Remote Senior Market Research & Analytics Lead

Sumitomo Pharma; Topeka (KS); Remote; USD 163,000 - 203,000; Full time

Job summary

Sumitomo Pharma America, Inc. in the U.S. is seeking a Market Research & Analytics Senior Manager to lead the design, execution, analysis, and delivery of primary market research across the commercial portfolio.

This role partners with Commercial Analytics, Brand Teams, Marketing, Forecasting, and Market Access to translate business questions into rigorous research programs. The successful candidate will independently execute multiple initiatives, oversee external research partners, and deliver

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in market research, statistics, psychology, public health, life sciences, or related disciplines; advanced degree preferred.
• Minimum 6 years of relevant experience in biotech or pharmaceutical industry with Bachelor’s Degree.
• Expertise in qualitative and quantitative primary research design, methodology, analysis, and reporting across healthcare stakeholder audiences.
• Demonstrated success managing research agencies, vendors, project timelines, budgets, and multiple complex initiatives.
• Strong cross-functional collaboration and written, verbal, presentation, and data visualization skills, including executive-ready PowerPoint reporting.
• Proficiency executing market research data analysis using tools such as SPSS or SAS.

Responsibilities

• Partner with cross-functional stakeholders to clarify business questions and define research objectives.
• Lead quantitative and qualitative research across healthcare professional, patient, payer, and caregiver audiences.
• Develop questionnaires, discussion guides, sampling plans, and measurement frameworks; select methodologies per needs.
• Oversee programming, testing, fieldwork, and QA with vendors and stakeholders.

Skills

Market research design

Vendor management

Cross-functional collaboration

Data visualization

Executive reporting

Education

Bachelor's degree in market research, statistics, psychology, public health, life sciences

MBA, MPH, MS, or PhD preferred

Tools

SPSS

SAS

Python

SQL

Job description

Sumitomo Pharma America, Inc. in the U.S. is seeking a Market Research & Analytics Senior Manager to lead the design, execution, analysis, and delivery of primary market research across the commercial portfolio.

This role partners with Commercial Analytics, Brand Teams, Marketing, Forecasting, and Market Access to translate business questions into rigorous research programs. The successful candidate will independently execute multiple initiatives, oversee external research partners, and deliver