Medical Science Liaison, CNS - AR, LA, OK

Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.•Little Rock, AR

1d•$150,034 - $224,250

About The Position

The Medical Science Liaison (Sr Manager) is an integral member of Otsuka’s ecosystem-based customer engagement team. The role contributes to development of the ecosystem strategic business plan and identifies key stakeholders who are vital to the ecosystem. As a field-based medical partner, the MSL provides clinical, scientific, and health-economic information related to CNS disease states and the appropriate utilization of approved Otsuka products. The MSL engages key influencers, local practice leaders, healthcare providers, and patient groups to support patient outcomes aligned with Otsuka’s objectives. Working with ecosystem partners, the MSL helps tailor regional business strategy to local needs and meets customers’ medical and educational requirements. The role may cover multiple CNS products and includes broad clinical and scientific discussions, with customer insights shared across the ecosystem. The MSL works across a matrix team to execute local medical strategies, support evidence generation and clinical trials, provide training and education, and share medical insights. The position requires business travel by air or car up to 70% of the time, depending on territory size; a key city in the territory is the preferred living location.

Requirements

MD/DO, PharmD, or PhD in life sciences, or a master’s degree with equivalent psychiatry or CNS clinical experience.
At least 2 years of pharmaceutical medical affairs or relevant work experience.
Understanding of healthcare-system interconnectivity and patient-care delivery, with experience working with healthcare professionals and other decision makers.
Strong business acumen, including knowledge of the industry, Otsuka’s business model and value proposition, competitors, and marketplace dynamics; ability to identify solutions focused on improving patient outcomes.
Excellent communication and collaboration skills, professional maturity, confidence, and competence.
Strong conflict-resolution skills, including the ability to resolve issues effectively and quickly with affected parties and work cross-functionally.
Ability to strategically lead others and project teams.
Ability to summarize and communicate complex information and business objectives concisely and effectively in presentations and other interactions.
Strong understanding of the industry’s legal, regulatory, and compliance landscape.
Ability to work in an ambiguous environment undergoing transformation.
Demonstrated behaviors aligned with Otsuka’s corporate brand: Perseverance, Unconventional Thinking, and Humility.
Ability to travel by air or car up to 70% of the time, depending on territory size.

Nice To Haves

Preferred living location is a key city in the territory.

Responsibilities

Contribute a clinical and scientific perspective to local execution plans addressing customer challenges and opportunities, and coordinate field activity execution.
Build and leverage relationships with scientific and medical customers and organizations, including key influencers, local practice leaders, key decision makers, and patient advocacy groups.
Develop and maintain a comprehensive understanding of the ecosystem and align activities with Otsuka’s patient-centric strategy and priorities.
Provide evidence-based information on the clinical, economic, and humanistic value of Otsuka and its products, partnering with stakeholders on practical solutions to improve patient outcomes.
Build internal working relationships across the matrix team and execute local medical strategies in coordination with regional Field Medical leadership.
Disseminate disease-state and healthcare-landscape information to field customers according to priorities.
Provide clinical and data-focused training for promotional and disease-state speakers and potentially serve in Otsuka’s speaker bureau.
Collect and submit medical insights to inform decision-making, evidence-generation priorities, and healthcare solutions, including at the local ecosystem level.
Assist with clinical trials, including registrational, post-marketing, and investigator-sponsored trials, health economic outcomes research, and other medical collaborations; provide clinical expertise and feedback on trial operations, site selection, and performance.
Mentor peers and contribute to functional and therapeutic development, including onboarding new hires.
Support Safety & Pharmacovigilance safety investigations, Sales Training medical education, and the Field Medical Center of Excellence through mentoring and sharing best practices.