Description
**Organization:** **Transformation office, New Product Planning**
**Report to:** **Associate Director,** **New Product Planning**
**Main purpose of job:**
+ Drive commercial assessment of the early asset pipelines especially from market access perspectives until the BT (Brand Team) is established and ensure a smooth transition of information and assessment outcomes from NPP to the BT
+ Aims to maximize the potential of new assets by assessing the candidate assets, aligning with corporate strategy, and addressing unmet medical needs in Japan from early development phase
+ Realize maximization of pipeline products’ values in Japan based on current and future market access conditions and trends
+ Collaborate with cross-functional teams to maximize intrinsic products’ values at the market introduction as new or market expansion opportunities
**Responsibilities;**
**Gain and maximize access opportunities for early development assets and contribute to life cycle management success**
+ Conduct analyses of access-related challenges and opportunities for each asset from early development stages
+ Review reimbursement frameworks, pricing systems, and potential market barriers by performing desk-based research (literature review, secondary data analysis)
+ Develop “risk–opportunity matrices” from the access perspective for each asset and provide them as internal reference materials
+ Regularly exchange information with V&A department representatives to align on optimal access scenarios for each asset
**Generate value through close collaboration with the Value & Access department**
+ Incorporate insights and recommendations from V&A representatives into planning and strategy discussions within the new product planning function
+ Consolidate value propositions for each asset and identify required data and evidence from the market access perspective
+ Clarify differentiating factors from the access standpoint and prepare bridging materials for internal use by collaborating with the colleagues in V&A department (e.g., for Medical Affairs, R&D)
+ Act as a conduit by integrating external market insights obtained by the V&A department into internal strategic discussions.
**NOTE: This position DOES NOT belong to the Value and Access Department.**
**Basic Qualifications**
+ 5+ years of experience in market access, health economics, or policy-related work
+ Knowledge of clinical sciences, clinical trials and/or regulatory areas in drugs development and life cycle management
+ Knowledge and understanding of HTA (Health Technology Assessment), reimbursement systems, and pricing strategies in Japan
+ Cross-functional project management skills
+ Experience collaborating with cross-functional teams in local (Japan)
+ Experience collaborating with global teams/colleagues
**Preferred Qualifications**
+ Advanced degree in health economics, public health, or related field
+ Experience in developing successful access strategies and value propositions
+ Both Japanese and English (business level); fluency in speaking, writing and reading
**Work Style:**
+ Remote work is supported. However, applicants must be able to commute to the office flexibly when needed. Office attendance is expected on an occasional basis, typically around twice per month.
