Director, Market Insights & Analytics

Overview A global biopharmaceutical company on a mission to Solve On, Incyte follows science to find solutions for patients with unmet medical needs. Through the discovery, development, and commercialization of proprietary therapeutics, Incyte has established a portfolio of first-in-class medicines for patients and a strong pipeline of products in Hematology, Oncology and Inflammation and Autoimmunity Headquartered in Wilmington, Delaware, Incyte has operations in North America, Europe, and Asia. The Director, Market Insights & Analytics, U.S. Portfolio & Launch Readiness leads U.S. market insights, in-market forecasting, and commercial analytics for recently launched and near-launch assets. This role ensures strong continuity from pre-launch planning through early commercialization, supporting both launch readiness and post-launch performance tracking, forecast refinement, and strategic decision-making. This role serves as the U.S. commercial bridge between global early-stage forecasting and in-market execution, ensuring assets within approximately two years of expected U.S. launch, and through the initial post-launch period, have clear, pressure-tested assumptions, robust demand signals, aligned planning timelines, and fit-for-purpose analytics. For recently launched products, the role is accountable for translating early performance data, market dynamics, and stakeholder insights into forecast updates, risk/opportunity assessments, and executive-ready recommendations. The Director partners closely with Global Forecasting, U.S. Commercial, Market Insights & Forecasting, Commercial Analytics, Reporting & Decision Support, Finance, Market Access, Medical, Data/Technology, BIS, and other cross-functional stakeholders to translate global forecast inputs into U.S.-specific commercial assumptions and planning materials and support in-market performance tracking, forecast re-baselining, and scenario planning. The role has dotted-line accountability to Analytics & Decision Support for dashboard requirements, reporting automation, data structure, and analytical production standards, ensuring recently launched and near-launch assets are seamlessly integrated into U.S. strategic planning, forecast governance, and enterprise reporting ecosystems. The Director also plays a key role in shaping future-state commercial intelligence capabilities by embedding launch and early in-market learnings into repeatable processes and tools. This is an individual contributor role that leads through influence across global and U.S. stakeholders, with no direct people-management responsibility. Key Responsibilities Develop, manage, and maintain short- and long-range forecasts for in-line and pipeline products, ensuring clear assumptions, scenario ranges, and alignment with commercial and financial planning needs Lead U.S. forecast transition and launch-readiness planning for assets approaching commercialization, with emphasis on products expected to enter U.S. commercial planning windows within approximately two years of launch. Partner with global forecasting teams to understand early-stage forecast assumptions, market models, epidemiology, patient flow, competitive context, evidence expectations, and key uncertainties. Translate global forecast inputs into U.S.-specific commercial planning assumptions, including market size, patient opportunity, treatment flow, adoption drivers, access considerations, competitive dynamics, launch timing, and scenario ranges. Support the Senior Director, Market Insights & Forecasting in developing U.S. forecast assumptions, strategic planning inputs, scenario framing, launch-readiness narratives, risk and opportunity assessments, and senior leadership materials. Coordinate U.S. strategic planning timelines, deliverables, assumption-gathering processes, cross-functional inputs, review meetings, and consolidated planning materials for near-launch and launched assets. Track in-market performance for recently launched products versus forecast, identify key drivers of variance, and update forecasts, assumptions, and strategic recommendations accordingly Maintain forecast governance standards, including assumption documentation, version control, traceability, and alignment of source-of-truth outputs across planning, reporting, and executive materials Partner with the Director, Analytics & Decision Support to develop and maintain launch-readiness and in-line dashboards, planning trackers, forecast comparison views, assumption logs, milestone trackers, and source-of-truth reporting outputs. Collaborate with Data/Technology, BIS, Finance, and analytics stakeholders to define reporting requirements, support automation of recurring performance views, integrate planning inputs, and create scalable reporting structures for assets moving toward commercialization. Analyze and synthesize primary research, secondary data, competitive intelligence, global assumptions, market access inputs, Medical perspective, and U.S. commercial feedback into clear planning implications and recommended actions. Support executive-ready materials for strategic planning, launch planning, investment prioritization, forecast reviews, business updates, and cross-functional leadership discussions. Track key external and internal signals that may affect U.S. commercialization assumptions, including clinical readouts, regulatory milestones, guideline updates, competitive events, access dynamics, customer feedback, and market structure changes. Serve as subject matter expert for multiple data sets used in forecasting, quantitative analysis and performance assessments (i.e., epidemiology, claims, EHR, patient longitudinal data, other secondary sources Ensure forecasting, planning, and reporting activities comply with applicable privacy, legal, regulatory, procurement, finance, and pharmaceutical industry requirements. People Leadership Scope Serve as an individual contributor and cross-functional leader across Market Insights & Forecasting, Commercial Analytics, Reporting & Decision Support, Global Product Strategy, U.S. Commercial, Finance, Market Access, Medical, BIS, and Data/Technology. Provide planning discipline, operating cadence, documentation standards, and cross-functional coordination for U.S. launch-readiness forecasting and strategic planning activities. Lead through influence across matrixed partners, global teams, vendors, analytics resources, and U.S. stakeholders to deliver high-quality forecast transition, planning, and reporting outputs. Build cross-coverage between forecasting and analytics by ensuring near-launch forecast assumptions are translated into clear dashboard requirements, scalable reporting structures, and executive-ready performance views. Support continuity across strategic planning cycles by maintaining assumption logs, planning calendars, launch-readiness trackers, scenario documentation, and decision-support materials. Influence stakeholders through structured problem solving, commercial judgment, analytical credibility, executive communication, and disciplined follow-through. Qualifications and Education Bachelor’s degree in business, scientific, quantitative, technical, or related discipline required; advanced degree preferred. 8 to 10+ years of pharmaceutical or biotechnology experience with expertise in forecasting, market insights, commercial analytics, strategic planning, launch planning, pipeline transition, or decision support. Demonstrated experience translating forecast assumptions, market research, competitive intelligence, clinical or regulatory milestones, and commercial inputs into clear business implications and planning recommendations. Strong understanding of pharmaceutical commercialization planning, including patient flow, epidemiology, market sizing, forecast assumptions, scenario planning, access considerations, competitive dynamics, and launch-readiness planning. Experience supporting strategic planning, long-range planning, launch planning, forecast reviews, or cross-functional commercial planning processes. Strong analytical capability, including experience with forecast models, dashboard requirements, data visualization, Excel, PowerPoint, and business intelligence tools such as Power BI. Experience and extensive knowledge of medical and pharmacy claims data and longitudinal patient data (e.g., IQVIA LAAD and NPA) Ability to partner across global and U.S. teams, clarify decision rights, document assumptions, manage planning timelines, and translate early forecast inputs into U.S. commercial planning outputs. Experience with pharmaceutical data sources such as claims, specialty pharmacy data, syndicated data, market research outputs, patient-level or longitudinal data, internal finance or demand data, and public-company disclosures preferred. Demonstrated ability to operate independently in ambiguous, cross-functional environments with multiple stakeholders, evolving timelines, and high senior-leadership visibility. Excellent communication, presentation, stakeholder management, and project leadership skills, with the ability to synthesize complex qualitative and quantitative information into clear recommendations. #J-18808-Ljbffr Biopharma Careers