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Represent Medical Strategy function of the assigned product and maximize the product value and patient benefit through Medical Plan development and implementation.

UMN:

1) Continuously identify Unmet Medical Needs (UMN) related to assigned Therapeutic Area products based on the regular dialogue with Thought Leaders (TL), advisory board meetings, published information (domestic/overseas books/journals/congresses) and other available information.

2) Ensure that the local and global medical plans are consistent with UMN

Medical Plan and Expertise:

1) Develop Medical Strategy and Plan to address UMN by integrating data generation, publication, advisory boards, TL engagement, medical education, and any additional activities accompanied by a concrete budget plan. Update the Medical Plan at budget update cycle.

2) Clearly explain the Medical Plan and ensure alignment with multiple stakeholders in BMSKK as well as Global Medical.

3) Completely understand internal procedural documents (PD), other relevant rules, laws and regulations in Japan. Assure that Medical plans and its implementation comply with these rules/regulations/laws.

4) Lead medical matrix team for Medical Plan development and implementation. Appropriately align each activity with the Brand Team activity.

5) Provide adequate scientific support for internal stakeholders.

TL Engagement:

1) Conduct scientific exchange and maintain trustful relationship with select TLs in compliant with related PD.

2) Collect medical insights through the scientific dialog, verify the medical hypothesis and solidify the Medical strategy and Plan to ensure its alignment with clinical reality

3) Track and keep the record of TL interactions in compliant with related PD.

Data Generation:

1) Identify data gap for the assigned Therapeutic Area product between the available data and ideal data set to satisfy the UMN, to promote appropriate use of the assigned product, and to maximize the patients’ benefit.

2) Under the oversight of Medical Director, strategically and creatively develop a data generation plan to fill the data gap taking feasibility, scientific adequacy, and ethical considerations into account.

3) Explain, discuss and align the data generation plan with internal stakeholders (global medical, brand team, etc.)

4) Implement the data generation plan including ISR request handling (interface to investigators, representative of BMSKK toward global team).

5) Keep tracking the progress and update the data generation plan.

Publication:

1) In collaboration with relevant internal functions, strategically develop a publication plan of the assigned Therapeutic Area product including original papers and congress presentations focusing on company-sponsored clinical trials and get endorsed from the governance bodies.

2) Implement publications with targeted schedule. This includes story building, communication with external/internal authors and reviewers as well as medical writer, contents validation, and on-time delivery of the publication.

3) Update the publication plan according to the clinical trial progress, UMN and competitive landscape.

Advisory Boards:

1) Collect TL insights by planning and conducting Advisory Boards to identify, confirm and fulfill UMN around assigned Therapeutic Areas product, in a completely compliant manner with related procedural documents (PD).

Medical Education:

1) Identify the needs for medical education based on UMN to advance the therapy, science and appropriate understanding of the assigned Therapeutic Area product.

2) Plan on medical educational meetings/printed materials/other communications considering adequacy and feasibility, and implement them.

Degree Requirements

1) Advanced scientific degree in medical/pharmaceutical/veterinarian/life-science area

2) Preferably with first author for at least an original paper (PubMed-cited level) and a congress presentation