Associate Director, New Product Strategy

Scorpion Therapeutics; Watertown (MA); On-site; USD 195,000 - 275,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus

Equity

Comprehensive benefits

Job summary

Scorpion Therapeutics in Watertown, MA is seeking a strategic leader to own early commercial strategy for assigned programs, build disease/market landscapes, and partner with Clinical Development, Medical, Regulatory, and Leadership to shape target product profiles.

You will lead indication prioritization, build market models, run market research with physicians, payers, and patients, and translate complex data into executive narratives.

Qualifications

• PhD or MS strongly preferred; PhD candidates may qualify with fewer years.
• 6+ years in biopharma strategy, commercial, CI, or market research.
• Boutique life-sciences strategy consulting experience preferred.
• Strong market research, forecasting/epidemiology/scenario modeling experience.
• Excellent written/verbal communication; strong PowerPoint/Excel; AI tools familiarity.
• Highly analytical, organized, proactive; strong judgment.

Responsibilities

• Own early commercial strategy for assigned programs.
• Develop disease/market landscapes and understand patient journeys.
• Partner with Clinical Development, Medical, Regulatory, and Leadership.
• Lead indication prioritization and market access considerations.
• Build market models, revenue forecasts, and risk-adjusted assessments.
• Design/run primary and secondary market research with physicians, payers, and patients.

Skills

Market research

Forecasting

Scenario modeling

Communication

Biopharma strategy

Competitive intelligence

Project management

Epidemiology

Strong presentation skills

Education

PhD or MS in biology/immunology/pharmacology/biomedical/bioengineering or related

Tools

PowerPoint

Excel

AI-enabled research tools

Job description

How you'll make an impact:

• Own early commercial strategy for assigned programs.
• Develop disease/market landscapes (patient journey, paradigms, unmet needs, stakeholder decision drivers, market disruption).
• Partner with Clinical Development, Medical, Regulatory, Research, and Program Leadership to shape target product profiles and evidence-generation priorities.
• Lead indication prioritization/sequencing (scientific rationale, epidemiology, competition, feasibility, market access, commercial attractiveness).
• Build market models, revenue forecasts, and risk-adjusted assessments for portfolio/investment/long-range planning.
• Design/run primary and secondary market research with physicians, payers, and patients; convert insights into recommendations.
• Assess new targets, pipeline/lifecycle, and BD opportunities via integrated scientific/commercial analysis.
• Monitor competitors/mechanisms/clinical programs/emerging trends; identify intelligence questions and competitive scenarios.
• Provide news-flow updates and landscape syntheses; attend key meetings and produce post-congress readouts.
• Use AI-enabled intelligence tools responsibly; improve CI processes/templates/workflows.
• Translate complex scientific/clinical/financial information into executive narratives.
• Frame ambiguous questions, define analytical approaches, and drive projects to decisions.

Skills and experience you'll bring:

• PhD or MS (biology, immunology, pharmacology, biomedical/bioengineering, chemical engineering, or related) strongly preferred.
• 6+ years biopharma strategy/new product/commercial/competitive intelligence/market research/life-sciences consulting (PhD candidates may qualify with fewer years).
• Preferred boutique life-sciences strategy consultancy experience.
• Strong market research, forecasting/epidemiology/scenario modeling experience.
• Excellent written/verbal communication; strong PowerPoint/Excel; comfortable with AI-enabled research tools.
• Highly analytical, organized, proactive; strong judgment.

Compensation:

• Base salary $195,000-$275,000; annual bonus, equity, and comprehensive benefits eligibility.