Executive Director, Medical Affairs Strategy Excellence & Operations

Senior Director, Medical Affairs Strategy Excellence & Operations

As a senior leader of Medical Affairs, this person will use their deep understanding of industry trends and in consideration of the vision, direction, and growth of Otsuka will provide strategic direction and clear recommendations on best medical excellence capability for the company. The Senior Director, Medical Affairs Strategy Excellence & Operations will set the direction and ensure the organization is focused on achieving medical excellence critical priorities. The Sr. Director has a proven track of success in driving unprecedented changes that reflect medical excellence trends in the industry and inspires and motivates toward a compelling medical excellence vision for the organization.

Sr. Director MA Excellence: Key Responsibilities

• Sets the overall direction of medical affairs excellence; makes critical decisions that impact functions, MA, and therapeutic areas; and is responsible for aligning with other TAs.
• Understands how medical excellence goals and activities connect with and change the work beyond medical strategy function to drive joint outcomes for medical affairs function.
• Keeps abreast of external environment-relevant trends and incorporates insights and best practices to inform functional decisions.
• Help lead Medical Excellence for Med Affairs Strategy to ensure consistent best practices across programs and drive consistent methods of strategic and tactical planning and execution.
• Will stay abreast of cutting-edge Medical Affairs best practices and ensuring the broader Med Strat team is continuously educated on the latest evolution of Medical Affairs.
• Guidance for team members as needed on Medical Affairs processes.
• Will help identify agency of records for TA and may manage key TA level vendors as applicable.
• Will oversee certain Medical Strategy operational aspects.
• Responsible for ensuring timelines and process for cross-brand initiatives, such as annual medical strategy planning, 3-year roadmaps, SMART goals.
• Chief of staff type duties: will help with annual budgeting (indirect and direct) for MA strategy and help with human resource needs including maintaining org chart, JDs, and identifying master service providers for CWs, vendors, and screening of candidates.
• Actively participate as a core team member of Medical Affairs strategy team.
• Liaise with and ensure awareness of Med Excellence activities with cross-functional stakeholders and Med Affairs leadership.
• Will help ensure team is tracking to TA goals and help ensure program/individual goals are aligned.
• Will ensure assignment of Med Excellence activities/projects.
• Congress Strategy/prioritization, ensure aggregation of congress plans (including meetings) and awareness cross functionally, responsible for disease booth coordination and execution.
• Develop and maintain calendar of important TA meetings across programs, including congresses and internal offsite meetings (US and Global) to ensure no conflicts and adequate resourcing; will work with BSA to ensure meetings are added to calendars.
• May oversee Medical Managed Market strategy personnel.
• Develops and manages large teams driving a high-performance culture; understands the required skillset (s) needed within the medical excellence function to deliver best results.
• Builds relationships with key internal and external stakeholders, including industry partners.

Qualifications/ Required Knowledge/ Experience and Skills:

• Minimum of 10 years' experience in the pharmaceutical or biotechnology setting within medical affairs strategy
• Sr Director level medical affairs strategy experience for a minimum of 5 yrs. and experience in Medical Excellence/operations
• Ability to lead a team and influence organizational level decisions.
• Experience in collaborating with Medical Affairs vendors that can provide medical excellence related support.
• Experience with development of managed market and field materials
• Experience in brand strategy, launch planning, competitive strategy, segmentation and positioning and early asset development.
• Demonstrated excellence in written and verbal communications.
• Experience in successfully leading cross-functional matrix teams.
• Strategic thinking acumen and record of accomplishment for operational excellence.
• Proficiency in pharma code and all guidelines concerning medical affairs activities.

Educational Qualifications:

• Doctorate Degree (MD (Medical Doctor), PharmD, PhD) or equivalent preferred

Competencies:

• Accountability for Results - Stay focused on key strategic objectives, be accountable for high standards of performance, and take an active role in leading change.
• Strategic Thinking & Problem Solving - Make decisions considering the long-term impact to customers, patients, employees, and the business.
• Patient & Customer Centricity - Maintain an ongoing focus on the needs of our customers and/or key stakeholders.
• Impactful Communication - Communicate with logic, clarity, and respect. Influence at all levels to achieve the best results for Otsuka.
• Respectful Collaboration - Seek and value others' perspectives and strive for diverse partnerships to enhance work toward common goals.
• Empowered Development - Play an active role in professional development as a business imperative.

Salary Range: $225,490.00 - $337,180.00, plus incentive opportunity.

Company 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
• Other company provided benefits

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.