.

Equal Opportunity

• Johnson & Johnson is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by federal, state or local law.
• We actively seek qualified candidates who are protected veterans and individuals with disabilities as defined under VEVRAA and Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act.
• Johnson & Johnson is committed to providing an interview process that is inclusive of our applicants’ needs. If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request an accommodation, external applicants please contact us via https://www.jnj.com/contact-us/careers, internal employees contact AskGS to be directed to your accommodation resource.