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シニアプロダクトマネージャー/ Senior Product Manager

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A multinational biopharmaceutical company is looking for a Senior Product Manager. The successful candidate will lead cross-functional launch planning, translate customer, patient, market, and competitive insights into actionable strategies, monitor performance, and drive timely course correction.

Responsibilities:

  • Lead development of the brand strategy, launch strategy, annual plan, and tactical plan for a major new product launch
  • Define target customers, positioning, core messages, critical success factors, and desired behaviour changes
  • Translate patient, customer, market, and competitive insights into actionable recommendations and launch plans
  • Establish performance objectives and key indicators, monitor results, and recommend timely course corrections
  • Lead cross-functional launch planning, establishing milestones, decision points, dependencies, risks, and mitigation actions
  • Coordinate launch readiness across marketing, sales, medical affairs, market access, commercial operations, and other relevant functions
  • Lead development and delivery of launch initiatives, promotional materials, customer programmes, and field-readiness activities
  • Manage external business partners, agencies, and vendors to support effective planning, execution, and performance
  • Use data and performance indicators to identify gaps and improve marketing effectiveness
  • Contribute to a collaborative team environment by sharing knowledge, best practices, and lessons learned

Requirements:

  • Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience
  • Relevant marketing or commercial experience in the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, healthcare, or a related industry
  • Ability to contribute to the development and execution of brand or commercialisation strategy
  • Experience leading cross-functional projects and influencing stakeholders
  • Business level Japanese and English

Preferred requirements:

  • Advanced scientific, medical, public health, or business degree
  • Experience leading in a pharmaceutical or biotechnology product launch
  • Experience in specialty care, rare disease, hepatology, gastroenterology, immunology, oncology, or another complex therapeutic area
  • Experience collaborating with global teams and external business partners
  • Experience managing agencies, vendors, budgets, and multiple simultaneous workstreams

About the Company:

A global biopharmaceutical company focused on developing therapies for major health challenges including HIV, viral hepatitis, COVID-19, and cancer. The company works globally to develop life-changing scientific innovations and expand access to these therapies.

Keywords:

マーケティング, 製薬, バイオテクノロジー, ヘルスケア, 製品ローンチ, ブランド戦略, 商業化戦略, クロスファンクショナル, ステークホルダーマネジメント, 市場調査, 患者インサイト, 市場分析, 事業計画, 肝疾患, 求人, 外資系

Job Ref: AXUF5J

Contract Type: Perm

Specialism: Marketing

Focus: Product Manager

Industry: Pharmaceuticals

Salary: ¥12,000,000 - ¥19,000,000 per annum

Workplace Type: On-site

Experience Level: Senior Management

Language: Japanese - Professional working

Second Language: English - Business level

Location: Tokyo

Job Reference: AXUF5J-7607A2EA

Date posted: 25 September 2026

Consultant: Alex Delgado