Executive Director, Commercial Analytics - New Products/Innovation

Sumitomo Pharma Co., Ltd. is a global pharmaceutical company based in Japan with key operations in the U.S. (Sumitomo Pharma America, Inc.), Canada (Sumitomo Pharma Canada, Inc.) and Europe (Sumitomo Pharma Switzerland GmbH) focused on addressing patient needs in oncology, urology, women's health, rare diseases, psychiatry & neurology, and cell & gene therapies. With several marketed products in the U.S., Canada, and Europe, and a diverse pipeline of early- to late-stage assets, we aim to accelerate discovery, research, and development to bring novel therapies to patients sooner. For more information on SMPA, visit our website https://www.us.sumitomo-pharma.com or follow us on LinkedIn.

Job Overview

The Executive Director, Commercial Analytics - New Products/Innovation will lead the strategy and execution of data-driven insights to support commercial decision-making on pipeline products.  This individual will also serve as an advisor for innovative analytical and market research techniques for all Commercial Analytics & Field Strategy functions.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

• Act as the primary advisor to all Commercial Analytics & Field strategy functions as it relates to new approaches to analytics and market research techniques.
• Responsible for pre-launch commercial analytics for products in development
• Responsible for assessing commercial marketplace for pipeline products through primary and secondary research
• Partner closely with Medical, Business Development, Finance and all areas of commercial in the establishment of analytics plans and the delivery of unbiased, insightful data-driven analyses in support of all pre-commercial assets.
• Responsible for establishing competitive landscape and competitive intelligence for pre-commercial assets.
• Partner cross-functionally with the market research team to connect primary market research and secondary data analytics to tell a compelling and persuasive story and deliver clear and actionable recommendations to leadership
• Collaborate with Commercial Analytics to standardize analytics services and approaches to deliver critical insights across the portfolio including reusable services / methods.
• Drive innovation in analytics and business execution to positively impact brand performance and efficiency.
• Develop and implement an analytics and market research launch playbook.

Essential Skills and Abilities:

• Strong analytical background, strategic thinking and problem-solving skills, with the ability to analyze complex and dynamic data sets into actionable insights and aligning them with business priorities to drive impactful results
• Ability to extract actionable insights from complex data sets
• Proficient at communicating complex data analysis in a clear and compelling narrative
• Excellent at building trusted partnerships
• Knowledge in advanced modeling techniques and how to apply them
• Knowledge of Business Intelligence tools (Tableau, Qlik, PowerBI, etc.)
• Basic understanding of project management
• Excellent communication skills, capable of effectively collaborating with leadership across sales, marketing, finance and medical functions and present complex insights effectively to diverse audiences
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic environment and adapt to changing business needs and priorities

Education and Experience:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Life Sciences, Marketing, Business Administration or a related field; MBA or advanced degree is preferred
• A minimum of 20+ years (w/o Master's) or 15+ years (with Master's) of experience in the pharmaceutical or healthcare industry, with a strong focus on marketing strategy, data analytics, and insights.
• 15+ years of domain expertise in marketing, data analytics, or other related strategic analytics.
• Proven track record of enabling data-driven decision-making at a senior leadership level

The base salary range for this role is $257,600 to $322,000. Base salary is part of our total rewards package which also includes the opportunity for merit-based salary increases, short incentive plan participation, eligibility for our 401(k) plan, medical, dental, vision, life and disability insu