Director, Commercial Insights and Analytics

Scorpion Therapeutics; Cambridge (MA); On-site; USD 230,000 - 250,000; Full time

Job summary

Scorpion Therapeutics seeks a Director, Commercial Insights and Analytics to lead insights for the Commercial organization, partnering with leadership to identify critical questions, risks, and opportunities.

The role will synthesize primary research, secondary data, competitive intelligence, and epidemiology into a cohesive market view, drive forecasting, and define launch metrics to support long-range planning and portfolio strategy.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required; MBA/PhD or relevant advanced degree preferred.
• 10+ years in biopharmaceutical market research/insights/forecasting/competitive intelligence/commercial strategy/consulting or related.
• Strong oncology commercialization understanding (patient journeys, customer behavior, access, launch performance).
• Deep analytical methods to frame questions, interpret outputs, challenge assumptions, and partner with technical teams.
• Track record supporting late-stage assets, launch planning, and in-market brands; expertise in patient-based forecasting and scenario analysis.
• Proven ability to integrate multiple evidence sources into strategic perspective.
• Ability to present to senior executives; manage external partners/agencies.

Responsibilities

• Serve as lead insights thought partner to Commercial leadership; identify critical questions, risks, and opportunities.
• Lead integrated insights planning; synthesize primary research, secondary data, competitive intelligence, epidemiology, and market developments into a cohesive market perspective.
• Translate insights into implications and recommendations; identify priority knowledge gaps and approaches to address them.
• Own primary market research strategy and annual research plan for portfolio and commercialization priorities.
• Design and execute qualitative and quantitative research to address unmet needs, treatment decisions, perceptions, adoption barriers, and market opportunities.
• Develop/refine/govern patient-based commercial forecasts for late-stage portfolio; incorporate epidemiology, patient flow, market research, competitive dynamics, access assumptions, analogs, and clinical/regulatory events.
• Create scenario-based forecasts to support long-range planning, portfolio prioritization, lifecycle strategy, and business development.
• Lead commercial competitive intelligence for priority disease areas; synthesize congresses, data readouts, regulatory events, and milestones.
• Define launch measurement framework (KPIs/leading indicators) and partner to ensure data/reporting/measurement capabilities.
• Interpret launch performance by integrating quantitative signals with primary/field insights and competitive context; recommend actions.

Skills

Strategic synthesis

Executive presentation

Stakeholder engagement

Forecasting

Collaboration across functions

Education

Bachelor’s degree; MBA/PhD preferred

Job description

About the Role: Director, Commercial Insights and Analytics

Responsibilities

• Serve as lead insights thought partner to Commercial leadership; identify critical questions, risks, and opportunities.
• Lead integrated insights planning; synthesize primary research, secondary data, competitive intelligence, epidemiology, and market developments into a cohesive market perspective.
• Translate insights into implications and recommendations; identify priority knowledge gaps and approaches to address them.
• Own primary market research strategy and annual research plan for portfolio and commercialization priorities.
• Design and execute qualitative and quantitative research to address unmet needs, treatment decisions, perceptions, adoption barriers, and market opportunities.
• Develop/refine/govern patient-based commercial forecasts for late-stage portfolio; incorporate epidemiology, patient flow, market research, competitive dynamics, access assumptions, analogs, and clinical/regulatory events.
• Create scenario-based forecasts to support long-range planning, portfolio prioritization, lifecycle strategy, and business development.
• Lead commercial competitive intelligence for priority disease areas; synthesize congresses, data readouts, regulatory events, and milestones.
• Define launch measurement framework (KPIs/leading indicators) and partner to ensure data/reporting/measurement capabilities.
• Interpret launch performance by integrating quantitative signals with primary/field insights and competitive context; recommend actions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required; MBA/PhD or relevant advanced degree preferred.
• 10+ years in biopharmaceutical market research/insights/forecasting/competitive intelligence/commercial strategy/consulting or related.
• Strong oncology commercialization understanding (patient journeys, customer behavior, access, launch performance).
• Deep analytical methods to frame questions, interpret outputs, challenge assumptions, and partner with technical teams.
• Track record supporting late-stage assets, launch planning, and in-market brands; expertise in patient-based forecasting and scenario analysis.
• Proven ability to integrate multiple evidence sources into strategic perspective.
• Ability to present to senior executives; manage external partners/agencies.

Skills/Attributes

• Strategic synthesis; structured problem-solving; collaboration across functions; comfort with ambiguity; high integrity.

Location/Travel

San Francisco or Boston; ~20% travel.

Compensation/Benefits

Base pay range: $230,000–$250,000 annually; total compensation includes equity, bonus, and benefits.