Director, Business Intelligence, PNH

Apellis Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; Cambridge (MA); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits

Hybrid work arrangement

Job summary

Apellis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. in Cambridge, MA seeks a Director of Business Intelligence (BI) to drive market insights for EMPAVELI in PNH. You will partner with US commercial and cross-functional teams to translate sales data and market research into actionable strategies.

The role requires extensive analytics experience in biotech, rare diseases, and hands-on modeling in Excel with Power BI. Hybrid work and strong leadership are essential.

Qualifications

• Requires 10+ years in insights and analytics in biotech or biopharma.
• Hands-on analytics and modeling skills in Excel; Power BI familiarity.
• Experience in rare diseases.
• Expertise with claims, EMR, and registry data.
• Strong cross-functional collaboration and leadership, ability to influence senior leaders.
• Excellent communication and storytelling of insights.

Responsibilities

• Own brand performance/sales analytics/reporting, including national and subnational analyses.
• Partner with the brand lead and cross-functional stakeholders to design and execute strategic primary market research.
• BI lead for strategic brand initiatives (e.g., brand planning, tactical planning) with market outlooks and SWOT analyses.
• Develop expert knowledge across the therapeutic area including competitive landscape and market dynamics.
• Partner with Forecasting and maintain understanding of the forecast to inform the brand forecast.
• Proactively scope key business questions, generate hypotheses, design studies/analyses, and generate insights.
• Own the annual insights budget for EMPAVELI in PNH.

Skills

Brand analytics

Sales analytics

Market research

Excel

Power BI

Forecasting

Cross-functional leadership

Vendor management

Data storytelling

Education

Bachelor's degree

MBA/PhD/PharmD preferred

Tools

Power BI

Excel

Job description

## Director, Business Intelligence, PNHApply: US - Cambridge: Full time: Posted 4 Days Ago: JR101169Opportunity awaits those up to the challenge of developing transformative therapies across a broad range of debilitating diseases.**Summary:**We are seeking a talented and energetic Director, Business Intelligence (BI) – EMPAVELI who will play a key role in the commercialization of EMPAVELI in PNH. The Director will be accountable for partnering closely with U.S. commercial, and cross-functional teams to generate market-specific insights from sales and performance analytics and primary market research, to create integrated, actionable insights for cross-functional stakeholder groups across the organization. The ideal candidate must have significant experience working in a commercial insights and analytics position within a biotech or biopharma company, focusing on rare diseases (hematology a plus). The Director will report to the Senior Director, Business Intelligence & Commercial Operations – EMPAVELI, and is expected to drive market knowledge and insights that foster cross-functional action, shaping strategy and tactical execution for EMPAVELI in PNH in the US.**Roles and Responsibilities:**Key Responsibilities* Own brand performance/sales analytics/reporting, including national and subnational analyses* Partner with the brand lead and relevant cross-functional stakeholders to design and execute strategic primary market research to track brand performance/address key business questions* BI lead for strategic brand initiatives (e.g., brand planning, tactical planning), providing market outlooks, situation assessments, and SWOT analyses* Develop expert knowledge across the therapeutic area, including but not limited to competitive landscape (marketed and pipeline), market dynamics, customer behavior, and sentiment* Partner with Forecasting and maintain a strong understanding of the forecast and provide/validate assumptions that inform the brand forecast* Proactively scope key business questions, generate hypotheses, independently design studies/analyses, and generate insights for the business with a strong focus on foresight* Own the annual insights budget for EMPAVELI in PNHQualifications* B.S. degree required (business, biology, or medicine-related degree preferred); advanced Degree (MBA, PhD, PharmD) preferred* 10+ years in an insights and analytics function within a biotech or biopharma organization* Must-Haves: + Hands-on strong analytics and modeling skills in Excel; familiarity with BI tools such as Power BI + Experience in rare disease + Expertise with claims, EMR, and registry datasets to generate strategic/actionable insights + Expertise in qualitative and quantitative market research methodologies + Excellent project and vendor management skills; ability to run multiple cross-disciplinary projects simultaneously (e.g., sales analytics, claims analyses, market research) with competing timelines + Excellent cross-functional collaboration and leadership skills; ability to influence across several levels of the organization, including executive leadership, without authority + Strategic and analytical mindset; strong problem-solving/framing abilities + Excellent communication skills; able to integrate insights from multiple sources, create simplicity from complexity, and articulate compelling solution-driven narratives that foster action + Managerial courage: ability to challenge and persuade different/cross-functional audiences within the organization, including business and executive leadership* Seasoned in commercial assessments, asset evaluation, and prioritization**Employment*** Full-Time Regular* Domestic retravel may be required in this role (up to 20%)**Work Arrangement:**Hybrid**Travel Requirements:**Domestic retravel may be required in this role (up to 20%) **Education:**Bachelor's Degree**Benefits and Perks:** Apellis offers a comprehensive benefits package, inclusive flexible time off, summer and winter shutdowns, paid family leave and more!**Company Background:** Apellis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is a global biopharmaceutical company leading the way in complement science to develop life-changing therapies for some of the most challenging diseases patients face. We ushered in the first new class of complement medicine in 15 years and now have two C3-targeting medicines approved to treat four serious diseases. Breakthroughs for patients include the first-ever therapy for geographic atrophy, a leading cause of blindness, and the first treatment for patients 12 and older with C3G or primary IC-MPGN, two severe, rare kidney diseases. We believe we have only begun to unlock the potential of targeting C3 across many serious diseases. For more information, please visit http://apellis.com or follow us on LinkedIn and X. **Other Duties:** Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.