Associate Director, NA Pain Market Research

Job Description

General Summary:

Vertex is seeking to hire an Associate Director, NA Pain Market Research to join the North America Forecasting, Analytics and Insights team. The Associate Director will be responsible for overseeing and delivering commercial insights to inform strategic choices and commercialization decisions for the Pain business unit (BU). Market research workstreams will span functions within the BU including Marketing, Field, and Patient Support.

The Associate Director will work alongside the Director of NA Pain Market Research to provide integral support primarily for the US Pain BU and Patient Support team. This person will maintain a pulse on critical business questions and formulate and execute an insights plan (involving either primary market research and/or data analytics) to answer them. Primary focus will be on supporting the US team, but duties may expand to cover Canada.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

• Work with the Director, NA Pain Market Research and Pain BU stakeholders to formulate a comprehensive insights generation plan to address a spectrum of business questions using the appropriate methodology
• Function as a key partner to Marketing and other BU functions to provide objective perspective and insights
• Independently design and execute primary market research that addresses key business questions
• Define data analytics needed to answer ongoing business questions and oversee its execution
• Maintain a current summary of all the insights supporting a disease area in the form of an Insights book
• Develop the situation analysis for the Brand Planning process

Knowledge and Skills:

• Depth of knowledge in a variety of primary market research methodologies; substantial experience managing design and execution of primary market research projects
• Strong quantitative analysis skills; experience running own analyses as well as partnering with advanced analytics professionals, and interpreting results
• Domain knowledge real-world data (large scale open or closed insurance claims, EHR), and/or other related data sources from providers and health systems
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills - able to synthesize and distill complex information into a compelling narrative
• Proactive orientation - able to anticipate issues, engage with stakeholders and plan accordingly
• Demonstrated experience as a trusted advisor and thought partner to stakeholders
• Comfortable with ambiguity; able to effectively structure problems and solution approaches

Education and Experience:

• Bachelor's Degree in relevant discipline
• Typically requires 8 or more years in bio-pharma marketing, market research and/or analytics, or the equivalent combination of education and experience

Pay Range:

Disclosure Statement:

Flex Designation:

Flex Eligibility Status:

In this Hybrid-Eligible role, you can choose to be designated as:
1. Hybrid: work remotely up to two days per week; or select
2. On-Site: work five days per week on-site with ad hoc flexibility.

Note: The Flex status for this position is subject to Vertex's Policy on Flex @ Vertex Program and may be changed at any time.

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Company Information

Vertex is a global biotechnology company that invests in scientific innovation.

Vertex is committed to equal employment opportunity and non-discrimination for all employees and qualified applicants without regard to a person's race, color, sex, gender identity or expression, age, religion, national origin, ancestry, ethnicity, disability, veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation, marital status, or any characteristic protected under applicable law. Vertex is an E-Verify Employer in the United States. Vertex will make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with known disabilities, in accordance with applicable law.

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