Senior Director, Data Strategy, Science, & Services

About Otsuka Precision Health

Otsuka Precision Health is a health experience company that brings personalized care within reach through products and services for mental and physical well-being. Combining the power of human interaction with technology, we tailor solutions to support individual health needs and improve how people engage. Data is the cornerstone of our platform, connecting people and partners and strengthening our collective impact on total healthcare.

About This Team

The Data Strategy & Insights team serves as a key partner between the business and technical teams to ensure the solutions we deliver – today and in the future – enhance patient experiences and drive efficiencies.

About This Role

This role oversees data scientists, decision scientists, and data analysts who deliver technical capabilities in an integrated manner to support OPH.

Reporting to the Executive Director, Data Technologies & Analytics Solutions, this leader will become a driving force of change, cross-functional collaboration, impactful innovation, quality, and delivery across OPH.

Key Job Responsibilities

• Provide leadership, oversight and scientific/operational/strategic/technical direction to the Data Science Solutions team that is aligned to the broader OPH strategic plan and achievement of Corporate Goals.
  • Leading edge data science approaches, enterprise analytics, advanced analytics, AI/ML, business intelligence, data visualization and storytelling strategies to enable key data insights to inform decision making and assist in business transformation initiatives.
  • Modernized reporting, visualization, and modeling of data/information to enable business partners to assess and monitor indicators of performance, quality, and risks, as well as provide predictive and prescriptive insights.
• Operational excellence would be demonstrated through effective and efficient delivery across the multiple initiatives within OPH and across other Otsuka companies. This includes but is not limited to resourcing, prioritization, timeline management, functional outsourcing, etc. A key success factor will be striking the optimal balance of internal core competencies and the strategic leveraging of external support.
• Conduct ongoing assessment of evolving policy and work practice needs, as well as their respective training compliance. In partnership with Security and Privacy, initiates the development of new or enhancement of existing policies and work practices along with their respective training.
• Function as a knowledge base and resource to project teams. Serves as a point of escalation and resolution for the Data Science Solutions team.
• Model and coach engagement best practices that enable thought partnership and engender a collaborative environment with healthy debate.
• Contribute to enhancing the AI readiness and Data literacy of the Otsuka organization.
• Foster a culture that focuses on the achievement of goals and personal accountability, through the setting of objectives and expectations, monitoring to plan, redirection as needed, and celebration of achievements.
• Foster a culture that embraces the strategic use of data into decision making enabling greater business outcomes.
• Accountable for ensuring collaborations and communications with key stakeholders of Data Science Solutions.
• Attract, retain, engage, develop, and promote talent to build a team with an optimal balance of experience and diverse perspectives.
• Travel up to 15%.

Knowledge/ Experience and Skills: 

• Experience working within the healthcare industry with analytics, data operations or data technology organizations.
• Experience working with commercial data.
• Formal education/training and extensive experience with data science, statistics, and AI methods. Specifically having expertise in data preprocessing, structured and unstructured data, feature engineering, model development, evaluation, maintenance, and interpretability.
• Proficient in programming languages such as Python, R, SQL, or similar.
• Experience driving responsible AI adoption and deep knowledge of LLM.
• Experience supporting development, corporate functions, and/or commercial portfolios spanning multiple products or therapeutic areas.
• Experience developing comprehensive business cases and executing against large, multi-function strategic initiatives.
• Line and performance management experience with complex and analytical teams.
• Vendor selection and management experience.
• Management of a budget, inclusive of resourcing and outsourcing and discretionary spend.
• Experience driving large, complex change efforts and to drive results through influence and change management strategies.
• Exceptional and demonstrated ability to co-create and work collectively with business leaders from various functional areas and other key stakeholders
• Excellent oral and written communication skills, including the ability to organize, conceptually interpret and clearly communicate material developed collaboratively via the input of multiple parties; translate complexity into actionable deliverables.
• Effective partnership, influencing, and negotiation skills

Educational Qualifications:

• Graduate degree in a technical field such as statistics, mathematics, data science, computer science, computer engineering, or similar certification required.
• Minimum 10 years of industry related experience within the healthcare industry.
• Minimum 5 years of leadership and people management responsibilities required.

About Our Culture

As we work to develop solutions that enhance peoples’ lives, we also work to care for our teammates’ professional and personal growth and well-being.

GROWTH & DEVELOPMENT

As a member of our team, we see your growth and learning as being critical for an individual career.  We will work with you within your first 30 days to establish a growth path that aligns your aspirations with ours.

CORE 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.

Disclaimers & Statements

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 Precision Health 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. 

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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.

Otsuka America Pharmaceutical Inc., Otsuka Pharmaceutical Development & Commercialization, Inc., and Otsuka Precision Health, Inc. (“Otsuka”) does not accept unsolicited assistance from search firms for employment opportunities.  All CVs/resumes submitted by search firms to any Otsuka employee directly or through Otsuka’s application portal without a valid written search agreement in place for the position will be considered Otsuka’s sole property.  No fee will be paid if a candidate is hired by Otsuka as a result of an agency referral where no pre-existing agreement is in place. Where agency agreements are in place, introductions are position specific.

Please, no phone calls or emails. 

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.

Company benefits: Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, prescription drug coverage, company provided basic life, accidental death & dismemberment, short-term and long-term disability insurance, tuition reimbursement, student loan assistance, a generous 401(k) match, flexible time off, 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.

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.

Otsuka America Pharmaceutical Inc., Otsuka Pharmaceutical Development & Commercialization, Inc., and Otsuka Precision Health, Inc. (“Otsuka”) does not accept unsolicited assistance from search firms for employment opportunities.  All CVs/resumes submitted by search firms to any Otsuka employee directly or through Otsuka’s application portal without a valid written search agreement in place for the position will be considered Otsuka’s sole property.  No fee will be paid if a candidate is hired by Otsuka as a result of an agency referral where no pre-existing agreement is in place. Where agency agreements are in place, introductions are position specific. Please, no phone calls or emails.