Associate director

job summary:
Are you ready to shape the future of healthcare strategy? This role offers a unique opportunity to lead cross-functional insights synthesis and drive strategic decision-making for a high-profile obesity pipeline portfolio. Working from a state-of-the-art corporate campus in Mettawa, IL, you will frame critical business questions and guide long-term asset strategies in a highly collaborative, forward-thinking hybrid environment.

You will translate complex data into actionable recommendations that influence brand strategies over the next decade. If you excel at turning market intelligence into cohesive narratives for leadership and thrive in a fast-paced pipeline environment, this impactful position is designed for you.

location: Lake Forest, Illinois
job type: Contract
salary: $69.00 - 78.27 per hour
work hours: 9 to 5
education: Bachelors


responsibilities:

• Lead cross-functional insights synthesis to guide brand strategy and advise on key initiatives for obesity pipeline assets.
• Enable rapid, data-driven business decisions by framing and prioritizing critical brand and market evolution questions.
• Identify high-impact opportunities utilizing market research, advanced analytics, and competitive intelligence.
• Project future market dynamics 5-10 years out to guide asset teams in clinical programs and launch strategies.
• Manage end-to-end project planning, timeline execution, and stakeholder coordination across multiple audience levels.
• Lead and support strategic initiatives aimed at continuously improving data and analytics capabilities.

qualifications:

Required Skills:

• Proven ability to synthesize insights from a wide variety of fragmented workstreams.
• Track record of organizing complex thinking succinctly for multiple executive audience levels.
• Demonstrated ability to leverage, prompt, and fact-check AI tools for data and analytics.
• Experience in market research, business analytics, or competitive intelligence within the pharmaceutical/biotech industry.

Preferred Skills:

• Background specifically handling pipeline assets, disease area strategy, or obesity/metabolic therapeutic areas.

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skills: MS-EXCEL


Equal Opportunity Employer: Race, Color, Religion, Sex, Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, National Origin, Age, Genetic Information, Disability, Protected Veteran Status, or any other legally protected group status.

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Pay offered to a successful candidate will be based on several factors including the candidate's education, work experience, work location, specific job duties, certifications, etc. In addition, Randstad offers a comprehensive benefits package, including: medical, prescription, dental, vision, AD&D, and life insurance offerings, short-term disability, and a 401K plan (all benefits are based on eligibility).


This posting is open for thirty (30) days.