Associate Director, Data Strategy
It’s not often you get the chance to make a real impact on the lives of others, while expanding your own possibilities. You’ll find that rare opportunity at PharmaEssentia. Join us, and let’s transform lives, together.
PharmaEssentia Corporation is a rapidly growing biopharmaceutical innovator. We are leveraging deep expertise and proven scientific principles to deliver effective new biologics for challenging diseases in the areas of hematology and oncology, with one product approved and a diversifying pipeline. We believe in the potential to improve both health and quality of life for patients with limited options today through the combination of rigorous research and innovative thinking. Founded in 2003 by a team of Taiwanese-American executives and renowned scientists from U.S. biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies, today we are listed on the Taiwan Stock Exchange (TWSE: 6446) and are expanding our global presence with operations in the U.S., Japan, Singapore, South Korea, and China, along with a world-class biologics production facility in Taichung.
Position Overview:
The Associate Director/Director, Data Strategy, is a key member of the Commercialization Analytics and Operations team at PharmaEssentia USA (PEC). This role leads enterprise data strategy, governance, and master data management (MDM) capabilities as well as field reporting for BESREMi. The individual will partner cross-functionally with PEC leadership across Sales, Marketing, Market Access, and Medical.
In this role, you will also collaborate with external suppliers to structure and optimize the data environment for PharmaEssentia’s data assets, while evolving field reporting capabilities supported by those data. This position requires a strategic leader with the experience and drive to shape the roadmap for both data infrastructure and field insights for account managers, sales leaders, Medical Science Liaisons, Key Account Directors and other customer facing roles.
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Key Responsibilities:
- Define and lead the design and redesign of PharmaEssentia’s commercial data strategy.
- Serve as a strategic thought partner to Commercial and non-Commercial leaders by developing, analyzing, and implementing action plans that evolve the data environment.
- Ownership of MDM, the data warehouse and related systems through vendor partnerships, including ongoing evaluation of future improvements.
- Develop the enterprise approach by assessing current integrations, improving data flow, and reducing manual interventions.
- Ensure alignment of structured customer data across CRM and the data warehouse for reporting and advanced analytics.
- Enable scalable integration of the CRM backend data, specialty pharmacy, claims, payer, field activity, digital engagement, and omnichannel data sources.
- Analyze a variety of data sources, including specialty pharmacy and specialty distribution (SP/SD) data, to generate insights and actionable recommendations.
- Partner with Compliance to ensure alignment with data requirements and AI/LLM governance standards.
- Lead the development of scalable analytical solutions for recurring analyses, and collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to improve business operations and efficiency.
- Own and drive adoption of dashboards and reporting platforms for both field and headquarters teams.
- Manage relationships with third-party data providers (e.g. Beghou, ZS, Komodo, Veeva), including budget ownership and quarterly business reviews.
- Bring experience in the life sciences industry, with a strong understanding of pharmaceutical data and analytics needs.
The Person:
Qualifications and Experience: Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Data Science, Business Analytics, or a related field.
- Minimum of 5 years of experience in data strategy, data management, governance, and data platforms.
- Strong analytical and technical skills, including SQL, R, SAS, or Python, as well as Microsoft Excel and Snowflake/Databricks.
- Data visualization experience using tools such as Tableau and Microsoft PowerPoint.
- Experience working with marketing and digital data, patient-level claims data, specialty pharmacy and specialty distribution data, EHR, lab test data, HCO hierarchy and affiliation data, Veeva CRM Suite, and other pharmaceutical data sources.
- Broad knowledge of analytical techniques and data sources, with the ability to identify the most appropriate approach to address key business questions.
- Experience with field force analytics, including customer segmentation, targeting, performance measurement, and data change request processes.
- Consulting experience is a plus.
The expected salary range for this position based on greater Boston, MA location is $137,700 - 178,500. Actual salary pay will be based on multiple factors, including geographic location, experience, qualifications, and other job-related factors permitted by law.
Benefits of working with our team:
PharmaEssentia USA strives every day to improve the lives of patients as well as our employees. As a valued member of PharmaEssentia USA, you will enjoy the following benefits:
- Comprehensive medical coverage
- Dental and vision coverage
- Generous paid time-off
- 401(k) retirement plan with competitive company match
- Medical & Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account
- Up to $150 monthly cell phone reimbursement
- Employee Assistance Program
At PharmaEssentia USA, we are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy (including childbirth and related medical conditions), national origin, age, physical and mental disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information (including characteristics and testing), military and veteran status, and any other characteristic protected by applicable law. PharmaEssentia USA believes that diversity and inclusion among our team are critical to our success as a global company, and we seek to recruit, develop and retain the most talented people from a diverse candidate pool.
PharmaEssentia does not accept unsolicited agency resumes. Staffing agencies should not send resumes to our HR team or to any PharmaEssentia employees. PharmaEssentia is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes from staffing agencies.
At PharmaEssentia, our goal is to treat as many people with cancer as possible. That means challenging the status quo with better science that leads to better lives. By joining our team, you will not only expand your own possibilities, but you will contribute to expanding options for people with cancer.