US Insights and Strategy Partner

US Insights and Strategy Partner

Do you want to be part of an inclusive team that works to develop innovative therapies for patients? Every day, we are driven to develop and deliver innovative and effective new medicines to patients and physicians.  If you want to be part of this exciting work, you belong at Astellas!

Astellas Pharma Inc. is a pharmaceutical company conducting business in more than 70 countries around the world. We are committed to turning innovative science into medical solutions that bring value and hope to patients and their families. Keeping our focus on addressing unmet medical needs and conducting our business with ethics and integrity enables us to improve the health of people throughout the world. For more information on Astellas, please visit our website at www.astellas.com.

This position is based in Northbrook, Illinois. Hybrid work from certain states may be permitted in accordance with Astellas’ Responsible Flexibility Guidelines. Candidates interested in hybrid work are encouraged to apply. 

Purpose:

The US Insights and Strategy Partner role will be responsible for developing and maintaining an accurate view of the Commercial Division market conditions for the assigned product(s) and therapeutic area(s).  This individual will help lead the development and execution of primary and secondary market research, while providing input to forecasting, competitive intelligence and analytics plans (to be conducted by separate teams).  This individual will also be responsible for helping their regional business partners infuse insight and analytics into commercial decision-making and brand strategy development.  This position is also responsible for maintaining an accurate picture of assigned product performance along with the risks and opportunities.

This role will require close collaboration with Commercial Insights (CI) counterparts, when appropriate, to ensure global alignment and consistency. 

Essential Job Responsibilities:

Delivery and execution of Insights plans that are aligned with global counterparts and address regional specific strategic objectives, tactical requirements, and decision-making needs.  Includes annual business planning activities and additional strategic exercises.

• Develop deep understanding of the market landscape which includes market potential, market trends, unmet medical and patient needs, market access challenges and competitors’ trend for each of the assigned products
• Partner with marketing to identify business-critical information needs and lead development of market research plans, execution of research activities, and communication of actionable insights for assigned product(s)
• Provide assumptions and inputs to inform regional analytics plans (executed by separate team) to drive market and response models, identification of data sources, and other secondary research.
• Coordinate across Commercial Division Insights & Strategy teams, Data Strategy, Advanced, Analytics & Reporting and Commercial Forecasting functions to ensure integrated and consistent communication of insights and implications, tied back to brand strategies and objectives
• Synthesize marketing intelligence learnings to provide thought leadership and insight to inform business decisions and outcomes
• Drive strong cross-functional stakeholder communication to promote brand-level knowledge sharing and integration of key learnings
• Prioritize team resources and projects to effectively and efficiently deliver I&S support to commercial stakeholders and align to global CI roadmap
• Develops requests for proposals, solicits competitive bids, awards contracts to outside market research agencies; manages the activities of these partners and reviews their performance against proposal and budget

Qualifications Required:

• Minimum 6 years' experience, primarily in the pharmaceutical/health care industry with broad experience in strategy development, market research, strategic forecasting or related fields
• Experience in identifying, evaluating, and translating primary and secondary data sources and analysis to provide unbiased, objective, in-depth understanding of the market, product performance, customers, and competitors and support global franchise strategy
• Strong, proven experience in qualitative and quantitative research methodologies
• Experience in project management: managing multiple projects simultaneously, management of complex projects
• Understanding of the broad functions of a global pharmaceutical organization
• Deep understanding of business strategy, products, customers and the industry
• Strong interpersonal, collaboration and partnering skills with demonstrated ability to lead and work in a team-based, global environment
• Ability to influence decision-making and gain the respect, collaboration and support of stakeholders without line-authority
• Effective communication of complex messages, in writing and speech, to a broad range of stakeholders, including senior executives
• Creates a culture where building and maintaining strong customer and cross-functional relationships are emphasized

Preferred:

• Advanced degree in a relevant field
• Patient/consumer insights and strategy experience and/or brand launch experience
• Therapeutic area experience for supported brand
• Experience working with global partners and central functions

Working Environment: 

• This “home office” role is based in Northbrook, IL.
• At Astellas we recognize the importance of work/life balance, and we are proud to offer a hybrid working solution allowing time to connect with colleagues at the office with the flexibility to also work from home. We believe this will optimize the most productive work environment for all employees to succeed and deliver. Hybrid work from certain locations may be permitted in accordance with Astellas’ Responsible Flexibility Guidelines.

Salary Range:  $122,500 – $192,500  (Final compensation will be determined based on a variety of factors, including but not limited to skills, experience and organizational equity considerations)

Benefits:

• Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance
• Generous Paid Time Off options, including Vacation and Sick time, plus national holidays including year-end shut down
• 401(k) match and annual company contribution
• Company paid life insurance
• Annual Corporate Bonus and Quarterly Sales Incentive for eligible positions
• Long Term Incentive Plan for eligible positions
• Company-paid fleet vehicle for eligible positions
• Referral bonus program

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