Senior Manager, Commercial Market Research

Senior Manager, Commercial Market Research

The Senior Manager, Commercial Market Research will join a collaborative, innovative MR & CI team to design, execute, and deliver strategic insights from qualitative and quantitative primary market research. This role will provide actionable information and insights to reduce decision risk and support the advancement of important medications in CNS at Alkermes, as well as support launch preparations for new commercial product(s).

This Senior Manager will partner closely with all commercial functions (Marketing, Health Systems, Analytics, Forecasting, & Sales) as well as New Product Planning, Business Development & Licensing, Public Affairs, Medical, Regulatory, and Legal to increase Alkermes understanding of customer behaviors (e.g., treatment providers, patients and caregivers, pharmacists, payers) and identify/define growth opportunities.

Responsibilities

Responsibilities

• Leverage behavioral science framework to identify and define knowledge gaps that can be addressed via primary and secondary research.
• Work closely with analytical partners, leveraging secondary data & analysis and secondary research to determine if primary research is warranted and- when it is- enrich primary research approach and ensure results complement existing data analyses and competitive intelligence.
• Design and execute primary market research projects, including defining business question(s), developing research approach, managing vendors, analyzing the data, and communicating results, interpretation, and recommendations to a variety of cross-functional stakeholders.
• Integrate data sources from a wide variety of studies and secondary resources, analyze data, and communicate insights and recommendations.
• Quickly become an expert in assigned therapy area(s), related commercial products, and any potential new markets to ensure accurate data interpretation and become a trusted strategic partner to key commercial stakeholders.
• Provide ongoing, strategic consulting to stakeholders to maximize insight leverage and business impact.
• Develop and manage market research budgets for assigned products.

Qualifications

Basic Qualifications/Minimum Education and Experience Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in business, science or quantitative disciplines such as mathematics or statistics.
• Minimum of 7 years in pharmaceutical industry, with at least 5 years in market research and/or analytics.
• Proven success leading all aspects of market research for pharmaceutical products at different lifecycle stages (late-stage clinical, pre-launch/launch, and inline).
• CNS knowledge and experience preferred, especially for schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, depression, addiction, or narcolepsy/sleep medicine.

Knowledge / Skills Needed

• Understanding of behavioral science and market research methodologies; knowledge of emerging techniques preferred (e.g. observation & measurement of non-conscious drivers of behavior, application of AI tools).
• Strong analytical, secondary research, organization and planning, and problem-solving skills.
• Outstanding written and verbal communication skills, including exceptional ability to translate market research results into actionable insights through dynamic presentations.
• Thorough understanding of pharmaceutical industry. Understanding of pharmaceutical marketing and health systems preferred.
• Knowledge of pharmaceutical sales/marketing databases and secondary data resources.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office applications including Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Teams, and Copilot.

Preferred Qualifications/Personal Attributes Needed

• Ability to proactively work with commercial stakeholders, take full ownership of market research projects, and meticulously manage market research vendors.
• Ability to coordinate and influence the efforts of cross-functional teams.
• Ability to make frank, well-supported recommendations to internal stakeholders.
• Ability to see the big picture from disparate information and present complex data in a clear and concise manner.
• Ability to synthesize data from multiple sources to address complex business questions.
• Ability to work on multiple simultaneous projects with tight, changing deadlines.

The annual base salary for this position ranges from $135,000 to $160,000. In addition, this position is eligible for an annual performance pay bonus. Exact compensation may vary based on skills, training, knowledge, and experience. Alkermes offers a competitive benefits package.

About Us

Why join Team Alkermes?

Alkermes applies its decades of deep neuroscience expertise to develop medicines designed to help people living with complex and difficult-to-treat psychiatric and neurological disorders. A global biopharmaceutical company, headquartered in Ireland with U.S. locations in Massachusetts and Ohio, we seek to make a meaningful difference in the way people manage their diseases. We have a portfolio of proprietary commercial products for the treatment of alcohol dependence, opioid dependence, schizophrenia, bipolar I disorder and narcolepsy, and a pipeline of clinical and preclinical candidates in development for various psychiatric and neurological disorders.

We are proud to have been recognized as an employer of choice by many national organizations. In 2024 and 2025, we were certified as a Great Place to Work in the U.S. and named one of Massachusetts' Top Places to Work by the Boston Globe, a Best Place to Work in Greater Cincinnati by the Cincinnati Business Courier and recognized as a Best Place to Work in BioPharma by Fortune Magazine.

Alkermes, Inc. is an equal employment opportunity employer and does not discriminate against any qualified applicant or employee because of race, creed, color, age, national origin, ancestry, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender expression and identity, disability, genetic information, veteran status, military status, application for military service or any other characteristic protected by local, state or federal law. Alkermes also complies with all work authorization and employment eligibility verification requirements of the Immigration and Nationality Act and IRCA. Alkermes is an E-Verify employer.

Job Info

• Job Identification 13969
• Job Category Corporate Functions
• Degree Level Bachelor's Degree
• Job Schedule Full time
• Job Shift First
• Locations Waltham, MA, United States