Bachelor’s degree in a quantitative, analytical, business, or life sciences discipline required.
12+ years of experience in commercial operations, sales analytics, or portfolio analytics.
Expertise in brand strategy/analytics, field force strategy, and effectiveness measurement.
Proven leadership experience managing and developing analytical teams.
Hands-on experience with large-scale, cross-portfolio analytics initiatives.
Strong strategic acumen with a deep understanding of the Pharma industry.
Exceptional communication skills to influence executive leadership.
Responsibilities
Drive the field analytics strategy to enhance sales force effectiveness.
Lead the design and governance of incentive compensation programs.
Optimize resource allocation through territory sizing and customer segmentation.
Establish KPIs and performance analytics to track field execution.
Champion AI-enabled analytics tools for field workflows.
Develop and mentor a high-performing analytics team.
Advise executives with data-driven narratives to influence strategy.
Benefits
Hybrid work schedule with 3 days on campus.
Relocation benefits available.
Full Job Description
The Opportunity
As the Senior Director Field Excellence Analytics, you will serve as a premier strategic leader shaping how Genentech harnesses data science, commercial operations, and predictive analytics to empower our field customer-facing teams. Reporting directly to the Executive Director of Field Analytics & Insights (FAI), you will lead a dedicated team of analytics professionals to optimize sales force effectiveness, territory design, incentive governance, and omni-channel engagement across a multi-billion dollar product portfolio.
Drive Field Analytics Strategy: Define and execute the overarching field force effectiveness analytical vision, partnering with executive customer engagement leaders to translate commercial strategy into high-impact operational execution.
Lead Incentive Compensation & Governance: Oversee the end-to-end design, modeling, rollout, and compliance governance of equitable, highly motivating incentive compensation programs across diverse sales teams.
Optimize Commercial Resource Allocation: Direct national and subnational territory sizing, alignment, customer segmentation, and call-planning initiatives to maximize market reach, field productivity, and ROI.
Establish Measurement & KPI Frameworks: Build and monitor advanced performance analytics and subnational KPIs to track field execution, diagnose business health, and identify commercial opportunities and risks.
Advance AI & Analytical Products: Champion the development and adoption of AI-enabled analytics tools and omnichannel account planning capabilities embedded directly into field customer workflows.
Develop High-Performing Talent: Coach, mentor, and foster an inclusive culture of analytical excellence and continuous learning for a team of 6–8 analytics managers and data specialists.
Advise Executive Decision-Makers: Synthesize complex data science into intuitive, executive-ready narratives that influence commercial strategy and drive key portfolio decisions.
Who you are
You have a Bachelor’s degree in a quantitative, analytical, business, or life sciences discipline required;
You have a minimum of 12+ years of progressive commercial operations, sales analytics, or portfolio analytics experience.
Core Functional Expertise: Demonstrated expertise across brand strategy/analytics, field force strategy, segmentation and targeting, and field effectiveness measurement.
Leadership & Team Management: Proven track record of direct line management, successfully leading, developing, and inspiring a team of analytical professionals.
Complex Portfolio Analytics: Hands-on experience leading large-scale, cross-portfolio analytics initiatives that directly impacted commercial resource allocation and revenue growth.
Strategic Acumen: Demonstrated track record of deep business understanding of Pharma, ability to see big picture, connect the dots, and translate ambiguous questions into actionable analytical analytics.
Operational Excellence & Project Management: Strong track record of managing complex, cross-functional projects simultaneously from strategy through operational implementation.
Executive Presence & Communication: Exceptional verbal, written, and visual communication skills, with a proven ability to influence executive leadership and translate dense technical analytics into strategic business decisions.
Preferred
Master’s degree (MBA, MS in Business Analytics, Statistics, Data Science, Operations Research, or related life sciences discipline).
Pharmaceutical Industry experience
Location
This role is based in South San Francisco and offers a hybrid schedule working 3 day per week on campus
Relocation benefits are available for this posting
The expected salary range for this position based on the primary location of South San Francisco, CA is $214,600/yr to $398,600/yr. Actual pay will be determined based on experience, qualifications, geographic location, and other job-related factors permitted by law. A discretionary annual bonus may be available based on individual and Company performance. This position also qualifies for the benefits detailed at the link provided below.
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About Roche
Roche Holding AG is a Swiss multinational healthcare company that operates worldwide under two divisions: Pharmaceuticals and Diagnostics. Its holding company, Roche Holding AG, has bearer shares listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange. The company headquarters are located in Basel. Roche is the largest pharmaceutical company in the world, and the leading provider of cancer treatments globally. The company also produces a range of diagnostic tests for medical professionals and patients. Roche was one of the first companies to bring targeted treatments to patients. In 2019, Roche had over 100,000 employees worldwide, and generated revenue of CHF 61.5 billion.
