Job Purpose

The Public Relations Expert formulates short, medium, and long-term measures (advocacy strategies) and coordinates and organizes activities both inside and outside the company, whether branded or non-branded, to deliver medicines and vaccines to patients. The expert ensures the preparation and execution of these activities. Internal stakeholders include not only domestic personnel but also coordination with overseas departments. Externally, they maintain smooth communication with authorities, local governments, and industry groups, and sometimes effectively utilize think tanks, consultants, and others to realize policies and measures.

In order to ensure consistency with a mid-to-long-term perspective, will be engaging to a related brand project activities while driving short-term practical benefits and progress.

パブリック・リレーションズ・エキスパートは、ブランド・Non-ブランドの社内外活動を通じて患者さんのために医薬品、ワクチンを届けるべく、短、中、長期の施策策定(アドボカシー戦略)、調整・とりまとめを行いつつ環境整備およびその遂行にあたる。社内関係者は国内関係者にとどまらず海外関係部署との連携をとり、社外は当局、自治体、業界団体との円滑なコミュニケーションをとり、時にThinktank、コンサルタント等の効果的な活用を行いながら政策、施策の実現をはかる。

また、中長期的な視点との整合性をはかるべく、短期的な進展、実利をドライブしながら関連品目（Brand）プロジェクト活動にも従事する。

Key Responsibilities

• Primarily advocate/promote and create environment for Life Course Immunization and AMR measures
• Build strong relationships with both internal and external key stakeholders (government officials, legislators, politicians and key stakeholders in the industry, Japan Medical Association, Japan Pharmaceutical Association etc) to discuss issues, recommendations, and solutions.
• Understand and discuss business-related laws and regulations, keep track of trends, analyze their impact, and consider and implement countermeasures.
• With an eye on desirable legal reforms, regulatory changes, and environmental improvements, consider and formulate solutions as an industry and as individual company, and connect them to advocacy activities.
• Communicate, coordinate, and negotiate with the government and regulatory authorities in both branded and non-branded operations.
• Utilize think tanks and consultants to create policy proposals, opinion papers, and white papers, and aim to disseminate them through sharing and submitting to relevant parties
• Represent the company in industry associations (JPMA, EFPIA Japan, and PhRMA) and contribute to their advocacy work；understand and formulate solutions for industry-wide challenges and trends, and implement actions such as lobbying activities.
• Lead discussion on multiple projects including policies around drug access environment together with X-functional internal/external team
• Establish strong working relationships with relevant global functions

• 主にライフコース予防接種・AMR対策の提唱・啓蒙、環境整備の推進  
• 社内外の主要なステークホルダー(政府関係者、立法者、政治家、業界の主要ステークホルダー、日本医師会、日本薬剤師会など)と強固な関係を築き、課題や提言、解決策の議論を行う
• ビジネス関連の法令を理解し、議論し、動向を把握し、その影響を分析し、対応策を検討・実施する
• 望ましい法改正や規制変更、環境改善を見据え、業界として、個々の企業として解決策を考え、立案し、アドボカシー活動につなげる
• ブランド事業と非ブランド事業の両方において、政府および規制当局とコミュニケーションを取り、調整し、交渉を行う
• シンクタンクやコンサルタントを活用し、政策提言、オピニオンペーパー、ホワイトペーパーを作成し、関係者と共有・提出することで周知徹底を図る
• 業界団体(日本製薬協会、EFPIAジャパン、PhRMA)で企業を代表し、そのアドボカシー活動に貢献する。業界全体の課題やトレンドに対する解決策を理解・立案し、ロビー活動などのアクションを実施する
• 薬物アクセス環境に関するポリシーを含む複数のプロジェクトについて、X-Functionalの内部/外部チーム  とともに議論を主導する
• 関連するグローバル機能との強力な協力関係を確立する

※職務内容および勤務地の変更範囲は会社の定めるところとする。

必要な条件Basic Qualification

スキル Skill

• Good understanding of Japan Health Policy and system, current evolution
• Planning, drafting based on free idea, and execution capability
• Negotiation, presentation and project management skills
• Good understanding of decision-making processes and legislative procedures
• Established level of credibility, ethics and strong understanding of the external stakeholders
• Mature, adaptive and flexible disposition to effectively interact with a range of diverse external stakeholders and senior level Government Affairs & Health Policy Director executives
• Excellent communication/presentation skills (English and Japanese)
• Good presence, outstanding interpersonal skills, and leadership and influencing skills

• 日本の医療政策と制度、現在の動向についての理解、理解力
• 自由な発想を元にした企画、立案その実行力
• 交渉、プレゼンテーション、プロジェクトマネージメント力
• 意思決定プロセスと承認手続きについての十分な理解、理解力
• 確立されたレベルの信頼感、倫理観および必要な外部利害関係者に対する理解 
• 十分な適応力、柔軟性を持ち、さまざまな多様な外部ステークホルダーや渉外・医療政策にかかわる社内外エグゼクティブと効果的にコミュニケーションできる 
• 優れたコミュニケーション/プレゼンテーションスキルを有する(英語と日本語)
• 存在感を示しながら優れた対人スキルおよびリーダーシップを発揮、また影響を及ぼす力を有する 

経験 Experience

• Minimum 3 years working experience in Government Affairs/Health Policy function, natural science, marketing, consultancy, think tank, and government
• 渉外/医療政策業務、自然科学エリア、マーケティング、コンサルタント、シンクタンク、および政府機関などでの最低3年の実務経験 

学位/資格/語学力 Education/certification/Language

• Undergraduate

望ましい条件 Preferred Qualification

学位/資格/語学力 Education/certification/Language

• Master's degree and above

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