【Alexion Japan】Associate Director, Data Science Lead

Location: Japan Job reference: R-249042 Date posted: 04/02/2026

Thisiswhatyouwilldo:

DataScienceLeadisanexpertroleinclinicalresearchtoprovidescientificexpertiseinevidencegenerationsothatkeyresearchquestionsaresufficientlyaddressed,andallresearchareplannedanddeliveredinawaythatrepresentcutting-edgescience,methodologies,technologies,processes,andsolutionsinthePharmaceuticalindustry.

DataScienceLeadcollaborateswithHealthEconomics&OutcomeResearchLead(HEORLead)toensureanappropriatenessofAlexionconductingdatabaseresearchesandtodelivermeaningfulevidencetofacilitatefutureclinicalpracticeandrelevantpolicyineachtherapeuticarea

DataScienceLeadplaysakeyroleofdataanalyticsbyproposingsuitabledatabase,andeffectiveanalyticalmethodsandprovidinginterpretationofresultsforallAlexionemployees.

DataScienceLeadreportstoDirectorofEvidenceandObservationalResearch.

DataScienceLeadcollaboratesandcontributestoallAlexionconductingevidencegeneration,databaseresearchwithregardtoplanninganddataanalytics

DataScienceLeadassessesstudydesign/targetpopulation/datasource/datahandling/analyticalmethodandgivesuitableinputsfromanepidemiologicalpointofview

DataScienceLeadoverseesevidencegenerationrelatedvenders(timelinemanagement,qualityofoutputs,resource,&budget)

DataScienceLeadconductssurvey&assessanecessaryinformationfordatabaseandrecommenddatabasethatfitsforresearch/analyticalpurpose

Youwillberesponsiblefor:

Lead/co-leadingofobservational/databaseresearchanddataanalytics

Tomakestudydesign,endpoints,analysis,andinterpretationofstudyresultfromanEpidemiologicalpointofviewandleadobservational/databaseresearchinAlexion.

Toinputanalysismethod,datahandling,andinterpretationtootherdivisions

Assessmentofstudydesign/targetpopulation/datasource/datahandling/analyticalmethodandgivesuitableinputsfromanepidemiologicalpointofview

Toreviewplansofobservational/databaseresearchandsupportfornecessarydocumentations(studydesignconcept,clinicalstudyprotocol,statisticalanalysisplan,etc.)

Tolearninnovativemethodologyandchallengetoimplementthosetoourstudies/researches

Oversightofvenders(timelinemanagement,qualityofoutputs,resource,&budget)

Tooverseevenderperformancestoachieveresponsiblestudieseffectively

Togivefeedbacks&getfeedbacksfromvendersforconstructingagoodrelationshipwithvenders

Tofindefficientwaysformultipletasks(e.g.makestandarddocuments,andproposethereuseofprograms)

Survey&assessthenecessaryinformationfordatabaseandrecommenddatabasethatfitsforresearch/analyticalpurpose

TosurveydatabasesthatAlexionis/willbeabletoaccessforusingourresearch

Toassesscharacteristicsofdatabaseandgiveadviceofdatabasethatfitforpurposes

Tocommunicatewithdatabaseprovidersandexchangeourrequirements

Youwillneedtohave:

Advanceddegree:PhDorMasterdegreeinpublichealthorequivalent(individualsholdingMD/biological/pharmaceuticalsciencedegreemaybeacceptable,butshouldhavehadthesufficientexperiencespecializedinclinicaldevelopment/epidemiologicalresearch).MDdegreeisdesirableontopofthepublichealth

5-10yearsofrelevantexperienceinaPharmaceuticalcompany

Design,analysis,interpretandpublishresearchesforDataScience/Epidemiology/clinical

Planning,managing,and/orleadinggroupofindividualsresponsibleforconductingclinical/epidemiologicresearch,analysisofdata,readingofthedataforefficacy,safety,clinicaleffectivenessandepidemiologicalassessments(acceptableeveniftheleadershipisprimarilyfocusedonthescientificfeatures)

Reviewing,assessingandusingreal-worlddatafortheresearchpurposestoaddressclinical/researchquestions

Networking,integratingandusingEMR(electronicmedicalrecords)/HER(electronichealthrecord)datafortheclinical/epidemiologicalresearch

Usingandapplyingbioinformaticsmethodologiestoanalyzemedicalbigdata/database/scientificresearch

Abilitytoapplyappropriatestudydesign&analyticalmethodstoobservational/Epidemiological/pragmaticinterventionalstudiestocombinebusinessandscientificagenda

Abilitytoleadtheinterpretationofthescientificdata,thetranslationtotheappropriatemessaginganddraftingmanuscriptofrelevantscientificpublications

Abilitytotakealeadershipinanalyzingmedicalevidencegap,spottingopportunities/requirementsforevidencegenerationandintegratethemintoaclearevidenceplan/optioninthecross-functionalteam

Experienceofassessingscientificfeasibilityinusing/integratingdatabasesfortheresearchpurposes

Fundamentalprojectmanagementcapabilitiesinplanning,initiatingandcontrollingtheprojects,andapplyingthetools/frameworks/conceptstodrivetheeffectiveness/performanceofprojectteams

Solidcommunicationandinterpersonalskillstoenableeffectiveleadership,coachingandcollaborations

Abilitytocollaboratewithmedicalpublicationsagencies,toplan,writeanddevelopabstracts,posters,oralpresentations,manuscripts,slidedecksandcontentforscientificandeducationalprograms

Demonstratedabilitytoworkindependently

Wewouldpreferforyoutohave:

Backgroundorpriorexperienceinneurology,hematology,nephrology,immunology,metabolicand/orrarediseases

Experienceinstrategicevidencegenerationplanningincludingdatabaseresearchandpublicationplanning,andrelatedtacticalplanningandimplementation

Experiencewithevidencegenerationandpublicationmanagementsoftware(e.g.,Datavision/iEnvision)

Abilitytoapplyhealthtechnologyassessmentstomakecleardrugcharacteristics

Abilitytoleadandfacilitatethescientificdiscussionsattheglobalmeetings

Abilitytoestablishnetwork/relationswithexpertsinthefieldofEpidemiology,publichealthandclinicalresearchbothinJapanandoverseas

Date Posted

02-4月-2026

Closing Date

29-6月-2026

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