Deputy Section Manager - Business Development

Otsuka Pharmaceutical; Ahmedabad District; On-site; INR 900,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Otsuka Pharmaceutical in India seeks a dynamic professional to drive new product development from ideation to commercialization for domestic and export markets.

You will conduct market research and assessments, support business development initiatives, and coordinate with sales, marketing, medical affairs, regulatory, and R&D teams to ensure smooth execution.

The role requires strong project management and cross-functional stakeholder management to translate plans into market-ready products.

Qualifications

• Experience in end-to-end product development lifecycle.
• Ability to conduct market research and assess opportunities.
• Strong business development and strategy skills.
• Experience coordinating cross-functional teams across sales, marketing, regulatory, medical affairs and R&D.

Responsibilities

• Identify opportunities from idea generation to commercialization for domestic and export markets.
• Conduct market research and market assessments for potential opportunities with stakeholders.
• Support business development activities and plans for the company.
• Coordinate with sales, marketing, medical affairs, regulatory, and formulation and development teams for smooth execution.
• Assist in developing plans and activities for business development and other strategic assignments.

Skills

New Product Development

Market Research

Business Development

Product/Portfolio Strategy

Cross-functional Collaboration

Project Management

Job description

Role & responsibilities

I. Responsible for new products development - Identifying new opportunities / idea generations to commercialization for both domestic and export markets.

II. To conduct Market Research, Market Assessment for potential opportunities with stakeholders.

III. To support business development activities plans for the company.

IV. To co-ordinate with sales and marketing teams in domestic and exports, medical affairs, regulatory and formulation and development, other cross-functional teams for smooth execution of assignments.

V. To support development of plans and activities for business development and other strategic assignments time to time.

Preferred candidate profile

Functional Knowledge: New Product Development, Market Research & Assessment, Business Development, Product/Portfolio Strategy, Commercial Analysis, Business Case Development, Product Commercialization, Project Management, and Cross-functional Stakeholder Management.