SIDECAR

HerzLeben Sidecar

We sit beside the person who owns the work in life-science and healthcare companies, and take on the specialist work you can’t hire for or outsource — from meeting materials to data analysis and app development. Managers get their time back for judgment and their real job.

  • From about two days a week
  • Renew or pause monthly
  • Documents, analysis, apps
Start with a 30-minute call
01  WHY NOW

You can’t hire, and you can’t outsource

  • 11 yearsof continuous decline in Japan’s MR headcount — a record 6.6% drop in FY2024
  • 64%of managers say their workload is too heavy
  • 62.1%of companies report a severe shortage of people to drive DX

You can’t add headcount, and you can’t hand the work outside. Something else is needed.

Sources: MR Certification Center, MR White Paper 2025; EVeM, Manager Survey 2025; IPA, DX Trends 2024. Manager and DX talent surveys cover all industries.

02  HOW IT WORKS

Beside the person who owns the work

A sidecar rides beside the motorcycle. We attach to the person who owns the work, and take part of it on.

Your sideManagers and team members
  • Decide
  • Review
  • Align internally
HerzLebenOur member
  • Join meetings and frame the issues
  • Build documents, analyses and apps
  • Write procedures and hand over

Where a manager’s time goes

Before
Carrying the workJudgment
With a sidecar
HerzLeben takes it onJudgment and the real job

Illustrative only.

What changes for managers

  1. 01Hand over specialist work as it is

    RWD analysis, English reports for headquarters, internal study sessions — without long explanations.

  2. 02Leave a way of working your people can run

    We turn how it’s done into procedures and manuals, so it keeps running when people change.

  3. 03Less overflow into your evenings

    We work evenings and weekends. Managers get back to judgment and review.

03  ENGAGEMENT

How we work with you

  • How much

    Around two days a week, adjusted month by month. We join your meetings as an outside member.

  • Chat and meetings

    Chat any time. Meetings are scheduled on weekdays.

  • Work

    We also work evenings and weekends, and finish urgent requests over the weekend.

An example week

FriSat–SunMonTue–WedThuYouFriJoin the meeting. Asked for a deck by MondayMonDraft arrives. The manager reviewsThuSubmitted to headquarters. On to the next topicHerzLebenSat–SunWe finish itTue–WedOne line of feedback; we revise

An example week. Teal marks the days we do the work.

04  WHAT WE TAKE ON

What we take on

We take on what is needed, as much as is needed. Development is one of these.

  • 01Project managementPM / PMO, framing the issues, coordinating across departments
  • 02DocumentsInternal reports, English materials for headquarters, joining meetings
  • 03Data analysis and evidenceRWD and claims data, health-economic models, statistical analysis plans
  • 04App developmentDashboards, asking data questions in plain language, automated reporting
  • 05Procedures and handoverProcedures and manuals, handed over to your staff
Not included
  • On-site residency
  • Responsibility for running or maintaining systems
  • Development projects that take months (quoted separately)

Built along the way

Clients and data are not named; screens are recreated with synthetic data
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05  CASES

Cases

CASE 01Pharmaceutical company

RWD team

2 weeks

Brought a new global process into local operation in time for a leadership review — without the team stopping its day-to-day work.

CASE 02Pharmaceutical company

Marketing team

1 month

Moved reporting that relied on an outside vendor in-house. It is now used as-is in the regular meeting.

Client names are withheld.

06  CONTRACT

How the contract works

  • A monthly subscription

    We agree next month’s volume and topics together, and you can revisit them at any time.

  • Switch it on when you need it

    Turn it on for a project launch or ahead of a headquarters review, pause when things settle, and resume later.

  • More days, or on site

    For periods that need three or more days a week, or work at your office, we agree the volume and format together.

An example yearOnPaused
Project launchM1
M2
M3
M4
M5
Before an HQ reviewM6
M7
M8
M9
Before a congressM10
M11
M12

Fees and detailed terms are explained when we talk.

07  GETTING STARTED

Getting started

  1. STEP 1Talk

    About 30 minutes online, about your work and what is in the way (free).

  2. STEP 2NDA

    Signed before we look at internal work or documents. Your template is fine.

  3. STEP 3Share the issue

    We review your work and materials and pin down the issue. Where useful, you try apps we have built.

  4. STEP 4Proposal

    We agree the topics, the approach and the volume.

  5. STEP 5Start

    We sit beside the person who owns the work, and get going.

08  FAQ

FAQ

Can we start with just one person?

Yes. A whole department, or a single manager — either works.

Can you handle English reports for headquarters and global meetings?

Yes. We write English materials and join global meetings.

How do you handle our internal data?

Under an NDA, following your rules and compliance. We use only the generative AI tools you have approved, and your data stays in your environment. We have declared IPA SECURITY ACTION (two stars).

Can you run training or study sessions?

Yes, as part of the work: we hand things over to your team through procedures and study sessions. We also run corporate training in AI-driven development (TRAINING), starting with a free 2-hour session.

Tell us about the work that is in the way

The first conversation is free — about 30 minutes online, about your work and what is in the way.

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