Head of Corporate Affairs

About Ipsen:

Ipsen is a mid-sized global biopharmaceutical company with a focus on transformative medicines in three therapeutic areas: Oncology Rare Disease and Neuroscience. Supported by nearly 100 years of development experience with global hubs in the U.S. France and the U.K we tackle areas of high unmet medical need through research and innovation.

Our passionate teams in more than 40 countries are focused on what matters and endeavor every day to bring medicines to patients in 88 countries. We build a workplace that champions human-centric leadership and fosters a culture of collaboration excellence and impact. At Ipsen every individual is empowered to be their true selves grow and thrive alongside the companys success. Join us on our journey towards sustainable growth creating real impact on patients and society!

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Overview

We are seeking a Head of Corporate Affairs to join our Japan leadership team. Reporting to the General Manager Japan this is a senior leadership role with broad responsibility across public affairs patient advocacy and internal and external communications playing a critical role in shaping Ipsens reputation and external environment in Japan.

Key responsibilities

• Lead Corporate Affairs for Ipsen Japan covering Public Affairs Patient Advocacy and Communications.

• Define and execute a robust external engagement and public affairs strategy supporting sustainable patient access and favourable policy outcomes.

• Build and maintain trusted relationships with key external stakeholders including MHLW PMDA industry associations media and patient organisations.

• Partner closely with Market Access to support pricing reimbursement and policy positioning ensuring alignment with business objectives.

• Strengthen Ipsens corporate reputation through media engagement thought leadership and issues & crisis management.

• Drive impactful patient advocacy initiatives ensuring the patient voice is embedded across Ipsens external and internal activities.

• Lead internal communications and employee engagement working closely with the Japan GM and Japan Leadership Team.

• Act as an active member of the Global Corporate Affairs community contributing local insights to global strategy and deploying global initiatives locally (Ipsens Glocal approach).

Candidate profile

• Significant seniorlevel experience in Corporate Affairs Public Affairs and/or Communications within the Japanese pharmaceutical or healthcare environment.

• Strong understanding of Japans healthcare system regulatory environment and policy landscape.

• Demonstrated ability to manage complex external stakeholder environments and sensitive reputational topics.

• A credible and trusted advisor to senior leaders able to operate effectively within a global matrix organisation.

• Collaborative thoughtful and strategic leadership style with high personal integrity and sound judgement.

• Fluent Japanese and businesslevel English are essential.

Why join Ipsen

At Ipsen we are driven by a shared ambition: to make a meaningful difference for patients while building longterm value for society. You will join an organisation that values trust integrity and respectful collaboration with the opportunity to shape the external environment in one of Ipsens most strategically important markets while working closely with both local and global leaders.