Director, Commercial Data & Analytics

Xenon Pharmaceuticals; Needham (MA); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Xenon Pharmaceuticals seeks an Associate Director / Director, Commercial Data Management to build and operate a governance-driven, analytics-ready commercial data ecosystem in support of Xenon’s first anticipated product launch in epilepsy.

This role will serve as a key commercial business owner for commercial data management, master data management, data quality, data governance operations, reporting-ready data, and commercial data partner coordination.

Qualifications

• Minimum undergraduate degree; 8+ years of relevant management experience.
• 5+ years in pharmaceutical/biotech data operations, governance or related roles.
• Experience with commercial data sources like Rx, claims, CRM, payer data.
• Strong vendor management, IT collaboration, and cross-functional leadership.
• Proven ability to translate business needs into data requirements and rules.

Responsibilities

• Lead commercial data governance, master data management, and data quality initiatives.
• Partner with IT and vendors on data platform implementation and integration.
• Define operating models, data ownership, and business rules for launch readiness.
• Develop KPI catalogs, data dictionaries, and reporting-ready datasets.
• Coordinate cross-functional teams to ensure timely, accurate data for decision making.

Skills

Data governance

Stakeholder management

SQL & Data Modeling

Project management

Cross-functional leadership

Vendor management

Analytical thinking

Cloud platforms

Education

Bachelor's degree

Advanced degree preferred

Tools

Snowflake

Azure / AWS

Boomi

Informatica

Veeva / Salesforce

IQVIA / Power BI / Tableau

Job description

Xenon Pharmaceuticals seeks an Associate Director / Director, Commercial Data Management to build and operate a governance-driven, analytics-ready commercial data ecosystem in support of Xenon’s first anticipated product launch in epilepsy.

This role will serve as a key commercial business owner for commercial data management, master data management, data quality, data governance operations, reporting-ready data, and commercial data partner coordination.