Senior Director, Competitive Insights and Analytics

About the role

The Senior Director, Competitive Insights and Analytics team plays a crucial role in developing commercial and clinical strategy. This team influences investment decisions by providing analysis and insights to senior leadership and other key partners.

Responsibilities

• Deliver analysis and insights to Senior Leadership and other key partners to ensure a full understanding of the constantly evolving landscape.
• Own the delivery of competitive insights and analytics, using knowledge of the therapy area and external resources to shape future-proofed therapy area strategies.
• Drive in-depth analysis of discovery, translational, clinical and commercial data, generating and communicating critical insights on key issues to provide transparency and respectful challenge to key decision makers.
• Partner closely with Strategy leads and cross-functional stakeholders to inform portfolio decisions, asset development strategy and business development evaluations across the evolving cell therapy landscape.

Requirements

Essential Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree and at least 3 years of experience working in research and/or with data, analysis and fact-based decision-making (equity research background is a definite asset).
• A critical, innovative thinker with a background in oncology, clinical / research or investment analysis and the ability to communicate complex issues simply and clearly.
• Ability to think critically, creatively and to anticipate and solve problems, with excellent analysis and fact-based decision-making capabilities.
• Agility and impact orientation: Highly intellectually capable with agility and adaptability, motivated by working in a fast-paced field with clear societal impact.
• Collaboration and Leadership: Experienced in leading cross-functional teams with ability to influence without authority to lead in a fast-paced, highly matrixed work environment.
• Proactive Prioritization: Resourceful, motivated, decisive and proactive; able to manage multiple priorities in a fast-growing organization.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Science forward education and training: PhD in Life Sciences, MD or MBA.
• Consulting, VC, equity, or finance experience: Background in management consulting, venture capital, private equity, or finance and deep experience with clinical data and analysis (financial models, industry trends).
• Therapeutic area expertise: Understanding of one or more relevant therapeutic areas, such as hematology, oncology, neurology, rheumatology, or related disease areas with experience in the pharmaceutical industry or consulting contributing to strategic planning and portfolio decisions.
• Pharmaceutical Experience: In-depth understanding of clinical data, clinical trial design or regulatory frameworks.

Qualifications

Education and experience: Bachelor’s degree and at least 3 years of experience working in research and/or with data, analysis and fact-based decision-making (equity research background is a definite asset)

Skills

Critical thinking and communication: A critical, innovative thinker with a background in oncology, clinical / research or investment analysis and the ability to communicate complex issues simply and clearly

Strategic thinking: Ability to think critically, creatively and to anticipate and solve problems, with excellent analysis and fact-based decision-making capabilities

Agility and impact orientation: Highly intellectually capable with agility and adaptability, motivated by working in a fast-paced field with clear societal impact

Collaboration and Leadership: Experienced in leading cross-functional teams with ability to influence without authority to lead in a fast-paced, highly matrixed work environment

Proactive Prioritization: Resourceful, motivated, decisive and proactive; able to manage multiple priorities in a fast-growing organization

Benefits

In addition to the annual base pay range, the position offers a short-term incentive bonus opportunity; eligibility to participate in our equity-based long-term incentive program (salaried roles), to receive a retirement contribution (hourly roles), and commission payment eligibility (sales roles).

Benefits offered include a qualified retirement program [401(k) plan]; paid vacation and holidays; paid leaves; and, health benefits including medical, prescription drug, dental, and vision coverage in accordance with the terms and conditions of the applicable plans.

If hired, employee will be in an “at-will position” and the Company reserves the right to modify base pay (as well as any other discretionary payment or compensation program) at any time, including for reasons related to individual performance, Company or individual department/team performance, and market factors.