Director, Corporate Strategy & Analytics

Crinetics Pharmaceuticals•San Diego, CA

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About The Position

The Director of Corporate Strategy & Analytics will lead strategic initiatives that define Crinetics’ long-term growth trajectory. This role combines corporate strategy, new product planning, market insights & analytics, and ensures strategic alignment across research, development, and commercialization. The position requires strong analytical capabilities, deep industry knowledge, and proven leadership skills to influence decisions at the highest levels. Developing and maintaining a deep and responsive bench of creative analysts able to integrate both technical and business considerations in support of strategy development will be a key enabling responsibility of this role.

Requirements

BA/BS required; MBA or graduate degree in relevant scientific discipline PhD/MD/PharmD strongly preferred
Minimum of 12 years pharmaceutical or post-graduate experience; candidates with consulting or industry or highly relevant post-doctoral work will be considered (an equivalent combination of experience and education may be considered)
Minimum of 8 years of leadership/supervisory experience.
Strong analytical skillset; significant forecast modeling experience, critical analysis of clinical/financial datasets
Strong communication and organizational skills, business and scientific acumen
Advanced understanding of CI processes, methods, industry ethics and compliance, is required
Ability to collaboratively work in a small company environment and contribute to many different functions

Nice To Haves

Knowledge of endocrine/endocrine oncology field a plus
Strong understanding of the biopharmaceutical R&D and commercialization process, as well as knowledge of the industry landscape (e.g., companies, transactions, terms) preferred

Responsibilities

Strategic Leadership & Analytics Partner with New Product Planning, Portfolio Strategy, and R&D to enhance Crinetics story.
Influence program teams in proposing and refining business strategies for intended markets and provide a business lens to enable key project decisions around Crinetics pipeline.
Take ownership of various types of strategic analyses delegated by executive leadership, then lead and drive decision-making throughout the workstream, leveraging internal resources as determined necessary.
Develop and oversee complex valuation models (DCF, comparables, scenario analyses) for portfolio decisions and ex-US expansion opportunities.
Work closely with Portfolio Strategy team to identify and refine key internal and external business opportunities, developing appropriate analytical frameworks to support assessments
Collaborate with Business Development on overall partnering strategy and support Search & Evaluation efforts
Partner with Investor Relations to support messaging w/key external stakeholders
Maintain awareness of healthcare and pharmaceutical industry trends and assess their impact on corporate strategy
Coordinate and synthesize market insights, analytics, and competitive intelligence to identify opportunities and inform portfolio decisions
Act as a strategic advisor to Discovery therapeutic area leads and Global Product Leads, informing on market opportunities for early R&D programs
Hire, mentor, and develop a high-performing analytics team, including a direct report and staff (3 people total)
Contribute to budget and headcount planning for the Corporate Development group
Foster a culture of accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement
Synthesize key insights and conclusions from cross functional working teams and present recommendations to Executive Leadership Team for consideration, evaluation, and decision-making
Partner with R&D, Legal, Finance, and Medical teams to integrate business considerations into program strategies

Benefits

In addition to your base pay, our total rewards program consists of a discretionary annual target bonus, stock options, ESPP, and 401k match.
We also provide top-notch health insurance plans for employees (and their families) to include medical, dental, vision and basic life insurance, 20 days of PTO, 10 paid holidays, and a winter company shutdown.

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