Roland Larkin, NP, Ph.D., MBA

As an MSL, Roland Larkin provides scientific evidence to healthcare providers and other key stakeholders demonstrating the value of Otsuka neuroscience products in improving patient outcomes; identifies opportunities to provide real-world solutions to the challenges of delivering optimal patient care; and communicates and delivers pharmacoeconomic data addressing payer and provider needs and priorities. Prior to working for the Neuroscience Field Medical Affairs at Otsuka Pharmaceuticals, Roland worked for 20 years in clinical psychiatry and has treated a range of psychiatric disorders with psycho-pharmacological and psychotherapeutic interventions. He is a Nurse Practitioner with board certifications in psychiatry, addiction, and pain management. Roland has held faculty positions at Columbia University and New York Medical College. His clinical positions have included the VA Hudson Valley Healthcare System, St. Luke’s Roosevelt Hospital, and the New York State Psychiatric Institute. He received a BSN from SUNY Binghamton, an MSN and PhD from Columbia University, and an MBA from Northeastern University. His dissertation focused on improving psychiatric screening in incarcerated populations and the challenges to prison-based mental health research. His MBA was with dual concentrations in marketing and international management.