Director, Global Strategic Insights, Oncology

GlaxoSmithKline

271d

About The Position

GSK is seeking a collaborative mindset to drive strategic insight generation that will define and shape Global Oncology Strategy for both inline and pipeline assets. Working across assets and lifecycle stages with Brand Insights Directors, Global Product Strategy and a wide, cross-functional group of partners, you will be a thought-partner for Oncology teams. You will lead on insight generation to shape and drive commercial forecasts for some key disease areas in Oncology for business governance milestones, ensuring 100% adherence to market research compliance guidelines. You will partner with the Global Competitive Intelligence team to closely monitor the latest external developments, and translate these into concise and impactful recommendations with cross-functional input. Additionally, you will drive pull-through of insights into Global Product Strategy and ultimately impact the activities and focus of the organization based on sound insights. You will leverage technology and innovation to increase efficiency and/or effectiveness in insight generation, while maintaining rigor and quality. This role will equip you with the opportunity to lead key activities to advance your career.

Requirements

• BA/BS Degree
• 7+ years of pharmaceutical industry experience
• 5+ years of commercial insights & analytics-related experience

Nice To Haves

• MBA, MS, or MA in business, marketing science, or science
• Substantive experience in oncology and or rare diseases
• Prior consulting or agency-side experience highly valued
• Successful matrix leadership. Experience working in a cross-functional capacity
• Preference will be attributed to applicants with both market research AND forecasting expertise
• Research and analytics distillation, synthesis, and application to business issues
• Demonstrated ability to influence senior commercial leadership and confidently defend informed recommendations
• Demonstrated ability to apply data and analyses to drive high impact business decisions
• Significant experience conducting qualitative and quantitative market research
• Ability to leverage and synthesize a broad range of information sources to develop insight and generate clear, actionable recommendations that impact/drive decision-making at a business unit level
• Deep understanding of the global pharmaceutical industry
• Ability to work effectively across a matrix environment and influence without formal authority

Responsibilities

• Lead multiple workstreams, and exert influence within cross-functional matrices.
• Harness the latest research and analytical methodologies to drive a competitive edge for GSK.
• Develop deep subject matter expertise across therapeutic areas; tracking trends, current and evolving competitive landscapes, and generating long-term strategic outlooks.
• Deliver well-integrated, actionable insights and ensure their strategic application to support global strategy, governance, and investment decisions.
• Manage vendor relationships to achieve a mutually rewarding partnership while ensuring excellence in insight generation execution.
• Leverage a wide range of tools and resources to identify opportunities, assess program potential, and provide guidance to optimize development plans.
• Continue to build your ability to influence the planning and activities of cross-functional teams to help create alignment, clarity and a clear sense of shared responsibility for the brands you work on.

What This Job Offers

• Industry: Chemical Manufacturing