Executive Director, Global Strategic Insights

Role Summary

This position leads the team responsible for PTC’s business insights and analytics for inline products and the pipeline, enabling decision support, business planning and operations across products and regions. The team collaborates with Global and Regional Marketing, Global Pipeline Strategy, Investor Relations, Finance, Regions and other functions to deliver insights, analytics and market research for all PTC products and brands, while also supporting business development initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Lead the generation of business insights, including market research and competitive intelligence, within PTC to support in-line and future products/indications.
• Lead the annual forecast process and long-range plan for both revenue and expenses globally.
• Lead commercial assessments for business development and new geographies, indications or therapies.
• Leads the Global Strategic Insights function by engaging with senior leadership, providing strategic input, and collaborating on key focus areas for the leadership team.
• Responsible for the analytics dashboard including supporting individual regional needs.
• Serve as the liaison between other functional areas and commercial in matters of forecasting, business data generation and analytics.
• Support the Global Brand Planning process in conjunction with the global brand teams.
• Lead CRM implementation and tracking globally.
• Provide analytical adhoc support. Support marketing and sales efforts quantitatively through data mining to reveal trends and by answering key business questions.
• Keep abreast of emerging industry data sources and techniques that could improve future analysis.
• Performs other tasks and assignments as needed and specified by management.

Qualifications

• Must be able to maximize all data sources (e.g. market research, CRM) data and communicate its results and application.
• Must understand the competitive intelligence environment within the current portfolio and pipeline of products from a business perspective.
• Must be able to support brand leaders, sales, market access and other functions with forecasting and performance metrics.
• Demonstrated experience in the conception, development and execution of marketing analytics projects and tactics.
• Manages, coaches and mentors direct reports.
• Must be able to provide constructive input and leadership within the Global Commercial Strategy Leadership Team.

Education

• Requires a Bachelor’s degree in analytics, finance, marketing or science; advanced degree preferred.
• Requires a minimum of 15 years of progressive, relevant business analytics experience in a pharmaceutical/biotechnology company or consulting firm.
• Strong understanding of the pharmaceutical market with exposure to multiple therapy areas, ideally including orphan drug products.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office.
• Excellent verbal and written communication and skills including the ability to create and deliver clear and impactful presentations and the ability to communicate complex technical information clearly.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively, as required, in a fast-paced, matrixed, team environment consisting of internal and external team members.
• Analytical thinker with excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to adapt to changing priorities and deadlines.
• Excellent planning, organization and time management skills including the ability to support and prioritize multiple projects.
• Demonstrated leadership ability and experience managing, coaching and mentoring direct reports.
• Ability to influence key stakeholders without direct authority.

Additional Requirements

• Experience supporting an orphan, rare disease and/or specialized drug(s).
• Experience working in a small but fast-growing entrepreneurial environment.
• Travel requirements: 10-20% (Domestic/Global)