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About the Role
Lead clinical operations for oncology assets in Japan, creating and delivering the Japan operational plan to support global goals. Collaborate with global clinical teams, medical, regulatory, biostatistics, and external partners. Value clear decision-making, practical problem-solving, and patient-centered quality. This role offers visible leadership, professional growth, and a chance to make a meaningful impact.
Responsibilities
- Develop and deliver the Japan clinical operations plan for assigned oncology asset(s), aligned with global strategy.
- Serve as the primary Japan contact for global clinical operations and coordinate local cross-functional partners.
- Decide and manage resourcing for Japan, including vendor selection, contracting input, and vendor oversight.
- Maintain and drive asset-level risk registers, including practical mitigation and timely escalation.
- Monitor delivery quality, timelines and budget; lead corrective actions to protect patient safety and data integrity.
- Support operational contributions to governance and development plans, and translate global plans into local execution.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in life sciences, pharmacy, medicine, nursing or a related field.
- Minimum 7 years’ experience in clinical operations or clinical study management in pharmaceutical or CRO settings.
- Proven track record managing clinical development projects or asset-level activities.
- Practical knowledge of Good Clinical Practice (GCP) and applicable regulatory requirements in Japan.
- Experience working in matrix teams with strong stakeholder management skills.
- Fluent Japanese and business-level English communication skills.
Skills
- Agile Thinking
- Business Acumen
- Clinical Development
- Clinical Trial Designs
- Communication
- Creativity
- Decision Making
- Fostering Collaboration
- Good Clinical Practice (GCP)
- Influencing Without Authority
- People Management
- Pharmaceutical Industry
- Project Management
- Time Management
- Advanced degree (Master, PharmD, PhD, MD) in a relevant discipline.
- Prior experience in oncology clinical operations or related therapeutic areas.
- Demonstrated experience managing outsourced delivery and CRO partnerships.
- Experience across multiple clinical phases from early to late phase.
- Solid financial planning experience, including budgeting and forecasting clinical costs.
- Familiarity with modern clinical trial approaches and digital tools.
Location
- Japan
Work Type
- Hybrid
Experience Level
- Minimum 7 years’ experience in clinical operations or clinical study management
Education Level
- Bachelor’s degree in life sciences, pharmacy, medicine, nursing or a related field.
- Advanced degree (Master, PharmD, PhD, MD) in a relevant discipline.
About the Company
- GSK is a global biopharma company with a purpose to unite science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together.
- Aim to positively impact the health of 2.5 billion people by the end of the decade, as a successful, growing company where people can thrive.
- Get ahead of disease by preventing and treating it with innovation in specialty medicines and vaccines.
- Focus on four therapeutic areas: respiratory, immunology and inflammation; oncology; HIV; and infectious diseases – to impact health at scale.
- Committed to creating an environment where our people can thrive and focus on what matters most.
- Culture of being ambitious for patients, accountable for impact and doing the right thing is the foundation for how, together, we deliver for patients, shareholders and our people.
- Committed to creating an inclusive workplace and providing equal opportunities for all applicants.
- Embrace an agile working culture across our roles, so if flexibility is important to you please discuss opportunities with our hiring team.
Equal Opportunity
- We are committed to creating an inclusive workplace and providing equal opportunities for all applicants.
- If you need any adjustments to the recruitment process to help you demonstrate your strengths and capabilities, contact APACRecruitment.Adjustments@gsk.com. Please note this email is for adjustment requests only; for other enquiries please use our standard contact channels.