Associate Director, Digital Product Asset Management

About Otsuka Precision Health:

Founded on Otsuka’s rich history in delivering breakthrough innovations to solve complex problems for patients, Otsuka Precision Health (OPH) is the next step in our evolution. We are a health technology and services organization on a mission. And that mission is to get people the right interventions at the right time in their health journey through data and technology, leveraging the power of personal connection and deep, data-driven understanding of the patient condition. OPH is part of Otsuka Holdings.

Leverage your expertise to help us change the story on the health experience and how we can do our part to fix some of the fragmentation in care delivery. The time is now.

Job Description:

Let’s transform the health experience, one connection at a time, together. 

The Associate Director, Digital Products Asset Management will lend critical support to the OPH portfolio of digital products, including regulated products (e.g., digital therapeutics, starting with CT152 Rejoyn™) and non-regulated products. This role will partner with asset team leads and subject matter experts to drive cross-functional asset strategy development and progression throughout the product life cycle, functioning as a program SME with key stakeholders, including alliance partners and affiliates as relevant. This role will also contribute to due diligence activities to support program evolution and growth by facilitating the review of asset development and commercialization project proposals with appropriate Governance Committees and Senior Management, including recommendations for action and ensuring appropriate follow through to achieve approved
program/project objectives.

Coordinate cross-functional asset strategy development, program planning, and execution in partnership with teams across OPH and other Otsuka affiliates, with the aim of developing differentiated products that improve patient lives globally.

• Partner with asset team leader to ensure alignment between development plan, commercialization plan, budget, and resource needs
• Develop a global product roadmap for CT-152 (RejoynTM), ensuring smooth coordination and
collaboration across OPH and multiple Otsuka affiliates
• Align team priorities/objectives to the requirements for Action Point progression
• Work with key stakeholders across OPH and other Otsuka affiliates to develop key
deliverables for each asset, including annual goals, product roadmaps, performance metrics
and more
• Coordinate global contributions from other Otsuka Affiliates to Development and Commercialization Plans
• Manage and track progress against plans/goals and maintains single source of truth for assetspecific performance metrics
• Stay on the pulse of asset team progress to identify and address emerging risks or issues that
could impact the program, inform relevant governance committees and Senior Management
as appropriate to ensure timely resolution, and guide asset teams through scenario planning
including identification of risks and development of mitigation plans
• Foster development of cohesive asset teams that think globally
• Facilitate key governance committees (schedule, coordinate content/pre-reads, co-develop
agendas in partnership with committee chair, etc.) in support of digital products – e.g., a
global governance committee for CT-152
• Navigate teams through governance touchpoints, stage gates, and preparation of asset
reviews and ensures pull through
• As appropriate, onboard new team members regarding asset strategy, historical decisions, team norms and expectations

Required Qualifications
Knowledge/ Experience and Skills:

• Experience with digital health solutions
• Ability to develop a working knowledge and understanding of the science, therapeutic area,
and commercial landscape of assigned programs
• Ability to work with appropriate level of supervision
• Ability to work with a global mindset, collaborating with peers in other Otsuka affiliates
(including global affiliates)
• Ability to foster positive relationships with internal and external business partners with proven
ability to influence others to get things done without formal authority
• Ability to communicate well at all levels of the organization
• Meticulous attention to details with the ability to view larger picture at strategic level
• Problem solving/issue resolution skills
• Meeting facilitation skills
• Familiarity with budget management
• Hybrid role with travel required

Educational Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree with 5 years of cross-functional Program Management or related experience in digital health, management consulting, or pharma/biotech
 

Competencies
Accountability for Results - Stay focused on key strategic objectives, be accountable for high standards of performance, and take an active role in leading change.
Strategic Thinking & Problem Solving - Make decisions considering the long-term impact to customers, patients, employees, and the business.
Patient & Customer Centricity - Maintain an ongoing focus on the needs of our customers and/or key stakeholders.
Impactful Communication - Communicate with logic, clarity, and respect. Influence at all levels to achieve the best results for Otsuka.
Respectful Collaboration - Seek and value others’ perspectives and strive for diverse partnerships to enhance work toward common goals.
Empowered Development - Play an active role in professional development as a business imperative.

Minimum $160,530.00 - Maximum $208,700.00, plus incentive opportunity: 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.

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