# Japan Medicine Development Lead (J-MDL)

**Company**: GSK
**Location**: Tokyo, Akasaka
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Category**: Healthcare
**Industry**: Healthcare

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## Description

The Japan Medicine Development Lead (J-MDL) is accountable for medicine development in Japan to ensure delivery of differentiated medicines of value for patients, stakeholders, and markets in Japan.

**Key Responsibilities:**

- Provide leadership and collaborate with the central Medicine Development Team (MDT) to create overall integrated development strategies that support optimal medicine development for Global as well as Japan.

- Act as a single point of accountability for all aspects of a medicine development in Japan from initiation of Japan development to launch in Japan.

- Deliver differentiated medicines of value for patients, stakeholders, and markets in Japan on time within budget.

- Provide Matrix Leadership in Japan to ensure integrated approach, robust planning, and execution oversight.

- Work closely with the Japan Early Development Leader (J-EDL), Japan Medical Lead (J-MAL), and Japan Commercial Lead (JCL) to ensure a smooth transition.

- Engage with external experts and professional societies to gain insights to design and deliver clinical development strategy.

- Proactively identify unmet medical needs that could be addressed through line extensions in Japan.

- Make recommendations to TAL/IET Leader and senior stakeholders on benefit-risk assessment, Go/No-go criteria, and Clinical PoS for the program in scope.

- Create a communication strategy and represent GSK externally.

- Ensure quality and compliance oversight in line with R&D expectations and project needs.

**Minimum Level of Job-Related Experience & Education:**

- Master's degree or equivalent.

- MD, PhD, or PharmD preferred.

- Subject matter expert in neurology, immunology, and/or cardiometabolic disease.

- Experienced in external engagements with KOLs and professional societies.

- Experience with early-phase clinical research.

- Considerable pharmaceutical industry experience is required.

- Experience working with Japan regulators and regulatory requirements.

- Fluent in Japanese and English.

**Skills:** Agile Thinking, Clinical Development, Clinical Trial Designs, Decision Making, Fostering Collaboration, Influencing Without Authority, Leadership, Matrix Leadership, Mentorship, People Management, Project Management, Risk Management, Strategic Thinking, Teamwork, Time Management

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## Skills

### Required
- Agile Thinking
- Clinical Development
- Clinical Trial Designs
- Decision Making
- Fostering Collaboration
- Influencing Without Authority
- Leadership
- Matrix Leadership
- Mentorship
- People Management
- Project Management
- Risk Management
- Strategic Thinking
- Teamwork
- Time Management
- Japanese
- English

### Nice to have
- MD
- PhD
- PharmD

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