Senior Manager, Marketing Research - Rheumatology

Illinois, USA (On-site)

$125K/yr – $237K/yrSenior Level7+ years expFull time

Posted 7 weeks ago

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Job Summary

Own the rheumatology market insights agenda, turning complex research into clear strategic bets across Insights, Analytics, and CI while keeping suppliers, budgets, and stakeholder alignment in check.

  • Lead custom research programs and translate learnings into actionable recommendations guiding strategy and tactics.
  • Synthesize across research domains to inform decisions and present findings to multiple levels of the organization.
  • Manage external partners and research programs within budget, ensuring ethical, compliant, and bias-free outputs.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Act as a market research lead for the Rheumatology Marketing team, focused on providing strategic insights, forming a trusted relationship, and staying abreast of market dynamics and burgeoning trends within the space.
  • Be conversant with custom research methods, adept at supplier and stakeholder management, and able to independently lead custom research projects that deliver compelling and actionable learnings.
  • Perform thought-provoking and sophisticated syntheses of learnings across Insights, Analytics, and Competitive Intelligence to develop actionable recommendations that shape strategies and tactics.
  • Maintain organizational knowledge of the market, competitive trends, and industry developments and effectively communicate this knowledge to internal stakeholders.
  • Build relationships as a team player, while maintaining objectivity and lack of bias to represent the voice of the patient.
  • Demonstrate thoughtful confidence in presentation of learnings across different levels of the organization.
  • appropriately manage and collaborate with research suppliers.
  • Monitor and manage research programs within budget and identify opportunities for cost savings where appropriate.
  • Ensure all activities are conducted in accordance with financial and ethical compliance guidelines.

Requirements

  • BA or BS degree required. Advanced degree (MA, MS, MBA, PhD) preferred.
  • 7+ years relevant market research experience required.
  • Analytical reasoning abilities, intellectual curiosity, strong business acumen, superior organizational skills, meticulous attention to detail, and creativity in problem-solving.
  • Expert knowledge of qualitative and quantitative market research methodologies.
  • Excellent oral and written communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills
  • Proven ability to effectively collaborate and influence in a heavily matrixed environment
  • Demonstrated ability to manage a wide variety of projects and multiple priorities
  • Experience managing external agencies

Preferred

  • Experience in pharmaceutical or a related industry is a plus but not required

Benefits

  • We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off (vacation, holidays, sick), medical/dental/vision insurance and 401(k) to eligible employees.
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