Mid-Level Pharmaceutical Business Consultant

This full-time role is based in Tokyo and focuses on marketing consulting and patient-support solutions for pharmaceutical companies and other healthcare clients. The work centers on understanding client issues and needs, defining value that benefits patients and society, and planning how that value can be delivered.

Responsibilities include developing proposals for major pharmaceutical companies, collaborating with medical professionals, directors, engineers and designers, and providing the leadership and momentum needed to move projects forward. The role requires listening carefully to patients and healthcare professionals, learning the healthcare industry and its current issues, and staying aware of new technology trends.

Examples of solutions include paper, web and video materials that support medical representative activities, applications that assist medication guidance, and planning and operational support for exhibitions at academic conferences. The company also provides marketing consulting to pharmaceutical and other healthcare companies, using evidence related to food and nutrition and data accumulated through its own patient and consumer services.

The business operates food and health services including the Oishii Kenko meal-management application and the Kakaris dietary guidance solution for medical institutions. Its wider activities include product development and monetization, new solutions for health insurance associations, joint clinical research with medical institutions, academic publication, and collaboration with pharmaceutical and food companies. The company combines existing products with technologies such as generative AI and works with engineers, designers and registered dietitians.

The posting seeks proposal and planning ability for large companies, creativity in turning ideas into practical initiatives, awareness of healthcare costs and social security issues, and a strong interest in healthcare, nutrition and food. It also values leadership, decision-making, business skills for collaboration with major clients, attention to detail, speed, flexibility and action in a changing startup environment. Welcome experience includes sales or planning at an advertising agency, practical experience at a consulting firm, or sales to pharmaceutical companies in the healthcare or IT industry.

The company has approximately 45 members. It states that employees use remote work and core-time flextime, and that online interviews are available. The posting does not state a salary range, language requirement or visa sponsorship policy.