Market Insights Lead

Alexion Pharmaceuticals Inc Company; Barcelona; Híbrido; EUR 85.000 - 120.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Alexion Pharmaceuticals Inc. is seeking a senior market research and insights leader to drive IgAN strategy and launch planning. You will partner across Global, US, and other country teams to translate patient, market and competitor evidence into actionable recommendations.

The role requires in-person office attendance at least 3 days/week in a global matrix, with 50% of work focused on US projects and cross-functional collaboration across Commercial, Medical, R&D, Analytics and Forecasting.

Formación

• Strong experience in healthcare market research, insights, strategy or analytics in pharma, biotech, consulting or insights agency.
• Practical command of primary research and ability to combine qualitative and quantitative evidence.
• Strategic judgement, intellectual curiosity and the confidence to challenge constructively.
• Excellent storytelling and communication skills, including with senior and cross-functional audiences.
• Hands-on, adaptable working style in a fast-moving global matrix.

Responsabilidades

• Partner with cross-functional team, especially marketing, to shape and prioritise the IgAN insight plan around key business questions.
• Design and lead qualitative and quantitative primary research, from methodology through synthesis and recommendations, integrating AI to optimise cost, timelines and insights.
• Triangulate primary research with secondary data, market performance, competitive intelligence and disease-area evidence.
• Translate findings into a simple story: what we learned, why it matters and what the team should do next.
• Bring the voice of patients, healthcare professionals and stakeholders into global brand and launch decisions.
• Manage agencies, budgets and timelines, ensuring research compliance with company policies.

Conocimientos

Healthcare market research

Insights

Strategy

Analytics

Storytelling

Educación

Bachelor's degree in life sciences, business, or marketing

Descripción del empleo

Location

Barcelona - Spain (3 days working from the office and 2 days working from home)

The opportunity

You will lead global market research and insight generation for IgAN, turning customer, patient, market and competitor evidence into clear recommendations for strategy, launch planning and execution. You will be a trusted partner to Global, US and other countries teams and will connect insights across Commercial, Medical, R&D, Analytics and Forecasting.

In-person office attendance expected for a minimum of 3 days per week. Minimum 50% of the role will be working with US team on US market research projects.

What you will do

• Partner with cross-functional team, and especially marketing, to shape and prioritise the IgAN insight plan around the most important business questions.
• Design and lead qualitative and quantitative primary research, from methodology and vendor selection through synthesis and recommendation, integrating artificial intelligence to optimise cost, timelines and insights gathered.
• Triangulate primary research with secondary data, market performance, competitive intelligence and disease-area evidence.
• Translate findings into a simple story: what we learned, why it matters and what the team should do next.
• Bring the voice of patients, healthcare professionals and other stakeholders into global brand and launch decisions.
• Manage agencies, budgets and timelines, while ensuring research is compliant with company policies.

What you bring

• Strong experience in healthcare market research, insights, strategy or analytics, gained in pharma, biotech, consulting or an insights agency.
• Practical command of primary research and the ability to combine qualitative and quantitative evidence.
• Strategic judgement, intellectual curiosity and the confidence to challenge constructively.
• Excellent storytelling and communication skills, including with senior and cross-functional audiences.
• A hands-on, adaptable working style and comfort operating in a fast-moving global matrix.
• Bachelor's degree in life sciences, business, marketing or a related discipline, or equivalent relevant experience.
• Fluent written and spoken English; ability to travel internationally as business needs require.

A flexible profile

We are open to different career paths. You may come from industry, consulting or an agency, and you may have built your expertise through market research, commercial strategy, analytics or customer insights. Direct IgAN or rare disease experience is valuable, but it is not essential if you can learn the science quickly and turn ambiguity into actionable insight.

Preferred, not required

Experience in nephrology, rare disease, global launches or multiple geographies; advanced degree preferred.

In general, we are expecting 5+ years of experience in primary and secondary market research and analytics in healthcare, research /consulting firm, or pharmaceutical/biotech company

US market experience preferred as role will be at least 50% driving US projects.

Date Posted

23-oct-2026

Closing Date

12-nov-2026

Alexion is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affinite Action employer. We are committed to fostering a culture of belonging where every single person can belong because of their uniqueness. The Company will not make decisions about employment, training, compensation, promotion, and other terms and conditions of employment based on race, color, religion, creed or lackthereof, sex, sexualorientation, age, ancestry, national origin, ethnicity, citizenship status, marital status,pregnancy, (including childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), parental status (including adoption or surrogacy), military status, protected veteran status, disability, medical condition, gender identity or expression, genetic information, mental illness or other characteristics protected by law. Alexion provides reasonable accommodations to meet the needs of candidates and employees. To begin aninteractive dialogue with Alexion regarding an accommodation, please contact [e-mail]. Alexion participates in E-Verify.