Otsuka People Talk

Otsuka employees share their stories of continually rising to the challenge

As they strive to reach their individual goals, our employees reveal their own unique strengths. This diversity is what makes Otsuka Pharmaceutical so strong, and is the reason we seek to provide so many growth opportunities to employees willing to take on challenges, irrespective of gender, age or nationality. The employees profiled here have taken on the challenge of blazing new trails, while overcoming difficulties and adversity. Here are their stories, in their own words, describing how they followed their dreams and never gave up.

Manufacturing Process Development Department (Pharmaceutical Products)

I think the key to creating something new is to approach problems from multiple angles, think in new ways, and challenge yourself to all kinds of things, even if it’s not clear how that will lead to a result.

Clinical Trial Lead, Department of Clinical Management

No matter what you do, it’s important to know the reason you’re doing it. On Otsuka’s recruitment page, you’ll see the word “Why?”, and I think it’s really important to think about why you want to join Otsuka, and why you might want to work in clinical development.

Planning Department, Nutraceuticals Division Kumamoto Branch

My daily work covers all aspects of the business, and I’m constantly thinking about how I can best do what needs to be done. I hope that by extending my skills I can expand Otsuka's fanbase even further.

Sales of Healthcare Products, Nutraceuticals Division

By visiting their stores, I can get a clear understanding of the situation, and then create proposals that best suit that. A good proposal for one branch can then spread to many other branches; this makes my job very rewarding.

Medical Representative (MR)

It makes me happy to know that my work helps patients, and I appreciate having my achievements recognized.

Manager, Human Resources Departmenat

Explore many different industries and jobs, meet with many different recruitment staff, and get a feel for what each company is like. Then, if you feel that Otsuka is the place for you to excel, I hope that you apply to work here.

Planning
Product Marketing
Nutraceutical Business
Division

My challenge was to really concentrate on my goal and achieve the results just like the full-timers as a short-time worker.

Medical Representative
(MR)

If I say I can do something I am encouraged to do it rather than stopped, so I can think for myself and do the work I am passionate about.

Headquarters of Clinical Development Office of Project Management

Work is not about whether you are a mom, or whether you are male or female. It is about doing the work that you think is best given your current circumstances.

Product Management Manager, Pharmaceutical Business Division

I am confident that I am capable of leading the way for others, without first being told what to do.

Manager, Business Planning and Analysis, Pharmavite

Pharmavite products impact consumers' lives in a positive way; that's important for me now and it was important when I was looking for a job.

Product Management Manager, Pharmaceutical Business Division

I feel that the product I am managing is like my child. As the product grows, I grow with it.

P.T. Amerta Indah Otsuka
Singapore Country Manager

Adapting to a new environment is never an easy task, but it has given me strength and taught me the importance of understanding others.

Medical Representative (MR)

The ability for us to make our own proposals, as if we were the area president, is what makes this company so interesting.

President Director of P.T. Amerta Indah Otsuka

Localizing management is our principal focus, and in this sense, I think we are ahead of most Japanese companies.

Paul Draper
Winemaker, Ridge Vineyards, CEO Part 3

I see dinner with family or friends as one of the last rituals in our culture. Wine, really is, in a sense, a sacrament of nature and takes the meal to another level.

Medical Representative (MR)

Discussing symptoms that can't be quantified by tests-the challenge for a CNS MR.

I'm here because the first two years were so tough. By being with that team, I got to learn an incredible number of ways to approach and handle assigned tasks.

Paul Draper
Winemaker, Ridge Vineyards, CEO
Part 2

The business was built on the original owners' belief and mine, that by pursuing the highest quality you could be successful, that you didn't have to compromise.

Paul Draper
Winemaker, Ridge Vineyards, CEO
Part 1

Wine is one of the things that connects people to something real. And in this world of glass, concrete, air-conditioning, it connects you to the Earth.

Johann Vollmann, Assoc. Prof. BOKU - University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences Vienna

My dream is that everybody in the world can afford high quality, healthy food. I hope that soybeans can help us achieve that.

General Manager, Nutrition & Nature,
Soy Product Creator in Europe

It has been great to see people discover tofu, how good it is for you and how good it can taste.

Sales to Nationwide Chain Customers

People here do not give up, no matter how hard it gets.

Senior Operating Officer Responsible for the Cosmedics Business

It makes me happy to think that younger people might see me and understand that they also have the opportunity to succeed.