Director, Competitive Intelligence and Insights-Oncology

About the Role

The Director, Competitive Intelligence & Insights - Oncology will execute competitive intelligence activities across several of Vir Bio’s early-stage clinical programs and Research projects in solid tumor indications. This role directly supports Clinical Development, Medical Affairs, Commercial, Program Management, Corporate Strategy, and Business Development functions, requiring significant cross-functional collaboration and interaction with senior leadership. Responsibilities include collecting and synthesizing insights from external sources (leveraging modern tools including agentic AI) and presenting implications to support decision-making across the organization.

This role is based in San Francisco, California, with an expectation to be onsite 4 days a week.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and update competitive landscape analyses and competitor profiles for Vir Bio’s therapeutic areas of focus, delivering accurate, timely, and actionable updates to key stakeholders.
• Communicate context, insights, and objective analysis of competitive information to Program Teams and Senior Leadership to support clinical and program decision-making, corporate communications, and investor relations.
• Cover major conferences, synthesizing key abstracts, publications, and presentations to provide insights on emerging scientific and clinical data.
• Collaborate with partners in Clinical Development, Medical Affairs, Commercial, Program Management, Corporate Strategy, and Business Development to define key strategic questions and support competitive intelligence needs.

Requirements

• Advanced degree in a scientific or engineering field and 8+ years of Competitive Intelligence, Strategy Consulting, or Buy-Side experience in biotech/pharma.
• Demonstrated excellence in scientific evaluation.
• Education and relevant work experience in solid tumor oncology, including expertise across biologics modalities.
• Excellent organization, planning, and time management skills, including the ability to support and prioritize multiple projects.
• Strong communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills to present complex data to senior stakeholders.
• Collaborative and flexible in interactions at all levels of the company.
• Demonstrated business experience and acumen.
• Experience with LLM-guided analyses, including oversight of agentic AI-initiated analyses.
• Experience using online data sources and scientific/market databases (e.g., ClinicalTrials.gov, Cortellis).

Benefits

• Competitive compensation, bonus, and equity.
• Health and welfare benefit plans.
• Non-accrual paid time off and company shutdown for holidays.
• Commuter benefits and 401K match.
• Daily lunch provided in the office.

Pay

The expected salary range for this position is $195,000 to $272,000 per year. Actual pay will be determined based on experience, qualifications, geographic location, and other job-related factors.