Business & Operations Founder (Japan)

The role

You will own the launch and day-to-day business operations in Japan. You will build the local presence from the ground up and develop commercial opportunities and strategic partnerships.

What you will do

• Own the launch and day-to-day business operations in Japan
• Build the local presence from the ground up, including partners, vendors, and operational processes
• Identify and develop commercial opportunities and strategic partnerships
• Navigate the Japanese market, healthcare ecosystem, and relevant regulatory or operational requirements
• Work closely with the global leadership team to adapt the business for Japan
• Represent the company with customers, partners, healthcare organizations, and other local stakeholders
• Identify what needs to be built next and independently drive execution
• Act as the local point person across business, operations, and market development

Required qualifications

• Proven experience building, launching, or operating a business, team, or new market in Japan
• Strong entrepreneurial mindset with a scrappy, hands-on approach
• Comfortable working with significant autonomy and ambiguity
• Strong business development, operations, and stakeholder management skills
• Excellent understanding of the Japanese business environment
• Fluent English is required
• Strong communication and relationship-building skills
• Willingness to be deeply hands-on and own whatever needs to get done

Nice to have

• Japanese highly preferred
• Experience in MedTech, HealthTech, healthcare, medical devices, or digital health
• Existing network across Japanese healthcare, medical, or technology ecosystems
• Experience launching a new country, office, product, or business from scratch
• Startup or founder experience
• Experience working with international teams or US-based startups

About the company

Pragmatike is recruiting on behalf of a YC-backed, fast-growing health technology company expanding into Japan and opening its local operations.