Associate Director, Global Medical Affairs Strategy, CNS

Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.

7d•$169,222 - $253,000

About The Position

The Associate Director, Global Medical Affairs Strategy supports Medical Directors and Franchise Leads in driving strategic and tactical excellence for assigned Otsuka assets. The role contributes to executing and implementing Medical Affairs strategy as a member of cross-functional teams, collaborating with regional affiliates, and applying strong project-management skills. The incumbent serves as a subject matter expert in content creation, strategic and tactical discussions, and presentations for internal colleagues and external experts and investigators. The role also supports execution of Medical Affairs research, including Phase IV studies and investigator-initiated trials. The position supports asset strategy and tactics, provides scientific and clinical input across the product lifecycle, reviews disease strategies and educational materials, and helps plan and track Medical Affairs activities. It may include review of promotional medical content and other evidence-generation and education activities. Travel is approximately 20%.

Requirements

MD, DO, PharmD, or PhD in life sciences required.
At least 4 years of pharmaceutical-industry Medical Affairs experience; experience in Clinical Development and/or medical communications agencies may substitute for exceptional candidates.
Expertise in kidney disease and/or immunology or CNS, as applicable to the role.
Motivated and solution-oriented, with the ability to work collaboratively across the organization.
Demonstrated ability to lead projects successfully in a matrixed environment.
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, including experience presenting to large groups.
Full understanding of pharmaceutical-industry rules and regulations and ability to apply relevant guidelines and regulations to Medical Affairs activities.
Proficiency with computer productivity programs needed for the work, such as MS Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint.

Nice To Haves

Launch experience.
Knowledge of Medical Affairs systems, including Veeva and KOL mapping solutions.

Responsibilities

Collaborate with Medical Affairs colleagues to develop and execute asset strategy and tactics using resources appropriately.
Serve as a product and therapeutic-area expert in internal and external settings, including Medical Affairs sub-teams, advisory boards, and steering committees.
Support indication and/or franchise leads by providing medical input across product development and promotion throughout the asset lifecycle.
Provide scientific and clinical input and review disease strategy plans, publications, and external educational materials, ensuring alignment with Medical Affairs strategy and communication objectives.
Review medical content of promotional materials for accuracy as part of the Promotional Review Committee, when involved.
Track priority Medical Affairs tactics and performance against goals and budget.
Develop data-gap analyses and scientific communication priorities.
Conduct literature searches and prepare data summaries to support strategic decision-making.
Coordinate with commercial colleagues to provide training to commercial personnel as needed.
Help provide direction to medical information specialists.
Support execution of Medical Affairs evidence-generation activities, where applicable.
Develop educational objectives and review medical education grant requests as needed.
Support Medical Affairs research execution, including Phase IV studies and investigator-initiated trials.
Travel approximately 20%.