Marketing Manager – Japan

Role Overview

The Marketing Manager – Japan will develop and implement strategic marketing plans aligned to Japan’s business plans, providing marketing expertise and support to the Japan commercial team and Channel Partners to achieve sub-regional revenue goals.

What You Will Do

The role will involve formulating marketing plans, developing go-to-market strategies, and driving execution of those strategies with clear milestones and action plans. The Marketing Manager will also assess customer pipeline marketing KPIs, build target customer engagement plans, and report on customer pipeline health KPIs regularly.

Why It Might Be a Fit

The ideal candidate will combine strong subject matter expertise and understanding of the customer types and product portfolio, with market awareness, business acumen, and leadership skills. The role requires a strategic thinker with a data-driven, customer-first mindset, and the ability to influence and build relationships across complex teams and a variety of levels.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Life Sciences, Marketing, or related field required
• Minimum of 8 years of marketing experience in life sciences, genomics, or healthcare sectors
• Proven track record of successfully driving the genomics market in Japan
• 1-3+ years of people management or team/project leadership
• Proven success in strategic marketing, product launches, and demand generation
• Experience working within highly matrixed, global organizations
• Familiarity with genetic technologies and their clinical or research applications
• Background in business strategy, product management, consulting, or commercial roles a plus
• Written and spoken Japanese language proficiency
• Excellent command of English language
• Excellent written and verbal communication, with strong storytelling ability
• Strategic thinker with a data-driven, customer-first mindset
• Ability to influence and build relationships across complex teams and a variety of levels
• Strong organizational and project management skill
• Ability to set goals, develop plans, and lead initiatives independently to drive growth
• Willingness to travel up to 25%

Benefits

• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Paid holidays
• Zero-net gap in pay, regardless of gender, ethnicity, or race
• Employee Resource Groups (ERG) for career development experiences, cultural awareness, and social responsibility
• Equal opportunity employer committed to providing employment opportunity regardless of sex, race, creed, color, gender, religion, marital status, domestic partner status, age, national origin or ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, sexual orientation, pregnancy, military or veteran status, citizenship status, and genetic information