Associate Manager, Marketing (Medical Devices)

Location: Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan

Company

hirify.global develops healthcare solutions focused on improving healthcare delivery and saving and sustaining lives.

What you will do

• Develop and execute product marketing plans for the Front Line Care business in Japan.
• Support product lifecycle management, new product launches, commercialization activities, campaigns, and portfolio expansion.
• Act as the primary liaison with Global Marketing by providing Japanese customer feedback, market insights, and locally adapted strategies and promotional materials.
• Conduct market research, customer visits, competitive analysis, sales and market data analysis, and regular reporting.
• Build relationships with Key Opinion Leaders and support congresses, exhibitions, educational events, scientific marketing, and communications.
• Provide product training, marketing support, sales tools, forecasting, pricing analysis, and cross-functional business support while ensuring compliance with healthcare and industry regulations.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Business Administration, or a related field.
• At least 5 years of experience in medical device marketing, product management, or commercial functions.
• Experience conducting market research and competitive analysis.
• Experience working with healthcare professionals, distributors, or dealer networks.
• Strong product marketing, market research, or related commercial background.
• Analytical mindset, strong project management and organizational skills, and the ability to manage multiple priorities.
• Excellent communication, presentation, interpersonal, collaboration, and stakeholder-management skills.
• Business-level English communication skills.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, including Excel, PowerPoint, and Word.
• Self-motivated, customer-focused, results-oriented, proactive, collaborative, and committed to high integrity.
• Willingness to travel domestically and internationally.

Nice to have

• Experience supporting new product launches or commercialization activities.
• Experience supporting congresses, KOL engagement, or scientific marketing initiatives.
• Intermediate English proficiency; business-level proficiency is a plus.

Culture & Benefits

• Mission-driven healthcare environment focused on saving and sustaining lives.
• Culture centered on courage, trust, collaboration, ownership, accountability, and continuous improvement.
• Collaboration with Global Marketing, Sales, Operations, Regulatory, Quality, distributors, healthcare professionals, and other cross-functional stakeholders.
• Equal employment opportunity and reasonable accommodation support for candidates with disabilities.