Scholar Rock

Biopharmaceutical firm targeting protein growth factors

Director – Market Insights

Product MarketingConfirmed live in the last 24 hours

Full-timeCambridge, MA, USA$200k - $250k /yr

About the Job

Requirements

At least 10 years of experience in market insights and analytics, market research, or competitive intelligence supporting the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries.
Project management expertise and the ability to manage concurrent projects, meet critical deadlines, and deliver high-quality outcomes on time and within budget.
Expertise in primary and secondary research methodologies, including study design, data collection, analysis, and interpretation.
Strong strategic thinking and analytical skills, with the ability to translate market research and competitive intelligence into actionable insights and recommendations.
Ability to identify, select, and manage external research vendors while building collaborative partnerships.
Ability to adapt to evolving organizational needs and reprioritize work in a dynamic environment.
Commitment to organizational values, a strong work ethic, and high standards of professionalism and integrity.
A bachelor's degree in business, management, or science.
Travel for onsite competitive intelligence congress coverage and ad hoc corporate meetings.

Responsibilities

Leverage prior in-market, launch, and pipeline experience to support the commercial team in building and executing a global market insights and analytics plan.
Lead compliant primary market research and insight generation initiatives to inform global commercial and brand strategies.
Manage external competitive intelligence vendors and oversee market landscapes, global congress monitoring, and clinical-stage intelligence to identify competitive threats, opportunities, and emerging market dynamics.
Partner with commercial stakeholders to plan priorities and deliver the annual brand planning process, including the Situational Assessment, Global Market Outlook, and Market Map.
Build relationships with affiliate and cross-functional experts, define problems, design research, and synthesize insights to support commercial decision-making.
Partner with cross-functional stakeholders to synthesize insights into frameworks that support organizational alignment on launch optimization strategies.

Desired Qualifications

US and global market research experience.
A graduate degree (MBA) and/or equivalent experience and education in strategic leadership and business.
Experience generating market insights to inform successful product launches.
Rare disease experience.

Salary Range: 200000 to 250000 (Currency: USD) (Pay period: per-year-salary)

Scholar Rock is delivering muscle-targeted breakthroughs to transform the treatment of spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) and other rare neuromuscular diseases where muscle atrophy remains a critical unmet need.

As a global leader in myostatin biology, a field focused on proteins that regulate muscle mass, the biopharmaceutical company is named for the visual resemblance of a scholar rock to protein structures. Our commitment to unlock fundamentally different treatment approaches is powered by broad application of a proprietary platform, which has developed novel monoclonal antibodies to modulate protein growth factors with extraordinary selectivity. Scholar Rock works every day to create new possibilities for patients through its highly innovative anti-myostatin program, including opportunities in additional rare neuromuscular diseases. Learn more about our neuromuscular franchise at ScholarRock.com and follow @ScholarRock on X and on LinkedIn.

Summary of Position:

The Director, reporting to the Senior Director, Market Insights, will be a member of the Business Operations and Analytics team, accountable for insight generation and competitive intelligence for a newly launched neuromuscular treatment with potential expansion into new indications. This role will serve as an organizational, strategic thought partner, enabling high-quality, data driven, evidence-based decision making. This is a high-impact, high-visibility role within a fast-growing organization and an opportunity to contribute to the Global commercial foundation of Scholar Rock’s first marketed product.

Position Responsibilities:

Leverage your prior in-market, launch, and pipeline experience to support commercial team in building and executing on a robust Global market insights and analytics plan

Primary Market Research Execution: Lead robust insight generation initiatives compliantly to impact the creation of global commercial and brand strategies

Competitive Intelligence: Manage external competitive intelligence (CI) vendors and oversee delivery of key CI outputs, including market landscapes, global congress monitoring, and clinical-stage intelligence, to identify competitive threats, opportunities, and emerging market dynamics

Partner with key commercial stakeholders to plan priorities and execute deliverables for the annual brand planning process (e.g., Situational Assessment, Global Market Outlook, Market Map etc.)

Stakeholder Engagement: Build key relationships with affiliate and cross-functional experts, define problems, design research, and synthesize insights to support commercial team decision making with clear crisp communication

Utilize your communication and strategic skills to partner with cross-functional stakeholders to synthesize insights into frameworks from which the organization can align on strategies for launch optimization

Candidate Requirements:

10+ years of experience in market insights and analytics, market research or competitive intelligence supporting the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries

Project management expertise with the ability to effectively manage concurrent projects, meet critical deadlines, and deliver high-quality outcomes on time and within budget.

Expertise in primary and secondary research methodologies, including study design, data collection, analysis, and interpretation.

US and Global Market Research experience preferred

Strong strategic thinking and analytical skills, with the ability to translate market research and competitive intelligence into actionable insights and recommendations.

Proven ability to identify, select, and manage external research vendors while building strong, collaborative partnerships.

Demonstrated ability to adapt to evolving organizational needs and effectively reprioritize work in a dynamic environment.

Demonstrated commitment to organizational values, with a strong work ethic and high standards of professionalism and integrity.

Experience generating market insights to inform successful product launches, with rare disease experience preferred.

BS / BA in business, management or science required. Graduate degree (MBA) and / or equivalent experience and education in strategic leadership and business preferred.

Role has flexibility to be remote or local depending on successful candidate preference. Travel required for onsite competitive intelligence congress coverage and ad-hoc corporate meetings.

Scholar Rock is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

About the Company

Scholar Rock

Biopharmaceutical firm targeting protein growth factors

Scholar Rock develops biopharmaceutical therapies by targeting protein growth factors to treat diverse diseases. Its work hinges on a proprietary drug discovery platform that identifies ways to modulate these growth factors, enabling creation of novel therapeutic solutions. The company advances its programs through research and development, and collaborates with other biopharmaceutical companies and research institutions, earning revenue via licensing agreements, milestone payments, and eventual product sales. Scholar Rock differentiates itself by focusing on protein growth factors and pursuing targets and indications that have been historically overlooked, with a strong emphasis on partnerships and patient-centric approaches. The overall goal is to deliver safe and effective therapies that improve patient outcomes by precisely modulating growth factor pathways through collaborative science.

Company size: 201-500
Company stage: IPO
Headquarters: Cambridge, MA
Founded: 2012

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