Head of Commercial Insights & Forecasting (Remote)

International Executive Service Corps; San Francisco (CA); Remote; USD 225,000 - 275,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Wellness Programs

Parental Leave Benefits

Job summary

Nektar Therapeutics seeks a Director, Business Insights to build analytics and insights capabilities that support commercial strategy in a pre-launch environment. You will establish forecasting, lead a primary research program and manage secondary data assets to inform decisions across Marketing, Market Access and Finance.

You will translate complex data into actionable recommendations, drive a robust analytics foundation, and collaborate with external vendors to ensure data quality and

Qualifications

• BA/BS in quantitative, life sciences or business required.
• Advanced degree (MBA, MS, MPH) preferred.
• Minimum 8 years of biopharmaceutical commercial experience in forecasting, insights, market research or related field.
• Experience owning a commercial forecast and presenting to senior stakeholders.
• Hands-on primary market research design and vendor management.

Responsibilities

• Own the commercial forecast — long-range and operating plan, scenario analysis.
• Document forecast assumptions, drivers and sensitivities; benchmark against analog launches.
• Lead primary market research agenda from question definition to vendor selection and synthesis.
• Evaluate, acquire and manage secondary data assets including claims and chart data.
• Recommend scalable reporting and insights infrastructure across functions.
• Deliver market sizing, opportunity assessment, and treatment-flow analyses for portfolio decisions.
• Manage market research and data budgets with vendor oversight.
• Present insights and recommendations to senior leadership.

Skills

Forecasting

Market research

Vendor management

Excel modeling

Education

BA/BS in quantitative life sciences or business

MBA/MS/MPH preferred

Tools

Power BI

Tableau

SQL

Python

Job description

Nektar Therapeutics seeks a Director, Business Insights to build analytics and insights capabilities that support commercial strategy in a pre-launch environment. You will establish forecasting, lead a primary research program and manage secondary data assets to inform decisions across Marketing, Market Access and Finance.

You will translate complex data into actionable recommendations, drive a robust analytics foundation, and collaborate with external vendors to ensure data quality and