Director, Biotech BI & Commercial Insights (Hybrid)

Apellis Pharmaceuticals; Cambridge (MA); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits

Flexible time off

Paid family leave

Job summary

Apellis Pharmaceuticals is seeking a Director of Business Intelligence (BI) for EMPAVELI, to drive market insights and cross-functional actions in the US PNH program. The role partners with commercial and cross-functional teams to generate actionable analytics and guide strategy and execution.

Ideal candidates have 10+ years in biotech analytics, experience with claims/EMR datasets, and strong leadership and communication skills to influence executives without direct authority.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required; advanced degree preferred.
• 10+ years in insights/analytics in biotech/biopharma.
• Experience with claims, EMR, and registry datasets for insights.
• Proven cross-functional leadership and project management.

Responsibilities

• Own brand performance analytics and reporting for EMPAVELI in US.
• Partner with cross-functional teams to design and execute primary market research.
• Lead BI initiatives for brand planning and strategy with market outlooks and SWOTs.
• Develop expertise in therapeutic area, competitive landscape and market dynamics.
• Collaborate with Forecasting to validate assumptions for the brand forecast.
• Scope key business questions, design analyses, and generate actionable insights.
• Manage the annual insights budget for EMPAVELI in PNH.

Skills

Advanced analytics

Market research

Cross-functional leadership

Strategic thinking

Communication

Forecasting collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in business/biology/medicine

MBA/PhD/PharmD preferred

Tools

Power BI

Excel

EMR datasets

Registry datasets

Job description

Apellis Pharmaceuticals is seeking a Director of Business Intelligence (BI) for EMPAVELI, to drive market insights and cross-functional actions in the US PNH program. The role partners with commercial and cross-functional teams to generate actionable analytics and guide strategy and execution.

Ideal candidates have 10+ years in biotech analytics, experience with claims/EMR datasets, and strong leadership and communication skills to influence executives without direct authority.