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About the Role

This position provides strategic leadership to Alexion’s assigned therapeutic area portfolio, including in-line and pipeline assets. It requires deep scientific and medical expertise, a strong understanding of disease biology, patient journey, and treatment landscape. The role involves developing and implementing strategic plans for multiple compounds and indications in a matrixed environment with cross-functional collaboration, aiming to maximize patient outcomes by setting and advancing the evidence-based medical standard of care.

Responsibilities

Develop and implement local medical strategies and plans, including the tactical plan, across assets, indications, lifecycle stages, and evidence-generation priorities within the Rare Bone & Endocrine Disorders, Rare Tumours area.
Work cross-functionally and closely with regions and countries to transform medical practice.
Ensure solid scientific medical planning and execution to positively impact patient outcomes.
Ensure the quality of medical strategies in Japan in alignment with Alexion's corporate and brand strategies.
Oversee day-to-day operations execution, ensuring quality and strategic alignment of medical activities for building local evidence and trust with external experts, healthcare professionals, patient communities, and internal stakeholders.
Represent Japan Medical Affairs for the responsible therapeutic area at relevant Global and Japan Product Teams.
Lead the organization to ensure operational effectiveness and efficiency through continuous improvement, strategic direction formulation, business/resource planning, budget management, and leadership of medical organizations.
Ensure the organization’s strategy aligns with global and regional medical strategies and enterprise priorities.
Manage related HR activities such as talent development, evaluation, and recruitment.
Partner cross-functionally with Commercial, Market Access, Clinical Development, Regulatory, Safety, and other relevant functions.
Contribute to the success of the entire medical department as a member of the Medical Affairs Leadership Team (MALT), embedding Alexion’s corporate values, culture, and vision.
Ensure the medical organization is a trusted cross-functional partner through effective internal communication, participation in the JLC, cross-functional engagement, and execution of medical activities.
Escalate key issues and present recommendations/solutions to the Medical Leadership Team (MALT) and/or JLC as necessary.

Requirements

Must have MD, PhD, or PharmD level degree or equivalent.
Must have experience in a Global or International Medical Affairs function (5+ years).
Excellent communication skills both written and verbal.
Experience and ability to work in a matrixed cross-functional environment, both internally and remotely.
Excellent interpersonal skills with demonstrated ability to drive results as an effective team member and project leader.
Proven ability to manage budget and resources.
Strong business acumen.
Ability to build effective partnerships between HQ and affiliates.
Flexibility and ability to adapt to changing conditions.
Excellent problem-solving, organizational, and negotiating skills.
Must demonstrate energy and enthusiasm, bringing a positive approach to challenges, along with a strong sense of ethics and responsibility.

Skills

Scientific and technical acumen in the relevant therapeutic area
Understanding of evidence generation
Understanding of health economics and outcomes research
Understanding of access/reimbursement environment
Understanding of global and local healthcare environments
Understanding of stakeholder needs
Understanding of access considerations

Location

Japan

Work Type

Full-time

Experience Level

5+ years

Education Level

MD, PhD, or PharmD

About the Company

For over three decades, patients and their caregivers have been at the center of everything we do.
Every day, we are inspired to follow the science and think differently to create better outcomes for them and their families.
Our mission is driven by understanding who they are as unique individuals, not solely defined by their diseases.
We’re a leading rare disease company with a diversified projects.
Our pioneering legacy in rare diseases is rooted in being the first to translate the complex biology of the complement system into transformative medicines over the past three decades.
Today, we continue to push the boundaries of science and deepen our understanding of rare diseases with patient-centricity at the core.
This knowledge allows us to innovate and evolve into new areas where needs are unmet and provide an opportunity to help people fully live their best lives.

Equal Opportunity

Alexion is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer.
We are committed to fostering a culture of belonging where every single person can belong because of their uniqueness.
The Company will not make decisions about employment, training, compensation, promotion, and other terms and conditions of employment based on race, color, religion, creed or lack thereof, sex, sexual orientation, age, ancestry, national origin, ethnicity, citizenship status, marital status, pregnancy, (including childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), parental status (including adoption or surrogacy), military status, protected veteran status, disability, medical condition, gender identity or expression, genetic information, mental illness or other characteristics protected by law.
Alexion provides reasonable accommodations to meet the needs of candidates and employees.
To begin an interactive dialogue with Alexion regarding an accommodation, please contact accommodations@Alexion.com.
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