Director, Global Market Insights (Pharmaceutical)

Location: Barcelona, Spain; onsite

Company

hirify.global is a pharmaceutical company focused on medical dermatology and addressing unmet patient needs through healthcare innovation.

What you will do

• Define the global market insights vision, strategy, operating model, priorities, and capability roadmap.
• Lead the Global Market Insights organisation, allocating resources across franchises, brands, markets, and strategic business questions.
• Advise senior commercial, regional, franchise, and functional leaders with evidence-based recommendations and constructive challenge.
• Integrate customer, patient, market, competitor, sales, access, and internal performance data into decision-ready insights.
• Govern global market research, competitive intelligence, forecasting, performance analytics, portfolio prioritisation, and launch readiness.
• Lead external partners, prioritise GMI investment, develop talent, and advance analytics, automation, and responsible AI-enabled insight generation.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Economics, Life Sciences, Data Science, Statistics, Engineering, or a related field.
• 10–12 years of progressive experience in market insights, market research, forecasting, business analytics, competitive intelligence, or strategic marketing within pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, or related healthcare.
• Experience leading a global or regional insights function and developing people in an international, matrix organisation.
• Strong expertise in primary and secondary research, forecasting, competitive intelligence, performance analytics, and insight synthesis.
• Pharmaceutical business acumen covering brand strategy, launches, lifecycle management, customer and patient dynamics, market access, and global-local operations.
• Fluent English, written and spoken, is required.

Nice to have

• MBA, MSc, PhD, or another relevant advanced degree.
• Experience in affiliate or regional roles and in a global commercial organisation.
• Experience in dermatology, immunology, specialty care, or biologics.
• Knowledge of advanced analytics, data visualisation, automation, and responsible AI applications in commercial decision-making.
• Working knowledge of global healthcare regulation, privacy, pharmacovigilance interfaces, and pharmaceutical industry codes.

Culture & Benefits

• Independent thinking, ownership, courage, simplicity, and impact are encouraged.
• International, matrix-based collaboration across franchises, regions, market companies, and enabling functions.
• Recognition as a Top Employer in Spain since 2008 and in Germany since 2025.
• Opportunities for professional growth, talent development, succession planning, and continuous learning.