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Byungwon Jang
Senior Advisor
- TEL 82 2 6182 8565
- FAX 82 2 6003 7029
- E-MAIL bwjang@hwawoo.com
Biography
Byungwon Jang is a senior advisor at Yoon & Yang LLC, and his main practice areas are pharmaceutical bio and healthcare.
Prior to joining Yoon & Yang, Mr. Jang has 35 years of administrative experience and expertise serving in various positions (i.e., general manager and director) at the Health Insurance Policy Division of the Ministry of Health & Welfare where he mainly handled issues related to insurance coverage and drug pricing policies, development & legislation of senior nursing insurance policies, budgets and audit-related matters, as well as the Ministry of Food & Drug Safety where he served as the Director of the Pharmaceutical Safety Bureau in charge of drug approvals and safety management, and also consecutively served as the Vice Minister in charge of approvals and safety management of food and drugs, medical devices and cosmetics. As the Vice President of the Korea Pharmaceutical Bio Association, Mr. Jang has tackled various issues facing the industry based on his administrative skill and capacity to effectively deal with industry-related issues such as insurance-covered drug prices and approvals, and quality control. He is an expert in the pharmaceutical bio and healthcare field, to which he has ample experience and expert knowledge as well as broad networking that was accumulated and formed while handling administrative matters in the healthcare industry (i.e, pharmaceutical bio) and addressing onsite industry issues.
Prior to joining Yoon & Yang, Mr. Jang has 35 years of administrative experience and expertise serving in various positions (i.e., general manager and director) at the Health Insurance Policy Division of the Ministry of Health & Welfare where he mainly handled issues related to insurance coverage and drug pricing policies, development & legislation of senior nursing insurance policies, budgets and audit-related matters, as well as the Ministry of Food & Drug Safety where he served as the Director of the Pharmaceutical Safety Bureau in charge of drug approvals and safety management, and also consecutively served as the Vice Minister in charge of approvals and safety management of food and drugs, medical devices and cosmetics. As the Vice President of the Korea Pharmaceutical Bio Association, Mr. Jang has tackled various issues facing the industry based on his administrative skill and capacity to effectively deal with industry-related issues such as insurance-covered drug prices and approvals, and quality control. He is an expert in the pharmaceutical bio and healthcare field, to which he has ample experience and expert knowledge as well as broad networking that was accumulated and formed while handling administrative matters in the healthcare industry (i.e, pharmaceutical bio) and addressing onsite industry issues.
Experience
- 2024-present Yoon & Yang LLC
- 2024-present Outside Director, Donga ST Co., Ltd.
- 2020-24 Vice President, Korea Pharmaceutical Bio Association
- 2020-24 Member, Health Insurance Policy Deliberation Committee, Ministry of Health & Welfare
- 2020-24 Member, Pharmaceutical Industry Fostering & Support Committee, Ministry of Health & Welfare
- 2020-23 Member, Regulatory Substantiation Committee, Ministry of Food & Drug Safety
- 2014-20 Special-Appointed Professor, College of Medicine, Aju University
- 2013-14 Vice Minister, Ministry of Food & Drug Safety
- 2012-13 Director General for Planning and Coordination, Ministry of Food & Drug Safety
- 2009-12 Director, Food Safety Bureau, Ministry of Food & Drug Safety
- 2009 Director, Medical Device Safety Bureau, Ministry of Food & Drug Safety
- 2008-09 Commissioner, Ministry of Food & Drug Safety Gyeonggi-do & Incheon Regional Chapter
- 2005-08 Audit Director, Audit & Inspection Office, Ministry of Health & Welfare
- 2003-05 Director, Senior Nursing Guarantee Division, Social Welfare Policy Office, Minisry of Health & Welfare
- 2002-03 Director, Senior Welfare Division, Social Welfare Policy Office, Ministry of Health & Welfare
- 2002 Adminsitrative Officer, Health and Welfare Secretariat Office (Quality of Life Improvement Planning Group), Office of the President (Blue House)
- 1995-98 Director, Insurance Policy Division, Health Insurance Policy Bureau, Ministry of Health & Welfare
Education
- 2011 Seoul National University (ALP program completion)
- 2002 Japan University of Social Business Graduate School, Ph.D. in Social Welfare)
- 2001 Tokyo University Graduate School, Visiting Medical Scholar
- 1995 Seoul National University Graduate School of Public Health, M.A. in Public Health
- 1985 Korea National Open University, B.A. in Public Administration)
Awards
- Order of Service Merit, Red Stripe (2015)
- Service Merit Medal (2006)
- Prime Minister Commendation (1987)
Publications
[Book]
- Pharmaceutical Affairs Act and Administration, Shinil Books (2021)
- Japan’s Senior Long-Term Nursing Policy, Yangseongwon (2008)
- Senior Welfare and Nusring Care Insurance Policy, Yangseongwon (2005)
- Study on Senior Long-Term Nursing Care System, Korea Institute for Aged Studies (2003)
- Study on Welfare Issues in Japan and Korea, Nanam Publications (Co-author, 2000)
- Self Choice and Commonality – Review of Labor and Welfare Policies in the Twentieth Century, Ochanomiz Publications (2000)
[Dissertations]
- Study on Financial Estimation Module Development and Variables upon Introduction of the Senior Nursing Guarantee Policy, Journal of Social Welfare Vol. 21 No. 4 (35th Ed.) (2005)
- Direction and Basic Challenges of Senior Nursing Guarantee Policy, Korean Society of Senior Welfare (2004)
- Comparison of Social Guaranatee and Welfare between Japan and Korea in the Aging Society, Japan Social Welfare Research (2001)
- Direction of Linkage and Convergence of Healthcare and Welfare in the Aging Society, Japan University of Social Business Graduate School (2001)
- Development of Senior Healthcare Policies and Analysis of Senior Medical Expenses in Japan, Japan Society of Social Welfare (2000)
- Comparative Study on Reform Trends of Medical Insurance between Japan and Korea, Japan Society of Social Welfare (2000)
Insights
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Korean, English and Japanese
