Sr. Commercial Analytics Manager, Market Access

Who We Are:

At Neurocrine Biosciences, we pride ourselves on having a strong, inclusive, and positive culture based on our shared purpose and values. We know what it takes to be great, and we are as passionate about our people as we are about our purpose - to relieve suffering for people with great needs.

What We Do:

Neurocrine Biosciences is a leading neuroscience-focused, biopharmaceutical company with a simple purpose: to relieve suffering for people with great needs. We are dedicated to discovering and developing life-changing treatments for patients with under-addressed neurological, neuroendocrine and neuropsychiatric disorders. The company's diverse portfolio includes FDA-approved treatments for tardive dyskinesia, chorea associated with Huntington's disease, classic congenital adrenal hyperplasia, endometriosis* and uterine fibroids,* as well as a robust pipeline including multiple compounds in mid- to late-phase clinical development across our core therapeutic areas. For three decades, we have applied our unique insight into neuroscience and the interconnections between brain and body systems to treat complex conditions. We relentlessly pursue medicines to ease the burden of debilitating diseases and disorders because you deserve brave science. For more information, visit neurocrine.com, and follow the company on LinkedIn, X and Facebook. (*in collaboration with AbbVie)

About the Role:Independently collaborates with organizational stakeholders with a focus on Access & Reimbursement, and participates actively in commercial planning efforts by providing unbiased, objective, and actionable analyses. Researches and analyzes the company's products, markets, and competition and summarizes data into insights and recommendations that are presented to cross-functional teams and occasionally senior leadership.

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Your Contributions (include, but are not limited to):

• For assigned area or project(s) with focus on Access & Reimbursement, independently develops the commercial analytics plan, manages related projects, and collects and manages the data in support of the overall plan

• Independently synthesizes complex information gathered from various primary and secondary sources, identifies opportunities, and develops conclusions and recommendations that can be used by Commercial leadership to make well-informed business decisions, better understand customer segments, competitive threats, and to identify opportunities and potential risks

• Provides strategic input to help shape the annual brand plan, brand/payer strategies, and development of key performance indicators

• Plans and leads the execution of a limited number of market research projects focused on Access and Reimbursement: recommending the appropriate methodology, participating in selecting the vendor, developing the questionnaire/discussion guides with the appropriate internal feedback/input, leading implementation, analyzing results, presenting the findings to key internal customers, developing actionable recommendations, tracking brand performance and forecast accuracy through weekly dashboards and driving continuous improvement in forecast models and processes

• Manages the development of the analytics budget and manages all approved budgets. Serves as a consultative, trusted advisor to Commercial leadership. Develops scenarios including key risks and opportunities to clearly characterize uncertainties and key drivers in the forecasts

• Builds, manages and maintains relationships with key vendors of market research, secondary data, and competitive intelligence

• Partners with Market Access and Commercial Insights & Analytics to synthesize insights from a variety of data sources ns and integrate outputs of multiple analytical and market research workstreams into cohesive answers to key business questions 

• Regularly communicates with strategic partners on Market Access team to report analytical findings and their impacts on business strategy and tactics

• Partners with other members of Commercial Analytics and Insights team to deliver shared capabilities to the Market Access team and ensure sharing of best practices and data automation

• Other duties as assigned

Requirements:

• BS/BA degree and 8+ years of a combination of secondary analytics, primary market research, and/or competitive intelligence experience within the biotechnology/pharmaceutical industry. Experience within the CNS therapeutic area, launch experience, and managed markets experience preferred. OR

• Master's degree preferred and 6+ years of similar experience noted above OR

• PhD and 4+ years of similar experience noted above

• Exceptional analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to integrate secondary data, primary market research and competitive intelligence to create insights and actionable recommendations

• Excellent working knowledge of the various methodologies of collecting and analyzing secondary data, primary market research, and competitive intelligence

• Hands-on knowledge of working with biopharmaceutical market data (meaning of data, limitations of data, ability to manipulate, etc.) including Access-specific data sources (e.g. CoverMyMeds, etc.)

• Experience working with the Market Access function in an analytical capacity and strong working knowledge of Market Access goals, common business questions, and data sets, particularly on specialty pharmacy distributed products

• Understanding of statistical modeling and optimization as well as statistical analyses of quantitative research results

• Advanced skill level with MS Excel, Powerpoint, and Word computer programs

• Strategic understanding of pharmaceutical sales, marketing and access/reimbursement with the ability to identify market drivers, trends, issues, etc.

• Applies expert consulting skills, including consultative listening, problem definition, hypothesis generation, data analysis, and translation of solutions to business value

• Ability to convert complex information into easily understandable and persuasive oral and written presentations

• Ability to evaluate and successfully manage vendors

• Excellent project management, strong project leadership skills

• Independently anticipates business and industry issues; recommends relevant process / technical / service improvements

• Demonstrates broad expertise or unique knowledge

• Considered an expert within the company and may have external presence in area of expertise

• Applies in-depth expertise in discipline and broad knowledge of other closely related areas to improve efficiency of team

• Independently works as part of and lead multiple teams

• Excellent leadership, mentoring skills and abilities typically leads lower levels and/or indirect teams

• Excellent communications, problem-solving, analytical thinking skills

• Independently sees broader picture and longer-term impact on division/company

• Independently meets multiple deadlines across a variety of projects/programs, with a high degree of accuracy and efficiency

• Excellent organizational skills and expertise managing multiple, large projects simultaneously

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Neurocrine Biosciences is an EEO/Disability/Vets employer.

We are committed to building a workplace of belonging, respect, and empowerment, and we recognize there are a variety of ways to meet our requirements. We are looking for the best candidate for the job and encourage you to apply even if your experience or qualifications don’t line up to exactly what we have outlined in the job description.

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The annual base salary we reasonably expect to pay is $158,100.00-$216,000.00. Individual pay decisions depend on various factors, such as primary work location, complexity and responsibility of role, job duties/requirements, and relevant experience and skills. In addition, this position offers an annual bonus with a target of 30% of the earned base salary and eligibility to participate in our equity based long term incentive program. Benefits offered include a retirement savings plan (with company match), paid vacation, holiday and personal days, paid caregiver/parental and medical leave, and health benefits to include medical, prescription drug, dental and vision coverage in accordance with the terms and conditions of the applicable plans.