Associate Director or Senior Manager, Value Evidence and Outcomes (Biopharma)

Location: Tokyo office with weekly flexibility in a hybrid work environment; occasional domestic and global travel up to 30%

Company

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

What you will do

• Plan and execute Japan evidence-generation strategies aligned with medical strategies, HEOR priorities, brand plans, and business objectives.
• Identify data gaps and resolvable unmet medical needs through literature research, expert insights, and health technology assessment approaches.
• Design and manage interventional and observational studies, patient-reported outcomes research, pre-existing dataset analyses, Delphi panels, and AI-enabled algorithms.
• Lead company-sponsored studies, including vendor management, feasibility, budgets, timelines, approvals, and compliance with GCP and Japanese regulations.
• Develop epidemiological and cost-effectiveness evidence to support clinical trials, J-NDA submissions, pricing, and market access.
• Collaborate with Medical Affairs, HEOR, Clinical Development, Commercial, Market Access, Pricing, Patient Advocacy, Publication, and external stakeholders.

Requirements

• Master’s degree in a scientific discipline or equivalent experience; PhD, PharmD, or MD preferred.
• At least 10 years of relevant pharmaceutical or biotech experience in a global Japan setting, including at least 5 years in evidence generation.
• Experience with at least two company-sponsored GCP studies, one PMS study, two PRO studies, and five studies using pre-existing datasets.
• Strong knowledge of evidence-generation methods, study planning, protocols, statistical analysis plans, vendor management, expert consultations, budgets, and timelines.
• Native-level Japanese and high-level business English are required.
• Understanding of Japan’s HTA system and MHLW cost-effectiveness analysis guidelines; TreeAge experience is valued.

Nice to have

• Experience in pulmonology, bacterial infection, cardiovascular disease, or allergy and immunology.
• HTA certification, systematic reviews and meta-analyses, Delphi consensus development, commercial database studies, or AI-based diagnostic and disease-progression algorithms.
• Active Japanese medical license for MD holders and relevant board certification.

Culture & Benefits

• Flexible working hours and vacation programs supporting work-life balance.
• Retirement benefits, equity compensation, and an employee stock purchase plan.
• Internal and external training, LinkedIn Learning, and specialized professional development.
• AI-enabled learning tools, digital assistant resources, global recognition programs, and employee resource groups.
• Hybrid-work technology and IT support for collaboration across locations and time zones.