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Explore hand-picked jobs in Japan for English speakers across tech, education, marketing, and more.
Vetted companies only. Apply from overseas.
PfizerThe ELREXFIO Marketing Team Lead is responsible for developing and executing the ELREXFIO franchise strategy in Japan to maximize value for patients and deliver revenue and profitability objectives. This role has business and P&L accountability for ELREXFIO, covering both the existing business and planned indication expansions. The role leads brand and launch planning, financial forecasting, performance management, and the effective prioritization of financial and human resources. The position provides functional leadership to ELREXFIO Marketing colleagues and leads the cross-functional ELREXFIO team. It has no direct people-management responsibility but is expected to set strategic direction, align resources, coach colleagues, and foster a high-performing and collaborative team. The role also serves as a key interface with Japan Oncology leadership, the International Commercial Organization, and Global ELREXFIO teams. The role delivers agreed revenue, profitability, and business performance objectives for ELREXFIO; leads financial planning and forecasting, including the Operating Plan, long-range forecasts, latest estimates, and business scenarios; monitors financial and non-financial KPIs, addresses performance gaps, and leads timely corrective actions; manages the promotional budget and recommends effective allocation of financial and other resources; and partners with Finance, Analytics, Supply, and other functions to manage business risks and opportunities. The role develops and executes the long-term ELREXFIO franchise strategy, annual Brand Plan, and Plan of Action for Japan; defines strategic priorities, growth opportunities, sources of business, and investment choices across indications; translates scientific evidence, market dynamics, and customer and patient insights into a differentiated value proposition and actionable commercial strategy; optimizes positioning, segmentation, targeting, customer engagement, promotional strategy, and channel mix; and adapts Global and International strategies to the Japanese market while ensuring Japan perspectives are appropriately represented. The role leads sustainable growth and ongoing performance of the existing ELREXFIO business, as well as commercial strategy, readiness, and execution for planned indication expansions, including market shaping, positioning, targeting, customer journeys, key messages, field readiness, and post-launch optimization. It leads commercial input into opportunity assessments, forecasts, investment decisions, and scenario planning; establishes milestones, governance, KPIs, risk assessments, and mitigation plans; and monitors market dynamics, competitive developments, treatment patterns, customer insights, field feedback, and launch performance, adjusting plans as needed. The role leads the ELREXFIO cross-functional team and aligns stakeholders around a common strategy, priorities, milestones, and measures of success. It partners with Medical Affairs, Market Access, Regulatory Affairs, Analytics, Finance, Supply, Legal, Compliance, Sales teams, and other relevant functions; clarifies roles, responsibilities, decision rights, and escalation pathways; proactively resolves issues; provides strategic direction, coaching, and development support to ELREXFIO Marketing colleagues and project members without direct people-management responsibility; and represents the ELREXFIO business in relevant Japan, International Commercial, and Global forums. The role ensures high-quality and timely execution of Brand Plans, launch plans, promotional materials, training programs, congress activities, and customer-facing initiatives; establishes effective governance and performance-review processes; partners with Supply and relevant functions to anticipate demand and address potential supply or business-continuity risks; ensures compliance with applicable laws, regulations, industry codes, Pfizer policies, and internal review and approval processes; and demonstrates high standards of integrity, sound judgment, and patient focus in all business decisions.
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent. - A minimum of five years of pharmaceutical marketing experience. - Demonstrated experience in brand strategy, Brand Planning, financial forecasting, performance management, and promotional-budget management. - Experience leading complex cross-functional projects or initiatives in a matrix organization. - Strong strategic thinking, financial acumen, analytical capability, and problem-solving skills. - Demonstrated ability to influence senior stakeholders and align multiple functions without formal authority. - Strong written and verbal communication and presentation skills in both Japanese and English. - High standards of integrity, compliance, collaboration, and patient focus.
- Experience in Oncology, Hematology, Specialty care, Advanced technology treatment areas such as Cell & Gene therapy or another complex therapeutic area. - Experience leading a new product launch or indication expansion. - Experience managing an established business while preparing for a future launch. - Experience working with International Commercial, regional, or Global teams. - Experience providing functional leadership, coaching, or development support to colleagues.
