Medical Science Liaison, CNS - CT, MA, ME, NH, Upstate NY, RI, VT

Position Overview – Medical Science Liaison (Sr Manager)

As an integral member of the ecosystem team for Otsuka’s ecosystem-based customer engagement model, the Medical Science Liaison (MSL), contributes to the development of the ecosystem strategic business plan and identifies key stakeholders that are vital to the ecosystem. The MSL is a credible partner responsible for providing clinical, scientific and health economic information related to CNS disease states and the appropriate utilization of approved Otsuka products within an ecosystem. This field-based position will engage with Key Influencers (KIs), Local Practice Leaders (LPLs), healthcare providers, and patients’ groups within their ecosystem, to further patient outcomes aligned with the overarching objectives of Otsuka. In collaboration with their ecosystem partners, MSLs contribute to the customization of the region business strategy to meet local ecosystem needs and are responsible for the medical and educational requirements of their customers. In addition, MSLs may be responsible for covering multiple products within the CNS therapeutic area, as well as engaging in broad clinical and scientific discussions that impact patient care, resulting in rich customer insights shared within the ecosystem.

Key Activities and Responsibilities

• As part of the ecosystem team, contributes a clinical and scientific perspective to the local execution plan that addresses customer challenges, issues, and opportunities, to bring about improved patient care and outcomes. This extends to include coordination around execution of field activities.
• Build, cultivate, and leverage external relationships with key scientific and medical customers and organizations within their territory to ensure strong understanding of evolving healthcare trends, disease state, Otsuka products, systems, and services across the ecosystem landscape, including KIs, LPLs, Key Decision Makers (KDMs) and Patient Advocacy.
• Delivers on business objectives that go beyond their territory and impacts the Medical Affairs organization.
• Develops and maintains a deep and comprehensive understanding of the ecosystem to ensure alignment with Otsuka’s patient-centric strategy and priorities, including provision and delivery of optimal patient care.
• To be a credible source of evidence-based information that demonstrates the value of Otsuka and its products from the clinical, economic, and humanistic standpoint and works in partnership with providers, and other key stakeholders to apply practical real-world solutions to improve patient outcomes.
• Engages stakeholders at the local level that has some influence across the region.
• Build and cultivate important internal working relationships across the matrix team to ensure an enterprise approach when working with customers.
• Be accountable to regional Field Medical leadership to shape and execute on local medical strategies within planned timelines.
• Disseminate disease state and healthcare landscape information to customers in the field as defined by priorities
• Responsible for clinical and data focused training of promotional and disease state speakers.
• May serve as part of Otsuka’s speaker bureau in support of product educational needs across the territory.
• Collect and submit medical insights that drive decision making and prioritization of evidence generation efforts and healthcare solutions, including sharing at the local ecosystem level.
• Assist with Otsuka’s clinical trials program, including registrational, post-marketing and Investigator-Sponsored Trials (ISTs), health economic outcomes research, other specific medical collaborations; provide clinical expertise and feedback regarding operational management of clinical trials to ensure optimal site selection and performance.
• Participates as mentor in peer functional and therapeutic development including new hires.
• Support other areas of the organization including Safety & Pharmacovigilance for investigation of safety-related issues, Sales Training medical education on an ongoing basis including new hire and POAs, and the Field Medical Center of Excellence for mentoring and sharing of best practices.

Qualifications

• MD/DO, PharmD or PhD in life sciences or Master's degree with equivalent psychiatry or CNS clinical experience.
• Minimum 2 years of pharmaceutical medical affairs or relevant work experience.
• Understanding of the interconnectivity of health systems, overall delivery of patient care, and experience working with healthcare professionals and other decision makers.
• Strong business acumen; knows 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
• Knows how to summarize and communicate complex information and business objectives in a concise and effective way during presentations and other interactions.
• 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.
• Business travel, by air or car, up to 70% of time depending upon size of territory.
• Preferred living location is key city in territory