Director, Medical Insights & Analytics (2 roles)

Role Summary

Director, Medical Insights & Analytics — two roles. The role centers on leveraging data-driven insights to shape Medical Affairs strategy, ensuring scientific engagement is tailored, evidence-based, and aligned with evolving HCP and KOL needs. The Director collaborates with IDS and Medical leadership to transform medical strategies, conduct analyses, and provide strategic recommendations, while fostering innovation and cross-functional collaboration. Location: East Hanover, NJ, with 15% travel; remote work not available.

Responsibilities

• Deliver integrated insights and analytics to support data-driven decision-making for medical teams
• Partner with Medical leadership to understand key business challenges and provide actionable recommendations
• Identify and activate IDS capabilities to address analytical needs, ensuring alignment with medical team priorities
• Collaborate with the medical team leadership to further refine analyses and sharpen insights / recommendations
• Support the prioritization of IDS efforts within therapeutic areas, focusing on high-impact opportunities

Qualifications

• Minimum 8 years of experience in the pharmaceutical or healthcare industry strongly preferred, with a focus on analytics & insights, scientific engagement strategy, and evidence generation
• 5+ years of domain expertise in data analysis, datasets, modeling, advanced analytics, real world evidence, HEOR, secondary data analytics, data science, primary market research, medical affairs, or related strategic analytics
• Proven track record of enabling data-driven decision-making at an advanced level
• Strong understanding of medical strategy, scientific exchange, and real-world evidence generation in pharma or biotech
• Strong analytical, strategic thinking, and problem-solving skills with ability to translate data into actionable insights aligned with business priorities
• Excellent communication skills; ability to present complex insights to diverse audiences and collaborate with leadership across functions
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate with diverse teams and external partners to meet strategic objectives
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic environment and adapt to changing business needs

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in Life Sciences, Data Science, Business Administration or related field; MBA or advanced degree strongly preferred