🚀🚀 The next professional to join me on my 50 Lunches 🍽 50 Leaders campaign is SUSUMU ADACHI 🚀🚀.
In one of the more unique career pathways 🛣 for a Japanese MD, it was certainly an entertaining 💫 sit down listening to Susumu describe his career.
Upon graduating Nara Medical University, a 1️⃣5️⃣ year period followed where he worked at multiple hospitals 🏥 before embarking on his pharma career.
Eli Lilly and Company gave him his entry 🚪, where he remained for 13 years working at both their Japan 🇯🇵 and US 🇺🇸 offices. Initially rotating through drug safety, clinical development and medical, an opportunity to take on a global assignment arose which he took with both hands 👐.
Pushing more into the commercial world 🌎, Susumu spent a year as an MR (North Carolina) and Sales Supervisor (Illinois) before a return to Japan and stepping into a Senior Director of Oncology BU role.
The following 6 years he led roughly 200 people in this BU where they smashed 🔨 multiple sales records.
AbbVie acquired his services next where he remained for 8 years as Medical Director, the final 2 of those spent in Singapore 🇸🇬 as JAPAC Immunology Head.
Since August 2022, Susumu has been General Manager, Japan at BeiGene. His mission 👨🚀 is quite clear, build out the local office and bring their cutting-edge cancer treatments to Japan.
"One constant focus I have when leading, whether that be in sales, R&D, medical or even back-office, is to always be receptive to feedback👂.
Creating an environment where people feel comfortable in openly sharing their views is critical to overall success 🎆.
Perhaps earlier in my career, I felt that I could always decide, which can be viewed as a strength but also a weakness.
As I've grown as a leader, seeking out opinions has been a priority and this has often been the best way for the team, department and company as a whole, to improve."
Thanks a lot SUSUMU ADACHI for sharing your insights and joining me on my Leadership Series.
Wishing you and BeiGene great success for what looks to be an exciting year ahead! 👍👍
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