Tokyo, Tokyo Cognizant

About Cognizant Consulting
Cognizant Consulting is more than Cognizant's consulting practice—we're a global community of 5,000+ experts dedicated to helping clients reimagine their business. Blending our deep industry and technology advisory capability, we create innovative business solutions for Fortune 500 clients. And now, we're looking for our next colleague who'll join us in shaping the future of business. Could it be you?

About The Role
As a Change Manager, you will make an impact by leading transformative change initiatives for our Life Sciences clients in Tokyo. You will be a valued member of our Consulting team, working collaboratively with client stakeholders, project teams, and Cognizant colleagues to deliver successful change management strategies.

In This Role, You Will

  • Develop and implement change strategies tailored to client needs, considering current state, goals, and risks.
  • Engage and manage stakeholders, ensuring clear communication and readiness for change.
  • Create and facilitate Change Advisory Boards (CABs) to review, evaluate, and prioritize change requests.
  • Oversee transition management, ensuring smooth handover from development to operations.
  • Drive effective communication, documentation, and reporting of change impacts and outcomes.
  • Design and deliver training programs to support adoption of new processes or systems.

Work Model
This is an onsite position requiring 5 days a week at the client office in Tokyo. While there may be a possibility of partial remote work in the future (to be confirmed), the initial expectation is that the selected candidate will work onsite daily. We support a healthy work-life balance through our wellbeing programs. a { text-decoration: none; color: #464feb; } tr th, tr td { border: 1px solid #e6e6e6; } tr th { background-color: #f5f5f5; }

What You Must Have To Be Considered

  • Prior experience as an Organization Change Manager in large transformative projects.
  • Strategic planning skills to develop and articulate a clear vision for change, set goals, and devise actionable plans.
  • Strong analytical skills for conflict assessment, risk identification, and management planning.
  • Proven stakeholder engagement and management capabilities.
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
  • Experience working in distributed teams across regions/time zones.
  • Fluent or native Japanese (JLPT N1 or above) and advanced English proficiency (speaking and writing).
  • Certified Change Management Professional (CCMP), Change Management Specialist (CMS), or equivalent.

These will help you succeed

  • Prior experience working in pharma projects or with pharmaceutical clients.

We're excited to meet people who share our mission and can make an impact in a variety of ways. Don't hesitate to apply, even if you only meet the minimum requirements listed. Think about your transferable experiences and unique skills that make you stand out as someone who can bring new and exciting things to this role.



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