Daiichi Sankyo, Inc Hiring for Senior Director, GOVAP Strategy Implementation Lead (ASCA & Japan) job in Basking Ridge Full Time

Join a Legacy of Innovation 110 Years and Counting!

Daiichi Sankyo Group is dedicated to the creation and supply of innovative pharmaceutical therapies to improve standards of care and address diversified, unmet medical needs of people globally by leveraging our world-class science and technology. With more than 100 years of scientific expertise and a presence in more than 20 countries, Daiichi Sankyo and its 16,000 employees around the world draw upon a rich legacy of innovation and a robust pipeline of promising new medicines to help people. Under the Group’s 2025 Vision to become a “Global Pharma Innovator with Competitive Advantage in Oncology,” Daiichi Sankyo is primarily focused on providing novel therapies in oncology, as well as other research areas centered around rare diseases and immune disorders.

Summary

The Senior Director, Global Oncology Value, Access & Pricing (GOVAP) Liaison to ASCA & Japan is responsible to support developing and maximizing value & access strategies and capabilities for the DS oncology portfolio in ASCA and Japan.

Responsibilities

– Support the development and execution of value access strategies in ASCA Japan to maximize access outcomes for the DS Oncology portfolio.
– Partners with the ASCA* Japan regional and country value, access pricing teams to support the development of customized value access strategies to optimize access outcomes of the DS Oncology portfolio (*ASCA countries: Brazil, China, Taiwan, Hong-Kong, South-Korea, Australia, Singapore)
– Facilitates effective and timely interface and exchange with the global PRA and HEOR/RWE asset leads to promote and achieve cocreation of regional/country value access strategies.
– Liaises with the GOVAP HEOR and RWE teams to support development of customized evidence generation strategies.
– Collaborates with the Global Analytics, Operational Payor Excellence team to facilitate governance for the price approvals business cases and support developing proper negotiation tactics.
– Supports HTA and payors interactions as needed.
– Support the build-out and development of Access Capabilities in ASCA region/markets.
– Support development of capabilities in the broad area of value, access and pricing, including PRA (pricing, reimbursement Access), HEOR (Health Economic Outcomes Research), RWE (Real World Evidence) and Evidence Generation, and PRO (patient reported outcomes).
– Ensure sharing of best practices and learnings within and across regions and global teams.
– Partners with the GOVAP Lead Operational Excellence capabilities to facilitate roll-out and implementation of the various GOVAP educational initiatives (e.g. Global Access Academy).
– Act as chief culture officer and coach for the access community.
– Liaise with the global/regional/country access teams to raise awareness on cultural differences and foster proper communication and ways of working.
– Foster close collaboration between GOVAP and ASCA/Japan value access teams.

Qualifications: Successful candidates will be able to meet the qualifications below with or without a reasonable accommodation.

Education Qualifications (from an accredited college or university)

– Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited college or university in economics, health policy, health economics, pharmaceutical sciences, medicines or other relevant qualification required
– Master’s Degree from an accredited college or university in economics, health policy, health economics, pharmaceutical sciences, medicines or other relevant qualification preferred

Experience Qualifications

– 10 or More Years relevant experience acquired at pharmaceutical companies (or similar such as consultancy etc.) required
– Knowledge of and experience with key HTA and payor systems globally as well as in-depth knowledge and experience with key markets in ASCA region (China, Taiwan, Korea, Brazil) and Japan
– Experience with multi-indication assets preferred
– Excellent intercultural skills
– Highly self-motivating personality with positive can-do attitude with ability to model and live our core values and behaviors.
– Pro-active & team player with proven ability to work and influence in a matrix organization
– Excellent analytical and communication skills
– Fluency in written and spoken English

Travel

Ability to travel up to 30%

Daiichi Sankyo, Inc. is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.