Director, Portfolio Strategy and Asset Management

Job Summary

Partners with team leads to drive cross‑functional asset strategy development and progression throughout the product life cycle. May be responsible for 2 or more complex, high priority assets and/or initiatives. Contributes to due diligence activities to support business development. Facilitates the review of development project proposals with Senior Management, makes recommendations for action and ensures appropriate follow through to achieve approved program/project objectives.

Functions as a development SME with alliance partners and affiliates. Provides portfolio‑level information and oversight as needed. Prepares and communicates program level and/or portfolio level information to senior management and the wider global organization to enable strategic decision‑making. Serves as supervisor for PM staff and provides development and coaching for program managers. Contributes to department‑level forecasting and budget tracking. Manages PM resources and program assignments;

attends to HR‑related items. Serves as PM or development subject matter expert for organizational and cross‑alliance initiatives; drives specialty/ fit‑for‑purpose teams. Drives the PS&AM function and the broader R&D organization through cross functional leadership focused on creating or strengthening business processes that enable development staff to advance the value of corporate assets. The role utilizes two major toolsets:
Design thinking process methods to reframe business problems after conducting user research in order to ideate, visualize, and prototype solutions for implementation; and project management methods to implement processes or solutions that enable the business. Otsuka is a collaborative business so this role may be within the department as a standalone activity, within the broader R&D organization, or between the R&D organization and any of its collaborative partners.

The role includes both a strategic and operational dimension. Support data driven approach to help shape cross functional strategy decision making and drive asset development. Enables R&D functions to provide a data driven approach and ability to report across key milestones and goals related to the Otsuka OPDC sponsored clinical studies and regulatory submissions. Improves capabilities of Asset Managers to consistently apply standard business rules, guidance and oversight in helping to develop asset strategies and provide clear actionable guidance to Teams through the use of project plan tools, templates and systems for OPDC sponsored clinical studies and global regulatory submissions and by managing the progression of Assets through the Action Points product life cycle.

May develop and maintain tools and systems in collaboration with IT and DTAS to support planning and reporting of Otsuka Assets in the Portfolio. Job Description Drive cross‑functional asset strategy development, program planning & execution in partnership with R&D and Commercial teams with the aim of developing differentiated, reimbursable products that improve patient lives globally. Partners with asset team leader to ensure alignment between development plan, budget, and resource needs.

Responsible for ensuring smooth transitions between stage gates and align team priorities/objectives to the requirements for Action Point progression of drug development from initiating IND through product launch and full life cycle management. Align team priorities/objectives to the requirements for Action Point progression. Works with PDC and strategic teams to develop key deliverables for each asset, including annual goals, PTRS, TPP, NPV, Development and Commercialization Plan.

Highlights the need to reassess strategy or pivot based on external market…