Associate Director, Global Medical Affairs - Nephrology/Immunology (Remote)

Associate Director, Global Medical Affairs Strategy, Nephrology and Immunology

Company Overview: Otsuka is a global healthcare company driven by our purpose "to defy limitation, so that others can too". Patients are at the center of our purpose as we seek to discover and deliver innovative healthcare solutions. Otsuka is an emerging leader in nephrology and immunology, with a strong portfolio of development and marketed assets. As we continue to develop innovative medicines for people living with kidney and autoimmune disorders, we are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Associate Director of Global Medical Affairs Strategy.

Job Description: The Associate Medical Director, Global Medical Affairs Strategy (Nephrology and Immunology) supports Medical Directors and Franchise Leads to drive strategic and tactical excellence for assigned Otsuka assets. The incumbent will play a critical role for the execution and implementation of the Medical Affairs strategy by serving as a key member on relevant cross-functional teams, collaboration with regional affiliates and strong project management. This role will also serve as a subject matter expert in content creation, strategic and tactical discussions, and presentations with internal colleagues, as well as external experts and investigators. Other responsibilities include support of medical affairs research execution including but not limited to Phase IV studies and investigator-initiated trials.

Specific responsibilities include, but may not be limited to:

• Collaborating with Medical Affairs colleagues to develop and execute asset strategy and tactics with appropriate use of resources.
• Assist with product and therapeutic area expert in both internal and external venues including the Medical Affairs sub-teams, and advisory boards / steering committees.
• Support indication and/or franchise leads in providing medical input into all aspects of product development and promotion across the entire asset lifecycle.
• Provide high quality scientific/clinical input and review of disease strategy plans, publications and externally facing educational materials. Part of this responsibility includes ensuring that medical content aligns with Medical Affairs strategy and communication objectives.
• This role may be involved in review of medical content of promotional materials for accuracy as part of the Promotional Review Committee.
• Track priority Medical Affairs tactics and performance to goals/budget.
• Develop data gap analyses and scientific communication priorities.
• Conduct literature searches and prepare data summaries to support strategic decision-making.
• Coordinate with commercial colleagues to provide training to commercial personnel, as needed.
• Help provide direction for medical information specialists.
• Support execution of Medical Affairs evidence generation activities, where applicable.
• Develop educational objectives and review medical …