Remote Director, Brand Insights for Rare Disease Launch

Otsuka America Pharmaceutical Inc.; Honolulu (HI); Remote; USD 186,000 - 279,000; Full time

Job summary

Otsuka America Pharmaceutical Inc. is seeking a Director of Brand Insights to lead market research, analytics, and competitive intelligence for a US rare disease asset. This role reports to the Business Analysis team and drives launch preparation with a player/coach approach.

The director will own the insight plan, manage budget/resources, and collaborate with Brand, Market Access, Field Enablement, Sales, and Medical Affairs to influence decisions and drive brand performance in the US.

Qualifications

• Minimum 10 years of progressive experience in customer insights and analytics in pharma or related consulting.
• Rare disease experience is critical; immunology, neurology, nephrology, oncology are a plus.
• Experience driving insights in both launch and inline US.
• Minimum 3 years leading a team.
• Bachelor’s degree in business, statistics, economics, life sciences, or related field.

Responsibilities

• Lead primary market research, competitive intelligence, and business analytics for the relevant asset, focusing on launch preparation.
• Develop and own the insight plan for the asset, managing budget and resources.
• Collaborate with marketing, sales, Medical Affairs, and Global teams to influence decisions.
• Design and implement insights generation to address patient/customer needs and drive brand performance.

Skills

Analytical skills

Insights generation

Primary/secondary data integration

People management

Budget ownership

Leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

Launch experience

Rare disease launches

Data sources (prescriber/payer)

Creative/problem solving

Interpersonal communication

Relationship building

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Business/Statistics/Economics/Life Sciences/Computer Science

Job description

Otsuka America Pharmaceutical Inc. is seeking a Director of Brand Insights to lead market research, analytics, and competitive intelligence for a US rare disease asset. This role reports to the Business Analysis team and drives launch preparation with a player/coach approach.

The director will own the insight plan, manage budget/resources, and collaborate with Brand, Market Access, Field Enablement, Sales, and Medical Affairs to influence decisions and drive brand performance in the US.