Job Description

General Summary:

The Associate Director will be responsible for delivering commercial insights to inform strategic choices and commercialization decisions in the North America Cystic Fibrosis business unit. As an integral member of the North America Commercial Brand Team, and a partner to the Global Commercial Brand Team, the Associate Director will maintain a pulse on critical business questions, and formulate and execute an insights plan (involving either primary market research and/or data analytics) to answer them.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

• Function as a key partner to the North America Marketing lead and provide objective perspective and insights
• Formulate a comprehensive insights generation plan to address a spectrum of business questions using the appropriate methodology
• Independently design and execute primary market research that addresses key business questions
• Define data analytics needed to answer ongoing business questions and oversee its execution
• Run the analytics coordination forum which provides cross-functional alignment on analytics activities supporting the program
• Maintain a current summary of all the insights supporting a disease area in the form of an Insights book
• Develop the situation analysis for the Brand Planning process
• Maintain a strong understanding of the LRP forecast model and provide assumptions that inform the Long Range Plan

Knowledge and Skills:

• Depth of knowledge in a variety of primary market research methodologies; substantial experience managing design and execution of primary market research projects
• Strong complex quantitative analysis skills; experience running own analyses as well as partnering with advanced analytics professionals, and interpreting results
• Deep understanding of the biopharma commercialization process; experience with go-to-market approaches and launch planning
• Strong experience working with global brands and understanding insights from global markets
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills – able to synthesize and distill complex information into a compelling narrative
• Proactive orientation - able to anticipate issues, engage with stakeholders and plan accordingly
• Demonstrated experience as a trusted advisor and thought partner to stakeholders
• Comfortable with ambiguity; able to effectively structure problems and solution approaches

Education and Experience:

• Bachelor’s Degree in relevant discipline required
• Typically requires 8 or more years in bio-pharma marketing, market research and/or analytics, or the equivalent combination of education and experience

Flex Designation:

Flex Eligibility Status:

In this Hybrid-Eligible role, you can choose to be designated as:
1. Hybrid: work remotely up to two days per week; or select
2. On-Site: work five days per week on-site with ad hoc flexibility.

Note: The Flex status for this position is subject to Vertex’s Policy on Flex @ Vertex Program and may be changed at any time.

Company Information

Vertex is a global biotechnology company that invests in scientific innovation.

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