The New Product Planning Manager is a high impact role that will support the strategy, planning and execution of commercial assessments for Genesis's AI-enabled pipeline programs. The position will report to the Director of New Product Planning.
This role will be based at Genesis's physical office in San Diego.
Key Responsibilities:- Market analysis: Analyze disease areas, treatment paradigms, and unmet needs to help shape the positioning of new potential drugs
- Primary and secondary research: Support KOL interviews, along with secondary research such as epidemiology and published literature, to build and validate commercial assumptions
- Competitive monitoring: Track competitor pipelines, clinical readouts, approvals, and deals, including monitoring conference abstracts and presentations for early signals, and translate the implications into updated assumptions for the team
- Development strategy: Contribute commercial input into Target Product Profiles (TPPs) and clinical development plans (endpoints, comparators, patient populations, and indication sequencing)
- Cross-functional collaboration: Work with discovery, preclinical development, business development, and finance to keep programs aligned with commercial objectives
Candidate profile:- Life sciences background, ideally a BS or MS degree in biology or a related field
- 1-2 years at a top-tier consulting firm, investment bank, or equity research group preferred
- Experience in New Product Planning, marketing, portfolio strategy, competitive intelligence, or a related analytical role at a pharmaceutical or biotech company also considered
- Experience in oncology or immunology is a plus
- Some exposure to commercial assessments based on primary and secondary research, ideally for preclinical and early clinical assets
- Strong Excel modeling and PowerPoint skills
- Excellent communication, listening, and presentation skills
- Ability to travel domestically and internationally, if required, approximately 10% of the time
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