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About the Role

This role leads an integrated therapeutic area commercial organization combining Brand Marketing, Health Solution Partners (HSPs), and other commercial capabilities to maximize portfolio value, build scientific leadership, and deliver sustainable business growth while creating meaningful value for patients, healthcare professionals, and society. The Commercial Lead serves as a core member of the Specialty Care Japan Leadership Team and is responsible for business performance within the assigned therapeutic area, as well as contributing to the overall strategy, culture, organizational effectiveness, talent development, and long-term success of the Specialty Care organization.

Responsibilities

Lead the development and execution of the therapeutic area portfolio strategy, ensuring sustainable growth and long-term value creation.
Own portfolio performance (P/L), including Brand Plans, Operating Plans (OP), Long Range Forecasts (LRF), business reviews, and resource allocation decisions.
Translate customer insights, market dynamics, competitive intelligence, healthcare policy developments, and data analytics into actionable commercial strategies.
Proactively identify growth opportunities, launch opportunities, business development opportunities, and portfolio optimization initiatives.
Represent the therapeutic area in local, regional, and global business reviews and strategic decision-making forums.
Lead and develop a high-performing commercial organization consisting of Brand Marketing, Health Solution Partners (HSPs), and other commercial capabilities.
Create alignment across customer-facing functions to ensure a seamless and integrated customer experience.
Establish clear priorities, accountability, governance, and performance management processes.
Foster a culture of ownership, collaboration, innovation, and continuous improvement.
Lead commercialization planning and launch readiness activities for new products, indications, and pipeline assets.
Ensure effective integration of current brands and future pipeline opportunities to maximize long-term portfolio value.
Provide strategic leadership for launch preparation, market shaping activities, customer engagement planning, and organizational readiness.
Collaborate with regional and global stakeholders to ensure alignment of launch priorities and execution plans.
Champion innovative customer engagement strategies through omnichannel marketing and advanced analytics.
Lead the implementation of agile, data-driven customer engagement models.
Ensure customer journeys, content strategies, and channel orchestration are continuously optimized.
Partner with Customer Excellence, Digital, CoLab, and other relevant functions to implement best-in-class commercial excellence practices.
Build strong partnerships with Sales, Customer Excellence, Medical Affairs, Access, Regulatory, PGS, Finance, Compliance, HR, Digital, and other key stakeholders.
Collaborate effectively with International Commercial Office (ICO), Global teams, alliance partners, and external agencies.
Maintain strong relationships with healthcare professionals, key opinion leaders, academic societies, and relevant healthcare stakeholders.
Contribute to shaping the future therapeutic area environment and ecosystem strategy.
Serve as a core member of the Specialty Care Japan Leadership Team and contribute to the overall success of the Specialty Care business.
Champion Pfizer Values, Actionable Attitude, and a strong Speak Up culture.
Foster an inclusive, high-performing, and psychologically safe work environment.
Lead talent reviews, succession planning, coaching, mentoring, and capability development.
Promote a One Specialty Care mindset through cross-TA collaboration, knowledge sharing, and organizational learning.
Drive the development of future leaders and strengthen the Specialty Care leadership pipeline.
Act as a role model in change leadership, organizational transformation, and continuous improvement.
Drive Actionable attitude leadership and Pfizer value culture with AI fluency capabilities.
Ensure all commercial activities, customer interactions, promotional programs, and business practices comply with applicable laws, regulations, industry codes, and Pfizer policies.
Maintain a strong compliance-first culture across the organization.
Ensure adherence to the MHLW Guidelines / promotion code and all relevant internal SOPs.
Identify, assess, and proactively mitigate business, operational, compliance, and reputational risks.

Requirements

Significant pharmaceutical industry experience with at least 5+ years of commercial leadership and brand marketing experience.
Proven track record of leading high-performing teams and delivering sustainable business results.
Experience in launching and growing specialty products is highly preferred.
Experience working in global and cross-functional environments.
Previous leadership responsibility for marketing, sales, HSP, or customer-facing organizations is preferred.
Experience in omnichannel marketing and customer engagement transformation is preferred.
Japanese: Native-level or professional-level communication skills are required, including the ability to independently conduct scientific and business discussions with physicians, KOLs, and other external healthcare stakeholders.
English: Strong business-level proficiency is required, including the ability to actively participate in and lead business discussions with global, regional / ICO, and cross-functional stakeholders.
Speaking and listening: Ability to represent Japan in regional and global forums, advocate for local business needs, and influence stakeholders through clear, structured communication.
Reading and writing: Strong written communication skills in both Japanese and English are required.
Strategic thinking and business acumen.
Strong leadership, influencing, and stakeholder management capabilities.
Ability to lead through ambiguity and organizational change.
Strong analytical, financial, and problem-solving skills.
Demonstrated capability in talent development and succession planning.
Excellence in communication, coaching, and executive presentation.
Deep commitment to compliance, integrity, and patient-centered decision making.

Skills

Commercial strategy development and execution
Brand Marketing
Health Solution Partners (HSPs)
Portfolio management
P/L ownership
Brand Plans
Operating Plans (OP)
Long Range Forecasts (LRF)
Resource allocation
Customer insights translation
Market dynamics analysis
Competitive intelligence
Healthcare policy analysis
Data analytics
Growth opportunity identification
Launch planning
Business development
Portfolio optimization
Commercial organization leadership
Cross-functional alignment
Customer experience enhancement
Performance management
Innovation
Continuous improvement
Commercialization planning
Launch readiness
Pipeline asset integration
Market shaping
Customer engagement planning
Organizational readiness
Omnichannel marketing
Advanced analytics
Agile methodologies
Data-driven models
Customer journey optimization
Content strategy
Channel orchestration
Commercial excellence practices
AI leveraged models
Stakeholder partnership
Medical Affairs collaboration
Access strategy
Regulatory affairs coordination
Financial planning
Digital strategy integration
Compliance adherence
Human Resources collaboration
International Commercial Office (ICO) collaboration
Global team collaboration
Alliance partner management
External agency management
Key Opinion Leader (KOL) engagement
Academic society engagement
Patient advocacy engagement
Ecosystem strategy contribution
Leadership team contribution
Pfizer Values championing
Actionable Attitude promotion
Speak Up culture fostering
Inclusive work environment creation
Psychologically safe environment creation
Talent review
Succession planning
Coaching
Mentoring
Capability development
One Specialty Care mindset promotion
Cross-TA collaboration
Knowledge sharing
Organizational learning
Future leader development
Leadership pipeline strengthening
Change leadership
Organizational transformation
AI fluency
Compliance management
Integrity assurance
Risk mitigation
Scientific communication
Business discussion leadership
Written communication
Strategic thinking
Business acumen
Influencing capabilities
Stakeholder management
Ambiguity navigation
Organizational change leadership
Analytical skills
Financial skills
Problem-solving skills
Talent development
Executive presentation
Patient-centered decision making

Location

Japan

Work Type

Hybrid
Full-time

Experience Level

5+ years of commercial leadership and brand marketing experience
Leadership responsibility for marketing, sales, HSP, or customer-facing organizations
Experience working in global and cross-functional environments

About the Company

Pfizer is an equal opportunity employer and complies with all applicable equal employment opportunity legislation in each jurisdiction in which it operates.

Equal Opportunity

Pfizer is an equal opportunity employer and complies with all applicable equal employment opportunity legislation in each jurisdiction in which it operates.