Associate Director, Marketing Sciences

Foster City, CA (Hybrid)

$196K/yr – $253K/yrSenior LevelFull time

Posted 3 weeks ago

Job Summary

Owns forecasting and analytics for the Breast & Gyn franchise, from model development to executive-ready insights, guiding planning cycles and cross-functional decisions.

  • Lead global patient-based forecast models and updates for Breast & Gyn indications.
  • Develop executive-ready analyses and presentations for stakeholders.
  • Partner with indication leads and cross-functional teams to evaluate drivers and market evolution.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Forecasting & Analytics
  • - Support development, maintenance, and refinement of global patient-based forecast models for Breast & Gyn-related indications, including TNBC, HR+/HER2-, and Endometrial Cancer as well as SCLC.
  • - Lead forecast updates associated with annual planning cycles, Long Range Planning, financial guidance exercises, ATUs, and scenario assessments.
  • - Partner with indication leads to evaluate key business drivers including epidemiology, treatment dynamics, competitive events, pricing assumptions, dosing assumptions, duration of therapy, and market evolution.
  • - Develop and communicate forecast assumptions and business insights to cross-functional stakeholders, including Commercial, Finance, GSM, and Affiliate teams.
  • - Conduct base-case and scenario analyses to evaluate potential business risks, opportunities, and strategic alternatives across the Breast & Gyn franchise.
  • - Support affiliate forecasting alignment activities, helping ensure consistency between global assumptions and local market expectations.
  • - Monitor commercial performance and market dynamics to identify emerging trends and potential forecast implications.
  • - Develop executive-ready analyses and presentations that communicate complex quantitative findings in an easy-to-understand and actionable manner.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree and 10+ years of relevant experience; OR
  • Master's degree and 8+ years of relevant experience; OR
  • PhD and 2+ years of relevant experience.
  • Business leadership experience and a track record of influencing without authority, especially with senior cross-functional partners, to resolve ambiguity and drive consensus.
  • Strong leadership acumen demonstrated through effective relationships with stakeholders, peers, and teams.
  • Experience presenting to senior leadership audiences, simplifying complex materials, and managing audiences with differing viewpoints to gain alignment.
  • Experience working in a matrixed organization and partnering effectively across global, regional, and affiliate teams.
  • Ability to meaningfully portray and effectively communicate complex quantitative data in an easy-to-understand format.
  • Experience with pharmaceutical data sources such as IQVIA/IMS, SHA, claims, treatment-pattern data, ATUs, and chart audits.
  • Experience conducting commercial analytics and proactively identifying analyses to address key business questions.

Preferred

  • Relevant experience in biotechnology, pharmaceuticals, or consulting, with a focus on one or more areas of market research, forecasting, analytics, decision analytics, commercial strategy, or marketing.
  • Advanced business or life science degree.
  • Oncology knowledge, with breast cancer, gynecologic oncology, thoracic oncology, ADC, or in-line brand experience preferred.
  • Experience supporting in-line brands, annual planning processes, ATUs, chart audits, forecast governance, or affiliate engagement.
  • Experience synthesizing multiple data sources into clear commercial implications for strategic decision making.

Benefits

  • benefits include company-sponsored medical, dental, vision, and life insurance plans*.
  • Eligible employees may participate in benefit plans, subject to the terms and conditions of the applicable plans.
  • Our environment respects individual differences and recognizes each employee as an integral member of our company. Our workforce reflects these values and celebrates the individuals who make up our growing team.
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