Associate Director, Business Intelligence, SYFOVRE

Apellis Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; Cambridge (MA); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits package

Flexible time off

Summer and winter shutdowns

Paid family leave

Job summary

Apellis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is seeking an Associate Director of Business Intelligence to drive market insights for SYFOVRE.

You will partner with US commercial teams to translate primary research, secondary data analysis, and competitive intelligence into integrated, actionable guidance for key stakeholders. Ideal candidates have 7+ years in pharma/biotech, advanced degree preferred, and proven skills in quantitative and qualitative research, vendor management, and executive storytelling.

Qualifications

• Experience with qualitative and quantitative market research methodologies.
• Ability to leverage secondary data sources to generate insights.
• Proven vendor management and project management skills.
• Excellent collaboration and executive-facing communication.

Responsibilities

• Partner with commercial and brand teams to generate market insights for SYFOVRE.
• Conduct foundational research to support business objectives.
• Develop analyses linking data to brand strategies for tactical and long-term planning.
• Collaborate on strategy development and lifecycle market outlooks.
• Scope key business questions, design studies, and generate actionable insights.
• Manage the annual insights budget for SYFOVRE.
• Oversee third-party vendors for market research and competitive intelligence.

Skills

Qualitative & quantitative MR

Vendor management

Narrative storytelling

Cross-functional collaboration

Strategic mindset

Problem solving

Executive communication

Influence without authority

Education

Bachelor's Degree

MBA/PhD/PharmD preferred

Tools

Market research tools

Job description

Opportunity awaits those up to the challenge of developing transformative therapies across a broad range of debilitating diseases. Summary: We are looking for a talented and energetic Associate Director of Business Intelligence to join our team and drive the advancement of our business intelligence strategies and capabilities in support of SYFOVRE. The Associate Director of Business Intelligence will be accountable for partnering closely U.S. commercial teams to generate market-specific insights gathered from primary market research, secondary data analysis, and competitive intelligence to create integrated and actionable insights for key customer/stakeholder groups. The ideal candidate should have experience working in a commercial insights position within a biotech or pharmaceutical company. The Associate Director will report into the Senior Director of Business Intelligence for SYFOVRE and will serve as a key member of the SYFOVRE team to drive insights and market knowledge that will be critical to continue driving the success of the brand.

Roles and Responsibilities

• Partner closely with the commercial and brand teams to generate market-specific insights gathered from primary market research, secondary data analysis and competitive intelligence to create integrated and actional insights for key customer / stakeholder groups
• Execute foundational research to generate insights in support of current and future business objectives for SYFOVRE
• Develop and deliver analyses that connect data findings to brand strategies informing both tactical decisions as well as long-term planning
• Partner with brand and commercial teams on strategy development and tactical execution across the product lifecycle including market outlook and situational assessments
• Proactively scope key business questions, generate hypotheses, independently design studies/analyses, and generate insights for the business
• Own the annual insights budget for SYFOVRE
• Manage third party vendors, as required, to support market research engagements and competitive intelligence gathering

Qualifications

Qualifications B.S. degree required (business, biology, or medicine-related degree preferred). Advanced Degree (MBA, PhD, PharmD) preferred At least 7+ years of experience in pharmaceutical/biotech/medtech industry (client-side experience preferred)

Must Haves

• Expertise in qualitative and quantitative market research methodologies
• Working knowledge of secondary data sources and experience leveraging secondary data to generate insights
• Demonstrated project and vendor management skills
• Excellent collaboration skills and ability to influence without authority
• Strategic and Analytical Mindset
• Strong problem solving/framing abilities
• Excellent communication skills; able to create simplicity from complexity, expert narrative development/storytelling
• Managerial courage: ability to challenge and persuade
• Proven ability to engage with business unit and executive leadership

Preferred Experience

• Experience in retina
• Experience with buy-and-bill product
• Experience in Competitive Intelligence, Commercial Assessments and/or Consulting

Employment

• Full-Time Regular
• Domestic and international travel will be required in this role (up to 25%)

Work Arrangement

• Hybrid

Travel Requirements

• Domestic and international travel will be required in this role (up to 25%)

Education

• Bachelor's Degree

Benefits and Perks

• Apellis offers a comprehensive benefits package, inclusive flexible time off, summer and winter shutdowns, paid family leave and more!

Company Background

Apellis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is a global biopharmaceutical company leading the way in complement science to develop life-changing therapies for some of the most challenging diseases patients face. We ushered in the first new class of complement medicine in 15 years and now have two C3-targeting medicines approved to treat four serious diseases. Breakthroughs for patients include the first-ever therapy for geographic atrophy, a leading cause of blindness, and the first treatment for patients 12 and older with C3G or primary IC-MPGN, two severe, rare kidney diseases. We believe we have only begun to unlock the potential of targeting C3 across many serious diseases. For more information, please visit http://apellis.com or follow us on LinkedIn and X.

Other Duties

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice. Apellis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is a global biopharmaceutical company leading the way in complement science to develop life-changing therapies for some of the most challenging diseases patients face. We ushered in the first new class of complement medicine in 15 years and now have two C3-targeting medicines approved to treat four serious diseases. Breakthroughs for patients include the first-ever therapy for geographic atrophy, a leading cause of blindness, and the first treatment for patients 12 and older with C3G or primary IC-MPGN, two severe, rare kidney diseases. We believe we have only begun to unlock the potential of targeting C3 across many serious diseases. For more information, please visit http://apellis.com or follow us on LinkedIn and X.