Senior Manager, Competitive Intelligence

CSL Behring•Waltham, PA

About The Position

The Senior Manager, Competitive Intelligence will support the Global Competitive Intelligence team by providing evidence-based strategic and tactical guidance through actionable intelligence to inform decision-making across CSL Behring. This role will work closely with the Global Competitive Intelligence Lead, Market Insights, and Forecasting teams to deliver relevant, timely, and actionable industry and competitive analysis as input into the Commercial Evaluation process and investment-related decision-making. The incumbent will support therapy areas (TAs) to plan, recommend, develop and oversee all functional outputs that maximize the impact of Competitive Intelligence and analytics efforts. TAs may include Iron, Nephrology, and CardioVascular Renal. This role will require presentations to senior management, leveraging industry and competitive insights to support lifecycle management, global commercialization, and strategic planning for CSL’s inline and pipeline portfolios. The scope is global and requires close collaboration across multiple functions, including Commercial Development therapy areas, International Business Teams, Commercial Operations, Finance, R&D, Medical Affairs, Regulatory, and other key stakeholders. The incumbent will help guide internal decision-making and contribute to strategic planning by keeping stakeholders informed of evolving industry dynamics and their potential impact on CSL’s strategic outlook. This individual must be able to integrate and cross-analyze quantitative and qualitative information from multiple sources, with minimal supervision, and translate it into comprehensive, well-supported recommendations that are relevant, timely, and actionable for product commercialization and strategy development.

Requirements

BA or BS is required; Advanced degree is preferred.
Minimum of 7 years of relevant business experience, including at least 5 years in competitive intelligence, 2 years in advanced analytics, and 3+ years in secondary market research.
Pharmaceutical and/or biotechnology industry experience required; experience within a global manufacturing organization preferred.
Some travel required.
Strong analytical capabilities, with demonstrated ability to apply Competitive Intelligence methodologies and related analytical approaches.
Proven research skills, including the ability to interpret, validate, and appropriately leverage insights from multiple sources.
Ability to apply sound analytical techniques, use reliable information sources, and implement appropriate validation methods; advanced analytics experience is a plus.
Strategic thinker with the ability to advise on long-range planning and contribute to future business strategies.
Demonstrated experience working across multidisciplinary and cross- functional teams.
Experience with process design, systems management, and database management.
Experience managing budgets and external Competitive Intelligence vendors.

Responsibilities

Supports the continued development and advancement of the Competitive Intelligence discipline across CSL, providing thought leadership and helping ensure CI outputs are appropriately integrated into business decision-making.
Identifies and proactively monitors industry drivers, risks, opportunities, and competitive threats to inform commercialization planning and strategy development.
Partners closely with TA/Brand teams, Insights & Analytics, and other cross- functional stakeholders to define and maintain prioritized Key Intelligence Topics and Questions (KITs/KIQs), as well as targeted intelligence-gathering plans.
Triangulates, validates, and assesses the credibility of collected intelligence and related assumptions.
Translates intelligence into timely insights, actionable recommendations, and practical solutions that support business decisions and strategic planning.
Identifies and analyzes targeted industry intelligence, market trends, and competitive developments across therapy areas to support commercialization planning, decision-making, and strategy development.
Contributes to franchise and brand strategy as a Competitive Intelligence subject matter expert.
Interprets and assesses competitor strategies for integration into brand strategy development, including pressure-testing the sustainability of strategic plans.
Conducts secondary industry research and develops insightful analyses across treatment flows, competitor dynamics, and product fit to support the Commercial Evaluation process.
Identifies key threats and opportunities and advises on action planning and competitor response strategy development.
Leverages internal knowledge and subject matter experts, as needed, to evaluate the implications of competitor threats and opportunities.
Conducts and/or leads CI programs in accordance with company policies and industry codes of ethics to supplement publicly available information, including management of external CI vendors.
Supports resource and systems optimization efforts to ensure effective use of CI resources across therapy areas, regions, and cross-functional teams.
Contributes to the evolution, integration, and optimization of CI and AI tools, platforms, and systems to improve the efficiency, quality, and impact of Competitive Intelligence outputs.