IDEAYA Biosciences · 19 hours ago
Director, Field Operations & Data Management
IDEAYA Biosciences is a precision medicine oncology company focused on developing transformative therapies for cancer. The Director of Field Operations and Data Management will lead field operations strategy, manage commercial data assets, and ensure field teams have the necessary tools and support to execute effectively.
BiotechnologyHealth CareOncologyTherapeutics
Responsibilities
Design incentive compensation programs for a rare disease oncology market, with a focus on both standard goal setting strategies as well as near-term ‘contests’ to maximize launch trajectory
Serve as the operational liaison between field-based commercial teams and the home office (Sales, Marketing, Market Access, Field Reimbursement, and Medical as appropriate)
Partner with sales leadership to create the territories for the field organization, including HCP territory assignments and ‘ZTT’ (zip-to-terr) creation
In close collaboration with IDEAYA IT, manage the design and implementation of the CRM (likely Veeva)
Deliver timely insights and analytics to field leadership, including sales performance, customer engagement trends, and call activity
Partner with internal legal and training teams to ensure all field activities adhere to regulatory and company standards
Translate data and information into compelling insights and recommendations
Effectively communicate insights and lead meetings with commercial leaders and other cross functional business partners
In close collaboration with training, significant involvement with content creation and program execution and sales meetings
Manage the acquisition and integration of key commercial data sources, including prescriber-level data, specialty pharmacy data, payer data, hub data, and other sources as appropriate
Collaborate with key internal stakeholders to develop and implement master data management (MDM) system and related commercial data warehouse (CDW)
Partner with IT and vendors to ensure accurate and timely data ingestion into the CDW
Establish and enforce data quality standards, validation rules, and reconciliation processes
Collaborate with internal legal and compliance colleagues to ensure all data usage adheres to privacy regulations
Ensure that reliable and actionable data is available for dashboards, reporting, and incentive compensation
Travel: <=15%, mostly related to sales meetings
Qualification
Required
BS/BA degree in related discipline and at least 7 years of related experience
Experience in product launches in Biotech/Pharmaceutical oncology is required
Experience with incentive compensation management and data analytics is required
Experience with key commercial data sources such as specialty pharmacy data, medical claims data, hub data, etc. is required
Effective presentation and communication skills
Proven ability to lead in the continuous assessment of a company's commercial objectives and strategy
Ability to review and process information from multiple sources, including situations requiring comfort with ambiguity
Strong ability to effectively interact with numerous stakeholders, including ‘leading without authority'
Excellent organizational, project management and problem-solving skills
Ability to thrive in a fast-evolving environment
Demonstrated strategic agility with a proven ability to 'scenario plan'
Proficiency with Office products (Excel, PPT) and database sources (e.g. clinicaltrials.gov) is required
Benefits
Medical/dental/vision coverage (100% company paid for employees and 90% company paid for dependents)
401k
ESPP
Wellness programs
Company
IDEAYA Biosciences
IDEAYA Biosciences is an oncology-focused biotechnology company that develops therapeutics for patients with genetically-defined cancers.
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$694.1MKey Investors
5AM Ventures
2024-07-09Post Ipo Equity· $263M
2023-10-24Post Ipo Equity· $125M
2022-09-14Post Ipo Equity· $80M
Recent News
2025-12-16
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