Medical Oncology Head

Medical TA Strategy

• Adapt international medical plans into a country tailored Medical TA strategy supporting prelaunch, launch and lifecycle management.
• Build a strategic orientation and tactical plans across external insights, medical education, and publication planning.
• Set and oversee the local data generation strategy (RWE, HEOR inputs, evidence generation, Phase IV/IIIb) including publication plans.
• Provide scientific and clinical expertise to inform trial design, feasibility, integrated evidence strategies, and local clinical programs.
• Serve as the disease area expert for internal stakeholders (Marketing, Market Access, Regulatory, Commercial, Digital).
• Guarantee ERC/compliance in all medical activities and materials.

Medical Engagement

• Lead and guide all peer-to-peer scientific exchange with HCPs and Medical Experts (MEs) to ensure credible, unbiased, scientific dialogue.
• Oversee MSL strategic direction, ensuring coherent field engagement plans aligned to TA strategy.
• Ensure systematic external insight gathering and translate insights into strategic recommendations.
• Support internal teams with medical knowledge, clinical data interpretation, and training.
• Ensure medical teams maintain highest standards in evidence based, ethical engagement.

Medical Education & Scientific Communication

• Design and execute the medical education strategy, including scientific events, symposia, hospital meetings, and congress activities.
• Localize and produce high quality scientific communication materials (presentations, publications, external education tools).
• Partner with Medical Customer Excellence and other internal functions on external scientific event planning, vendor management, congress measurement and reporting.
• Lead or support publication planning for the country TA.
• Provide scientific inputs to EE Capability Building to design/localize capability programs/curricula for medical teams and for TA teams and partner for the delivery of those.

Medical Partnerships

• Build and maintain strong partnerships with Medical Experts, scientific societies, and academic institutions to support collaboration and scientific leadership in the TA.
• Partner cross-functionally with Commercial TA Heads, Value & Access, Regulatory, Execution Excellence and global/international/regional medical teams.
• Represent the company as the credible scientific ambassador in the TA, contributing to a positive reputation with key stakeholders and institutions.
• Strengthen the medical ecosystem by shaping joint value creation initiatives, evidence based collaborations, and multistakeholder partnerships.

Leadership & Culture

•        Foster an engaged, high-performance culture with clear goals, coaching, and ongoing development.

•        Attract future ready talents, help them grow, and keep them engaged; strengthen succession and capability across the country organization.

•        Lead by example with Novartis Leadership Expectations, encouraging transformation, strong performance, and a growth mindset.

Ideal Background

Experiences:

• 7+ years in Medical Affairs and/or Clinical Development
• Experience working in Oncology Therapeutic Area

• Proven track record in developing and executing medical strategies across the product lifecycle.

• Prior leadership experiences.

• Experience in scientific engagement with Medical Experts/HCPs and guiding MSL/field medical teams.

• Demonstrated experience in evidence generation, publication planning, and interpreting clinical data.

• Cross‑functional collaboration experience with Market Access, Regulatory, Marketing, Commercial.

• Experience leading medical education programs, congress activities, and external scientific events.

• Exposure to regional/global medical functions with ability to translate strategy into local action.

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Functional Capabilities:

• Ability to design and deliver country specific medical strategies, translating global direction into local execution.

• Strong scientific expertise with ability to interpret and communicate complex clinical data.

• Skilled in planning and overseeing local evidence generation (RWE, Phase IV, observational research).

• Proficient in developing/adapting scientific communication and medical education materials.

• Strong commercial business acumen.

• Ability to collaborate effectively across matrix teams and provide clear medical leadership to cross‑functional partners.

• Solid understanding of compliance, regulatory requirements, and governance processes.

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Leadership Capabilities & Mindset:

• Strategic thinker who can anticipate trends and translate insights into clear TA priorities.

• Influential leader able to align cross functional stakeholders and build trust with internal/external partners.

• Strong people leader who develops others through coaching, feedback, and scientific role modeling.

• Drives execution and fosters a results-oriented, evidence-based culture.

• Comfortable navigating ambiguity and complexity while driving innovation and continuous improvement.

• Excellent communicator with the ability to simplify complex scientific concepts for diverse audiences.

• High integrity, ethical judgment, and a patient centric mindset guiding all interactions.

Location

Tokyo (Toranomon Hills)