Associate Director, New Product Planning & Competitive Intelligence
Zenas BioPharma
August 19, 2026
Remote friendly (Waltham, MA)
United States
Marketing
Key Responsibilities
- Support competitive intelligence (CI) activities for pipeline programs, monitoring competitor pipelines, clinical/regulatory developments, commercial activity, business development, and market trends.
- Develop CI planners (Excel) and coverage summaries (PowerPoint) for medical conferences.
- Attend conferences; share timely, relevant CI updates with key stakeholders.
- Produce post-conference summary reports.
- Contribute to New Product Planning, including disease-area opportunity assessments, evaluation of emerging mechanisms/technologies, and development of strategic recommendations for pipeline and portfolio decisions.
- Conduct primary and secondary research; synthesize emerging data into timely, actionable competitive insights.
- Develop competitive and market assessments (landscape analyses, TPP benchmarking, SWOTs, opportunity assessments, forecasts) to inform strategy.
- Partner with business development on licensing diligence via competitive, market, epidemiological, and forecasting analyses.
- Communicate insights via clear, concise, executive-ready presentations and deliverables.
- Oversee management of external vendors and consultants.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in life sciences, business, or related field required; advanced degree (PhD, PharmD, MD, MS, or MBA) preferred.
- 6+ years of relevant experience in pharma/biotech competitive intelligence, strategy, consulting, equity research, or closely related field.
- Proficient in CI tools for data-driven decision making.
- Experience managing CI vendors/partners (quality, timeliness, alignment to strategic goals).
- Ability to synthesize primary/secondary CI into clear, actionable implications.
- Strong collaboration, communication, and presentation skills; influence across functions.
- Excellent written/verbal communication; advanced Excel and PowerPoint.
- Ability to navigate fast-paced, high-growth environment.
- Travel as needed (typically 4–6 conferences/year in the U.S. and Europe).
- Experience with AI tools is an advantage.
Benefits/Compensation
- Eligible for competitive compensation and benefits package; base salary range: $174,200–$205,000.
- Total rewards include annual performance bonus, equity, full range of benefits, and other incentive compensation plans.
- Support competitive intelligence (CI) activities for pipeline programs, monitoring competitor pipelines, clinical/regulatory developments, commercial activity, business development, and market trends.
- Develop CI planners (Excel) and coverage summaries (PowerPoint) for medical conferences.
- Attend conferences; share timely, relevant CI updates with key stakeholders.
- Produce post-conference summary reports.
- Contribute to New Product Planning, including disease-area opportunity assessments, evaluation of emerging mechanisms/technologies, and development of strategic recommendations for pipeline and portfolio decisions.
- Conduct primary and secondary research; synthesize emerging data into timely, actionable competitive insights.
- Develop competitive and market assessments (landscape analyses, TPP benchmarking, SWOTs, opportunity assessments, forecasts) to inform strategy.
- Partner with business development on licensing diligence via competitive, market, epidemiological, and forecasting analyses.
- Communicate insights via clear, concise, executive-ready presentations and deliverables.
- Oversee management of external vendors and consultants.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in life sciences, business, or related field required; advanced degree (PhD, PharmD, MD, MS, or MBA) preferred.
- 6+ years of relevant experience in pharma/biotech competitive intelligence, strategy, consulting, equity research, or closely related field.
- Proficient in CI tools for data-driven decision making.
- Experience managing CI vendors/partners (quality, timeliness, alignment to strategic goals).
- Ability to synthesize primary/secondary CI into clear, actionable implications.
- Strong collaboration, communication, and presentation skills; influence across functions.
- Excellent written/verbal communication; advanced Excel and PowerPoint.
- Ability to navigate fast-paced, high-growth environment.
- Travel as needed (typically 4–6 conferences/year in the U.S. and Europe).
- Experience with AI tools is an advantage.
Benefits/Compensation
- Eligible for competitive compensation and benefits package; base salary range: $174,200–$205,000.
- Total rewards include annual performance bonus, equity, full range of benefits, and other incentive compensation plans.