[Innovative Medicine] R&D, Project Leader (Director,), Project Leader Group, Global Development

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Job Function:
Project/Program Management Group

Job Sub Function:
Project/Program Management

Job Category:
Professional

All Job Posting Locations:
Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Japan

Job Description:

JOB SUMMARY:

The Japan Project Team Leader (P T L) is a senior cross-functional R&D leader accountable for actively shaping and executing global asset development strategies through robust integration of Japan insights.

The P T L serves as country counterpart to CDTL and R&D's empowered country-level leader , ensuring cross-functional Japan considerations are systematically embedded in global decision-making, governance milestones, and delivery plans , additionally to being accountable for project delivery.

This role requires strategic leadership, enterprise mindset, advanced stakeholder influence , and a strong track record of execution to commensurate with the increasing complexity, scale of execution, and criticality of projects in the APAC region.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

1.

Strategic Business & R&D Leadership


* Lead country-level cross-functional Project Teams as an extension of the CDT, ensuring Japan function as integral contributors to global strategy, not only downstream executors.


* Ensure "one local voice" incl.

local R&D and commercial alignment to provide input into global CDTs on project strategies for Japan.


* Generate, synthesize, and proactively position high-quality Japan insights (regulatory, clinical, operational, portfolio, and commercial interface)


* Partner with the CDT and R&D in Japan and commercial to translate global strategy into robust, scenario-based country delivery strategies and enable in addition commercial success in Japan, explicitly addressing risk, feasibility, and value trade-offs.

Ensure disciplined execution of country plans, with timely escalation of strategic, resourcing, and risk issues to the CDT and governance forums.

Lead critical project issue resolution arising in R&D Japan in alignment with local or regional commercial and global CDTs.


* Maintain clear ownership of country-level R&D governance inputs, ensuring decision traceability and strategic coheren...