Senior Market Research & Analytics Leader - Remote

Sumitomo Pharma; Augusta (ME); Remote; USD 163,000 - 203,000; Full time

Job summary

Sumitomo Pharma America, Inc. is seeking a Market Research & Analytics Senior Manager to lead primary market research across the commercial portfolio.

You will translate business questions into rigorous research programs and manage external partners to deliver high-quality evidence that informs strategic decision-making. The role collaborates with Commercial Analytics, Brand Teams, Marketing, Forecasting and Market Access, supporting lifecycle planning, forecasting, and brand strategy with

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in market research, statistics, psychology, public health, life sciences, or related disciplines; MBA/MPH/MS/PhD 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.
• Experience managing research agencies, vendors, timelines, budgets, and multiple complex initiatives.
• Strong collaboration and communication skills, including executive-ready PowerPoint reporting.
• Proficiency executing market research data analysis using 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, caregiver audiences.
• Develop questionnaires, discussion guides, sampling plans, and measurement frameworks.
• Oversee programming testing, fieldwork, and QA, coordinating with vendors and internal teams.
• Analyze primary data and deliver executive-ready reports for tracking studies.
• Direct external vendors to ensure methodologically sound, fact-based deliverables.
• Collaborate with Commercial Analytics to integrate findings into broader insights.
• Manage concurrent research initiatives across brands, including budgets and milestones.
• Translate findings into actionable guidance for brand planning, forecasting, and lifecycle decisions.

Skills

Market research strategy

Survey development

Quantitative research

Qualitative research

Project management

Vendor management

Stakeholder engagement

Data visualization

Education

Bachelor’s degree in market research

MBA preferred

Tools

SPSS

SAS

Python

SQL

Sawtooth

Job description

Sumitomo Pharma America, Inc. is seeking a Market Research & Analytics Senior Manager to lead primary market research across the commercial portfolio.

You will translate business questions into rigorous research programs and manage external partners to deliver high-quality evidence that informs strategic decision-making. The role collaborates with Commercial Analytics, Brand Teams, Marketing, Forecasting and Market Access, supporting lifecycle planning, forecasting, and brand strategy with