Total 24 Science / R&D / Research job vacancies in JPN - Tokyo - Chiyoda

NIQ GFK CMI’s Customer Success Team team is focused on delivering world class insights and reports to the clients and striving for very high level of Customer Satisfaction and advocacy.

Customer Success is NIQ GFK’s key department which is instrumental for the company’s success.

A successful candidate for this role will be someone who can establish strong relationships with both our clients and our colleagues. You will quickly become a trusted partner, working with many of our clients’ teams, including marketing, sales, category, and many more.

You will be expected to understand our clients’ needs and then create and present solutions that help achieve their strategic and tactical goals.  

If telling stories through data excites you but you’re uncertain whether you have the data knowledge: get in touch. We have an excellent training program, ensuring you understand all our products and how we create analyses.  

Responsibilities

• Be responsible for delivering analytics & insights services and conducting tactical client training for Guided Analytics & NIQ GFK CMI products and solutions such as Brand Health, segmentation, Usage & Attitudes, Customer Experience, Shopper and Qualitative research.
• Entrusted to deliver flawless research and analytics to our clients. 
• Be responsible for identifying opportunities through day-to-day engagements with our clients, handing off opportunities to Account Development to pursue 
• Have a strong working knowledge of the client business priorities and the role we can play in supporting these goals
• Be a confident and capable crafter of compelling insights, deliver clear and actionable recommendations to our clients helping them grow their business.

You are a high-performing individual thriving in ensuring high client centricity & customer satisfaction. You know how to take care of client requirements & develop long-lasting client relationships.  Awareness of the market landscape, our CMI products, and our processes is at the forefront of your mind. You know that collaboration amongst teams and active listening of clients is critical to meet goals and grow.

NIQ GFK CMI’s Customer Success Team team is focused on delivering world class insights and reports to the clients and striving for very high level of Customer Satisfaction and advocacy.

Customer Success is NIQ GFK’s key department which is instrumental for the company’s success.

A successful candidate for this role will be someone who can establish strong relationships with both our clients and our colleagues. You will quickly become a trusted partner, working with many of our clients’ teams, including marketing, sales, category, and many more.

You will be expected to understand our clients’ needs and then create and present solutions that help achieve their strategic and tactical goals.  

If telling stories through data excites you but you’re uncertain whether you have the data knowledge: get in touch. We have an excellent training program, ensuring you understand all our products and how we create analyses.  

Responsibilities

• Be responsible for delivering analytics & insights services and conducting tactical client training for Guided Analytics & NIQ GFK CMI products and solutions such as Brand Health, segmentation, Usage & Attitudes, Customer Experience, Shopper and Quantitative/ Qualitative research.
• Entrusted to deliver flawless research and analytics to our clients. 
• Be responsible for identifying opportunities through day-to-day engagements with our clients, handing off opportunities to Account Development to pursue 
• Have a strong working knowledge of the client business priorities and the role we can play in supporting these goals
• Be a confident and capable crafter of compelling insights, deliver clear and actionable recommendations to our clients helping them grow their business.    

You are a high-performing individual thriving in ensuring high client centricity & customer satisfaction. You know how to take care of client requirements & develop long-lasting client relationships.  Awareness of the market landscape, our CMI products, and our processes is at the forefront of your mind. You know that collaboration amongst teams and active listening of clients is critical to meet goals and grow.

D-ploy is an IT and Engineering Solutions company with operations throughout the EMEA region including Switzerland, Germany, Czech Republic, Austria, UK, as well as the USA.

We pride ourselves on delivering innovative and superior services and solutions to numerous industry-leading clients. By building relationships and trusted partnerships within the IT community, we optimize our customer‘s IT productivity and contribute to the organization’s success and value.

We are interested in talking to engaging, flexible, and solution-oriented individuals who are looking to become a part of a dynamically growing and international organization. We are focused on creating value where IT counts, join us!

Tasks and Responsibilities

• Provide technical and troubleshooting assistance related to computer hardware and software, mobile devices and other tech tools and products
• First and second level technical support – calls/tickets/user interaction
• Provide prompt responses to IT related questions from end-users
• Reliable documentation of all end-user interactions in customer ticket system ‘Service Now’ (e.g., incidents, requests)
• Create, maintain, utilize knowledge articles
• Provide IT onboarding trainings to new starters
• Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives

• Language skills: fluent English and Japanese, other languages are a plus
• 2+ years of experience in a similar role
• Strong problem solving/analytical abilities
• Excellent communication skills and customer orientation
• Attention to detail and ability to multi-task, handling multiple stakeholders
• Ability to prioritize and willingness to work self-sufficiently and well organized
• Team player and supportive personality
• Experience in regulated IT environments is a plus (e.g. GxP)
• All candidates must provide a Criminal record not older than 3 months

• Broad range of activities, tasks, and projects

• Flexible working conditions
• Vouchers (B-day voucher, wedding, and new born surprise)
• Fishing for Friends program – our referral program
• Refreshments in the D-ploy office
• Further development and professional advancement
• Friendly and international working environment
• Company-sponsored events
• Competitive salary and various benefits

Is IT in your DNA?

NIQ GFK CMI’s Customer Success Team team is focused on delivering world class insights and reports to the clients and striving for very high level of Customer Satisfaction and advocacy.

Customer Success is NIQ GFK’s key department which is instrumental for the company’s success.

A successful candidate for this role will be someone who can establish strong relationships with both our clients and our colleagues. You will quickly become a trusted partner, working with many of our clients’ teams, including marketing, sales, category, and many more.

You will be expected to understand our clients’ needs and then create and present solutions that help achieve their strategic and tactical goals.  

If telling stories through data excites you but you’re uncertain whether you have the data knowledge: get in touch. We have an excellent training program, ensuring you understand all our products and how we create analyses.  

Responsibilities

• Be responsible for delivering analytics & insights services and conducting tactical client training for Guided Analytics & NIQ GFK CMI products and solutions such as Brand Health, segmentation, Usage & Attitudes, Customer Experience, Shopper and Qualitative research.
• Entrusted to deliver flawless research and analytics to our clients. 
• Be responsible for identifying opportunities through day-to-day engagements with our clients, handing off opportunities to Account Development to pursue 
• Have a strong working knowledge of the client business priorities and the role we can play in supporting these goals
• Be a confident and capable crafter of compelling insights, deliver clear and actionable recommendations to our clients helping them grow their business.    

You are a high-performing individual thriving in ensuring high client centricity & customer satisfaction. You know how to take care of client requirements & develop long-lasting client relationships.  Awareness of the market landscape, our CMI products, and our processes is at the forefront of your mind. You know that collaboration amongst teams and active listening of clients is critical to meet goals and grow.

NIQ GFK CMI’s Customer Success Team team is focused on delivering world class insights and reports to the clients and striving for very high level of Customer Satisfaction and advocacy.

Customer Success is NIQ GFK’s key department which is instrumental for the company’s success.

A successful candidate for this role will be someone who can establish strong relationships with both our clients and our colleagues. You will quickly become a trusted partner, working with many of our clients’ teams, including marketing, sales, category, and many more.

You will be expected to understand our clients’ needs and then create and present solutions that help achieve their strategic and tactical goals.  

If telling stories through data excites you but you’re uncertain whether you have the data knowledge: get in touch. We have an excellent training program, ensuring you understand all our products and how we create analyses.  

Responsibilities

• Be responsible for delivering analytics & insights services and conducting tactical client training for Guided Analytics & NIQ GFK CMI products and solutions such as Brand Health, segmentation, Usage & Attitudes, Customer Experience, Shopper and Qualitative research.
• Entrusted to deliver flawless research and analytics to our clients. 
• Be responsible for identifying opportunities through day-to-day engagements with our clients, handing off opportunities to Account Development to pursue 
• Have a strong working knowledge of the client business priorities and the role we can play in supporting these goals
• Be a confident and capable crafter of compelling insights, deliver clear and actionable recommendations to our clients helping them grow their business.    

You are a high-performing individual thriving in ensuring high client centricity & customer satisfaction. You know how to take care of client requirements & develop long-lasting client relationships.  Awareness of the market landscape, our CMI products, and our processes is at the forefront of your mind. You know that collaboration amongst teams and active listening of clients is critical to meet goals and grow.

About This Role

This role is serving as IT focal point for Japan R&D, acting as IT Business Analyst, affiliate level of IT project manager and supporting Japan R&D members for any kinds of IT related initiatives and tasks as IT representative in Japan.

As IT partner for Japan R&D, this role supports key stakeholders in Japan R&D, which includes Pharmacovigilance, Regulatory Affairs, Clinical Operations, PMS, and Clinical development.

The role is to fully understand the business requirements of Japan R&D and operational improvement needs of each stakeholder, which is essential to elicit, analyze, validate, specify, prioritize, and document the business and functional needs of stakeholders in the context of delivering IT services and solutions in the ecosystem as well as supporting the overall strategies. 

As a key role in R&D IT team, the Business Analyst role will be responsible for gathering use cases and requirements to shape the initial concepts and projects. S/he will engage business stakeholders to ensure that the business needs are correctly captured and translated into IT solutions. S/he will outline business processes, define the dataflow, analyze options among existing and new tools, and facilitate prioritization and simplification in providing the feasible solutions to achieve short- and long-term business goals. S/he will also be responsible for deliverables per the system development life cycle such as business requirements, functional requirements, traceability matrices, etc.

For this role, multiple IT roles in addition to ITBA need to be covered as affiliate IT, supporting global solution deployment, providing application support for Japan local tools, engaging as ITPM for affiliate level mini-IT project is also required.

Key Responsibilities

• Serving as focal point for the business functions of the affiliates for capturing requirements, following up with the respective functional IT organization and feedback to the local affiliate about solution or alternatives (need BA skills to frame the requirement correctly).
• Implementation and deployment support for large scale IT transformation projects in R&D IT through testing, documentation, issue tracking, data analysis.
• Defining, planning, and leading the execution of locally approved projects (where no regional / global solution can be applied).
• Implementation and deployment support for large scale IT transformation projects in non-Finance G&A-IT ("Corporate Functions": Business Operations, Compliance, HR, Legal & Public Affairs) through testing, documentation, issue tracking, data analysis and change management.
• Provide application support for local tools where no global support is available.
• Identify gaps and inefficiencies in business processes and coordinate with business users in developing to-be processes from as-is processes.
• Coordinating with project managers to help enforce Systems Development Life Cycle standards and required regulations to projects.
• To have a unified global view, aligned with Global IT Strategy, ensuring the provision of architecturally aligned, well integrated business solutions. 
• Develop necessary documents, e.g., statement of work, project objectives & metrics, business requirements, use cases, storyboards, functional specifications, systems & end-user documentation.
• Conduct or support trainings for application users and IT application support team.

NIQ GFK CMI’s Customer Success Team team is focused on delivering world class insights and reports to the clients and striving for very high level of Customer Satisfaction and advocacy.

Customer Success is NIQ GFK’s key department which is instrumental for the company’s success.

A successful candidate for this role will be someone who can establish strong relationships with both our clients and our colleagues. You will quickly become a trusted partner, working with many of our clients’ teams, including marketing, sales, category, and many more.

You will be expected to understand our clients’ needs and then create and present solutions that help achieve their strategic and tactical goals.  

If telling stories through data excites you but you’re uncertain whether you have the data knowledge: get in touch. We have an excellent training program, ensuring you understand all our products and how we create analyses.  

Responsibilities

• Be responsible for delivering analytics & insights services and conducting tactical client training for Guided Analytics & NIQ GFK CMI products and solutions such as Brand Health, segmentation, Usage & Attitudes, Customer Experience, Shopper and Qualitative research.
• Entrusted to deliver flawless research and analytics to our clients. 
• Be responsible for identifying opportunities through day-to-day engagements with our clients, handing off opportunities to Account Development to pursue 
• Have a strong working knowledge of the client business priorities and the role we can play in supporting these goals
• Be a confident and capable crafter of compelling insights, deliver clear and actionable recommendations to our clients helping them grow their business.    

You are a high-performing individual thriving in ensuring high client centricity & customer satisfaction. You know how to take care of client requirements & develop long-lasting client relationships.  Awareness of the market landscape, our CMI products, and our processes is at the forefront of your mind. You know that collaboration amongst teams and active listening of clients is critical to meet goals and grow.

We are seeking an experienced and visionary Product Manager who can blend the responsibilities of Product Management, Research and Development (R&D), and Enterprise Architecture. This unique role requires a strategic thinker with a strong technical background, capable of driving the development of innovative products while ensuring alignment with our enterprise architecture strategy.

Key Responsibilities:

1. Product Management: 25% Role and Responsibility

• Product Vision and Strategy: Develop and communicate a clear product vision and strategy that aligns with the company's goals and market needs.
• Roadmap Development: Create and manage product roadmaps, ensuring timely delivery of high-quality products.
• Market Analysis: Conduct market research and competitive analysis to identify trends, customer needs, and opportunities for new products or enhancements.
• Stakeholder Collaboration: Work closely with stakeholders, including customers, sales, marketing, and engineering teams to gather requirements and prioritize features.

2. Research and Development (R&D): 25% Role and Responsibility

• Innovation: Lead the R&D efforts to explore new technologies, frameworks, and methodologies to drive product innovation.
• Prototyping: Oversee the development of prototypes and proof-of-concepts to validate new ideas and technologies.
• Technology Scouting: Identify and assess emerging technologies that can be leveraged to improve existing products or create new ones.
• Collaboration: Foster collaboration with academic institutions, industry experts, and technology partners to stay ahead of technological advancements.

3. Enterprise Architecture: 50% Role and Responsibility

• Architecture Strategy: Define and implement an enterprise architecture strategy that supports the company’s product and business goals.
• Technical Leadership: Provide technical leadership and guidance to ensure products are scalable, secure, and aligned with architectural standards.
• Integration: Ensure seamless integration of new products and features with existing systems and infrastructure.
• Governance: Establish and enforce governance frameworks to ensure compliance with architectural standards and best practices.

We are seeking a dynamic and experienced Product Manager with a strong background in Research & Development (R&D) liaison acting Manufacturing Presales to join our innovative team. The successful candidate will be responsible for managing the lifecycle of our products, from concept through production and post-launch support. This role requires a deep understanding of market needs, R&D processes, and manufacturing capabilities, ensuring our products meet high-quality standards and market demands.

Key Responsibilities:Hybrid Role

1. Product Management with R&D liaison : 50% Role and Responsibility
   1. Product Development and Lifecycle Management:
      1. Lead the product development process from ideation to launch.
      2. Collaborate with R&D to define product specifications and ensure alignment with market needs.
      3. Manage product lifecycle, including updates, enhancements, and end-of-life strategies.
   2. Market and Competitive Analysis:
      1. Conduct market research to identify customer needs and market trends.
      2. Analyze competitive products and market positioning to inform product strategy.
      3. Develop detailed product requirements and specifications based on market analysis.
   3. Cross-Functional Collaboration:
      1. Work closely with R&D, engineering, manufacturing, sales, and marketing teams to ensure seamless product development and launch.
      2. Facilitate communication between departments to ensure timely and effective product delivery.
   4. Customer Engagement:
      1. Engage with key customers to gather feedback and understand their requirements.
      2. Translate customer feedback into actionable product improvements.
      3. Foster strong relationships with customers to ensure long-term satisfaction and loyalty.
   5. Quality Assurance:
      1. Ensure all products meet the company's quality standards and regulatory requirements.
      2. Work with the quality assurance team to develop testing protocols and quality control measures.
2. Manufacturing Presales : 50 % Role and Responsibility
   1. Provide technical support to the sales team during the presales process.
   2. Prepare and deliver technical presentations and product demonstrations to potential customers.
   3. Assist in the development of sales materials, including technical specifications, product datasheets, and customer proposals.

*In this position, main language used is in Japanese. Please submit application materials both in Japanese & English*

リサーチ・エキスパート

エゴンゼンダーのリサーチ・エキスパートは、経験豊富なコンサルタントとチームを組み、経営人材の社外からの招聘プロジェクト（エグゼクティブサーチ）における経営人材サーチ業務に主に取り組みます。今回は主に消費財業界グループの担当者を募集しておりますが、担当業界についてはご志向とご経験に応じてご相談させていただきます。

Research Expert

Egon Zehnder's research experts team up with experienced consultants and work primarily on assignments in executive search projects. We are mainly looking for candidates in the consumer goods industry group, but will consult with you on the industry you are interested in working in based on your aspirations and experience.

＜主要業務＞

業界と人材に関する情報収集・調査、データベース管理が主な業務です。

【プロジェクト開始前】

• 顧客企業についての情報収集
• 担当業界における経営人材動向についての情報収集
• 候補者プールの初期的なリサーチ
• コンサルタントと共にサーチ戦略の構築
• 顧客ミーティングへの同行

【プロジェクト開始後】

• 顧客の求める要件に合った候補者発掘・コンタクト
• 候補者パイプラインの継続的な拡充
• 顧客との進捗状況ミーティングへの参加と資料準備の補助
• コンサルタント、クライアントへの顧客企業の情報、業界内の人材動向の継続的なアップデート

【その他】

• マーケティング活動、エゴンゼンダーが開催するセミナーや会議へのサポート業務
• 業界、顧客企業、人材動向等各種情報収集とデータの管理
• 社内データベースのアップデート・管理、資料の作成

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The main tasks are to collect and research information on the industry and key talents, and to manage databases.

Before the project starts:

• Gather information on client companies
• Gathering information on management talent trends in the industry for which you are responsible
• Initial research of candidate pool
• Developing search strategies together with consultants
• Accompanying clients to meetings

After the project starts:

• Identifying and contacting candidates that meet the client's requirements
• Continuous expansion of candidate pipeline
• Participate in progress meetings with clients and assist in preparing materials
• Provide ongoing updates to consultants and clients on client company information and industry trends

Other:

• Provide support for marketing activities, seminars and conferences organized by Egon Zehnder
• Gathering information and managing data on the industry, client companies, human resource trends, etc.
• Update and manage internal databases and prepare documents

応募者多数のため、募集要項に記載されている最低条件をすべて満たしている方にのみご連絡を差し上げます。面接のご連絡を差し上げるのは、当社の最低・希望資格に最も近い応募者のみとさせていただきます。エゴンゼンダーの採用チームは応募書類を保管し、今後の採用に関してご連絡させていただく場合があります。

Due to high volume, we will only be contacting applicants who meet all of the minimum requirements listed in the job description. Only those applicants who align most closely with our minimum and preferred qualifications will be contacted for an interview. The Recruiting team at Egon Zehnder will retain your application materials and may contact you regarding future opportunities.

求める人物像

• 業界のトレンドや、経営人材の動きに知見・ご興味のある方
• 異なる職種・地域のメンバーとのチームワークを重視して仕事ができる方
• 既存のやり方ではなく、新しいやり方を自分で見つけ挑戦できる方
• 例：新たな候補者プールの発掘に新しいアプローチを提案できる等
• スピード感のある日々の業務の中で、突発的な依頼にも臨機応変に対処できる方
• 様々な依頼の優先順位をつけて、複数のプロジェクトをこなせる方
• 最後まで責任を持って仕事ができる方
• 細部にこだわり正確に業務ができる方
• 例：データべース入力や資料作成が嫌でない等
• コンフィデンシャリティの高い情報をコンプライアンスを遵守し扱える方
• 顧客や同僚と上手くコミュニケーションが取れる、対人関係能力の高い方
• 協調性のある方
• 専門性を高め、落ち着いて働きたい方

We are looking for someone who has/is:

• Knowledge of and interest in industry trends and the movement of management personnel
• Able to work in a team environment with members from different professions and regions
• Can challenge herself/himself to find new way instead of the existing way of doing things
• Able to propose new approaches to finding new candidate pools, etc.
• Able to respond flexibly to unexpected requests in a fast-paced daily work environment
• Can prioritize various requests and handle multiple projects
• Able to take responsibility for work until the end
• Detail-oriented and accurate.
• Ability to handle highly confidential information in a compliant manner.
• Good interpersonal skills to communicate well with customers and co-workers
• Collaborative
• A desire to build and nurture his/her own professional expertise in long term

必須経験・スキル

• ４年制大学卒業以上
• 8年以上の社会人経験
• ネイティブレベルの日本語力
• ビジネスレベルの英語力
• 英語でのクライアント及び社内との会議参加、メールのやりとり、グローバルトレーニング受講が可能なレベル（目安：TOEIC 850点以上）
• PCスキル
• Microsoftオフィス（ワード、エクセル、パワーポイント）：業務上での使用経験

Requirement

• Batchelor’s degree or higher
• Minimum 8 years of working experience
• Native level Japanese
• Business level English
• Ability to participate in client-facing and internal meetings, exchange emails, and attend global training courses in English (TOEIC score 850 or higher)
• PC skills
• Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint): Experience using Microsoft Office on the job

歓迎する経験（尚可）

• コンサルティング会社・エグゼクティブサーチ会社におけるリサーチャー経験
• データベースを使った業務経験

Preferred

• Experience as a researcher in management consulting or executive search firms
• Extensive work experience using databases

福利厚生

• フレックスタイム制度
• ハイブリッド勤務
• 年次有給制度
• 社会保険、労働保険完備
• 産前産後休暇、育児休業制度（一部有休扱い）

Benefit

• Flex-hour work-rule
• Hybrid work (onsite and work-from-home)
• Annual paid leave
• Statutory social and labor insurance
• Paid maternity and child-care leave

エゴンゼンダーについて

エゴンゼンダーは、世界有数のエグゼクティブ・サーチおよびリーダーシップ・アドバイザリー・ファームです。エゴン・ゼンダーは、組織が抱えるリーダーシップの課題の核心に迫り、率直なフィードバックと洞察を提供することで、リーダーが真の存在意義と目的を実現できるよう支援します。私たちは、リーダーシップを通じて、人、組織、そして世界を変革できると信じています。

About Us

Egon Zehnder is the world’s preeminent executive search and leadership advisory firm, inspiring leaders to navigate complex questions with human answers. We help organizations get to the heart of their leadership challenges and offer honest feedback and insights to help leaders realize their true being and purpose. We believe that together we can transform people, organizations and the world through leadership.

オフィス

東京オフィスは、エゴンゼンダーがスイスで創業後、初となる欧州領域外のオフィスとして、1972年に設立されました。

今日では、20名のコンサルタントと35名のスタッフが一丸となって、日本企業並びに日本国内外で活動する多国籍企業に対し、最高経営責任者(CEO)の後継者計画、取締役会の実効性評価、経営人材の評価・育成、経営幹部の外部招聘、組織変革などに関するアドバイスを行っています。金融、ライフサイエンス、テクノロジー、製造業、消費財、プライベート・エクイティ、そして公的機関など、業界を問わず広くクライアントの支援を行っています。

Our Offices

Since its founding in a Zurich townhouse in 1964, Egon Zehnder has grown to 64 offices in 36 countries.

Our Tokyo office was Egon Zehnder's first non-European location. Established in 1972, we are the oldest executive-search firm in Japan.
Today, our 20 consultants and 30-person staff advise on CEO successions, board effectiveness, corporate transformation, leadership assessment and development both for Japanese companies and global multinationals. We work with a wide array of companies in the financial service, life sciences, technology, industrial and consumer goods as well as private equity.

エゴンゼンダーは、文化的に多様で、公平で、包括的な組織の創造と育成に取り組んでいます。私たちは、職場における幅広いアイデア、視点、経験、スキルセットの価値を認識しています。Egon Zehnderの多様性と包括性への継続的なコミットメントについては、https://www.egonzehnder.com/diversity-initiatives。

Our Evaluation Services department produces independent, trusted and actionable ratings and insights that empower all companies to continuously improve their sustainable business practices, ultimately contributing to a positive change at a global scale.
We produce independent, trusted and actionable ratings and insights that empower all companies to continuously improve their sustainable business practices, ultimately contributing to a positive change at a global scale. In this job you will:

•    Collect relevant CSR news articles information from online as well as other recognized sources
•    Assess whether news is pertinent for our evaluation team
•    Create abstracts of news related to social and environmental issues
•    Update the database with articles collected
•    Contribute in various projects and assisting the 360 news team
•    Suggest and implement process improvements

Job Overview:

As a Computer Vision Research Scientist, you will be responsible for implementing new computer vision technologies such as GAN or Stable Diffusion for our in-house banner generation tool. You will be working closely with the engineering team as the G123 platform grows its portfolio of games and expands globally. Main tasks include:

• Landing computer vision technologies into the company's existing product
• Building innovative systems with AI and Computer Vision technologies
• Prepare and execute proof-of-concepts of the solutions with stakeholders
• Deploy successful proof-of-concepts together with engineers

• Research/industry experience in: image generation (GAN/Stable Diffusion), neural image assessment, object detection, image recognition or equivalent
• Strong analytical, algorithmic and coding skills
• Collaborative team player mentality
• Self-motivated and passionate about solving real-world problems
  
  

Language Requirements

• Can work in Chinese OR Japanese OR English
• Can read and understand technical documents in English

• Visa support
• Free lunch catering and early-bird breakfast
• Free in-office Starbucks, coffee, tea, beverages, snacks, sweets, & vitamins/supplements
• Modern office space in the heart of Tokyo, with views of Tokyo Tower and Mount Fuji
• Industry-leading work-life harmony: overtime is rare and discouraged
• Commute expenses covered
• 30,000 yen rent support if you live 2 stops from Roppongi 1-chome or Kamiyacho stations
• Bonus for continuous employment (50,000 yen/month added to base salary after 5 years of continued employment)
• Health insurance
• Diverse & international environment
• Working hours: 10:00 – 19:00, Monday to Friday (in-office)
  
  

About CTW.inc

Founded in 2013, CTW is Japan’s No.1 browser game company. Our primary service is the G123 IP game platform — which publishes video games based on famous Japanese IP.

We’ve been experiencing steady growth in revenue in the past few years as our player base has exploded to over 50 million users worldwide.

We must grow quickly to keep up with market demand.

Our CEO founded and named this company with the aspiration to "Change the World." As a fast-growing startup, we hope our team will drive themselves to try new things and accelerate their careers to match the rapid expansion of the company.

Our core values are
- ambition
- drive
- simplicity

With global hits like Vivid Army, Queen's Blade, and many more, we’re looking to go from a market leader in Japan to an industry leader globally!

Job Overview

As a NLP Research Scientist, you will be responsible for implementing natural language processing technologies while working closely with the engineering team. As the G123 platform grows its portfolio of games and expands globally, your main responsibilities include:

• Landing the NLP technologies into the company's existing product
• Explore novel innovations
• Prepare and execute proof-of-concepts of the solutions with stakeholders
• Deploy successful proof-of-concepts together with engineers

• Research/industry experience in: machine translation, natural language generation, text summarization, dialog system, question answering or equivalent
• Strong analytical, algorithmic and coding skills
• Motivated to build innovative systems with AI and NLP technologies
• Collaborative team player mentality
• Self-motivated and passionate about solving real-world problems

Good to have

• One server-side programming language (TypeScript, Go, JavaScript, Kotlin, Python)
• PWA, Web Payments, Web Authentication API (WebAuthn), FedCM
• WebSocket API (WebSockets), Web APIs, Local Storage
• Kubernetes (K8s)
• Can design websites or web applications
• Experience in a startup environment
• Can adapt to fast-paced coding and sprints

Language Requirements

• Can work in Chinese OR Japanese OR English
• Can read and understand technical documents in English

• Visa support
• Free lunch catering and early-bird breakfast
• Free in-office Starbucks, coffee, tea, beverages, snacks, sweets, & vitamins/supplements
• Modern office space in the heart of Tokyo, with views of Tokyo Tower and Mount Fuji
• Industry-leading work-life harmony: overtime is rare and discouraged
• Commute expenses covered
• 30,000 yen rent support if you live 2 stops from Roppongi 1-chome or Kamiyacho stations
• Bonus for continuous employment (50,000 yen/month added to base salary after 5 years of continued employment)
• Health insurance
• Diverse & international environment
• Working hours: 10:00 – 19:00, Monday to Friday (in-office)
  
  

About CTW.inc

Founded in 2013, CTW is Japan’s No.1 browser game company. Our primary service is the G123 IP game platform — which publishes video games based on famous Japanese IP.

We’ve been experiencing steady growth in revenue in the past few years as our player base has exploded to over 50 million users worldwide.

We must grow quickly to keep up with market demand.

Our CEO founded and named this company with the aspiration to "Change the World." As a fast-growing startup, we hope our team will drive themselves to try new things and accelerate their careers to match the rapid expansion of the company.

Our core values are
- ambition
- drive
- simplicity

With global hits like Vivid Army, Queen's Blade, and many more, we’re looking to go from a market leader in Japan to an industry leader globally!

A series of operations serving pharmaceuticals and medical device manufacturers as clients, from research planning to output creation to meet client issues 

Responsibilities

• Act as the client's window for research operations in general, such as research planning, questionnaire/ interview flow creation, tabulation specification, analysis/reporting, etc. 
• Work with the department in charge of the fieldwork, the department that performs tabulation, etc., and acquire necessary data accurately and smoothly 
• Assist senior staffs with sales activities such as presentations for clients 
• Assist senior staff through secondary data collection and business support 

At Dow, we believe in putting people first and we’re passionate about delivering integrity, respect and safety to our customers, our employees and the planet.  

Our people are at the heart of our solutions. They reflect the communities we live in and the world where we do business. Their diversity is our strength. We’re a community of relentless problem solvers that offers the daily opportunity to contribute with your perspective, transform industries and shape the future. Our purpose is simple - to deliver a sustainable future for the world through science and collaboration. If you’re looking for a challenge and meaningful role, you’re in the right place. 

Perform lab experiments and report data based on given experiment direction. Lead safety activities as safety focal point. Lead or support other tasks associated with product development and promotional activities. Proactively solve issues and make improvement to contribute to innovation and safety.

Responsibilities / Duties

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- Support engineer's lab work for sample preparation, process development.

- Collect analytical data by using several analytical instruments, such as GC, LC, viscosity analyzer, and so on.

- Learn and operate lab equipment, such as mixer, emulsifier, filter, glassware.

-Report lab experiment data to engineer with timely manner. 

<Safety Focal Point>

- Lead Process R&D team safety activities.

- Contribute to keep 5S through monthly audit.

- Attend R&D safety monthly meeting.

This position does not offer relocation assistance.

• A minimum requirement for this Japan based position is the ability to work legally in Japan. No visa sponsorship/support is available for this position, including for any type of Japan permanent residency process.

**Dow does not offer relocation if the position is offered to someone who lives outside the area or reimbursement for travel to and from interviews. If you consider a position that is not within the area you reside you will be responsible for all cost that incur.**

Benefits – What Dow offers you 

We invest in you. 

Dow invests in total rewards programs to help you manage all aspects of you: your pay, your health, your life, your future, and your career.  You bring your background, talent and perspective to work every day. Dow rewards that commitment by investing in your total wellbeing.  

Here are just a few highlights of what you would be offered as a Dow employee: 

• Equitable and market-competitive base pay and bonus opportunity across our global markets, along with locally relevant incentives. 
• Benefits and programs to support your physical, mental and emotional well-being, to help you get the care you need...when you need it. 
• Competitive retirement program that may include company-provided benefits, savings opportunities, financial planning and educational resources to help you achieve your long term financial-goals. 
• Become a Dow shareholder through various employee stock programs.
• Opportunities to learn and grow through training and mentoring, work experiences, community involvement and team building. 
• Workplace culture empowering role-based flexibility to maximize personal productivity and balance personal needs. 
• Global Paid Time Off (PTO) policies:
  • Paid time off for new parents (birthing and non-birthing, including adoptive and foster parents).  
  • ​Paid time off to care for family members who are sick or injured.  
  • Paid time off to support volunteering and Employee Resource Group’s (ERG) participation. 

Join our team, we can make a difference together. 

About Dow

Dow (NYSE: DOW) is one of the world’s leading materials science companies, serving customers in high-growth markets such as packaging, infrastructure, mobility and consumer applications. Our global breadth, asset integration and scale, focused innovation, leading business positions and commitment to sustainability enable us to achieve profitable growth and help deliver a sustainable future. We operate manufacturing sites in 31 countries and employ approximately 35,900 people. Dow delivered sales of approximately $45 billion in 2023. References to Dow or the Company mean Dow Inc. and its subsidiaries. ​​​​Learn more about us and our ambition to be the most innovative, customer-centric, inclusive and sustainable materials science company in the world by visiting www.dow.com.

As part of our dedication to the diversity of our workforce, Dow is committed to equal opportunities in employment.  We encourage every employee to bring their whole self to work each day to not only deliver more value, but also have a more fulfilling career. Further information regarding Dow's equal opportunities is available on www.dow.com.