Senior Director, Commercial Strategy & Market Intelligence

This position is listed on behalf of a partner company, which manages all applications and next steps. Our partner is looking for a Senior Director, Commercial Strategy & Market Intelligence based in the United States.

The Senior Director, Commercial Strategy & Market Intelligence will lead market intelligence and commercial strategy initiatives that accelerate the translation of scientific innovation into meaningful patient outcomes. This executive-level role will transform complex scientific, clinical, competitive, and financial data into actionable insights that guide research priorities, commercialization strategies, and strategic investments. You will assess emerging market opportunities, evaluate competitive landscapes, and identify pathways for growth across life sciences and healthcare innovation. Working closely with cross-functional leaders, you will shape strategic partnerships, business development initiatives, and new venture opportunities. The role offers the opportunity to influence enterprise-wide decisions within a mission-driven healthcare and research environment focused on advancing breakthrough treatments and technologies. This is an opportunity to combine analytical rigor, commercial vision, and scientific understanding to help bring promising innovations closer to the patients who need them.

• Market Intelligence and Competitive Analysis: Lead the development of comprehensive market intelligence reports and competitive landscape assessments across key therapeutic areas, technologies, and healthcare markets.
• Market Opportunity Assessment: Evaluate market size, growth potential, unmet medical needs, competitive dynamics, and commercialization pathways to support strategic planning and investment decisions.
• Competitive and Industry Monitoring: Track developments across biotechnology, pharmaceuticals, academic research, and emerging technology companies, including strategic partnerships, mergers and acquisitions, venture funding, and pipeline advancements.
• Commercial Strategy and Financial Modeling: Develop robust analytical models, including total addressable market (TAM), serviceable available market (SAM), serviceable obtainable market (SOM), revenue forecasts, and opportunity assessments to evaluate commercial viability.
• Executive Insights and Reporting: Translate complex scientific, clinical, market, and financial information into clear, executive-ready presentations, dashboards, reports, and strategic recommendations.
• Cross-Functional Strategic Partnership: Collaborate with research, business development, commercialization, and other institutional stakeholders to evaluate commercial potential, strategic alignment, and organizational fit for emerging opportunities.
• Growth and Innovation Opportunities: Identify strategic gaps and emerging opportunities for new capabilities, partnerships, ventures, and commercialization initiatives that align with institutional priorities.
• Business Case Development: Support the creation of evidence-based business cases that inform research investments, asset prioritization, commercialization strategies, and long-term growth plans.
• Market Intelligence Infrastructure: Establish scalable frameworks, analytical methodologies, templates, and repeatable processes to strengthen market intelligence capabilities and improve strategic decision-making across the organization.

Requirements:

• Education: A master's degree is required. An advanced degree, such as an MBA, PhD, MD, PharmD, or MPH, is strongly preferred.
• Professional Experience: 8–12+ years of experience in life sciences strategy, commercial strategy, market intelligence, management consulting, or a related field, with a demonstrated ability to inform high-impact strategic decisions.
• Market and Competitive Intelligence: Proven experience developing market assessments, competitive landscape analyses, industry research, and commercial opportunity evaluations.
• Financial and Analytical Expertise: Strong capabilities in financial modeling, market sizing, revenue forecasting, opportunity assessment, and quantitative analysis, combined with sound strategic judgment.
• Life Sciences and Healthcare Knowledge: Familiarity with oncology, precision medicine, biologics, diagnostics, AI-enabled healthcare technologies, or related sectors is highly desirable.
• Scientific and Commercial Translation: Ability to interpret complex scientific and clinical information and convert it into practical commercial insights, strategic recommendations, and investment priorities.
• Executive Communication: Exceptional written, verbal, and presentation skills, with the ability to communicate complex findings clearly and persuasively to senior executives and diverse stakeholders.
• Cross-Functional Leadership: Demonstrated success working in matrixed organizations, building relationships across functions, and aligning stakeholders around shared strategic objectives.
• Strategic and Critical Thinking: Strong problem-solving skills, intellectual curiosity, and the ability to identify emerging trends, assess risks, and uncover new opportunities in rapidly evolving markets.
• Execution and Organizational Skills: Ability to manage multiple analytical projects, establish repeatable processes, and deliver accurate, high-quality insights that support timely business decisions.

Benefits:

• Competitive Compensation: Published hourly pay range of approximately $112.28 to $187.50, depending on experience, qualifications, and work location. Actual compensation will be determined based on these factors.
• Remote Work Opportunity: Nationwide remote position within the United States, offering location flexibility.
• Mission-Driven Impact: The opportunity to contribute to scientific innovation and the development of treatments and technologies addressing cancer, diabetes, and other life-threatening illnesses.
• Strategic Leadership: An influential senior leadership role with the opportunity to shape commercialization strategy, market intelligence capabilities, and institutional growth initiatives.
• Innovation and Professional Growth: Exposure to emerging life sciences technologies, strategic partnerships, venture opportunities, and evolving commercialization models.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Opportunities to work with scientific, clinical, commercial, and executive stakeholders to advance research translation and business strategy.
• Equal Opportunity Employer: A commitment to equal employment opportunities.