Research & Strategy Analyst, Life Sciences

Savills North America; San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; USD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible work environment

Opportunity to impact the life sciences sector

Job summary

A leading real estate advisory firm in San Francisco seeks a Research & Strategy Analyst for its Life Sciences Practice Group. The role requires research and strategic insight to empower clients and brokers. Candidates should have 2-6 years of experience in life sciences or related fields, strong analytical skills, and preferably familiarity with Salesforce. This position offers a hybrid work environment and competitive salary ranging from $80,000 to $100,000 per year.

Qualifications

• 2–6 years of experience in life sciences, research, or corporate strategy.
• Deep familiarity with biotech, pharma, or medtech industries.
• Experience writing reports or market commentary is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Maintain databases tracking inventory and market activity.
• Respond to requests for market intelligence.
• Develop data-driven materials for client meetings.

Skills

Analytical skills

Written and verbal communication

Organizational skills

Detail-oriented

Education

Bachelor's degree required; advanced degree preferred

Tools

Salesforce

Job description

Research & Strategy Analyst, Life Sciences

Research & Strategy Analyst, Life Sciences

Savills North America provided pay range

This range is provided by Savills North America. Your actual pay will be based on your skills and experience — talk with your recruiter to learn more.

Base pay range

$80,000.00/yr - $100,000.00/yr

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About the Role

Savills is seeking a Research & Strategy Analyst to join its Life Sciences Practice Group. This hybrid role blends market research, strategic insight, and business development support to empower brokers, consultants, and clients with high-impact intelligence.

The ideal candidate is analytically sharp, intellectually curious, and eager to contribute across both life sciences-specific initiatives and broader commercial real estate research functions. This is a unique opportunity to work at the nexus of science, data, and strategy in one of the industry’s fastest-growing sectors.

Key Responsibilities

Research Operations & Market Data Management

• Maintain and update proprietary databases tracking inventory, leasing activity, sales comparables, ownership structures, development pipelines, and tenant movements in key markets.
• Contribute to the production of quarterly market statistics and collaborate with national and regional teams on sector-specific reports.
• Ensure accuracy and consistency of data across platforms to support client-ready deliverables and leadership decision-making.

Client-Focused Research & Broker Support

• Respond to requests for market intelligence to support broker teams and strategic pursuits.
• Partner with brokers and across functions to develop data-driven materials for client meetings, pitch decks, and presentations.
• Leverage research outputs to support marketing campaigns, graphics, and thought leadership placement tailored to client needs.
• Build scalable templates and tools that enhance service delivery across geographies.
• Monitor companies in the biotech, medtech, and pharmaceutical sectors—from early-stage startups to public firms—tracking funding milestones, clinical pipelines, partnerships, and expansions.
• Identify real estate decision inflection points (e.g., IPOs, new clinical phases, M&A activity) and align those with broker outreach and opportunity pipelines.
• Maintain and regularly update a curated list of strategic targets to support CRM integration and proactive client engagement.
• Translate complex industry developments into relevant real estate implications for internal and external audiences.

CRM Strategy, Pipeline Tracking & Business Enablement

• Leverage Savills Salesforce environment to track target companies, contacts, and opportunities aligned with life sciences growth triggers.
• Maintain detailed and dynamic CRM records to reflect company stage, activity history, strategic touchpoints, and geographic expansion status.
• Collaborate with brokers and marketing to execute targeted outreach campaigns based on funding events, clinical milestones, and relocation trends.
• Develop dashboards and reports that visualize pipeline health, deal progress, and prospect engagement across key geographies.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required; advanced degree (MBA, MS, PhD) or relevant certifications preferred.
• 2–6 years of experience in life sciences, research, management consulting, or corporate strategy.
• Deep familiarity with biotech, pharma, and/or medtech industries including R&D pipelines, funding dynamics, and commercialization paths.
• Exceptional analytical skills with the ability to distill complex data into strategic insights.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills; experience writing reports or market commentary is a plus.
• CRM platform experience (Salesforce) is preferred.
• Highly organized, detail-oriented, and motivated to work in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment.

Why Join Savills Life Sciences?

Savills is a global leader in real estate advisory, with a top-tier Life Sciences team that supports clients ranging from emerging startups to global pharmaceutical companies. Our platform empowers innovation—combining data, insight, and strategy to help clients make real estate decisions that accelerate science.

As part of our team, you’ll help shape how we track the future of life sciences and grow our presence in the most exciting markets in North America and beyond.

Savills values a diverse work environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetic information, disability, age, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic. Savills participates in the E-Verify program.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Associate

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Research, Strategy/Planning, and Analyst

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