Medical Director, Global Medical Strategy
About the role
The Medical Director, Global Medical Strategy is a key leader within medical affairs at Otsuka. They serve as the medical lead for high priority programs and are responsible for developing and executing strategic medical plans and tactics for assigned products.
Responsibilities
- Co-lead and provide medical input into integrated brand strategies for assigned programs
- Lead the development of and obtaining executive alignment on the medical situational analysis, strategy, and plans for assigned products and accountable for execution
- Manage external providers, create and deliver scientific and medical content for disease and product-level information for relevant stakeholders
- Partner with HEOR, government affairs, patient advocacy, commercial, PV, and clinical development to ensure medical accuracy and practice relevance in all activities
- Core member of publication planning of marketed and pipeline assets
- Build and maintain relationships with experts to obtain important key scientific insights to support the therapeutic area
- Lead advisory boards as needed for US insight gathering
- Develop and lead evidence generation planning, including post-marketing data generation plans (ph4, IST, post-hoc analyses)
- Serve as escalation point and provide guidance to medical reviewers of promotional and medical materials
- Effectively lead matrix teams of cross-functional colleagues, including medical affairs strategy teams (GMAST); ensure effective cross-functional collaboration; align all key Medical Affairs projects for assigned product and indication
- Champion an objective and evidence-based solution-oriented approach
Qualifications
- Doctorate Degree (MD/DO, PharmD, PhD) or equivalent required with expert knowledge or training in neurology, psychiatry, neuroscience, or neurophysiology preferred
- Minimum of 5-10 years of experience in the pharmaceutical or biotechnology setting within Medical Affairs or related role
- Direct Medical Affairs strategy experience required
- Product launch experience preferred
- Excellence in written and verbal communications
- Strong strategic thinking acumen and track record for operational excellence
- Proficiency with computer productivity programs necessary to complete work requirements (e.g., MS Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint)
Skills
- Expertise in medical planning, tactical plan development and execution
- Ability to critically analyze research design, methods, and outcome measures
- Experience in successfully leading cross-functional matrix teams
- The ability to influence without direct authority
- Willingness to take initiative on advancing projects and able to identify what is necessary to complete tasks
- Knowledge of rules and regulations in pharma, which could have impact for the pharmaceutical industry
Pay
$209,599.00 - $313,375.00, plus incentive opportunity
Schedule
N/A
Benefits
Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, prescription drug coverage, company provided basic life, accidental death & dismemberment, short-term and long-term disability insurance, tuition reimbursement, student loan assistance, a generous 401(k) match, flexible time off, paid holidays, and paid leave programs as well as other company provided benefits.
Company
Otsuka is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply and will be given consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, gender identity or gender expression, sexual orientation, age, disability, religion, national origin, veteran status, marital status, or any other legally protected characteristic.
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