Manager, Competitive Intelligence
Legend Biotech
August 30, 2026
On-site
Somerset, NJ
Marketing
Role Overview
The Manager, Competitive Intelligence (CI) will serve as a strategic thought partner responsible for generating actionable insights that inform decision-making across R&D, commercial, and corporate strategy functions. Lead proactive and on-demand CI initiatives including competitor monitoring, landscape assessments, early signal detection, conference surveillance, and strategic analysis supporting pipeline development, lifecycle management, and long-term planning.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead competitive intelligence activities across assigned therapeutic areas, platforms, and/or programs; deliver high-quality, actionable insights to senior leadership and cross-functional stakeholders.
- Conduct landscape assessments (scientific, clinical, regulatory, and commercial).
- Monitor competitors’ pipelines, clinical data, regulatory actions, collaborations, and market events to identify threats, opportunities, and early signals.
- Track new entrants/startups by monitoring early innovation signals, investments, and disruptive players.
- Synthesize complex data into clear narrative insights and strategic recommendations.
- Lead end-to-end conference CI planning and execution (surveillance plans, abstract triage, onsite/virtual monitoring, rapid readouts, post-conference summaries).
- Build and maintain CI frameworks, dashboards, market landscapes, and tracking systems; manage CI dashboard and vendors when needed.
- Develop and implement CI best practices, tools, and standardized processes.
- Partner with R&D, commercial, BD, strategy, forecasting, medical affairs, and commercial strategy teams.
Requirements
- Master’s in life sciences, business, or related field.
- 3+ years’ experience in pharmaceutical/biotech competitive intelligence, strategy, consulting, or market research.
- Strong scientific/clinical acumen; hematology/oncology and autoimmune experience preferred.
- Demonstrated impact delivering strategic insights.
- Strong analytical/strategic thinking.
- Excellent written/verbal communication.
- Highly proficient in CI methodologies, secondary research, data interpretation, and triangulation.
- Skilled in fast-paced, cross-functional environments with tight timelines.
- High integrity; manage sensitive/confidential information.
- Familiarity with CI tools/databases/platforms (e.g., Evaluate, Cortellis, Datamonitor, Alphasense, clinical databases).
The Manager, Competitive Intelligence (CI) will serve as a strategic thought partner responsible for generating actionable insights that inform decision-making across R&D, commercial, and corporate strategy functions. Lead proactive and on-demand CI initiatives including competitor monitoring, landscape assessments, early signal detection, conference surveillance, and strategic analysis supporting pipeline development, lifecycle management, and long-term planning.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead competitive intelligence activities across assigned therapeutic areas, platforms, and/or programs; deliver high-quality, actionable insights to senior leadership and cross-functional stakeholders.
- Conduct landscape assessments (scientific, clinical, regulatory, and commercial).
- Monitor competitors’ pipelines, clinical data, regulatory actions, collaborations, and market events to identify threats, opportunities, and early signals.
- Track new entrants/startups by monitoring early innovation signals, investments, and disruptive players.
- Synthesize complex data into clear narrative insights and strategic recommendations.
- Lead end-to-end conference CI planning and execution (surveillance plans, abstract triage, onsite/virtual monitoring, rapid readouts, post-conference summaries).
- Build and maintain CI frameworks, dashboards, market landscapes, and tracking systems; manage CI dashboard and vendors when needed.
- Develop and implement CI best practices, tools, and standardized processes.
- Partner with R&D, commercial, BD, strategy, forecasting, medical affairs, and commercial strategy teams.
Requirements
- Master’s in life sciences, business, or related field.
- 3+ years’ experience in pharmaceutical/biotech competitive intelligence, strategy, consulting, or market research.
- Strong scientific/clinical acumen; hematology/oncology and autoimmune experience preferred.
- Demonstrated impact delivering strategic insights.
- Strong analytical/strategic thinking.
- Excellent written/verbal communication.
- Highly proficient in CI methodologies, secondary research, data interpretation, and triangulation.
- Skilled in fast-paced, cross-functional environments with tight timelines.
- High integrity; manage sensitive/confidential information.
- Familiarity with CI tools/databases/platforms (e.g., Evaluate, Cortellis, Datamonitor, Alphasense, clinical databases).