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About the Role

The Government Affairs & Policy (GA&P) team at J&J Innovative Medicine plays a leading role in advancing access to innovative medicines and shaping a policy environment that fosters innovation. This newly designed role offers a unique opportunity to build and lead Patient Advocacy in Japan while contributing to core GA&P priorities.

Responsibilities

Contribute to policy shaping strategy and related actions, including policy analyses on the NHI drug pricing system, CEA, and assigned therapeutic area(s).
Lead Patient Advocacy in Japan, building trusted relationships with patient organizations, understanding patients’ unmet needs and access barriers, and translating these insights into policy shaping and access strategies.
Develop policy-related strategies, goals, and outcome-based action plans.
Work with the IMAT team as well as cross-functional teams to deliver the outcome.
Proactively work with both internal and external stakeholders on pricing, regulatory, CEA (Japan HTA), and patient access matters from policy development, interpretation and implementation that are relevant to J&J IM in the current and future market.
Develop narratives and materials with a deep understanding of target stakeholders in both Japanese and English.
Work closely with Asia Pacific regional and global teams to maximize the value and impact of actions.
Enhance J&J IM presence and reputation in the GA&P area through collaboration with external stakeholders, including industry associations.
Develop and execute the Patient Advocacy strategy for Japan, aligned with GA&P and business priorities, in key disease areas (e.g., oncology, immunology, neuroscience).
Build, maintain, and strengthen long-term, trusted relationships with patient organizations, patient advocates, and other patient-related stakeholders.
Identify patients’ unmet needs and access barriers, and incorporate patient perspectives into policy shaping, access, and external engagement strategies.
Act as a champion of the patient voice within J&J IM Japan, and create opportunities for the organization to learn directly from patients.
Collaborate with Medical Affairs, Market Access, Communications & Public Affairs, Business Units, and Global/AP Patient Advocacy teams to ensure aligned and impactful engagement.
Partner with Compliance, Legal, and Finance to establish and implement frameworks and processes that ensure engagement with patient organizations is ethical, transparent, non-promotional, and compliant with company policies and applicable industry codes.
Represent J&J IM Japan externally on patient advocacy and patient access topics, and share best practices with regional and global Patient Advocacy communities.

Requirements

Experienced expert with deep knowledge of the healthcare industry and a proven ability to establish trusted relationships with internal and external stakeholders, including government and patient communities.
Proven track record of good performance and the ability to manage project teams.
10+ years of relevant work experience, especially in healthcare-related industries, is preferred.
Sufficient level of presence and interpersonal skills, excellent influencing skills, and an established level of credibility.
Highly articulate, with excellent written and verbal communication skills in Japanese and sufficient capability in verbal communication, writing, and formulating policy-related documents in English.
Ability to anticipate emerging issues of importance to the company and to prioritize appropriately.
Ability to take a key role or position in industry associations such as JPMA and PhRMA.
Deep knowledge of the industry business, regulatory and healthcare policy environment, coupled with the ability to clearly articulate plans that enable J&J IM to understand the risks, opportunities, and implications of industry/government initiatives, with strategies to manage issues both proactively and reactively.
Genuine empathy for patients and the ability to build trust-based relationships with patient organizations; experience working with patient organizations or advocacy groups is preferred.
Solid understanding of compliance requirements for engagement with patient organizations and the general public, or the ability to acquire it quickly.
A Credo-based leader who drives integrity throughout the organization.

Skills

Advocacy Communications
Budget Management
Community Outreach
Compliance Management
Corporate Communications Strategy
Corporate Management
Government Relations
Leverages Information
Mentorship
Negotiation
Organizing
Public Affairs
Public Policies
Regulatory Development
Relationship Building
Representing
Stakeholder Engagement
Technical Credibility

Location

Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan

Work Type

Hybrid

Experience Level

10+ years of relevant work experience

Education Level

Bachelor's degree
MBA, MPH, Master’s degree or equivalent would be advantageous

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.
Learn more at jnj.com.
As guided by Our Credo, Johnson & Johnson is responsible to our employees who work with us throughout the world. We provide an inclusive work environment where each person is considered as an individual. At Johnson & Johnson, we respect the diversity and dignity of our employees and recognize their merit.
Our expertise in Innovative Medicine is informed and inspired by patients, whose insights fuel our science-based advancements. Visionaries like you work on teams that save lives by developing the medicines of tomorrow.
Join us in developing treatments, finding cures, and pioneering the path from lab to life while championing patients every step of the way.
Learn more at https://www.jnj.com/innovative-medicine

Equal Opportunity

As guided by Our Credo, Johnson & Johnson is responsible to our employees who work with us throughout the world. We provide an inclusive work environment where each person is considered as an individual. At Johnson & Johnson, we respect the diversity and dignity of our employees and recognize their merit.