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Yoshie Hirose has had a distinguished career in healthcare policy and administration. Currently serving as a Senior Policy Fellow for Healthcare Services at ERIA, Hirose is instrumental in developing multisectoral strategies to sustain the healthcare market across Asia.
With over a decade of experience at the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) in Japan, she has played a pivotal role in diverse areas, including primary care access and disaster management. Beyond policy coordination, she also brings hands-on clinical expertise as a resident physician and has actively managed corporate political activities in the pharmaceutical sector.
Her academic background includes an Executive Master of Business Administration from Hitotsubashi University Business School and a Bachelor of Medicine from the University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Japan.
Health and Welfare policy
Real World Data/Evidence
Creating Shared Value
2020 - 2021 |
Executive Master of Business Administration |
2000 - 2006 |
Bachelor of Medicine |
2024 - Present |
Senior Policy Fellow for Healthcare Services Economic Research Institute ASEAN and East Asia |
2022 – 2024 |
Director of Healthcare Services, Healthcare Unit Economic Research Institute ASEAN and East Asia |
2021 – 2022 |
Department Manager Government Affairs, GlaxoSmithKline K.K |
2019 - 2020 |
Manager 2020 Policy Intelligence Department, Janssen Pharmaceutical K.K. 2019 Medical Affairs Division, Janssen Pharmaceutical K.K. |
2018 - 2019
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Director Office for Optimization of Healthcare Expenditure, Health Insurance Bureau, Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare Japan |
2011 - 2018 |
Deputy Director Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare Japan |
2008 - 2011 |
Medical Officer Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare Japan |
2006 - 2008 |
Resident Yokohama City Minato Red Cross Hospital |