Global Pipeline Insights & Analytics Director

Job Description

General Summary:

The Director will be responsible for overseeing and delivering commercial insights to inform strategic choices and commercialization decisions in IgAN (Immunoglobin A Nephropathy) or in a variety of other disease areas such as Membranous Nephropathy, Systemic Lupus Erythematosus or Lupus Nephritis. As an integral member of the Global Commercial Brand Team, the Director will maintain a pulse on critical business questions to formulate and execute an insights plan (involving primary market research and/or data analytics) to answer them.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

• Function as a key partner to Marketing and provide objective perspective and insights

• Formulate a comprehensive insights generation plan to address a spectrum of business questions using the appropriate methodology

• Independently design and execute primary market research that addresses key business questions

• Define data analytics needed to answer ongoing business questions and oversee its execution

• Run the analytics coordination forum which provides cross-functional alignment on analytics activities supporting the program

• Maintain a current summary of all the insights supporting a disease area in the form of an Insights book

• Develop the situation analysis for the Brand Planning process

• Maintain a strong understanding of the LRP forecast model and provide assumptions that inform the Long Range Plan

Knowledge and Skills:

• Expertise in a variety of primary market research methodologies; substantial experience managing design and execution of primary market research projects

• Strong complex quantitative analysis skills; experience running own analyses as well as partnering with advanced analytics professionals, and interpreting results

• Domain knowledge real-world data (large scale open or closed insurance claims, EHR), and/or other related data sources from providers and health systems

• Expert knowledge of the biopharma commercialization process, go-to-market approaches and launch planning

• Highly developed interpersonal skills and ability to interact effectively with Senior Executive team members

• Substantial experience working with global brands in a competitive marketplace and understanding insights from global markets

• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills – able to synthesize and distill complex information into a compelling narrative

• Proactive orientation - able to anticipate issues, engage with stakeholders and plan accordingly

• Demonstrated experience as a trusted advisor and thought partner to stakeholders

• Comfortable with ambiguity; able to effectively structure problems and solution approaches

Education and Experience:

• Bachelor’s Degree in relevant discipline required

• Typically requires 10 or more years in bio-pharma marketing, market research and/or analytics, management consulting or the equivalent combination of education and experience

Flex Designation:

Hybrid-Eligible Or On-Site Eligible

Flex Eligibility Status:

Company Information

Vertex is a global biotechnology company that invests in scientific innovation.

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