Yuma Yokoi
Senior Medical Director at Eli Lilly and Company
Tokyo, Japan
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Top SchoolYuma Yokoi is a Senior Medical Director based in Tokyo with a decade of experience bridging clinical practice, regulatory review, and medical leadership in neuropsychiatry. His career spans frontline psychiatry, post‑doctoral research at Johns Hopkins, leadership in Japan’s National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry, and regulatory roles at the Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices Agency before joining Eli Lilly. He holds an MD and PhD in Medicine, a clinical research certification from Johns Hopkins, and an MBA from Chicago Booth, enabling him to translate complex science into regulatory strategy and commercial decision‑making. Yuma is equally at home designing clinical programs and critiquing medical dossiers, with hands‑on experience in both research governance and policy implementation. Colleagues note his philosophical approach to balancing ethical and economic imperatives—summed up by his favorite Ninomiya quote—which informs pragmatic, patient‑centered strategies. He brings a rare combination of clinical credibility, regulatory acumen, and business training to drug development and medical affairs.
10 years of coding experience
Master of Business Administration - MBA, Master of Business Administration - MBA at The University of Chicago Booth School of BusinessDoctor of Philosophy - PhD, Medicine, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Medicine at 山梨大学Science of Clinical Investigation Certification, Clinical research, Science of Clinical Investigation Certification, Clinical research at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public HealthBachelor of Medicine, Medicine, Bachelor of Medicine, Medicine at Tokyo Medical Dental University
English, JapaneseGithub contributions (5)
yumayo/Crysfia
Oct 2016 - Aug 2017
Contributions:202 commits, 75 PRs, 161 pushes in 10 months
yumayo/toon2
Jan 2017 - Jul 2017
Contributions:2 PRs, 166 pushes, 2 branches in 6 months
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