Senior Specialist, Market Research

Job Description

Senior Specialist Market Research

Our Marketing teams are passionate about bringing our medicines and vaccines to our customers around the world. Through digital listening and patient analytics, we can understand our customers’ needs and strive to provide solutions to meet them. 

In alignment with our company strategy to become a premier data-first commercial biopharma organization, we have established the HH Digital, Data and Analytics (HHDDA) organization. This central organization is focused on the application of data, analytics, and insights across the end-to-end commercialization process, to drive data-driven decision making, on behalf of our patients and customers. 

As HHDDA continues its transformation, to bring premier capabilities to Human Health, we are seeking a dynamic talent for the role of Senior Specialist Market Research.

As a strategic partner to the business, the Senior Specialist, Market Research, is responsible for understanding business challenges and managing market research to guide commercial decisions. This position will be responsible for a broad range of research activities, supporting the assigned therapeutic or business area for Global markets. This individual is expected to be collaborative and a strong team player, interacting with multiple internal and external groups, to influence decision-making for the teams they support, while working closely with their Team Leader. This role requires understanding of primary market research methodologies, syndicated reports and secondary data that can be leveraged for actionable recommendations.

A successful Senior Specialist will have demonstrated an ability to work independently in a rapidly changing environment, while exhibiting a transformational mindset, managing competing priorities, and demonstrating resilience to effectively produce results. 

Primary activities include but are not limited to the following: 

In collaboration with the Team Leader, the Senior Specialist will manage all aspects of primary market research including:

• Framing business questions to support team strategy.
• Developing research/analysis plans.
• Drafting requests for proposals and articulation of the hypotheses to be tested.
• Selecting appropriate agency partners.
• Managing the research process to deliver an objective understanding of customers, competitors, products and market developments. 
• Adhering to compliance requirements. 
• Managing budgets and modifies plans/budgets as changing business needs warrant.

Education Minimum Requirement:

• Undergraduate degree in related discipline required
• MBA or Master’s degree in Business, Finance, Public Health, Policy, Pharmacy, Engineering, Mathematics, Statistics, Computer Science preferred

Required Experience and Skill:

• Minimum of 6+ years of experience in the pharmaceutical/biotech or management consulting industry.  
• Well-developed analytical skills, strong problem-solving and demonstrated ability to think strategically and objectively.
• Can apply market research methods and models, is conversant with basic research techniques.
• Orientation toward collaboration/teamwork, ability to lead teams in execution of market research, interest in ongoing learning.
• Ability to work independently, communicate effectively and a strong desire to lead change.

Preferred Experience and Skills:

• Knowledge of Pharmaceutical Industry
• Knowledge of the Healthcare Environment
• Experience in a large multi-national corporation

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Employee Status:

Regular

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Flexible Work Arrangements:

Hybrid

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Required Skills:

Business Analysis, Marketing, Researching, Stakeholder Relationship Management, Supplier Management, User Research, Waterfall Model

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Job Posting End Date:

03/22/2025

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