Exelixis · 1 week ago
Senior Market Planning & Competitive Intelligence Manager (Market Insights)
Alameda, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
$147K/yr - $210K/yr
3+ years expExelixis is a company focused on competitive planning efforts that shape commercial and development strategies. The Senior Manager of Market Planning & Competitive Intelligence will lead primary market research studies and competitive intelligence efforts, collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver insights that inform strategic decisions.
BiotechnologyHealth CarePharmaceutical
Responsibilities
Lead, design and execute primary market research projects with HCPs and patients to gather and share actionable insights
Collaborate with marketing and other commercial functions to identify market insights, understand current and future market landscapes, and define business needs and primary market research objectives
Actively participate in supporting pre-launch/launch strategy and post-launch strategy/tracking by sharing insights from primary market research, integrated with competitive intelligence, secondary data and publicly available secondary literature sources
Translate data and information into compelling insights and recommendations. Effectively communicate insights and lead meetings with commercial leaders and other cross functional business partners
Lead and support analytics required to generate and triangulate insights across data sources, including primary market research, secondary literature and other data sources, as available
Understand patient epidemiology and inform assumptions for long-range and short-range forecasts
Leads competitive intelligence planning for key conferences (e.g., ASCO, ESMO) with input from internal stakeholders and/or third-party agency; drives working team preparedness and communicates pre, on-site, and post-conference coverage outputs
Attend key scientific congresses and summarize key insights from a scientific perspective focusing on novel treatment paradigms, mechanisms of action, and clinical trial landscape
Cover competitor earnings and key investor calls, providing summaries of key metrics and implications in a timely manner
Consistently and effectively communicates with key stakeholders to inform on timely alerts (e.g. clinical data releases, product approvals/failures) and landscape updates with commercial implications
Further strengthen market research best practices, identify market research and data sources, vendor options, and methodologies that are best suited to address a business need. Manage third parties associated with this function
Work cross-functionally within the Commercial, Medical and Research functions
Qualification
Required
Advanced degree (Master's and / or Ph.D) degree in related discipline and 3 years of related experience; or
BS/BA degree in related discipline and at least 5 years of related experience; or
Equivalent combination of education and experience
Extensive experience in both qualitative and quantitative primary market research methodologies and analytics
Knowledge of multiple qualitative and quantitative market research methods
Ability to frame critical therapeutic area questions, identify information needs to answer those questions, and determine where to best search for primary and secondary information sources
Leverage scientific training to evaluate and analyze scientific literature to develop perspective on evolving treatment landscapes
Ability to anticipate and identify challenges and resolve problems effectively
Effective presentation and communication skills, both verbal and written
Excellent organizational, project management, attention to detail, responsiveness
Ability to work in a fast-evolving environment and flexibility in adjusting to evolving and ambiguous needs, as appropriate
Excellent MS office suite including MS Word, PowerPoint and Excel
Understanding of key intelligence needs and appropriate resources (databases, medical congresses, primary/secondary research, etc.) to inform information gaps
Preferred
Experience with primary intelligence and secondary data sources is highly desirable
Expertise in oncology is preferred
Previous life cycle management and new product evaluation experience highly desirable
Experience with pharma/biotech analytics, forecasting and business planning highly desirable
Benefits
401k plan with generous company contributions
Group medical, dental and vision coverage
Life and disability insurance
Flexible spending accounts
Discretionary annual bonus program
Sales-based incentive plan
Opportunity to purchase company stock
Long-term incentives
15 accrued vacation days in their first year
17 paid holidays including a company-wide winter shutdown in December
Up to 10 sick days throughout the calendar year
Company
Exelixis
Exelixis works is focused on discovering, developing and commercializing therapies for the treatment of cancer and other serious diseases.
1001-5000 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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Trends of Total Sponsorships
2025 (39)
2024 (25)
2023 (25)
2022 (28)
2021 (29)
2020 (15)
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$514MKey Investors
Deerfield
2015-07-23Post Ipo Equity· $135M
2012-02-16Post Ipo Equity· $65M
2010-06-03Post Ipo Debt· $160M
Leadership Team
Michael Morrissey
President and CEO
Christopher Senner
Executive Vice President and CFO
Recent News
2026-01-07
Investor's Business Daily
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