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[Part-time + Remote-friendly] Japan Business Development & Partnerships Specialist

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The posting

Location: Japan (fully remote)

Type: Part-time independent contractor (業務委託) — ~15 hours/week, flexible scheduling

Compensation: ¥200,000–¥325,000/month retainer, depending on experience and hours

Structure: Initial 3-month engagement, with the intent to extend and expand hours as the pipeline grows

About the Role

We're looking for an engaging, bilingual Japan Business Development & Partnerships Specialist to be the face of Labfront in Japan.

Japan is a proven market for us: strong inbound interest from Japanese researchers, an established research community, and a strategic hardware partner (Garmin Health) actively investing in growing the market with us. What's been missing is someone on the ground who can serve this community in Japanese.

Your core mission is focused: convert the inbound interest from Japanese researchers that currently stalls on language, and reactivate our referral pipeline with Garmin Health's local team. As the pipeline proves out and your hours grow, the role expands into community support and market development.

This is a relationship-driven business development role, not a high-pressure sales position. You'll work directly with our globally distributed leadership team and alongside Garmin Health's team in Japan.

What You'll Do

The core (from day one)

  • Convert inbound interest from Japanese researchers into active projects — manage a structured pipeline with consistent, proactive follow-up, from first conversation through university procurement to signed agreements.
  • Serve as Labfront's local liaison for Garmin Health in Japan: qualify and nurture their referral pipeline, working alongside their local team to rebuild a partnership with significant proven potential.

As the role grows

  • Be the primary Japanese-language contact for our existing Japan-based researchers — onboarding, support, and bridging their needs to our product and analytics teams.
  • Gather on-the-ground market intelligence: localization needs, feature requests, partnership opportunities — and help document the Japan playbook as we scale it.

Who You Are

  • Native-level Japanese (required): You'll serve customers and partners in Japanese — this is the language that matters most in this role.
  • Working professional English: Enough to collaborate day-to-day with our global team over Slack and video calls. It does not need to be perfect — if you can hold a working conversation and write a clear email, you're fine.
  • BD/partnerships aptitude: You've managed business relationships, pipelines, or accounts, and you know how to keep opportunities moving over long decision cycles.
  • Relationship builder: Personable, engaging, consultative. You build trust naturally and prefer long-term partnership over short-term pressure.
  • Self-starter: This is a part-time, autonomous role. You're organized, proactive, and comfortable figuring things out in a fast-moving startup.
  • Bonus (not required): Familiarity with academic research, health tech, or wearables. We'll teach you the domain.

Why Join Us

  • Own a market: Be the person who builds Labfront's presence in Japan.
  • Genuinely flexible: ~15 hours/week, remote, on a schedule you control — this role is designed to fit alongside an academic position, another consultancy, or family life.
  • Work with the best: Partner closely with Garmin Health and top-tier research institutions, and collaborate directly with an agile, globally distributed leadership team.
  • Grow with the market: Hours and scope expand as the pipeline you build proves out.

勤務地: 日本(フルリモート) 契約形態: 業務委託(パートタイム)— 週15時間程度、勤務時間は柔軟に調整可能 報酬: 月額20万〜32.5万円(経験・稼働時間に応じて) 契約期間: 初回3ヶ月契約。パイプラインの成長に応じて、契約延長および稼働時間の拡大を想定

Labfrontについて

Labfrontは、大学・臨床研究者によるヒト対象研究のあり方を変革するグローバルなヘルステック・スタートアップです。ウェアラブルデバイスによるデータ収集から生理データの解析までを一つのプラットフォームで提供し、世界200以上の主要研究機関の研究者に利用されています。私たちは、研究における「人と人との関係性」を大切にし、深い科学的理解と、パートナーシップを重視したきめ細やかな顧客対応を強みとしています。

募集の背景と役割

Labfrontの「日本の顔」として活躍していただける、バイリンガルのビジネスディベロップメント&パートナーシップ・スペシャリストを募集します。

日本は私たちにとって実績のある市場です。日本の研究者からの問い合わせは多く、研究コミュニティも確立されており、戦略的ハードウェアパートナーであるGarmin Healthも日本市場の成長に積極的に投資しています。足りていないのは、このコミュニティを日本語でサポートできる、現地の担当者です。

中核となるミッションは明確です。言語の壁で止まってしまっている日本の研究者からの問い合わせを商談・プロジェクトへとつなげること、そしてGarmin Health日本チームとの紹介パイプラインを再稼働させること。 パイプラインが育ち、稼働時間が増えるにつれて、コミュニティサポートや市場開拓へと役割が広がっていきます。

これは関係構築を重視するビジネスディベロップメントのポジションであり、プレッシャーの強い営業職ではありません。グローバルに分散した当社のリーダーシップチームと直接連携し、Garmin Healthの日本チームとも協働していただきます。

業務内容

中核業務(初日から)

  • 日本の研究者からの問い合わせを実際のプロジェクトへ転換する — 初回の会話から大学・研究機関の調達プロセス、契約締結まで、一貫したフォローアップでパイプラインを管理する。
  • 日本におけるGarmin Healthとの窓口として、紹介案件の見極めと育成を行い、Garmin現地チームとともに実績あるパートナーシップを再構築する。

役割の拡大に応じて

  • 日本の既存研究者コミュニティの日本語での窓口として、オンボーディングやサポートを担当し、顧客のニーズを製品・解析チームへ橋渡しする。
  • 日本市場の現場の声(ローカライズのニーズ、機能要望、提携機会など)を収集し、日本市場開拓のプレイブック作りに貢献する。

求める人物像

  • ネイティブレベルの日本語(必須): 顧客・パートナーとのやり取りは日本語で行います。この役割で最も重要な言語は日本語です。
  • 業務で使える英語: グローバルチームとSlackやビデオ会議で日常的に連携できるレベルで十分です。完璧である必要はありません — 仕事の会話ができて、明確なメールが書ければ問題ありません。
  • BD・パートナーシップの素養: 取引先との関係、パイプライン、アカウントの管理経験があり、長い意思決定サイクルの中でも案件を前に進める方法を知っている方。
  • 関係構築力: 親しみやすく、相談に乗れるコンサルタティブなスタイル。短期的なプレッシャーではなく、長期的なパートナーシップで自然に信頼を築ける方。
  • 自走力: パートタイムで裁量の大きい役割です。組織的・主体的に動き、スピード感のあるスタートアップ環境で自ら道を切り開ける方。
  • 歓迎(必須ではありません): 学術研究、ヘルステック、ウェアラブル業界の知識。ドメイン知識は入社後にしっかりお教えします。

この仕事の魅力

  • 市場を任される: Labfrontの日本におけるプレゼンスをゼロから築く当事者になれます。
  • 本当に柔軟な働き方: 週15時間程度・フルリモート・スケジュールは自分次第。大学でのポジション、他のコンサルティング業務、家庭との両立を前提に設計された役割です。
  • 一流と組む: Garmin Healthや世界トップクラスの研究機関と密に連携し、機動力のあるグローバルなリーダーシップチームと直接仕事ができます。
  • 市場とともに成長: 自ら築いたパイプラインの成果に応じて、稼働時間も役割も拡大していきます。
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