Marketing Communication Manager

What You'll Do

As Marketing Communications Manager, you will play a central and highly flexible role in driving the company's presence and partnerships in Japan. You will own and advance their marketing and communications strategy within the Japanese healthcare ecosystem while also providing hands-on support across partnership development and post-signing execution.

This role is well suited for someone who thrives in a fast-moving, startup-like environment, is willing to roll up their sleeves and get into the details, can flex across strategic and operational needs, and is comfortable taking ownership from concept through delivery.

You will help shape how the company engages with oncology practices, hospitals, pharmaceutical companies, and other healthcare partners — ensuring clarity, credibility, and strong execution across marketing, communications, and partnerships.

Key Responsibilities

• Own and drive the company's marketing and communications strategy in Japan, defining priorities and translating them into clear, executable plans aligned with business and partnership goals
  
• Develop, create, and publish high-quality content across owned channels, including websites, articles, blogs, webinars, social media, and printed materials, from conceptualization through launch
  
• Lead ongoing updates to the company's web presence in collaboration with international teams
  
• Support strategic partnerships with cancer hospitals and pharmaceutical companies, including preparation of materials, written communications, and hands-on support throughout partnership discussions and negotiations
  
• Contribute to partnership success both pre- and post-signing through operational execution, partner communications, and ongoing collaboration, including ethics approval / IRB-related procedures where required
  
• Coordinate information flows, follow-ups, and agreed deliverables with internal and external stakeholders
  
• Standardize marketing, communications, and partnership operations through robust documentation and tracking, including management of calendars, trackers, and resources
  
• Create communications tailored to pharmaceutical, healthcare, research, and policy stakeholders in Japan, including regulatory and evidence-related contexts, with strong attention to oncology, real-world evidence, and data sensitivity
  
• Shape and coordinate the company's presence at conferences, industry events, and partner-facing forums, including local events, roundtables, and briefings
  

Requirements

• 3–5+ years of experience in communications, PR, marketing, consulting, partnerships, or related roles within healthcare, pharma, life sciences, healthtech, or a fast-paced startup environment
  
• Excellent writing and editing skills, with strong attention to detail and a strong sense of tone, nuance, and accuracy
  
• Interest in and aptitude for supporting partnership development and ongoing partner operations with Japanese hospitals, pharmaceutical companies, and regulatory agencies
  
• Native-level Japanese and business-level English
  
• Proven ability to develop and execute marketing or communications strategies, ideally within the Japanese healthcare ecosystem
  
• Strong ownership and a proactive approach to understanding Japan's complex regulatory and ethical landscape, with the agility to tailor communication strategies to diverse stakeholders
  
• Strong organizational and project management skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities independently
  
• Hands-on experience with tools such as HubSpot, Figma, Adobe Creative Cloud, or comparable platforms
  

Preferred / Additional Experience

• Experience communicating with healthcare, pharmaceutical, or research stakeholders; familiarity with cancer institutions is a plus
  
• Experience supporting ethics approval or contractual processes with Japanese hospitals or pharmaceutical companies
  
• Domain expertise in areas relevant to healthcare data and evidence generation, such as:
  
  • Real-World Data (RWD)
    
  • Real-World Evidence (RWE)
    
  • Pharmaceutical business
    
  • Healthcare regulatory affairs
    
  • Oncology
    
  • Outcomes research
    
  • Clinical research
    
  • Healthcare data or research products