Director, Competitive Intelligence and Insights-Oncology

Vir Biotechnology; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 195,000 - 272,000; Full time

Job summary

Vir Biotechnology, a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company, seeks a Director of Competitive Intelligence & Insights - Oncology to drive CI activities across early-stage programs in solid tumors. The role requires collaboration with Clinical Development, Medical Affairs, Commercial and Strategy, with onsite presence in San Francisco four days a week.

The candidate will collect and synthesize insights from external sources, including AI-driven analyses, and present implications to guide

Qualifications

• 8+ years of Competitive Intelligence, Strategy Consulting or Buy Side experience in biotech/pharma.
• Strong scientific evaluation capabilities across oncology and biologics modalities.
• Experience presenting complex data to senior stakeholders and leading cross-functional projects.

Responsibilities

• Maintain competitive landscape analyses and competitor profiles; deliver updates to stakeholders.
• Synthesize insights from external sources and present implications to support decision making.
• Cover major conferences with abstracts, publications and presentations for insights.
• Collaborate with Clinical Development, Medical Affairs, Commercial, Strategy and Biz Dev to define questions and needs.

Skills

Competitive Intelligence

Strategy Consulting

Biotech/Pharma

Scientific Evaluation

LLM Analyses

Solid Tumor Oncology

Cross-functional Collaboration

Communication Skills

ClinicalTrials.gov

Education

Advanced degree in a scientific or engineering field

Tools

Agentic AI tools

Job description

Director, Competitive Intelligence and Insights-Oncology

Vir Biotechnology, Inc. is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on powering the immune system to transform lives by discovering and developing medicines for serious infectious diseases and cancer. Its clinical-stage portfolio includes programs for chronic hepatitis delta and multiple PRO-XTEN ® dual-masked T-cell engagers across validated targets in solid tumor indications. Vir Biotechnology also has a preclinical portfolio of programs across a range of infectious diseases and oncologic malignancies.

Vir Biotechnology has exclusive rights to the universal PRO-XTEN ® masking platform for oncology and infectious disease. PRO-XTEN ® is a trademark of Amunix Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a Sanofi company.

We believe the success of our colleagues drives the success of our mission. We are committed to creating a company where everyone feels supported and encouraged to give their best.

THE OPPORTUNITY

The Director, Competitive Intelligence & Insights - Oncology will execute competitive intelligence activities across several of Vir Bio’s early-stage clinical programs and Research projects across solid tumor indications.

The role directly supports Clinical Development, Medical Affairs, Commercial, Program Management, Corporate Strategy and Business Development functions, and will require significant cross-functional collaboration and interaction with senior leadership across the organization.

The primary responsibilities include collecting and synthesizing relevant insights from external sources (leveraging modern tools including agentic AI) and presenting implications to support decision making across the organization. These activities will be driven by the need for: a) a broad understanding of the solid tumor therapeutic landscape, and b) answering key strategic questions to be defined by relevant stakeholders.

This role is based in our San Francisco California office with the expectations to be onsite 4 days a week.

WHAT YOU'LL DO

• Maintain and update competitive landscape analyses and competitor profiles for Vir Bio therapeutic areas of focus and deliver accurate, timely, and actionable updates to key stakeholders
• Communicate context, insights and objective analysis of competitive information to Program Teams and Senior Leadership throughout the organization to support clinical and program decision making, as well as corporate communications and investor relations
• Cover major conferences, including synthesis of key abstracts, publications and presentations to provide insights on emerging scientific and clinical data
• Collaborate with partners in Clinical Development, Medical Affairs, Commercial, Program Management, Corporate Strategy and Business Development functions to define key strategic questions and support competitive intelligence needs

WHO YOU ARE AND WHAT YOU BRING

• Advanced degree in a scientific or engineering field and 8+ years of Competitive Intelligence, Strategy Consulting or Buy Side experience in biotech/pharma
• Demonstrated excellence in scientific evaluation
• Education and relevant work experience in solid tumor oncology, including expertise across biologics modalities
• Excellent organization, planning and time management skills including the ability to support and prioritize multiple projects
• Demonstrated communication, presentation and interpersonal skills required to present complex data to senior stakeholders
• Collaborative and flexible in personal interactions at all levels of the company
• Demonstrated business experience and acumen
• Experience with LLM-guided analyses, including oversight of agentic AI-initiated analyses
• Experience in use of online data sources and scientific/market databases (e.g., ClinicalTrials.gov, Cortellis, etc.)

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WHO WE ARE AND WHAT WE OFFER

The expected salary range for this position is $195,000 to $272,000 per year. Actual pay will be determined based on experience, qualifications, geographic location, and other job-related factors.

Vir Biotechnology's compensation and benefits are aligned with the current market and commensurate with the person’s experience and qualifications. All full-time employees receive a package that includes compensation, bonus and equity as well as many other Vir Biotechnology benefits and perks such as health and welfare benefit plans, non-accrual paid time off, company shut down for holidays, commuter benefits, 401K match and lunch each day in the office.

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