Associate Director, New Product Planning & Competitive Intelligence

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.