Salary range: $150K - $200KLocation: United States, US Eastern Time (ET), US Central Time (CT), US Mountain Time (MT), US Pacific Time (PT)
Visa Sponsorship Details: Not open to any visas (e.g., U.S. citizens, green card holders)
On-site work policy: Relocation: No
About this roleThe Pharma Strategy Manager will serve as the embedded subject-matter expert for the Activate squad, translating clinical and commercial context into effective audience strategies, data specifications, and client-ready deliverables.
This role requires a strong understanding of the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries, clinical information, commercial brand strategy, and healthcare data. The Pharma Strategy Manager will develop patient, caregiver, and healthcare professional (HCP) targeting strategies, translate commercial business requests into actionable data logic, and ensure that all deliverables are clinically accurate, strategically sound, and aligned with client objectives.
The ideal candidate brings experience in pharmaceutical strategy, medical communications, clinical strategy, life sciences consulting, healthcare marketing, or pharmaceutical data. This individual should be comfortable working across therapeutic areas, interpreting complex clinical information, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality audience strategies and recommendations.
Key Responsibilities- Serve as the embedded pharmaceutical subject-matter expert for the Activate squad.
- Translate clinical, pharmaceutical, and commercial business context into actionable audience strategies and data specifications.
- Develop patient, caregiver, and healthcare professional (HCP) audience targeting strategies.
- Convert commercial requests and client objectives into executable data logic and audience requirements.
- Work with claims data and real-world data (RWD) to support audience identification, segmentation, and targeting strategies.
- Apply knowledge of ICD-10 and CPT coding systems to inform audience definitions and data specifications.
- Ensure that audience strategies accurately reflect relevant clinical conditions, treatment populations, and commercial objectives.
- Develop clear and well-supported audience rationales and targeting recommendations.
- Translate complex clinical and pharmaceutical information into clear, accurate, and concise content.
- Prepare client-facing deliverables, including data specifications, audience rationales, strategic recommendations, and presentation slides.
- Ensure all deliverables are clinically accurate, commercially relevant, and ready for client review.
- Support pharmaceutical commercial strategy across brand positioning, product launches, and HCP and direct-to-consumer (DTC) or patient audience targeting.
- Collaborate with internal teams to ensure commercial requests are translated into practical and effective data-driven solutions.
- Maintain flexibility to support healthcare-related projects when needed, while primarily focusing on pharmaceutical and biotechnology work.
- Support work across multiple therapeutic areas and drug modalities.
Required Qualifications- 4-8 years of experience as a Pharma Strategy Manager, Medical Writer, Clinical Strategist, or in a closely related pharmaceutical strategy role.
- Commercial pharmaceutical or biotechnology industry experience is required. Purely academic or postdoctoral experience does not meet this requirement.
- Experience working at a life sciences consulting firm, medical communications agency, healthcare marketing agency, or pharmaceutical data company such as IQVIA.
- Broad experience across pharmaceutical projects, with the ability to support approximately 80%-90% pharmaceutical work while remaining flexible to handle healthcare-related cases.
- Understanding of pharmaceutical commercial strategy and clinical information.
- Ability to translate commercial requests into actionable audience strategies and data specifications.
- Experience working with or understanding claims data, real-world data (RWD), ICD-10/CPT codes, and audience targeting tools.
Preferred Qualifications- Experience working across multiple therapeutic areas, such as:
- Oncology.
- Rare diseases.
- Cardiology.
- Other pharmaceutical therapeutic areas.
- Experience supporting different drug modalities.
- Experience developing patient and HCP audience strategies.
- Experience preparing commercial deliverables subject to Medical, Legal, and Regulatory (MLR) review.
- Background in commercial brand positioning and pharmaceutical launch strategy.
- Experience with HCP and direct-to-consumer (DTC) or patient audience targeting.
- Strong medical writing and communication skills, including the ability to convert complex clinical information into clear, accurate, and concise:
- Data specifications.
- Audience rationales.
- Client-facing presentations and slides.
- PharmD, MD, or PhD preferred.
- Candidates based on the US East Coast and operating in the Eastern Time Zone are preferred.
Technical Skills and Tools- Claims Data.
- Real-World Data (RWD).
- ICD-10 and CPT coding systems.
- Vi Activate.
- Audience targeting tools.
- Pharmaceutical and healthcare data interpretation.
- Clinical and commercial audience strategy development.
