Vice President, Insights & Analytics

Vaxcyte•San Carlos, CA

2d•$325,000 - $385,000•Hybrid

About The Position

The Vice President, Insights & Analytics (I&A) is a newly created role responsible for building Vaxcyte’s commercial insights, analytics, and forecasting capabilities, beginning with the U.S. adult launch of VAX-31. The position will oversee the existing Market Research and Competitive Intelligence team while establishing commercial analytics capabilities and bringing these functions together into an integrated organization that informs strategic and operational decisions across the Commercial organization. The VP will translate market research, customer insights, competitive intelligence, claims data, and commercial performance data into actionable insights for strategy, resource allocation, forecasting, and execution. As a trusted advisor to commercial and executive leadership, this leader will provide an integrated view of market dynamics, customer needs, competitive developments, and business performance to identify risks and opportunities and support data-driven decisions. The position is part of the Commercial organization and partners with the Commercial Leadership Team, including the Launch Lead and leaders across Marketing, Sales, Market Access, and Digital Enablement, as well as Finance, Medical Affairs, and Scientific Affairs. The role owns business questions, analytical priorities, interpretation, and communication of insights, while partnering with Digital Enablement on the systems, platforms, and AI-enabled tools that support data access and analytical capabilities at scale. It reports to the Chief Commercial Officer and is based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in a hybrid arrangement requiring at least three days onsite per week. The role requires travel 20% of the time.

Requirements

BA/BS degree in a scientific discipline, business, or a quantitative field.
At least 15 years of industry-related experience, including at least 7 years in insights, analytics, forecasting, or market research leadership roles within pharmaceutical, biotech, or vaccine organizations, with direct exposure to vaccine product launch.
Demonstrated experience building an Insights & Analytics function from the ground up or serving as one of the first I&A hires in a pre-launch or early-launch commercial-stage company.
Deep understanding of the vaccine commercial data and analytics ecosystem, including syndicated sales and claims data, primary and secondary market research methodologies, forecasting methodologies for complex biologics and vaccines, competitive intelligence frameworks and tools, and commercial analytics and BI platforms.
Working familiarity with AI-enabled analytics tools, including predictive modeling and automated insight generation, and judgment about when human analysis should lead.
Ability to travel 20% of the time for commercial and cross-functional team engagements.
Other combinations of education and/or experience may be considered.

Nice To Haves

MBA or other advanced degree.
Experience launching U.S. vaccines and/or specialty biologics.
Familiarity with GPO, P&T committee, and payer contracting timelines and how they shape forecast assumptions and research sequencing.
Experience with syndicated sales and claims data such as IQVIA, Symphony, or Komodo.
Experience with commercial analytics and BI platforms such as Tableau or Power BI.
Ability to translate complex data into a clear, decision-ready narrative for commercial and executive leadership.

Responsibilities

Define and execute the Insights & Analytics strategy, operating model, and phased capability build to support pre-launch, launch, and commercial growth, including organizational design, talent, budget, and external partnerships.
Build and lead a high-performing team spanning market research, competitive intelligence, forecasting, and commercial analytics, establishing I&A as a trusted center of excellence.
Establish data acquisition, governance, and utilization priorities in partnership with Digital Enablement.
Lead market research and competitive intelligence to deepen understanding of healthcare professionals, patients, payers, and the competitive landscape, translating findings into implications for positioning, segmentation, targeting, and go-to-market strategy.
Oversee commercial forecasting, ensuring assumptions are informed by qualitative and quantitative evidence and communicating key risks, opportunities, and market uncertainties to leadership.
Establish the commercial measurement and reporting framework, including performance metrics, dashboards, and executive-level reporting, to monitor launch progress and inform business decisions.
Deliver analyses and recommendations across sales, marketing, and market access, including account targeting, sales and marketing effectiveness, investment optimization, return on investment, and sales force incentive compensation in partnership with Sales and Finance.
Use advanced and AI-enabled analytics in partnership with Digital Enablement to improve analytical efficiency, generate timely insights, and support continuous optimization of commercial execution.
Partner with commercial leaders to align research, forecasting, and analytics priorities with launch milestones and strategic decisions.
Collaborate with Market Access, Medical Affairs, Scientific Affairs, and other cross-functional partners to integrate relevant perspectives while maintaining appropriate functional independence and compliance boundaries.
Advise the Chief Commercial Officer and executive leadership by communicating business implications, surfacing emerging risks and opportunities, and informing commercial strategy and expectations.