Marketing Science Associate Director (Biopharma)

Location: Boston, MA; hybrid with 3 days onsite and 2 days remote weekly, or onsite five days per week with ad hoc flexibility.

Base salary: $157,800–$236,600 annually, plus eligibility for annual bonus and equity awards.

Company

Vertex is a global biotechnology company investing in scientific innovation and developing therapies for serious diseases.

What you will do

• Deliver commercial insights that inform strategic choices and commercial decisions in hemoglobinopathies, including SCD/TDT, and other categories.
• Partner with marketing, global commercial strategy, and commercial business unit teams as an objective insights advisor.
• Formulate insights-generation plans and independently design and execute primary market research.
• Define required data analytics, oversee execution, and support cross-functional analytics coordination.
• Maintain disease-area Insights books and develop situation analyses for the Brand Planning process.
• Maintain understanding of the LRP forecast model and provide assumptions for the Long-Range Plan.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in a relevant discipline.
• Typically 8 or more years of experience in bio-pharma marketing, market research, analytics, management consulting, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Deep knowledge of primary market research methodologies and substantial experience managing the design and execution of primary market research projects.
• Strong complex quantitative analysis skills, including running analyses, partnering with advanced analytics professionals, and interpreting results.
• Domain knowledge of real-world data, including large-scale open or closed insurance claims, EHR, and related data from providers and health systems.
• Experience working in rare disease and knowledge of cell and gene therapies.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, including synthesizing complex information into a compelling narrative.
• Proactive orientation, stakeholder engagement, planning skills, trusted-advisor experience, and the ability to structure ambiguous problems and solution approaches.

Nice to have

• Past US launch and inline brand experience.

Culture & Benefits

• Continuous learning and encouragement to follow advances in AI, technology, automation, and industry trends.
• Medical, dental, and vision benefits, generous paid time off, and week-long summer and winter company shutdowns.
• Educational assistance programs, including student loan repayment.
• Commuting subsidy, matching charitable donations, and 401(k).
• Flexibility through hybrid or onsite work designations.