Associate Medical Director, Global Medical Strategy
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Associate Medical Director shaping global CNS medical strategy for Otsuka’s pharmaceutical assets. Driving evidence generation, scientific communications, and cross-functional Medical Affairs initiatives.
Responsibilities:
- Support Medical Directors and Franchise Leads in driving strategic and tactical excellence across assigned Otsuka therapeutic-area assets
- Lead key initiatives and manage assigned Medical Affairs projects
- Collaborate with Global Medical Affairs functions, including Medical Communications, Field Medical, Medical Education, Evidence Generation, and Medical Operations
- Contribute to global medical affairs strategies and tactical plans for assigned assets and indications
- Support annual medical planning, medical objectives, key initiatives, and success metrics
- Monitor, evaluate, and synthesize scientific, clinical, and competitive insights
- Support lifecycle management, launch readiness, and indication expansion planning
- Identify evidence gaps and prioritize evidence-generation opportunities
- Support evidence-generation plans, secondary analyses, publications, real-world evidence, and scientific communications
- Develop relationships with external experts and stakeholders
- Support advisory boards, expert consultations, and scientific engagement activities
- Support publication planning, congress activities, scientific narratives, communication platforms, and medical education materials
- Ensure scientific accuracy, consistency, and alignment across deliverables
- Represent Medical Affairs on cross-functional asset teams and strategic initiatives
- Partner with Commercial, Clinical Development, Regulatory, Global Integrated Evidence & Innovation, Market Access, and other functions
- Lead assigned Medical Affairs projects and workstreams
- Collect and analyze insights from external experts, scientific meetings, emerging data, and the treatment landscape
- Translate insights into actionable recommendations and communicate strategic implications to internal stakeholders
Requirements:
- MD, DO, PharmD, or PhD in a relevant life sciences discipline required
- Minimum of 4 years of experience in Medical Affairs Strategy in CNS, including psychiatry or other related therapeutic areas preferred
- Ability to contribute to medical strategy development and execute cross-functional initiatives
- Experience supporting evidence generation activities, scientific communications, publications, and/or external expert engagement
- Strong understanding of pharmaceutical development, Medical Affairs functions, and applicable industry regulations
- Ability to critically evaluate and synthesize scientific and clinical data to inform medical and business decisions
- Excellent written, verbal, presentation, and stakeholder engagement skills
- Ability to work effectively in a highly collaborative, cross-functional environment
- Strong project management, organizational, and prioritization skills; ability to manage multiple initiatives concurrently
- Experience working with external experts, advisory boards, and scientific meetings preferred
- Launch and/or pre-launch experience preferred
- Proficiency with Veeva and Microsoft Office applications preferred
Benefits:
- Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug coverage
- Company-provided basic life insurance
- Accidental death and dismemberment insurance
- Short-term and long-term disability insurance
- Tuition reimbursement
- Student loan assistance
- Generous 401(k) match
- Flexible time off
- Paid holidays
- Paid leave programs
- Other company-provided benefits
- Incentive opportunity
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