director of strategy

associate director

director of operations

development director

senior director of operations

Otsuka

Provided Administrative support to the Director of Clinical Operations.   Assisted Principal Investigators, Clinical Investigators and Clinical Research Associates with protocols, amendments and IRB’s.  Assisted in other protocol related functions including the electronic submission of protocols, amendments and IRBs.  Maintained electronic documents for easy access.  Coordinated meetings and scheduled appointments.  (Software packages:  Word 97 and 2000, Powerpoint, Excel, Access, Sigma Plot, FrontPage, Outlook and Documentum)

Senior Administrative Assistant  for the Senior Director.  
Under minimal supervision, served as Senior Administrative Assistant (SAA) to the Senior Director of Clinical Pharmacokinetics/Pharmacodynamics and Metabolism.  The SAA carried out routine but responsible administrative assignments, developing solutions and procedures to improve specific departmental policies or work flow.  Helped prepare publications for submission to journals.  Acted as a liaison between departments and external customers. Performed specialized duties related to departmental operations including literature research, manuscript and poster preparation, coordination of special departmental events, and development and maintenance of tracking systems for final study reports, consultant agreements and invoices and at times assisted in the preparation of the department budget.  As SAA I arranged appointments, conferences, meetings and maintained an appointment calendar for the Senior Director. I composed letters, memos and other written communications on routine matters as well as responded to questions from internal/external customers.   I completed a variety of tasks including but not limited to the following; travel arrangements (international/domestic), expense reports, and other tasks regarding departmental operations ensuring timely submittal to appropriate department for processing; screened and distributed incoming correspondence to the Senior Director and other staff members; received, screened, and acted upon requests and complaints from external customers and from other departments. Quite often the Senior Director was on travel or attending meetings.  As a result, my job involved making independent decisions on problems encountered within a delegated scope of activity and with personal responsibility for the effect of such decisions.  (Software packages:  Word 97 and 2000, Powerpoint, Excel, Access, Sigma Plot, FrontPage, and Outlook)

Through my experience at Otsuka, I have learned to value of true business planning and analysis - from start to finish.  I worked to develop and define a brand new territory that introduces how a Medication can influence treatment thoughts, expectations and how a disease can be managed. 

I was able to work at a fast  and competitive pace with District, Regional and National Managers by providing a strategy for product launch.     Nominated by these folks, I integrated myself as a District Trainer to provide continuous skills development for my colleagues.  

The most challenging part of this assignment was managing ambiguity.  Despite being an organization influenced by Performance, during my tenure (prior to launch) no market numbers or sales data was available.  Because of this unique time, defining a "goal" was a moving target and often I had to adjust efforts.  This created a great experience for me to learn how to shift resources quickly, and without distraction remain focus on the overall business.  

Mostly, at Otsuka I enjoyed the culture of top performers, strategic thinking and entrepreneurship that was encouraged.  I take my performance seriously and I love the opportunity to create a culture of success that I know I have contributed to. 

Otsuka is a joke of a pharma company. Everything is taken way too seriously for absolutely no reason, especially considering word is going around that there are contractors employed at Otsuka who have a high school diploma, but are in the same role/receive the same compensation as someone with a Master's degree. Otsuka should be ashamed if this is true (I'm pretty sure it is).
Do not work here unless you enjoy being treated like trash.
My advice to Otsuka: follow up with these recruiting agencies that are hiring contractors. They are getting rid of good ones who actually know what they're doing and getting cheap replacements and it's creating a nightmare for everyone. Also, stop promoting micro-managers. It's 2020 and no one should be micromanaged at this point.
I can't wait to get out of this place.
Also, most senior leadership does not allow WFH...meanwhile at all the other pharma companies, everyone typically gets to WFH once or twice a week.

Stay away from Otsuka. There are way better places to work, especially in pharma.

I have never worked with more incompetent people before. Work just gets passed around because no one want to take ownership while everyone stands around talking in a different language. People here are loud and ignorant. No one knows any answers to questions or is willing to help. People with no experience get promoted while others suffer with more workload but not an increase in pay or title. There is no recognition of national holidays other than the basics. The open floor plan is awful because people are loud and rude, talking on their cell phones and to each other about non work related topics. I have never worked anywhere with more gossip than here. The office is disgusting, bugs and mouse traps everywhere. SOPs are disorganized and don't make any sense. It's impossible to follow direction here as there is none. Work just gets pushed with no explanation and barely any training and it really shows in the poor quality of output.

I typically made 8-10 calls daily promoting Abilify to mental health clinicians. I conducted Lunch and Learns 4-5 times a week. I learned that I am disciplined self starting individual who has the ability to start new relationships and foster them in order to promote business growth. I am able to successfully and strategically put together a solid successful business plan with little to no information. 

In my 4 year time span wit Otsuka I had 3 managers. This probably was the most difficult part of my job because the managerial turnover become somewhat disrutpting while dealing with customers. Both of my partners were great.

The most enjoybale part was the relationships I built and being able to watch those relationships transition into the growth and success of my territory.

As a contractor for this company, we are treated like a number, not a person. I am also one of only two or three people who are not Indian. I am surrounded by "Off-shore" contractors, that received their degree from some cereal box college in India.

No work from home option. We are reminded repeatedly that Otsuka has paid a lot of money to provide us with a floor all to ourselves....Did I mention, it;'s not in their building? It in the building next to them. I guess they are embarrassed to have us all working there. The "floor" is fine, except for the fact they can't get the WiFi to work half the time and there are no conference rooms, just an empty office or two with no chairs or desks.

I spend most of my day trying to find a better company to call home. Not allowing WFH is a freaking joke in this day and age.

Most of the managers don't know what I do anyway. I guess they are afraid if they don't watch my every move, I may take their job.

I hate this company.

I worked as a contractor at Otsuka for little over a year and can't speak highly enough of the quality of people at this company who are dedicated to their jobs.  There's room for improvement in management within my department but collectively a great work experience. The work culture is excellent, I rarely encountered a day that I wasn't looking forward to getting to the office.  The mentality of my colleagues was collaborative and motivating and with exposure to several other departments I saw a very positive vibe throughout the company. 

Most enjoyable: endless catered lunches and tread mill desks

Hardest Part of the Job: Staying productive during lulls in workflow

What is the best part of working at the company?
Some people were nice and encouraging

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Not knowing when your time would be up. They keep you as a contractor forever. If you kiss their a** then they will hire you full time or create a BS position for you if you are apart of the "cool kids"

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Very pretentious, more about what you have or what you are wearing or what clique you are apart of "who you know". Very materialistic and "showy" the company lost its charm long ago

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Overall busy. Interacting with coworkers was nice

A global company with the vision to make better healthcare for people world-wide. Excellent managerial staff with a forwarded-thinking approach to daily operations and employee interaction.
My typical day at work involves the support of skilled and admirable executives that allow me to execute my responsibilities to the fullest.
The hardest part of my job is moot because the staff I work with is excellent. The skilled professionals that I work with make my job a joy and I enjoy coming in to work every day. 
The most enjoyable aspect of my job is knowing that the staff appreciates my work ethic and execution of my job responsibilities.

Excellent company to work with.  Would have loved to stay with them but they had 3 Neuroscience products in development that did not get approved by the FDA.  Presented many opportunities to promote within the company or to interview for other divisions within the company.  Great management team.  Great benefits.

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
Director of strategy 103 salaries reported	$235,673 per year
Associate director 71 salaries reported	$204,707 per year
Director of operations 98 salaries reported	$221,407 per year
Development director 54 salaries reported	$281,521 per year
Senior director of operations 43 salaries reported	$256,209 per year

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