Associate Director, Commercial Data Science

Scorpion Therapeutics; United States; Remote; USD 164,000 - 246,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading pharmaceutical company is seeking an Associate Director of Commercial Data Science to enhance marketing strategy through data-driven insights. This pivotal role requires expertise in analytics, project management, and collaboration across various teams to support brand performance and market penetration. Candidates with extensive experience in pharmaceutical analytics are encouraged to apply.

Benefits

Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage

Tuition reimbursement and student loan assistance

Generous 401(k) match

Flexible time off and paid holidays

Qualifications

• 7+ years in pharmaceutical data science or related field.
• Experience with pharmaceutical data sources like IQVIA.
• Strong communication and storytelling skills.

Responsibilities

• Manage data acquisition and analytics for go-to-market strategy.
• Translate business needs into analytics approaches.
• Provide insights on patient and physician behavior.

Skills

Project Management

Communication

Data Analysis

Strategic Thinking

Education

Bachelor's degree in business, Statistics, or related field

Tools

SQL

Python

R

Power BI

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Job Summary

The Associate Director of Commercial Data Science, CNS, will play a pivotal role in driving data‐driven decision making to enhance marketing strategy and brand performance. The Associate Director will work closely with cross‐functional teams, including Marketing, Commercial Operations and Market Access, to ensure that analytical insights translate into actionable business strategies. Exceptional project management, communication skills and ability to deliver high quality insights in a matrixed environment managing multiple stakeholders is key.

Job Description

We are seeking an Associate Director of Commercial Data Science responsible for delivering data‐driven insights to support our growing CNS Portfolio. This role involves leading the execution and interpretation of data, analytics and models supporting end to end brand strategy.

This role is dynamic, fast paced and requires superior project management skills:

• Manage data acquisition and analytics to support the go to market strategy, brand performance and market penetration.
• Translate business needs into analytics approaches and partner with cross-functional teams to deliver clear and actionable insights.
• Provide insights on patient, physician, and payer behavior using syndicated (i.e. claim, prescription, market access data) and internal data sets.
• Work closely with Marketing, Sales, Commercial Operations and Market Access teams to integrate data‐driven insights into business strategies.
• Partner across existing CNS Analytics and Insights team to create processes to be utilized across the portfolio (Key Driver Analyses, Patient/HCP Finding Models, Marketing Campaign Effectiveness Modeling, etc).
• Identify opportunities for adoption of more advanced techniques to identify underlying opportunities across customer types (patient, healthcare professional, payer).

Qualifications/ Required

Knowledge/ Experience and Skills:

• 7+ years of experience in pharmaceutical data science, brand analytics, commercial analytics, or a related field, with at least 3 years’ experience in the pharmaceutical or life sciences industry preferred.
• Proficiency in programming languages such as SQL, Python, R; comfort with business intelligence tools such as Power BI.
• Experience with pharmaceutical data sources such as IQVIA, Komodo, Symphony Claims, and other syndicated resources; strong understanding of Patient/Claims data preferred.
• Proven record of leading vendor teams within the pharmaceutical or biotech industry.
• Excellent communication, project management and storytelling skills with the ability to translate complex analytics into strategic business recommendations.

Educational Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in business, Statistics, Economics, Life Sciences, Computer Science, or a related field.

Competencies

• Accountability for Results - Stay focused on key strategic objectives, be accountable for high standards of performance, and take an active role in leading change.
• Strategic Thinking & Problem Solving - Make decisions considering the long-term impact to customers, patients, employees, and the business.
• Patient & Customer Centricity - Maintain an ongoing focus on the needs of our customers and/or key stakeholders.
• Impactful Communication - Communicate with logic, clarity, and respect. Influence at all levels to achieve the best results for Otsuka.
• Respectful Collaboration - Seek and value others’ perspectives and strive for diverse partnerships to enhance work toward common goals.
• Empowered Development - Play an active role in professional development as a business imperative.

Minimum $164,530.00 - Maximum $245,985.00, plus incentive opportunity: The range shown represents a typical pay range or starting salary for candidates hired to perform the work. Other elements may be used to determine actual salary such as the candidate’s job experience, specific skills, and comparison to internal incumbents currently in role. This information is provided to applicants in accordance with states and local laws.

Company benefits: Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, prescription drug coverage, company provided basic life, accidental death & dismemberment, short-term and long-term disability insurance, tuition reimbursement, student loan assistance, a generous 401(k) match, flexible time off, paid holidays, and paid leave programs as well as other company provided benefits.

Come discover more about Otsuka and our benefit offerings; https://www.otsuka-us.com/careers-join-otsuka.

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