Marketing Communication

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Job details

Company overview

We are a Japanese medical device manufacturer aiming to improve patients' quality of life as a global medical company. We develop, manufacture, sell, and service medical devices for the treatment and measurement of severe cardiovascular diseases, particularly excelling in artificial heart valves and valvuloplasty products for valve disease treatment, as well as critical care products like hemodynamic monitoring systems. We emphasize environmental protection, social contribution, and corporate governance responsibilities, promoting sustainable initiatives. Additionally, we provide support information and educational tools for healthcare professionals worldwide.

Responsibilities

Manage annual congress strategy and seek opportunities to expand company presence.
Main responsibilities:

• Manage all national and regional medical congresses from development to implementation; provide support for global congresses as needed
• Negotiate higher volume and complex contracts
• Develop strategies for the effective management and execution of medical congresses, marketing events and projects intended to maximize company exposure and produce sales leads
• Develop relationships with associations to ensure maximum exposure and greatest benefit for Edwards sponsorship and participation
• Manage relationships with multiple vendors and lead vendor teams for congress execution and event management
• Manage new booth development; audit booth asset inventory; remain current on new trends in exhibit design
• Plan and execute educational symposia and customer events within medical congresses; contract negotiations, logistics, F&B, AV
• Active budget forecasting, management and reconciliation; and fiscal responsibility
• Lead cross functional teams to successful results

Requirements

Minimum requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree
• 5 years of previously related work experience working in sales, marketing
• Proven successful project management skills
• Proven expertise in Microsoft Office Suite
• Excellent documentation and communication skills and interpersonal relationship skills including negotiating and relationship management skills with ability to drive achievement of objectives
• Extensive knowledge of own area within the organization while contributing to the development of new concepts, techniques, and standards
• Extensive understanding of related aspects of marketing concepts and principles
• Extensive knowledge and understanding of policies, procedures, and guidelines relevant to strategic event planning
• Strict attention to detail
• Ability to interact professionally with all organizational levels and proactively escalate issues to appropriate levels of management in the organization
• Ability to manage competing priorities in a fast paced environment
• Represents leadership on sections of projects within a specific area working closely with cross-functional team, marketing peers and leaders and managing needs and messaging to upper management
• Maintain a strong relationship with the regional sales team, clinical specialists, governmental affairs, clinical economics and training to ensure effective and optimal integration of efforts.
• Adhere to all company rules and requirements (e.g., pandemic protocols, Environmental Health & Safety rules) and take adequate control measures in preventing injuries to themselves and others as well as to the protection of environment and prevention of pollution under their span of influence/control

Salary

8 - 11 million yen

Location

Tokyo