Associate Director, Competitive Intelligence

Job Overview

The Associate Director, Competitive Intelligence will seek out, collect, curate, synthesize and deliver key insights and implications on the competitive environment, including marketed products and pipeline compounds.  The Associate Director should identify and effectively communicate regarding overarching corporate strategies, clinical development programs, and commercial capabilities of key competitors, and overall market trends. The Associate Director will prioritize CI activities based on strategic business questions and relevant cross-functional stakeholders, including in Commercial, Clinical Development, Medical Affairs, Regulatory, Sales leadership and Finance/IR functions.

Job Duties and Responsibilities

•    Proactively gathering, summarizing and reporting competitive information in the oncology, women’s health, and overactive bladder therapeutic markets.
•    Providing context and objective analysis of competitive information to inform business decision-making.
•    Leading core CI initiatives, congress coverage, workshops, monitoring/news.
•    Creating and updating content on competitor products, launch timelines and product profiles.
•    Mapping and assessing competitive dynamics in key indications and/or therapeutic areas.
•    Effectively communicating key competitive information and potential implications to cross-functional teams and leadership throughout the organization.
•    Providing scientific conference coverage and analysis of clinical data, commercial presence, key themes from a disease area perspective.
•    Supporting stakeholders in the development of function-specific deliverables including forecasts, market assessments, and brand plans.
•    Partnering with third party agencies to support CI projects.
•    Following pre-defined standards to ensure legal and ethical approaches to CI, protecting business interests and confidentiality.
•    Attend key congresses (i.e. ASH, ASCO, AUA, etc.) and provide updates on key presentations to the congress attendees.
•    Support ad-hoc CI initiatives for pipeline and on-market products.
•    Collaborate with Commercial Analytics to develop business deliverables.

Key Core Competencies

•    Ability to see big picture opportunities and translate into actionable plans.
•    Strong communications skills including communicating with senior leadership.
•    Experience with the pharmaceutical commercial environment and business needs.
•    Familiarity with pharmaceutical data sources (e.g., IQVIA, SHA, MMIT).
•    Proven success in managing external vendors.
•    Strong team and collaborative capabilities.
•    Experience managing multiple cross-functional stakeholders.
•    Flexibility and capacity to learn new disease areas when required, and to support multiple competing stakeholder priorities and requests.
•    Ability to effectively simplify and present complex information to peers and leadership to achieve pre-defined goals.
•    Creative problem-solving skills.
•    Experience using online data sources and scientific/market databases (e.g., Pubmed, clinicaltrials.gov, TrialTrove, Evaluate Pharma, alphasense, etc.)
•    Highly motivated change agent that can push against the status quo and seed new ideas, new ways of thinking, and new ways of working.

Education and Experience
•    Minimum 8 – 12 (w/o Master’s) or 6 – 8 years (with Master’s) years of relevant experience in biotech or pharmaceutical industry 
•    3 – 5 years experience in pharmaceutical or biotech industry in a competitive intelligence, consulting or marketing role.
•    Strong preference for candidates with oncology experience. In addition, knowledge of overactive bladder, endometriosis, and/or uterine fibroid markets is a plus. 
•    Previous marketing or sales experience preferred.
•    Previous analytics and targeting experience preferred.

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The base salary range for this role is $153,280 to $191,600. Base salary is part of our total rewards package which also includes the opportunity for merit-based salary increases, short incentive plan participation, eligibility for our 401(k) plan, medical, dental, vision, life and disability insurances and leaves provided in line with your work state.  Our robust time-off policy includes flexible paid time off, 11 paid holidays plus additional time off for a shut-down period during the last week of December, 80 hours of paid sick time upon hire and each year thereafter.  Total compensation, including base salary to be offered, will depend on elements unique to each candidate, including candidate experience, skills, education and other factors permitted by law.

Disclaimer: The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this classification. They are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified. All personnel may be required to perform duties outside of their normal responsibilities from time to time, as needed.

Confidential Data: All information (written, verbal, electronic, etc.) that an employee encounters is considered confidential.

Compliance: Achieve and maintain Compliance with all applicable regulatory, legal and operational rules and procedures, by ensuring that all plans and activities for and on behalf of Sumitomo Pharma America (SMPA) and affiliates are carried out with the "best" industry practices and the highest ethical standards.

It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.

Mental/Physical Requirements: Fast paced environment handling multiple demands. Must be able to exercise appropriate judgment as necessary. Requires a high level of initiative and independence. Excellent written and oral communication skills required. Requires ability to use a personal computer for extended periods of time.

Sumitomo Pharma America (SMPA) is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer

Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race; color; creed; religion; national origin; age; ancestry; nationality; marital, domestic partnership or civil union status; sex, gender; affectional or sexual orientation; disability; veteran or military status or liability for military status; domestic violence victim status; atypical cellular or blood trait; genetic information (including the refusal to submit to genetic testing) or any other characteristic protected by law.