Job details

Director, PME Strategy and Development (Remote)

About Otsuka

We defy limitation, so that others can too. In going above and beyond—under any circumstances—for patients, families, providers, and for each other. It’s this deep-rooted dedication that drives us to uncover answers to complex, underserved medical needs, so that patients can push past the limitations of their disease and achieve more than they thought was possible each and every day.

About the Role

The Director of PME Strategy and Development is instrumental in creating the brand strategy and leading a team to successfully execute Congress, PME, and opinion leader tactics to meet key business objectives and brand KPIs. In this highly visible position, you will be responsible for developing the Promotional Medical Education (PME) marketing strategy and Congress Strategy for brands within Otsuka’s CNS portfolio and optimize promotional opinion leader engagement. This position has been designed for someone who is comfortable at aligning the brand team strategies and cross-functionally coordinating with key internal stakeholders (i.e. Medical Affairs, Patient Advocacy Stakeholder Management (PASM), and Legal & Compliance) to ensure tactics are aligned to brand strategy and compliant with regulations.

Job Description

Accountability for Results & Empowered Development
- Lead strategic development of PME, Congress, and opinion leader marketing strategies for in-line and new assets/indications within Otsuka’s CNS portfolio
- Consistently evaluates processes to determine better ways to do things, respecting lessons learned, but not bound by the past
- Maintain flexibility and openness to new ideas; adapt quickly to new situations or changes
- Hire, lead, and play an active role in developing the home office and field team to gain expertise in marketing PME tactics, TL engagement, brand strategy execution, and collaboration with cross-functional partners
- Direct the team’s efforts to develop and communicate field promotional strategy and assets
- Monitor field performance against KPIs

Strategic Thinking & Problem Solving
- Take a holistic perspective and play a key role in driving the strategic development for peer-to-peer (P2P) promotional medical education initiatives, including innovative educational programs
- Balance short- and long-term impacts to the broader business when making decisions
- Synthesize information from varying relevant data sources to make timely decisions
- Consider implications across the business, downstream and cross-stream, when making decisions

Respectful Collaboration & Impactful Communication
- Manage relationship building and expansion/validation of national, regional, and local TLs to maximize impact of market insights
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure alignment to brand strategy and delivery of high-quality tactics within timelines and budget
- Cultivates broad collaborative partnerships to generate the best solutions
- Manage strategic relationships and tactics creation with agencies/vendors
- Advise internal stakeholders on portfolio efficiencies, TL engagements, advisory board participants, and other PME functions
- Proactively seeks and incorporates diverse perspectives

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree required
Advanced degree desirable: MBA or other relevant graduate, post-graduate degree, or equivalent experience
10+ years in marketing and/or selling pharmaceutical products
Strong strategic skill sets including effectiveness in identifying and addressing major strategic challenges and the ability to navigate complex market environments
Prior experience identifying and cultivating relationships with thought leaders (TLs) / key opinions leaders (KOLs), ideally in the CNS space
Experience with successfully navigating PRC, strategy development and execution, and home office processes
Demonstrated ability to lead teams, manage matrix and cross-functional partnerships, and deliver strong results
Proven ability to collaborate effectively across marketing teams, build alignment and drive high performance around key objectives.
Strong influencing and negotiation skills
Alliance partnership experience
Up to 25-50% travel is required, based upon business needs

Annual Salary :

Minimum $174,491.00 - Maximum $260,935.00, plus annual incentive: The range shown represents a typical pay range or starting salary for candidates hired to perform the work. Other elements may be used to determine actual salary such as the candidate’s job experience, specific skills, and comparison to internal incumbents currently in role. This information is provided to applicants in accordance with states and local laws.

Company benefits: comprehensive medical, dental, vision and prescription drug coverage, company provided Basic Life, AD&D, Short-term and Long-term Disability insurance, tuition reimbursement, a 401(k) match, PTO allotment each calendar year, paid holidays, and paid leave programs as well as other company provided benefits.

Come discover more about Otsuka and our benefit offerings;

https://www.otsuka-us.com/careers-join-otsuka

Disclaimer:

This job description is intended to describe the general nature and level of the work being performed by the people assigned to this position. It is not intended to include every job duty and responsibility specific to the position. Otsuka reserves the right to amend and change responsibilities to meet business and organizational needs as necessary.

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.

If you are a qualified individual with a disability or a disabled veteran, you may request a reasonable accommodation, if you are unable or limited in your ability to apply to this job opening as a result of your disability. You can request reasonable accommodations by contacting

Accommodation Request

Statement Regarding Job Recruiting Fraud Scams

At Otsuka we take security and protection of your personal information very seriously. Please be aware individuals may approach you and falsely present themselves as our employees or representatives. They may use this false pretense to try to gain access to your personal information or acquire money from you by offering fictitious employment opportunities purportedly on our behalf.

Please understand, Otsuka will never ask for financial information of any kind or for payment of money during the job application process. We do not require any financial, credit card or bank account information and/or any payment of any kind to be considered for employment. We will also not offer you money to buy equipment, software, or for any other purpose during the job application process. If you are being asked to pay or offered money for equipment fees or some other application processing fee, even if claimed you will be reimbursed, this is not Otsuka. These claims are fraudulent and you are strongly advised to exercise caution when you receive such an offer of employment.

Otsuka will also never ask you to download a third-party application in order to communicate about a legitimate job opportunity. Scammers may also send offers or claims from a fake email address or from Yahoo, Gmail, Hotmail, etc, and not from an official Otsuka email address. Please take extra caution while examining such an email address, as the scammers may misspell an official Otsuka email address and use a slightly modified version duplicating letters.

To ensure that you are communicating about a legitimate job opportunity at Otsuka, please only deal directly with Otsuka through its official Otsuka Career website

https://vhr-otsuka.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/External

Otsuka will not be held liable or responsible for any claims, losses, damages or expenses resulting from job recruiting scams. If you suspect a position is fraudulent, please contact Otsuka’s call center at: 800-363-5670. If you believe you are the victim of fraud resulting from a job recruiting scam, please contact the FBI through the Internet Crime Complaint Center at:

https://www.ic3.gov

, or your local authorities.