Lead, Strategic Insights, US, Veozah
About The Position
The Lead, Insights, is part of Astellas’ Customer Engagement Excellence team and reports to the Brand & Pipeline Insights Chapter Lead. The role delivers high-quality market and business insights to support decision-making for assigned products and therapeutic areas. It develops and maintains an accurate view of market conditions, provides primary and secondary market research, forecasting inputs, and competitive intelligence, supports launch preparations, and assesses product performance, risks, and opportunities. The position is assigned to a Value Team under the Brand@Center model and operates within an Agile framework. The Lead partners with cross-functional stakeholders and Finance to understand market potential, trends, unmet medical and patient needs, market access challenges, and competitors. It develops research and analysis plans, communicates actionable findings, supports forecasting and consistency of financial assumptions across regions, and provides product market intelligence guidance. The role also contributes to continuous improvement, professional development, compliance, and effective Agile ways of working.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s or master’s degree in science, engineering, mathematics, decision science, or analytics.
- At least 10 years of experience in forecasting, market research, competitive intelligence, and/or decision sciences at a pharmaceutical company or a consultancy focused on the biopharmaceutical industry.
- Understanding of how a function operates within broader enterprise strategy.
- Previous experience in a role involving, or working with, cross-functional teams across different regions or markets.
- Highly coachable and able to thrive in an environment of continuous growth.
Nice To Haves
- Pharmaceutical industry experience at a mid-cap or large-cap company.
- MBA.
Responsibilities
- Deliver day-to-day work defined by the Value Team’s mandate and business objectives.
- Support the Value Team Lead in executing the team’s strategy and objectives.
- Apply expertise to resolve business challenges identified by the Value Team and achieve measurable outcomes.
- Collaborate with cross-functional team members and stakeholders to deliver prioritized objectives.
- Lead commercial analysis for assigned products and provide forward-looking market insights to support competitive advantage and development strategy.
- Identify information needs; develop market research and data analysis plans; execute research; and communicate actionable insights for SBM, regional, and local business decisions.
- Develop a deep understanding of assigned-product markets, including market potential, trends, unmet medical and patient needs, market access challenges, and competitor trends.
- Collaborate with Finance to provide forecasting expertise to the GBSM, support the long-range forecast, and reconcile financial assumptions across regions.
- Provide overall product market intelligence guidance to the GBSM team.
- Communicate key business findings and insights to relevant cross-functional stakeholders.
- Identify process enhancements and participate in initiatives to improve team effectiveness and efficiency.
- Engage in ongoing professional development and capability building with guidance from the Chapter Lead.
- Follow established standards, policies, and leading practices, including Pharmacovigilance and E&C requirements in market research.
- Use Agile approaches and participate in Agile ceremonies and ways of working to support business delivery.
- Foster collaboration, flexibility, and responsiveness to change in an Agile environment.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
- Paid time off, including vacation and sick time, national holidays, and year-end shutdown.
- 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 fleet vehicle for eligible positions.
- Referral bonus program.
- Hybrid work arrangement with flexibility to work from home and connect with colleagues at the office.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
