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About the Role:
To fulfill Japan Medical Affairs’ (J-MA's) Value Proposition of "realizing a desirable healthcare environment," the following roles are undertaken:
‘Publication Lead’ plays a crucial role within the VEO & Publication Team in J-MA. Publication Lead is responsible for planning and executing of a comprehensive Japan Publication Strategy, ensuring the development of meeting-to-unmet medical needs (UMNs), feasible, ethically compliant that align with Insmed business including strategic imperatives and Strats/Brand Plan, Global publication strategies/plans, and Japan medical strategies/plans of Insmed portfolio.
Publication Lead collaborates closely with various cross-functional teams within Insmed, including, but not limited to, the Global Publication Team, Global Clinical Development (CD), each function of MA, CD, DSPV, Commercial, and Market Access & Pricing/Patient Advocacy of Insmed GK, as well as external stakeholders and venders.
This position reports to the Director, VEO & Publication in Medical Affairs of Japan.
What You'll Do:
Publication Lead will:
Lead to Develop J-Publication Plans: Lead the development of comprehensive Japan Publication Plans covering the outcomes of a broad range of studies and evidence-generation approaches. Consider feasibility, budget, and publication timing while ensuring alignment with Insmed’s strategic imperatives, brand plans, Global Publication Strategies and Plans, and Japan Medical Strategies and Plans across the Insmed portfolio.
Integrate local publication plans developed for each brand and therapeutic area into the relevant Global Publication Plans. Collaborate closely with the Global Publications Team to obtain endorsement from the IET and GPT.
Publication Plans include, but are not limited to, presentations at international and local congresses, original research articles, brief communications, case reports and case series, review articles, meta-analyses, and lay summaries.
Publications may cover, but are not limited to, results from clinical trials (Phases I–III) and post-marketing surveillance, epidemiology, real-world evidence, and patient-reported outcomes. Examples include patient and disease burden, adherence, treatment patterns, clinical practice, effectiveness, quality of life, cost analyses, expert consensus, diagnostic and disease-progression algorithms, and lay summaries.
Lead to Implement Publication Activities: Lead the implementation of day-to-day activities related to publications. Ensure that all activities are executed in compliance with the latest GLs of International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE)/Good Publication Practice (GPP), company policies and SOPs, and applicable ethical standards and guidance/GLs for pharmaceutical industries:
Propose each publication for Global Reviews and Approvals Provide publication needs and objectives, develop manuscript/abstract concepts, identify author groups, select service vender, target journals/congress and estimate timelines and budgets.
Obtain publication endorsement by the Integrated Evidence Team (IET) if original researches/ approaches do not obtain IET endorsement.
Execute each publication Set up the service vender: Obtain estimates, select a service vender and conclude the service agreement. Complete PRs and track administrative…