Medical Science Liaison, CNS – Northeast

About the role

The Medical Science Liaison (MSL) plays a crucial role in the Otsuka America Pharmaceutical Inc. ecosystem-based customer engagement model. This model aims to better deliver on patient, caregiver, and healthcare provider needs in an evolving healthcare environment. The MSL contributes to the development of the ecosystem strategic business plan and identifies key stakeholders essential to the ecosystem.

Responsibilities

• Contributes a clinical and scientific perspective to the local execution plan addressing customer challenges, issues, and opportunities, to improve patient care and outcomes.
• Builds, cultivates, and leverages external relationships with key scientific and medical customers and organizations within their territory.
• Develops and maintains a deep and comprehensive understanding of the ecosystem to ensure alignment with Otsuka’s patient-centric strategy and priorities.
• Engages stakeholders at the local level that have influence across the region.
• Works collaboratively with ecosystem partners to customize the region business strategy to meet local ecosystem needs and ensures the medical and educational requirements of their customers.
• Collaborates with other areas of the organization including Safety & Pharmacovigilance for investigation of safety-related issues, Sales Training medical education on an ongoing basis including new hires, and the Field Medical Center of Excellence for mentoring and sharing of best practices.

Qualifications

• MD/DO, PharmD or PhD in life sciences required.
• Minimum 2 years relevant experience in pharmaceutical industry Medical Affairs.
• Previous training or experience in CNS disease is preferred.
• Strong business acumen; understands the industry, Otsuka's business model and value proposition, key competitors, and other marketplace factors/dynamics.
• Able to identify solutions with the overall goal of improved patient outcomes.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills; exhibits professional maturity, confidence, and competence.
• Strong conflict resolution skills: proven ability to achieve conflict resolution effectively and quickly with affected parties and work in a cross-functional environment.
• Ability to lead others and project teams strategically.
• Strong understanding of industry legal, regulatory, and compliance landscape.
• Ability to work in an ambiguous environment undergoing transformation.
• Demonstrates behaviors aligned with the Otsuka Corporate Brand including Perseverance, Unconventional Thinking, and Humility.