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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.
Johnson & JohnsonJohnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine is recruiting for a Senior Document Specialist, Document Publishing Solutions (DPS), located in the Tokyo office, Japan. DPS is a global team that delivers document publishing, technical quality control, and document management services for regulatory submission documents. Working in partnership with authors and stakeholders, DPS ensures submission-ready, compliant, and high-quality documents that support successful regulatory submissions worldwide. The DPS Japan team works closely with the Japan Medical Writing Group to advance digital transformation initiatives by introducing innovative technologies, providing technical expertise, and promoting the practical application of AI to enhance day-to-day operations. Responsibilities include providing technical quality control and submission-readiness support for regulatory documents such as clinical study reports, submission dossiers, protocols, and related deliverables; managing document publishing and document management activities in compliance with regulatory standards, internal procedures, and submission requirements; preparing submission-ready documents through formatting, hyperlinking, bookmarking, document validation, and publishing; managing relationships with external service providers supporting publishing and document processing; collaborating with the Japan Medical Writing Group and other cross-functional stakeholders; and driving digital transformation initiatives by evaluating, implementing, and supporting innovative technologies, including AI-enabled solutions, to improve operational efficiency, document quality, and knowledge sharing.
- Experience in document processing, publishing, information management, business systems, or related operational support activities within the pharmaceutical, healthcare, technology, or other regulated industries. - Strong written and verbal communication skills in both English (CEFR B2 or higher) and Japanese (native proficiency or CEFR C2 equivalent). - Strong digital literacy, including advanced proficiency in Microsoft Word and other Microsoft 365 applications. - Proven ability to manage vendor relationships and oversee outsourced publishing activities.
- Bachelor's degree (BS/BA) is preferred. - Demonstrated experience in people leadership, team management, or mentoring others. - Demonstrated proficiency in electronic document publishing, document management systems, and other pharmaceutical industry-standard software (e.g., Adobe Acrobat, ISI Toolbox, DocuBridge, Veeva Vault RIM). - Demonstrated interest in emerging technologies, automation, and AI applications within regulated environments. - Solid understanding of structured authoring concepts, ICH M11, or related regulatory document standards.
- Opportunity to collaborate with global DPS colleagues and cross-functional stakeholders supporting regulatory submissions worldwide.
