Manager, Competitive Intelligence

Alkermes

3h • $132,000 - $152,000 • Hybrid

About The Position

The Manager, Competitive Intelligence will be part of a growing innovative team responsible for delivering actionable competitive insights to support strategic decision-making for both inline products and a late-stage pipeline asset. This person will be responsible for gathering, analyzing, and communicating timely intelligence on competitors, industry trends, and market dynamics. They will partner closely with cross-functional teams, including Commercial, Medical, and R&D to anticipate market shifts, assess competitor actions, reduce decision risk, and inform portfolio and product strategy.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in business, life sciences, public health, business, or a related field.
• Minimum of 5 years in pharmaceutical or healthcare industry with at least 2 years in a CI, strategic insights, or related function.
• Proven success conducting CI to support advancement of early-stage pipeline and inline products.
• Experience working in cross-functional teams and supporting commercial or clinical functions is a plus.
• Experience gathering insights and assessing business opportunities.
• Proficiency with secondary research tools
• An understanding of the pharmaceutical market and clinical development and regulatory milestones.
• A basic understanding of CI frameworks and techniques
• Effective written and verbal communication skills; experience preparing presentation materials a plus.
• Ability to work independently while managing multiple tasks and deadlines.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office applications including Excel, Word and PowerPoint.

Nice To Haves

• Strong attention to detail, intellectually curious, and an ability to synthesize large amounts of data into concise outputs.
• Ability to present insights and intelligence in a clear and concise manner.
• Collaborative mindset and willingness to learn and grow within a CI function.
• Ability to travel 20%.
• Ability to work a weekly hybrid office schedule in our Waltham location.

Responsibilities

• Competitive Monitoring & Research Track key competitors and industry developments through secondary research using syndicated databases, publications, conference coverage, and public filings.
• Develop and maintain competitive trackers, timelines, and profiles to support commercial and R&D teams.
• Monitor clinical trial activity, regulatory filings, and market events that may impact company strategy.
• Maintain CI dashboards and work with teams to develop additional dashboards
• Support CI deliverables such as competitor landscape assessments, market overviews, SWOT analyses, and conference debriefs.
• Partner with senior CI team members to analyze data and translate findings into concise insights for internal stakeholders.
• Assist in developing executive summaries and slide decks for cross-functional reviews.
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders including Commercial, Medical, and R&D to address intelligence needs.
• Support ad hoc CI requests and special projects across therapeutic areas or product life stages.
• Contribute to preparation and execution of CI initiatives such as congress surveillance, war games, scenario analysis planning, and strategic workshops.
• Work with vendors and consultants to coordinate secondary and primary CI projects.
• Maintain knowledge of CI tools and databases relevant to the pharmaceutical industry and ensure effective utilization.

Benefits

• In addition, this position is eligible for an annual performance pay bonus.
• Alkermes offers a competitive benefits package.
• Additional details can be found on our careers website: www.alkermes.com/careers#working-here

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager