IDEAYA Biosciences · 18 hours ago
Director, Market Research and Competitive Intelligence
IDEAYA Biosciences is a precision medicine oncology company committed to developing transformative therapies for cancer. The Director of Market Research and Competitive Intelligence will lead the development and management of market research functions, focusing on insights to support the commercialization of their lead program and pipeline of oncology assets.
BiotechnologyHealth CareOncologyTherapeutics
Responsibilities
Designing primary market research plan with HCPs, patients and other stakeholders to gather and share actionable insights
Lead and support analytics to generate and triangulate insights across data sources, including primary market research, secondary literature and other data sources, as available
Translate data and information into compelling insights and recommendations. Effectively communicate insights and lead meetings with commercial leaders and other cross functional business partners
Strengthen market research best practices, identify market research and data sources, vendor options, and methodologies that are best suited to address business needs
Consistently and effectively communicates with key stakeholders to inform on timely alerts (e.g. clinical data releases, product approvals/failures, regulatory updates) and commercial landscape updates of key competitors and disease areas
Cover competitor earnings and key investor calls, providing summaries of key metrics and implications in a timely manner
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
Travel: <=15%
Qualification
Required
BS/BA degree in related discipline and at least 7 years of related experience
Experience in Biotech/Pharmaceutical oncology and primary market research is required
Proven ability to lead in the continuous assessment of a company's commercial objectives and strategy
Extensive knowledge of qualitative and quantitative market research methods
Ability to review and process information from multiple sources, including situations requiring comfort with ambiguity
Ability to maintain up-to-date knowledge of company's competitive positioning in the marketplace
Actively follows economic and industry trends and understands their implications on the company
Effective presentation and communication skills
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'
Understanding of key intelligence needs and appropriate resources (databases, medical congresses, primary/secondary research, etc.) to inform information gaps
Proficiency with Office products (Excel, PPT) and database sources (e.g. clinicaltrials.gov) is required
Preferred
Experience with product launches is preferred
Experience in rare disease is a plus
Experience with primary intelligence and secondary data sources is highly desirable
Previous life cycle management and new product evaluation experience highly desirable
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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