Communications Manager, Japan

The role

You will own and advance the marketing and communications strategy in the Japanese healthcare ecosystem. You will also provide support for partnership development and post-signing execution.

What you will do

• Own and drive marketing and communications strategy in Japan
• Develop, create, and publish content across owned channels
• Lead updates to web presence in collaboration with US-based teams
• Support strategic partnerships with cancer hospitals and pharmaceutical companies
• Contribute to partnership success through operational execution and partner communications
• Standardize marketing, communications, and partnership operations through documentation
• Create communications tailored to pharma, healthcare, research, and policy stakeholders
• Shape and coordinate presence at conferences, industry events, and partner-facing forums

Required qualifications

• 3 - 5+ years of experience in communications, PR, marketing, consulting, partnerships, or related roles within healthcare, pharma, life sciences, health tech, or a fast-paced startup environment
• Excellent writing and editing skills
• Interest in and aptitude for supporting partnership development and ongoing partner operations with Japanese hospitals, pharmaceutical companies, and regulatory agencies
• Native-level Japanese
• Business level English
• Proven ability to develop and execute marketing or communications strategies
• Strong ownership in mastering Japan's complex regulatory and ethical landscape
• Strong organizational and project management skills
• Hands-on experience with tools such as HubSpot, Figma, and Adobe Creative Cloud (or comparable tools)

Nice to have

• Experience communicating with healthcare, pharma, or research stakeholders
• Familiarity with cancer institutions
• Experience working with the ethics approval or contractual processes with Japanese hospitals or pharmaceutical companies
• Domain expertise relevant to Flatiron's products (RWD, RWE, pharmaceutical business, health regulatory authority interaction, oncology, outcomes research, clinical research or related data/ research p

Benefits

• Flex-time system
• Health insurance
• Pension
• Employment insurance
• Workers' Accident insurance

About the company

Flatiron Health is a healthtech company using data for good to power smarter care for every person with cancer. It is an independent affiliate of the Roche Group.