Director, Medical Insights

Role Responsibilities

• Contribute to the development and evolution of Medical Insights strategies, frameworks, standards, and ways of working.
• Drive alignment of Medical Insights approaches across Medical Affairs for consistency, quality, scalability, and value.
• Participate in Medical Insights governance and planning forums (prioritization, roadmap alignment, progress tracking).
• Identify and help prioritize opportunities across the end-to-end Medical Insights lifecycle.
• Define and refine Insights use cases and business questions aligned to Medical strategies, asset plans, and evidence generation priorities.
• Translate business needs into functional and data requirements for Medical Insights tools and workflows.
• Evaluate analytics and AI-enabled capabilities for scientific rigor, compliance, usability, and relevance.
• Guide application of advanced analytics/AI to address priority Medical questions (fit-for-purpose, decision-relevant outputs).
• Translate insights into actionable outputs that support decision-making and strategic discussions.
• Embed Medical Insights into core Medical processes (strategy development, evidence planning, scientific engagement).
• Define and monitor indicators of value and impact (relevance, timeliness, adoption, decision influence).
• Enable adoption of Medical Insights platforms/tools; monitor utilization and effectiveness.
• Support planning, change management, and communications for adoption; conduct analyses to surface trends/unmet needs.
• Build collaborative relationships and act as a trusted thought partner on capabilities, value, and opportunities.

• Bachelor’s+ in Life Sciences/Biomedical/Pharma Sciences/Data Sciences/Data Analytics (8+ years relevant industry; 7+ with Masters; 5+ with PharmD/PhD).
• Medical Affairs/Medical Analytics/Medical Strategy/Medical Communications/R&D experience; understanding of how insights are generated, synthesized, and applied.
• 3+ years analyzing/interpreting/synthesizing data and insights, including visualization.
• Experience in complex, cross-functional, matrixed, global environments.
• Lead initiatives through influence without formal authority.
• Strong interpersonal/communication skills; credibility with senior leaders and diverse stakeholders.
• Ability to partner across cultures/regions.
• Strong English verbal/written communication across scientific/analytical/regulatory/business contexts.
• Solid understanding of pharmaceutical/Medical Affairs environment (clinical development, GCP, data interpretation, regulatory/promotional, legal/compliance, governance).

• Advanced degree (PhD/MD/PharmD/MS) in relevant discipline.
• Experience/certifications in analytics, AI-enabled solutions, digital health, project management, or business strategy.
• Familiarity with analytics/data visualization tools (e.g., Tableau, Dataiku); understanding of modern data/AI in Medical Affairs (hands‑on programming not required).