Manager, Japan Communications / ジャパンコミュニケーションズ（課長代理）

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Job Description

OBJECTIVES/PURPOSE

• Global Corporate Communications Japan team is responsible for helping to enhance and protect Takeda’s reputation at the corporate level in Japan where Takeda’s global headquarters is located.

• The team builds, protests and promotes the company’s brand in Japan and ensures Takeda’s message is communicated consistently externally, and our communications is compliant with regulatory requirements such as Tokyo Stock Exchange/New York Stock Exchange.

• The Lead, Japan Communications will report to the Head, Japan Communications. This role will support the strategic development and execution of corporate-level communications plans. This includes working with leadership in business units in Japan to align on communications priorities, providing strategic counsel, and managing day-to-day communications activities, including media outreach and issues management. This position will interact with C-suite level management.

• Support Head, Japan Communications and other members in developing and executing the media relations activities, including developing relationships with reporters, managing response to media inquiries and serving as a corporate spokesperson.

ACCOUNTABILITIES

• Support Head, Japan Communications with data, digital and technology plus AI capabilities in planning and executing owned media strategies including social media to enhance Takeda’s corporate brand in Japan.

• Support developing media activities including quarterly earnings media call/conference, press conference, media briefings, media engagement activities and execute them with excellence. Collaborate with other team members as necessary beyond the reporting line.

• Support executing the branding campaign including contents creation contents in line with key messages of the branding campaign, progress monitoring of each project, external vendor management and knowledge sharing with other colleagues in the team for a broader execution.

• Support developing impactful messaging and communications materials with excellence including stand-by statements, reference documents, among other materials for all key questions and stakeholders' engagement when issues arise in the Japan market.

• Develop and maintain relevant information about Takeda in Japanese for use with external audiences, including fact sheets, messaging documents, infographic copy, boilerplates, leadership bios and other written external materials•

• Curate the content and translation review on Japan external corporate website, when needed, while collaborating with the function in charge of technical management.

• Align closely with other departments, including attending internal communicator meetings, understanding communication goals/objectives, managing issues proactively and responding to requests promptly.

CORE ELEMENTS RELATED TO THIS ROLE

• Excellent team player.

• A skilled communications strategy mindset continuously focused on desired and measurable business outcomes.

• Ability to engage and collaborate with stakeholders.

• Global understanding, acumen and the knowledge of how to work in an international structure and varied cultures

• Strong sense of ownership and accountabilities for delivering the results

• Ability to prioritize what matters the most in line with the Takeda Global Communications priorities in high pressure situations and with short deadlines

• Be open to the feedback and proactively work on continuous improvements

DIMENSIONS AND ASPECTS

Technical/Functional (Line) Expertise(Breadth and depth of knowledge, application and complexity of technical knowledge)

• Project management, Vendor management, Internal/External Communication, Executive Communication

Leadership(Vision, strategy and business alignment, people management, communication, influencing others, managing change)

• Strategic Thinking, Enterprize thinking, Visionaly thinking

Decision-making and Autonomy(The capacity and authority to make organizational decisions, autonomy in decision-making, complexity of decisions, impact of decisions, problem-soliving)

• Align with DoA policy in Global Communications

Interaction(The span and nature of one’s engagement with others when performing one’s job, internal and external relationships)

• Skills of relationship building and interactive communication, understanding of diversity

Innovation(The required level of scientific knowledge, knowledge sharing, innovation and risk taking)

• Knowledge of the pharmaceutical industry including healthcare systems, regulations and policies in Japan

Complexity(Products managed, mix of businesses, internal and/or external business environment, cultural considerations)

• Ability to understand the differences between the direction of Takeda’s business and the pharmaceutical industry as a whole, and to grasp things from a bird's-eye view; ability to coordinate with many internal and external stakeholders

EDUCATION, BEHAVIOURAL COMPETENCIES AND SKILLS

• Strategic thinking

• Achievement orientated

• Collaboration

• Writing skills and storytelling skills in Japanese and English

• Desire to learn

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Takeda Compensation and Benefits Summary:

• Allowances: Commutation, Housing, Overtime Work etc.

• Salary Increase: Annually, Bonus Payment: Twice a year

• Working Hours: Headquarters (Osaka/ Tokyo) 9:00-17:30, Production Sites (Osaka/ Yamaguchi) 8:00-16:45, (Narita) 8:30-17:15, Research Site (Kanagawa) 9:00-17:45

• Holidays: Saturdays, Sundays, National Holidays, May Day, Year-End Holidays etc. (approx. 123 days in a year)

• Paid Leaves: Annual Paid Leave, Special Paid Leave, Sick Leave, Family Support Leave, Maternity Leave, Childcare Leave, Family Nursing Leave.

• Flexible Work Styles: Flextime, Telework

• Benefits: Social Insurance, Retirement and Corporate Pension, Employee Stock Ownership Program, etc.

Important Notice concerning working conditions:

• It is possible the job scope may change at the company’s discretion.

• It is possible the department and workplace may change at the company’s discretion.

Locations

Tokyo, Japan

Worker Type

Employee

Worker Sub-Type

Regular

Time Type

Full time