[Innovative Medicine] R&D, Manager, Global Epidemiology

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Job Function:
Data Analytics & Computational Sciences

Job Sub Function:
Epidemiology

Job Category:
People Leader

All Job Posting Locations:
Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan

Job Description:

Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine is recruiting for an Manager, Epidemiology, to be located in Tokyo, Japan.

At Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine, we are working to create a world without disease.

Transforming lives by finding new and better ways to prevent, intercept, treat and cure disease inspires us.

We bring together the best minds and pursue the most promising science.

We are Janssen.

We collaborate with the world for the health of everyone in it.

Learn more and follow us at https://www.janssen.com/johnson-johnson-innovative-medicine.

The Epidemiology Japan function is part of the Global Epidemiology department in Janssen to support cross-therapeutic areas by generating and disseminating real-world evidence about disease, treatment, health service utilization, and safety and effects of medical products from healthcare data analyses as well as prospective Epidemiology studies.

The manager will perform the following:



* Identify research study needs, implementing solutions, draft proposals and protocols, review study protocols and statistical analysis plans, and contribute to study conduct across multiple therapeutic areas.


* To identify and evaluate existing external electronic patient-level databases, and ongoing population-based studies relevant to therapeutic areas of interest in Japan; to determine the extent, linkage, and quality of the databases for observational research; to explore and analyze data sources to evaluate disease natural history, treatment patterns, and medication safety/benefit questions, and to improve the design and conduct of clinical research


* Keep up to date with Regulatory Agencies in Japan regarding regulatory requirements for Post Authorization Studies and Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategies plans in Japan.


* Collaborate with various functional teams, especially the safety team in Japan, across therapeutic areas; participate in various workforces in addressing research questions raised by product teams/regulatory agencies


* Align global and local Epidemiology strategies and to enhance communication and networking within the department and within the company.

Education:

Ph.D.

(including under training) in Epidemiology or a closely related field...