Sr Director, Head of Insights and Analytics

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At Sobi, each person brings their unique talents to work as a team and make a difference. We are dedicated to developing and delivering innovative therapies to improve the lives of people who live with a rare disease. Our edge comes from our team of people and our commitment to patients.

Our mission and culture at Sobi North America get us excited to come to work every day, but here are a few more reasons to join our team:

• Competitive compensation for your work
• Generous time off policy
• Summer Fridays
• Opportunity to broaden your horizons by attending popular conferences
• Emphasis on work/life balance
• Collaborative and team-oriented environment
• Making a positive impact to help ultra-rare disease patients who are in need of life saving treatments

The Head of Insights and Analytics will lead the function responsible for driving strategic decisions for in-line and pipeline assets. As a key member of the department leadership team, this position champions insights-driven strategy, objective, evidence-based decision making, transparency, and continuous innovation. This role is expected to successfully coach the team to employ best practices, challenge the status quo, and streamline processes to improve quality and drive efficiencies. Additionally, the position will foster an environment of cooperation with key cross functional stakeholders both in the US and on our Global team.

Scope of the Job:

• Provides leadership and strategic direction for all key capability areas including performance analytics, promotional response, market access analytics, market research, forecasting and competitive intelligence
• Develops people from both a functional skills and leadership perspective with goal of increasing the talent level
• Proactively communicates with multi-functional teams to anticipate future needs and provide teams with strategic recommendations and insights; and identifies information and data needs
• Partners with business leaders to understand and influence strategic imperatives related to research and analytics, acts as a thought partner and encourage evidence-based decision making, challenging leadership when necessary
• Rigorously assess each commercial capability to determine whether to build from within or outsource and obtain organizational buy-in to recommendations.
• Primary point of contact for senior Commercial leaders to engage with research and analytics; serves as advisor to leadership
• Prioritizes research and analytics activities, aligns team members, and allocates resources to reflect business imperatives; balance needs across in-line and pipeline assets while driving productivity and efficiency
• Instills and reflects a strong commitment to quality and standards – both in the underlying analytical frameworks and presentations. Ensures final products are well vetted and reliable.
• Thought leader ensuring broad adoption of best practices and incorporating new methods and tools as appropriate
• Serves as an expert in the therapy area marketplaces, and leads strategic special projects that help shape and drive the direction of the organization

• Bachelor’s degree required
• 15+ years of overall experience in the biotech/pharmaceutical industries or equivalent; 10+ years in progressively responsible related roles of increasing responsibility in Insights as a Director or greater level
• Recent experience in startup/emerging life science organizations
• Experience in the oncology and/or hematology specialties and/or a focus on rare/ orphan diseases
• Deep functional expertise in Market Research, Business Insights and Analytics, Quantitative data analytics
• Demonstrated ability to lead effectively and drive results in a matrixed management operating environment
• Knowledge of analytics approaches in biopharma including descriptive and predictive analytics as well as primary research approaches in competitive intelligence, quantitative and qualitative market research, and forecasting techniques
• Experience with Veeva CRM, Tableau, and other commercial pharma technologies
• Excellent strategy, planning and execution skills with proven ability to drive results
• Highly developed commercial and business acumen; an ability to recognize growth and profitability opportunities and capitalize on them
• Ability to understand, analyze and assimilate complex issues, draw correct conclusions and formulate clear strategy and policies
• Analytical reasoning abilities, intellectual curiosity, strong business acumen, and creativity in problem solving
• Ability to interact effectively with, and present verbally and in writing to, all levels of the organization
• Experience working in a highly matrixed environment and standing out as a successful collaborator
• Experience influencing cross-functional and leadership teams

Personal Attributes:

• Ability to be a strategic business partner while having impact above and across the organization.
• Strong strategic and analytical capabilities
• The ability to thrive in situations of ambiguity and provide a clear path forward toward solutions
• Excellent interpersonal, oral and written communication skills, confident executive presence, and ability to communicate with the Executive Team
• Excellent diplomacy and facilitation skills; ability to influence without authority
• Adaptive and motivated to build and lead while "rolling up their sleeves" to get it done
• Solid business, planning and budget management acumen
• Demonstrated experience in outsourcing key commercial operations functions and effectively managing partner relationships
• High analytical capability with history of leveraging data and analytical techniques to optimize business decisions
• Record of attracting and developing strong talent both internally and externally. Proven ability to grow and develop others
• Ability to travel to US Offices in Waltham MA and Durham NC as needed (preferred)

The base salary pay range for this role is $200,000-$280,000 annually. Actual pay for this position will take into account factors such as experience and location. In addition to a base salary, this position is also eligible for a competitive 401k match, short and long-term incentives, medical, dental, vision, STD/LTD and life insurance benefits, in addition to other health and wellness programs and offerings. 

All Sobi employees need to demonstrate behaviors in line with Sobi's core values: Care, Ambition, Urgency, Ownership and Partnership. Are you ready to be on the Sobi team? Come join a culture that empowers every person to be the person that makes a difference for rare disease.

Why Join Us?

We are a global company with over 1,700 employees in more than 30 countries and are committed to the societies where we operate. With a deeply skilled management team directing our day-to-day wins, and a Board with a stellar track record, we’re ready to take on the world’s diseases, ailments and adversity. Our people believe they have the power to make a positive impact in others’ lives because that’s exactly what we do here. If you’re seeking a career that taps into your talents in a way that makes the world a better, healthier place, we just may have a job for you.

We know our employees are our most valuable asset, and our culture conveys that. We offer a competitive benefits package, to support the health and happiness of our staff.

Sobi Culture

At Sobi, we refuse to accept the status quo. This is because we have witnessed first-hand the challenges facing those affected by rare diseases, and have used this knowledge to shape our business to find new ways of helping them.

As a specialized biopharmaceutical company, we are dedicated to rare diseases. And we see this focus as a strength. By effectively turning our research into ground-breaking treatments, we help make medicine more accessible and open up more possibilities for patients and more opportunities for those caring for them. This has been our approach since day one, but we know we can’t change the world of rare diseases on our own. Accomplishing this requires strong partnerships with patients, partners and stakeholders across the entire value chain. Together, we define how our business can create solutions that serve the needs of those affected by rare diseases while facilitating sustainable growth.

An Equal Opportunity Employer

Sobi is an Equal Opportunity Employer and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any kind. All employment decisions at Sobi are based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications, without regard to race, color, religion or belief, national, social or ethnic origin, sex (including pregnancy), age, physical, mental or sensory disability, HIV Status, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veterans and/or expression, marital, civil union or domestic partnership status, past or present military service, family medical history or genetic information, family or parental status, or any other status or protected groups by the laws or regulations in the locations where we operate.

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For the safety of our employees and all individuals with whom we interact professionally, Sobi North America requires all new hires in the U.S. to be fully vaccinated for COVID-19 with proof of vaccination status. We will consider requests for reasonable medical or religious accommodations, as well as any state-specific exemptions, as required by applicable law.