Associate Director, Global Market Insights Analytics - Cardiovascular

divh2Associate Director, Global Market Insights Analytics - Cardiovascular/h2pHeadquartered in Carlsbad, California, and with offices in Boston, Massachusetts, and Dublin, Ireland, Ionis has been at work for more than three decades discovering medical breakthroughs that have redefined life for people with serious diseases. Were pioneers in RNA-targeted medicines, and our platform continues to revolutionize drug discovery and transform lives for patients with unmet needs. With multiple marketed medicines and a leading pipeline in neurology, cardiology and select areas of high patient needs, we continue to drive innovation in RNA therapies in addition to advancing new approaches in gene editing to provide greater value to patients and are well positioned financially to deliver on our strategic goals./ppAt Ionis, we pride ourselves on cultivating a challenging, motivating and rewarding environment that fosters innovation and scientific excellence. We know that our success is a direct result of the exceptional talents and dedication of our employees./ppWith an unprecedented opportunity to change the course of human health, we look to add diverse individuals, skill sets and perspectives to our exceptional team. We continue to invest time, money and energy into making our onsite, hybrid and remote work environments a place where solid and lasting relationships are built and where our culture and employees can thrive./ppWere building on our rich history, and we believe our greatest achievements are ahead of us. If youre passionate about the opportunity to have meaningful impact on patients in need, we invite you to apply and join us. Experience and contribute to our unique culture while you develop and expand your career!/ppAssociate Director, Global Market Insights Analytics - Cardiovascular/ppSummary:/ppIonis is seeking a market insights and analytics professional to join our rapidly growing Insights Analytics team. Reporting to the Executive Director, Head of Strategic Market Insights, you will serve as a key member of the cardiovasculars (CV) franchise, be responsible for developing and maintaining a deep understanding of the wholistic market perspective and resulting business implications through market research, data analytics, and competitive intelligence, as well as for driving data-backed forecasts. In this role, you will be a cross-functional collaborator with the broader Commercial, Finance, and RD organizations, partnering at all levels of the business./ppAs the market expert and strategic thought partner for the CV franchise, you will help shape our brand strategies, marketing plans and tactics, clinical development and lifecycle strategies, and business development initiatives. You will work with cross-functional teams to identify key business questions and priorities, design research plans and solutions, and translate your findings into actionable implications and recommendations for specific programs and the portfolio./ppResponsibilities:/pulliDevelop end-to-end market insights plans, determine critical business questions, set the long-term research roadmap for assigned programs and generate actionable recommendations/liliServe as the single point of contact and strategic advisor for relevant program leads, driving evidence-based decision-making for program and portfolio strategy/liliIdentify and select external partners to support execution of market insights projects and manage the processes to achieve quality, cost-effective, and efficient delivery/liliLeverage and synthesize information from multiple sources, including, but not limited to, qualitative and quantitative primary market research, data analysis, secondary research, and competitive intelligence/liliPressure test conclusions and implications drawn from our market insight initiatives to ensure assessments are objective, data-driven, and relevant/liliPartner with the forecasting team to develop and pressure test forecast assumptions and models/liliEffectively translate and communicate outputs in the form of actionable insights and recommendations for the cross-functional teams and leadership/liliReconcile dissenting views, negotiate with, and persuade others by applying high emotional intelligence to shift the thinking on sensitive / complex situations to drive business results/liliLead ad hoc strategy projects and initiatives (e.g., new indication / product / market evaluations)/li/ulpQualifications:/pulli7+ years of Pharma / biotech experience/liliBachelors degree required, relevant advanced degree preferred/liliExperience with market research across all modalities of market insights along the product lifecycle (pre-/clinical, pre-launch, launch, post-launch), and with key stakeholders (e.g., HCP, patient, payor, pharmacy) in rare disease/liliExperience in the U.S. market required, global market insights experience preferred/liliExperience in broad and rare disease markets preferred/liliStrong understanding of design and implementation of cutting-edge market research/liliExperience leveraging complex quantitative data (e.g., claims, EHR), and ability to discern and translate meaningful insights/liliExcellent verbal and written communication skills/liliStrong collaboration and interpersonal skills ability to partner with and influence other data-driven cross-functional teams to gain broader customer perspectives and distill clear and actionable insights, often without direct authority/liliDesire to work in a fast-paced, innovative environment and evolving organization, with the ability to prioritize efforts, solve problems, make tradeoffs and decisions, and manage stakeholder expectations/liliAbility to think big picture, while remaining detail-oriented/liliResults oriented with a bias to act and an innovative approach to addressing business challenges/liliInnate curiosity, with strong personal drive and entrepreneurial spirit/li/ul/div