Associate Director, Legal (Biopharmaceutical)

Location: Tokyo, Japan office; hybrid work with weekly flexibility. Travel up to 10% of the year, including domestic and international overnight travel.

Company

hirify.global is a global biopharmaceutical company focused on transforming the lives of patients with serious and rare diseases.

What you will do

• Draft, review, negotiate, and manage commercial agreements, including NDAs, MSAs, SOWs, supply agreements, vendor contracts, HCP agreements, CTAs, and AE/PMS agreements.
• Act as the primary legal contact for Japan business functions, identifying contractual and commercial risks and providing practical guidance.
• Collaborate with the global Legal team on cross-border matters and maintain contract templates, playbooks, renewals, amendments, and terminations.
• Advise internal stakeholders on Japanese laws, regulations, and pharmaceutical industry codes, while monitoring regulatory changes.
• Support legal training, transparency obligations, HCP engagement activities, and supplier due diligence under ABAC laws and regulations.

Requirements

• At least five years of in-house legal experience in a healthcare, pharmaceutical, or biotech company in Japan.
• Demonstrated ability to independently review and negotiate commercial contracts.
• Strong understanding of the PMD Act, APPI, the Antimonopoly Act, and applicable pharmaceutical industry codes, including the JPMA Code and Japan Fair Trade Council Code.
• Fluent Japanese at native or equivalent level and business-level English.
• Japanese bar qualification (bengoshi) or an equivalent legal qualification from a foreign jurisdiction.
• Strong organization, attention to detail, communication, negotiation, judgment, integrity, confidentiality, prioritization, and self-management skills.
• Ability to communicate legal risk in practical, business-friendly terms and manage multiple assignments professionally.
• Team-oriented and collaborative approach, with high personal and professional maturity.
• High proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook.

Nice to have

• Experience in a global biopharmaceutical company.
• Ability to independently review and negotiate English-language contracts.

Culture & Benefits

• Weekly flexibility through a hybrid work environment supported by modern collaboration technology and IT services.
• Flexible working hours, vacation programs, and work-life balance support.
• Retirement benefits, equity compensation, and employee stock purchase plan participation opportunities.
• Internal and external training, LinkedIn Learning, specialized professional training, and AI-supported learning tools.
• Global recognition programs and employee resource group activities.
• Employment is subject to demonstrating hirify.global’s CAPRI competencies: Collaboration, Accountability, Passion, Respect, and Integrity.

Hiring process

• Applications are accepted for five calendar days from the date posted or until the position is filled.
• Current hirify.global employees should apply through the Jobs Hub in Workday; unsolicited agency resumes are not accepted without a formal agreement.