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Job Function:

Legal & Compliance:

Job Sub Function:

Health Care Compliance:

Job Category:

Professional

All Job Posting Locations:

Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan

Job Description:

SUMMARY:

This position, as a member of Johnson & Johnson’s global, cross-sector Health Care Compliance organization—and more specifically of the Health Care Compliance team supporting the Innovative Medicine Sector business in Japan—entails ensuring Innovative Medicine Japan’s business practices and activities, in particular, its will support business from the perspective of value transfer based on internal and external rules, and act as HCC contact for business. Reporting directly to the Group Manager supporting certain therapeutic areas of focus for Innovative Medicine Japan, and part of the larger team, Business Transaction Support, headed by an HCC Director (who reports to the Health Care Compliance Officer for Innovative Medicine Japan) who are trusted advisors providing day-to-day support to all of Innovative Medicine Japan’s therapeutic areas to ensure that their interactions with, health care professionals and government officials are consistent with J&J policy, laws, regulations and industry codes, this position is responsible, First and foremost, serving as the primary point of contact for the business regarding compliance-related matters in the assigned therapeutic areas, including providing guidance on FCPA, industry codes, and internal policies. This role ensures that Innovative Medicine Japan’s promotional and educational activities align with both internal standards and external regulatory expectations. This position is located in Tokyo, Japan.

PROFILE:

· Possessing a high level of integrity with good ethical values at the core, embracing and embodying Our Credo;

• Possessing strong communication, organizational and analytical skills;

• Being a creative and independent thinker, highly solution oriented, who proactively engages in meaningful discussion with the business to resolve issues and for alignment, eager to understand critical business needs;

• Being an effective listener and clear communicator who values clarity, consistency, and scientific rigor; and

• Having ability to successfully manage multiple projects simultaneously, if assigned, including vendor management

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Working closely with his/her team members supporting the same therapeutic areas to ensure that their interactions with health care professionals and government officials are planned in consistent with HCC policies and procedures

• Partnering with the business to foster a culture of accountability, drive compliance ownership, and support ethical decision-making by the business

• Acting as a trusted advisor, providing day-to-day guidance and advice to covered employees

• Developing HCC training on these areas and delivering appropriate trainings to covered employees at various levels

• Interfacing with local Medical Affairs, Legal, Regulatory and other functions regarding promotional and educational materials

• Interfacing with regional HCC colleagues and HCC’s Regulatory Advertising and Promotion team in the US to share approaches and best practices

• Other duties to drive an effective compliance program as part of the HCC organization may be assigned

EDUCATION and EXPERIENCE:

• Minimum of five years of experience in the pharmaceutical or medical devices industry, preferably in sales or marketing (or it could be regulatory, legal, medical affairs, compliance, commercial excellence, R&D and safety, and compliance) with some levels of experience in planning and executing speaker programs, interactions with healthcare professionals, and developing marketing plans (a plus if having experience in a product launch and/or oncology)

• Supervisory experience a plus, but not a must

• Knowledge of Japanese promotional activities and anti-corruption laws, regulations, and industry codes and guidance including the FCPA

SKILLS and ABILITIES:

• Ability to make and stand by difficult decisions

• Independent and objective thinking, with the ability to advance ideas and influence others

• Effective management of conflicts in an open and constructive manner.

• Curious by nature with a strong interest in serving patients with integrity and science

• Experienced in people development and management, a plus

• Native level in Japanese with excellent reading, writing, verbal skills especially to clearly understand and desirably communicate the science; fluency in English a huge plus if eager to expand the roles and responsibilities beyond Japan.

COMMENTS: This position description is an outline of the major recurring responsibilities of the job. It is not intended to be all-inclusive of the work to be performed. Other related job objectives, special assignments and less significant responsibilities will typically be performed by the incumbent(s).

Required Skills:

Preferred Skills:

Audit Management, Complaints Investigation, Compliance Frameworks, Compliance Management, Consulting, Corporate Governance, Corrective and Preventive Action (CAPA), Healthcare Industry, Health Care Regulation, Interpersonal Influence, Legal Services, Medical Compliance, Organizing, Process Improvements, Program Management, Technical Credibility