Medical Science Liaison, CNS

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in District of Columbia, +3 more states.

📋 Description

• Contribute a clinical and scientific viewpoint to the local execution plan aimed at addressing customer challenges, issues, and opportunities.

• Coordinate the implementation of field activities.

• Establish, nurture, and utilize relationships with key scientific and medical customers and organizations within the designated territory.

• Engage with Key Influencers, Local Practice Leaders, Key Decision Makers, healthcare providers, and patient advocacy stakeholders.

• Develop and sustain a thorough understanding of the ecosystem while aligning with Otsuka’s patient-centric strategy.

• Provide evidence-based clinical, economic, and humanistic information regarding Otsuka and its products.

• Collaborate with providers and stakeholders to implement real-world solutions that enhance patient outcomes.

• Foster internal working relationships across the matrix team and execute local medical strategies.

• Share disease-state and healthcare landscape information with field customers.

• Deliver clinical and data-focused training for promotional and disease-state speakers.

• Support Otsuka’s speaker bureau and fulfill product educational requirements.

• Gather and submit medical insights to guide decision-making and evidence-generation priorities.

• Assist in clinical trials, encompassing registrational, post-marketing, and investigator-sponsored studies.

• Offer clinical expertise and feedback on the selection and performance of clinical trial sites.

• Mentor peers, new hires, and aid in therapeutic function development.

• Support Safety & Pharmacovigilance, Sales Training medical education, and the Field Medical Center of Excellence.

⛳️ Requirements

• MD/DO, PharmD, or PhD in life sciences is mandatory.

• A minimum of 2 years of relevant experience in pharmaceutical industry Medical Affairs is required.

• A solid understanding of the interconnectivity of health systems and the overall delivery of patient care is essential.

• Experience interacting with healthcare professionals and other decision-makers is crucial.

• Strong business acumen along with knowledge of the industry, Otsuka’s business model and value proposition, key competitors, and marketplace factors/dynamics is necessary.

• Excellent communication and collaboration abilities are a must.

• Strong conflict resolution skills and the capacity to operate cross-functionally are required.

• Ability to lead others and project teams with a strategic mindset is essential.

• Proficiency in summarizing and conveying complex information and business objectives in a concise and effective manner is needed.

• A strong understanding of the industry’s legal, regulatory, and compliance landscape is important.

• Capability to thrive in an ambiguous environment undergoing transformation is necessary.

• Behaviors consistent with Otsuka Corporate Brand values, including Perseverance, Unconventional Thinking, and Humility, are important.

• Willingness to travel by air or car up to 70% of the time based on territory size is required.

• Preferred living location is a major city within the territory.

🏝️ Benefits

• Comprehensive coverage for medical, dental, vision, and prescription drugs.

• Basic life insurance provided by the company.

• Accidental death and dismemberment insurance.

• Short-term and long-term disability insurance.

• Tuition reimbursement program.

• Assistance with student loans.

• Generous 401(k) matching program.

• Flexible time off policies.

• Paid holidays.

• Paid leave programs.

• Additional benefits provided by the company.

• Opportunity for incentives.