Job Title: Commercial Data & Analytics Lead
Posting Start Date: 05/10/2026
Job Description
CORE RESPONSIBILITIES
Primary Market Research Leadership
- Lead end-to-end qualitative and quantitative PMR engagements across the product lifecycle.
- Design discussion guides, surveys, and research methodologies to address key business questions.
- Lead PMR surveys with HCPs, KOLs, patients, payers, IDNs, and advocacy organizations.
- Translate research findings into strategic recommendations for commercial and medical teams.
- Develop longitudinal research programs to monitor evolving market dynamics.
Market Intelligence Leadership
- Build integrated market intelligence ecosystems combining internal and external data sources.
- Monitor therapeutic area trends, epidemiology, treatment paradigms, and market evolution.
- Develop executive dashboards and strategic intelligence reports.
- Support portfolio planning and investment prioritization decisions.
- Identify growth opportunities and market expansion strategies.
Competitive Intelligence Leadership
- Establish robust CI frameworks to monitor competitors, pipelines, clinical trials, regulatory events, and congress activity.
- Lead war-gaming exercises and competitive scenario planning.
- Develop competitor profiles and strategic response recommendations.
- Create early warning systems for emerging market threats and opportunities.
- Deliver executive-level competitive assessments.
Forecasting Leadership
- Lead strategic forecasting initiatives for pre-launch and in-market assets.
- Develop patient-based and analog-based forecasting models.
- Integrate epidemiology, patient journey, treatment algorithms, market access, and adoption curves.
- Build sensitivity analyses and scenario-based forecasting frameworks.
- Partner with commercial, finance, and portfolio teams to optimize investment decisions.
Strategic Leadership
- Serve as a trusted advisor to executive leadership.
- Present strategic recommendations to senior stakeholders and C-suite executives.
- Lead cross-functional teams across Commercial, Medical Affairs, Market Access, and Analytics organizations.
- Drive innovation through AI-enabled intelligence solutions.
- Mentor and develop high-performing teams.
SKILLS & TECHNOLOGIES
Market Research & Intelligence
- Primary Market Research (Qualitative & Quantitative)
- Market Intelligence
- Competitive Intelligence
- Forecasting & Scenario Planning
- Patient-Based Forecasting
- Analog-Based Forecasting
- Portfolio Strategy
- Asset Assessment
- Launch Readiness & Commercialization
- Congress Intelligence
- Voice of Customer Programs
- KOL Identification & Mapping
- Stakeholder Segmentation
- Market Landscape Assessments
AI & Advanced Analytics
- Generative AI
- Machine Learning
- Predictive & Prescriptive Analytics
- Natural Language Processing (NLP)
- Network Analysis
- Sentiment Analysis
- AI-Powered Insights Generation
Data & Visualization Tools
- SQL
- Python
- R
- Snowflake
- Tableau
- Power BI
- Excel Advanced Modeling
Enterprise Technologies
- AWS
- Azure
- Google Cloud Platform (GCP)
- API Integrations
Leadership & Business Skills
- Strategic Planning & Execution
- Portfolio Management
- Client Relationship Management
- Business Development
- Thought Leadership
- Team Development & Mentorship
- Executive Communication
- Cross-Functional Leadership
- Financial Planning & Budgeting
- Proposal Development
- Consultative Selling
- Stakeholder Management
IDEAL QUALIFICATIONS
- 12+ years of biopharmaceutical experience in Primary Market Research, Market Intelligence, Competitive Intelligence, Forecasting, Commercial Analytics, or Strategic Consulting.
- Deep expertise across the pharmaceutical product lifecycle, including pre-launch, launch, and in-market products.
- Strong understanding of HCP, patient, payer, and market access dynamics.
- Proven track record leading enterprise-scale strategic initiatives.
- Experience building and managing high-performing global teams.
- Demonstrated ability to influence executive stakeholders and drive strategic decisions.
- Advanced degree preferred (MBA, MPH, MS, PhD, PharmD, or equivalent).