Description

• Lead functional discussions with Japan business teams to capture requirements around sales, marketing, patient and hospital datasets
• Translate Japan-specific business rules, KPIs and reporting needs into functional specifications and test cases
• Ensure alignment with Japan commercial processes, including NHI price revisions, DPC hospital practices, wholesaler-distributor networks and generic drug uptake
• Define and maintain functional documentation, business glossaries and data dictionaries for Japan commercial datasets
• Apply strong expertise across IQVIA Japan, Veeva CRM, hospital sales data, prescription/claims data, patient data and pharmacy datasets
• Provide insights into market access, sales force effectiveness, territory alignment and incentive compensation models in Japan
• Partner with stakeholders to ensure data workflows support Japan's regulatory and compliance requirements (PMDA standards, data privacy laws)
• Oversee data validation, UAT coordination and release testing for Japan commercial data workflows
• Define functional data quality rules and reconciliation processes for datasets (wholesaler vs. claims vs. Rx)
• Support governance teams in aligning with Japan data privacy, reporting and audit frameworks
• Ensure compliance with client's global and Japan-specific data governance and cataloging practices
• Act as the primary functional liaison between Japan stakeholders and offshore/onshore technical delivery teams
• Support Agile ceremonies (sprint planning, backlog grooming, UAT sign-offs) by representing functional requirements
• Provide training, documentation and functional walkthroughs to end-users and business leadership
• Communicate effectively in Japanese and English, bridging cross-cultural gaps between business and technical teams

• 9+ years of experience in pharma/healthcare commercial data projects, with at least 4-5 years in Japan market
• Deep expertise in Japan pharma commercial datasets:
  - IQVIA Japan (prescription, sales, patient datasets)
  - Veeva CRM Japan (field activity, detailing, multichannel data)
  - DPC hospital data, wholesaler shipment data, claims & Rx data, NHI price revisions
• Strong understanding of commercial pharma KPIs in Japan (market share, sales force effectiveness, call reach/frequency, territory alignments)
• Experience translating business requirements into functional design documents, data mapping and test scenarios
• Knowledge of data governance, compliance and reporting standards in Japan pharma (PMDA, privacy laws)
• Strong documentation, presentation and stakeholder engagement skills

• Prior experience working with global pharma companies' Japan subsidiaries (Eisai, Takeda, Astellas, Daiichi Sankyo etc.)
• Familiarity with Informatica IDMC/IICS, Databricks or data governance platforms from a functional perspective
• Exposure to data cataloging, lineage and metadata management practices