Director, Commercial Data & Analytics Strategy

Xenon Pharmaceuticals Inc.; Needham (MA); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

Xenon Pharmaceuticals is seeking an Associate Director / Director, Commercial Data Management, to build and operate a trusted analytics-ready commercial data ecosystem for a planned epilepsy launch. The role partners across Analytics, Sales & Field Effectiveness, Market Access and IT to ensure accurate, governed data for measurement and decision-making.

The position reports to the Senior Director, Data Strategy, Operations, Analytics & Reporting and is based in Boston, MA, with a Needham office

Qualifications

• Minimum undergraduate degree; 8+ years of relevant management experience or combination of degrees and experience
• Advanced degree in business, analytics, data management, information systems, life sciences, public health, or related field preferred
• 5+ years of experience in pharmaceutical, biotech, life sciences, healthcare data operations, data management, data governance, or related roles

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with internal and external partners on developing and operationalizing Xenon’s commercial data ecosystem across pre-launch, launch, and post-launch phases
• Manage and define how commercial data will be governed, documented, validated, accessed, escalated, and used across the organization
• Serve as the primary commercial business partner managing Xenon’s core data service partners and data source partners, (e.g. Claims, Rx, SP, Payer, etc.) IT Partnership
• Partner closely with IT on commercial data platform implementation, platform enhancements, system dependencies, integration patterns, security, compliance, performance, lineage, and architecture alignment
• Translate cross-functional commercial priorities into clear data management requirements, data ownership models, business rules, decision rights, and operating processes

Skills

Commercial data management

Data governance

Vendor management

Project management

Education

Undergraduate degree

Advanced degree in business/analytics

Tools

Snowflake

Azure

Power BI

Job description

Xenon Pharmaceuticals is seeking an Associate Director / Director, Commercial Data Management, to build and operate a trusted analytics-ready commercial data ecosystem for a planned epilepsy launch. The role partners across Analytics, Sales & Field Effectiveness, Market Access and IT to ensure accurate, governed data for measurement and decision-making.

The position reports to the Senior Director, Data Strategy, Operations, Analytics & Reporting and is based in Boston, MA, with a Needham office