Summary:
We are looking for a talented and energetic Associate Director of Business Intelligence to join our team and drive the advancement of our business intelligence strategies and capabilities in support of SYFOVRE. The Associate Director of Business Intelligence will be accountable for partnering closely U.S. commercial teams to generate market-specific insights gathered from primary market research, secondary data analysis, and competitive intelligence to create integrated and actionable insights for key customer/stakeholder groups. The ideal candidate should have experience working in a commercial insights position within a biotech or pharmaceutical company. The Associate Director will report into the Senior Director of Business Intelligence for SYFOVRE and will serve as a key member of the SYFOVRE team to drive insights and market knowledge that will be critical to continue driving the success of the brand.

Roles and Responsibilities:

Key Responsibilities

• Partner closely with the commercial and brand teams to generate market-specific insights gathered from primary market research, secondary data analysis and competitive intelligence to create integrated and actional insights for key customer / stakeholder groups
• Execute foundational research to generate insights in support of current and future business objectives for SYFOVRE
• Develop and deliver analyses that connect data findings to brand strategies informing both tactical decisions as well as long-term planning
• Partner with brand and commercial teams on strategy development and tactical execution across the product lifecycle including market outlook and situational assessments
• Proactively scope key business questions, generate hypotheses, independently design studies/analyses, and generate insights for the business
• Own the annual insights budget for SYFOVRE
• Manage third party vendors, as required, to support market research engagements and competitive intelligence gathering

Qualifications

• B.S. degree required (business, biology, or medicine-related degree preferred). Advanced Degree (MBA, PhD, PharmD) preferred
• At least 7+ years of experience in pharmaceutical/biotech/medtech industry (client-side experience preferred)
• Must Haves:
  • Expertise in qualitative and quantitative market research methodologies
  • Working knowledge of secondary data sources and experience leveraging secondary data to generate insights
  • Demonstrated project and vendor management skills
  • Excellent collaboration skills and ability to influence without authority
  • Strategic and Analytical Mindset
  • Strong problem solving/framing abilities
  • Excellent communication skills; able to create simplicity from complexity, expert narrative development/storytelling
  • Managerial courage: ability to challenge and persuade
  • Proven ability to engage with business unit and executive leadership
• Preferred

• Experience in retina
• Experience with buy-and-bill product
• Experience in Competitive Intelligence, Commercial Assessments and/or Consulting

Employment

• Full-Time Regular
• Domestic and international travel will be required in this role (up to 25%)

Work Arrangement:
Hybrid

Travel Requirements:
Domestic and international travel will be required in this role (up to 25%)

Education:
Bachelor's Degree

Benefits and Perks:

Apellis offers a comprehensive benefits package, inclusive flexible time off, summer and winter shutdowns, paid family leave and more!

Other Duties:

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.