Lead, Process Economics & Market Intelligence

Primary Responsibilities

• Prepare material balances, raw material cost estimates, and green chemistry metrics for baseline and proposed API manufacturing routes.
• Drive continuous improvement of cost-modeling tools and frameworks to enhance efficiency, transparency, and usability across the Institute.
• Evaluate alternative synthetic routes and provide strategic recommendations to project teams and leadership on cost saving opportunities and risk tradeoffs.
• Ensure all economic analyses meet or exceed expectations for technical quality, reliability, and timeliness, and proactively identify risks to deliverables.

Data Management & Analysis

• Manage the development, accuracy, and governance of raw material databases, ensuring data integrity, traceability, and alignment with modeling needs.
• Establish standards and best practices for data management within the Process Economics function.
• Lead complex or high-impact analyses and guide the team in generating actionable insights for strategic and operational decision-making.
• Partner with internal stakeholders to anticipate data needs and ensure analytical readiness for emerging priorities.

Collaboration & Project Support

• Serve as an advisor to project teams, providing strategic input on process changes, development decisions, and cost implications across the lifecycle of each drug target.
• Facilitate alignment between technical teams and leadership by translating economic findings into clear, decision-ready recommendations for both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Represent the Process Economics function in cross-functional discussions, ensuring economic considerations are integrated early and consistently.
• Provide guidance, mentorship, and informal leadership to junior analysts and researchers supporting techno-economic work.

Continuous Improvement

• Lead the development and refinement of internal tools, templates, and methodologies that strengthen the institute’s techno-economic capabilities.
• Identify and implement opportunities to streamline workflows, improve data quality, and enhance the overall efficiency of the Process Economics function.
• Ensure all work complies with federal, state, and local regulations, and proactively monitor emerging regulatory or market trends that may impact economic modeling.