Insmed

Director, Field Strategy

Insmed$177K — $242K *
US-AnywhereRemote in New Jersey, US
Pharmaceuticals & Biotech
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree required; 10+ years in pharmaceutical commercial roles.
  • Expertise in commercial strategy and field force effectiveness.
  • Demonstrated ability to influence stakeholders in a matrixed organization.
  • Strong consultative leadership in cross-functional initiatives.
  • Proficient at translating data into strategic insights and recommendations.
  • Ability to confidently interface with Executive Leadership.
  • Experience in business planning and communication strategies.

Responsibilities

  • Lead the development of field force size and structure strategies.
  • Collaborate with Field Operations and Strategy teams to translate strategy into operations.
  • Partner with analytics teams to derive strategic insights from business performance.
  • Define reports and analytics integration into field initiatives.
  • Work with field teams to identify AI solutions for operational gaps.
  • Advise sales leadership on organizational changes and strategic priorities.
  • Conduct strategic business assessments to align stakeholders and drive recommendations.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage with mental health support.
  • Generous paid time off and family-forming benefits.
  • 401(k) plan with competitive matching and annual equity awards.
  • Access to Learning Institute for professional development.
  • Employee resource groups and community service opportunities.
Full Job Description
About the Role:
We're looking for a Director, Field Strategy on the Commercial Effectiveness team to help us expand what's possible for patients with serious diseases. Reporting to the Senior Director, Field Strategy and Operations, you'll serve as a strategic leader responsible for shaping the strategy of our field organization through commercial planning, field force optimization, go to market model and cross-functional collaboration. You'll act as the liaison between field-based teams and Global Program Teams, ensuring commercial strategies are informed by field insights while providing thought leadership in field force sizing, targeting, call planning, organizational design, and strategic enablement.

What You'll Do:

In this role, you'll have the opportunity to define and evolve the strategy that drives field effectiveness, enabling data-driven decision making, optimizing commercial execution, and partnering across the organization to achieve business objectives. Lead the development and evolution of field force size and structure strategies, including ongoing geographic optimization, call plan and targeting, and executive recommendations that maximize commercial impact.
  • Work across the Field Operations and Strategy team to ensure strategy and structure is pulled through operationally and exists in all systems, enablement and execution
  • Partner with Field Reporting and Analytics to translate business performance into strategic insights, proactively identifying opportunities and recommending actions that improve commercial execution.
  • Define the strategic integration of reporting and analytics into field initiatives, ensuring performance insights support business priorities and field effectiveness objectives.
  • Develop executive-ready recommendations, business cases, and change management strategies that enable informed decision-making and successful implementation of commercial initiatives.
  • Work Closely with field teams to understand gaps and needs to identify and develop plans to leverage AI to implement as a solution
  • Advise field sales leadership on strategic priorities, operational processes, and organizational changes, fostering alignment, adoption, and continuous feedback to strengthen field execution.
  • Partner with cross-functional stakeholders to influence the design, usability, and adoption of field tools, reports, and resources, ensuring solutions meet evolving business needs. • Lead cross-functional planning with field leadership to develop communication strategies that support commercial initiatives, operational changes, and field engagement. • Conduct strategic business assessments in response to leadership priorities, aligning subject matter experts, facilitating solution development, and driving actionable recommendations.


Who You Are:

You have a Bachelor's Degree along with 10+ years of progressive pharmaceutical commercial experience (sales, commercial strategy, commercial operations, leadership, marketing, market access, or commercial excellence), or a combination of education, training, and experience.

You are or you also have:
• Deep expertise and Demonstrated experience developing and influencing commercial strategy, with expertise in field force effectiveness, targeting, customer segmentation, call planning, or territory design.
• Proven ability to establish and cultivate strategic partnerships while influencing key stakeholders across a highly matrixed organization.
• Ability to confidently interface with Executive Leadership, providing strategic recommendations and serving as a trusted subject matter expert.
• Strong consultative leadership skills with experience leading cross-functional initiatives and driving alignment across diverse stakeholder groups.
• Demonstrated ability to translate complex business data and analytics into actionable insights and strategic recommendations that drive commercial decision-making.
• Experience leading business planning, organizational change, and communication strategies aligned with enterprise and commercial objectives.
• Strong commercial acumen with the ability to anticipate business needs, identify opportunities, and recommend innovative solutions that improve field performance.
• Exceptional executive communication, presentation, and influencing skills with the ability to distill complex information for diverse audiences.

Nice to have (but not required):
• Experience supporting product launches or growth stage brands
• Experience in rare or specialty disease commercial environments.
• Experience with CRM platforms, commercial analytics, and field force automation tools. • Experience supporting field force sizing, territory alignment, targeting, or commercial deployment strategies.
• 5+ years of experience leading or managing field-based or commercial teams.

Where You'll Work

This is a fully remote role. It can be performed effectively from anywhere while staying connected to your Insmed team and community. Occasional travel for team meetings or events may be expected.

Travel Requirements

This role requires occasional travel (approximately 15%)

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Pay Range:
$177,000.00-242,000.00 Annual

Life at Insmed

At Insmed, you'll find a culture as human as our mission-intentionally designed for the people behind it. You deserve a workplace that reflects the same care you bring to your work each day, with support for how you work, how you grow, and how you show up for patients, your team, and yourself.

Highlights of our U.S. offerings include:
  • Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage and mental health support, annual wellbeing reimbursement, and access to our Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
  • Generous paid time off policies, fertility and family-forming benefits, caregiver support, and flexible work schedules with purposeful in-person collaboration
  • 401(k) plan with a competitive company match, annual equity awards, and participation in our Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP), and company-paid life and disability insurance
  • Company Learning Institute providing access to LinkedIn Learning, skill building workshops, leadership programs, mentorship connections, and networking opportunities
  • Employee resource groups, service and recognition programs, and meaningful opportunities to connect, volunteer, and give back


Eligibility for specific programs may vary and is subject to the terms and conditions of each plan.

Current Insmed Employees: Please apply via the Jobs Hub in Workday.

About Insmed

Insmed is a biopharmaceutical company that develops drugs to treat serious and rare diseases. The company's lead product candidate is ARIKAYCE, which is being developed to treat patients with nontuberculous mycobacterial lung disease. Insmed is also developing drugs to treat other respiratory diseases, as well as rare diseases such as lipodystrophy. The company was founded in 1988 and is headquartered in Bridgewater, New Jersey.
Learn more about Insmed
Size
613 employees
Market Cap
$2.6 billion
Industry
Net Income
-$294 million
Revenue
$164.4 million
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