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About the Role

The associate director, Market Access & Healthcare Policy (MAHP) in Japan is responsible for monitoring the healthcare system and regulatory environment affecting Alexion's business and advancing Alexion's business priorities in the policy area through building, maintaining, and leveraging relationships with external stakeholders and resources. This role reports to a director of MAHP and collaborates closely with other members in MAHP, other departments in Japan, and global teams.

Responsibilities

Analyze and assess the implications of healthcare policy/regulations affecting Alexion’s business and inform relevant functions and/or senior managements in a timely manner.
Identify policy issues affecting Alexion’s business and develop and implement strategic action plans to overcome them.
Develop and maintain relationships with external policy stakeholders, such as KOLs, patient advocates, academia, policy specialists, and policy makers.
Expand Alexion’s presence in the rare disease space through participation and contribution to industry community activities.
Provide opportunities for employees to receive education on the healthcare system and regulations.
Respond to and advise on inquiries from inside and outside the company regarding healthcare systems and regulations.
Collaborate successfully with key contacts throughout Alexion, including marketing, medical affairs, communications, patient advocacy, R&D, and global counterparts.

Requirements

Passionate and responsible for a given task.
Have leadership experience as a team or project leader.
Ability to communicate and collaborate effectively with internal and external stakeholders.
Excellent problem-solving skills and strategic thinking skills.
Flexibility and adaptability to internal and external change.
Fluency in Japanese required.
Proficiency in English preferred.
Scientific and policy knowledge of rare disease space preferred.
AI/SaMD knowledge preferred.
Knowledge of healthcare policy in general and experience of communication with government agencies preferred.
Experience in a consulting firm to create strategy and solve problems preferred.

Skills

Communication
Collaboration
Problem-solving
Strategic thinking
Flexibility
Adaptability
Japanese fluency
English proficiency
Rare disease scientific knowledge
Rare disease policy knowledge
AI knowledge
SaMD knowledge
Healthcare policy knowledge
Government agency communication experience
Strategy creation
Problem solving in consulting

Location

Japan

Work Type

Full-time

Experience Level

Associate Director
Leadership experience

Education Level

Bachelor's degree required
Advanced degree preferred

About the Company

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.
Alexion participates in E-Verify.

Equal Opportunity

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.