Director, Business Insights and Market Intelligence

Danaher - Global; New York (NY); Remote; USD 130,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

Aldevron, part of Danaher, is seeking a Director of Business Insights and Market Intelligence to drive market strategy and competitive analysis. This fully remote role focuses on strategic planning, insight generation, and negotiation of technology licensing agreements. Ideal candidates will have extensive experience in healthcare strategy and a strong analytical skill set.

Qualifications

• 9+ years leading strategic projects in the healthcare industry.
• 3+ years at a top-tier consulting firm.
• Experience in driving business development from start to finish.

Responsibilities

• Lead strategic planning and deployment across Aldevron.
• Drive primary and secondary research on markets, customers, and competitors.
• Evaluate new markets and manage business deals and licensing agreements.

Skills

Analytical expertise

Communication skills

Project management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in biotechnology, genetics, cell and gene therapy, biomedicine, chemistry, biology, or related fields

Top-tier MBA, PhD, or other graduate degree preferred

Job description

Bring more to life.

Are you ready to accelerate your potential and make a real difference within life sciences, diagnostics, and biotechnology?

At Aldevron, one of Danaher’s 15+ operating companies, our work saves lives—and we’re all united by a shared commitment to innovate for tangible impact.

You’ll thrive in a culture of belonging where your unique viewpoint matters. By harnessing Danaher’s system of continuous improvement, you help turn ideas into impact – innovating at the speed of life.

The mission of Aldevron is to be the engine of innovation for genomic medicine pioneers. As a leading global CDMO, Aldevron supports thousands of scientists developing revolutionary treatments and therapies for millions of people. When you join our team, you’ll help propel our clients’ work forward. We leverage our collective experience and expertise, championing our work to achieve top quality outcomes that help realize humanity’s full potential.

Learn about the Danaher Business System, which makes everything possible.

Aldevron is seeking a highly ambitious and experienced Director of Business Insights and Market Intelligence to join our dynamic Global Marketing and Strategy team. This role is pivotal to strategy creation and deployment across the organization and will drive market and competitive research and analysis. The Director will also own the end-to-end process of negotiating and securing out-licensing for key technology assets. The ideal candidate has an outstanding ability to bring rigor and data to strategic decisions and has a successful track record in deal-making and maintaining strong client relationships. This person must be excited to own and drive every aspect of strategy creation – from building complex models to slide writing and storytelling.

This role is part of the Strategy team and will be fully remote. You will report to the VP of Strategy, responsible for end-to-end strategic planning across the organization.

In this role, you will have the opportunity to:

• Lead strategic planning, development, and deployment across Aldevron, from insight generation to strategic storytelling for executive audiences.

• Drive primary and secondary research on markets, customers, and competitors. Own analysis to identify trends, customer dynamics, growth drivers, opportunities, and threats. Synthesize insights into recommendations and provide regular updates to leadership.

• Create business cases for strategic initiatives, including organic and inorganic growth opportunities, technology licensing, and other potential avenues. Own and evaluate complex models based on large data sets, market analysis, forecasting, and opportunity evaluation.

• Qualitatively and quantitatively evaluate new markets, assess competitive positioning, and conduct gap analysis to identify areas for differentiation and focused growth.

• Lead negotiations and manage the end-to-end process of securing business deals and licensing agreements, ensuring favorable terms. Collaborate closely with legal and IP teams on transaction documents, including Confidential Data Agreements, Letters of Intent, Term Sheets, License Agreements, Collaboration Agreements, and IP Licenses.

The essential requirements of the job include:

• Bachelor’s degree in biotechnology, genetics, cell and gene therapy, biomedicine, chemistry, biology, or related fields; top-tier MBA, PhD, or other graduate degree preferred.

• Proven experience with 9+ years leading strategic projects in the healthcare industry, including at least 3+ years at a top-tier consulting firm, driving business development from start to finish.

• Strong analytical expertise with an ability to synthesize data into insights that inform strategic decisions. Skilled in modeling and interpreting complex data and market trends.

• Ability to understand and evaluate complex technologies and processes related to cell and gene therapies (CGT).

• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, to effectively convey complex scientific and business issues. Strong project management skills.

Travel, Motor Vehicle Record & Physical/Environmental Requirements:

• Ability to travel as needed.