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Purpose Statement
- ✓Prepare high-quality and accurate Japan-specific regulatory and clinical documents in accordance with regulatory requirements based on policies of Global R&D including Global SMW, and Japan Development.
- ✓Provide project management for all projects for assigned team.
- ✓Serve as local coordinator to streamline the communication between Japan project team and all global stakeholders including global medical writing team (Strategic Medical Writing [SMW]).
- ✓Liaison activities with medical writing vendor in Japan as needed regarding preparation of regulatory and clinical documents.
Major Responsibilities
- ✓Provide effective leadership of assigned work to support smooth progress of each project in accordance with pharmaceutical regulations, SOPs, manuals, etc. Primary remit includes but is not limited to:
- ✓Briefing books including those for PMDA consultation/pre-meeting
- ✓Request form for PMDA consultation/premeeting
- ✓Responses to PMDA/MHLW for (s)NDA, PMDA consultation, and CTN, including being part of the Rapid Response Team (RRT)/Labeling Subteam (LST) Responses to Agency Questions including ad hoc requests including those for PMDA consultation/premeeting documentation
- ✓J-CTD Module 1 to include Japan package insert
- ✓Japan s(NDA) application form
- ✓Orphan Drug Designation request form, briefing book, application form
- ✓Sakigake Designation request form, briefing book, application form
- ✓Specific Use designation request form, briefing book, application form
- ✓Japan Package Insert Maintenance, including update of side effect sections, assessment description based on CCDS revision
- ✓Japan CTD updates during (s)NDA
- ✓Post-submission safety updates
- ✓Advise on the document structure and content based on medical writing industry best practices and experience in medical writing.
- ✓Formulate assignment plan and timeline for responsible cross-functional team members to each project, collecting the inputs from Japan project team and managing the project to completion.
- ✓Build cooperative relationships with all cross-functional stakeholders both local and global (Global R&D, Development TA, Data & Statistical Sciences, Global Regulatory Strategy, Global SMW, Clinical Sciences, Japan Project Team, TAG, JDSSG, vendors)
- ✓etc.) and effectively represent SMW at assigned meetings, as necessary.
- ✓Prepare/update appropriate procedures when using a medical writing vendor.
- ✓Ensure that appropriate quality control (QC) checks are performed on medical writing deliverables, as required. Ensure authoring and review with the electronic document management system.
- ✓Bachelor’s degree in pharmacy, biology, chemistry, pharmacology or other related academic area or equivalent ability is required. Master’s or PhD/MD degree is preferred.
- ✓At least 5 years’ experience in or equivalent skill for clinical development, regulatory affairs, post-marketing surveillance including at least 2 years’ experience in medical writing.
- ✓Ability to communicate clinical data succinctly, clearly, and accurately in writing.
- ✓A good team player and good planner with proactive, accountable, and details-oriented mindset
- ✓Must have excellent fluency in both oral and written communication skills in both Japanese and English.
- ✓Excellent skill for operating Microsoft Office (Word, Excel) and Adobe Acrobat is preferred.
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