Director – Market Research & Product Solutions

Our Company
Dermsquared^® is the leading education, information, and services platform for dermatology professionals to elevate patient care. We serve our community of HCPs by providing practical clinical and non-clinical content through digital and in-person connections​. We provide our community with solutions to serve their patients through onsite and digital educational content based on the newest and best therapies and techniques from respected thought leaders in the field of dermatology as well as services to enhance their career trajectories. Our offerings have been proven to enhance clinician confidence, demonstrated by our exceptional audience and partner retention rates for our ecosystem. For more details on our portfolio, visit our website at dermsquared.com. 

The Essentials

This opportunity is only for those looking for a fast-paced entrepreneurial environment who bring a track record of both consistent results and a way of working admired by their partners.

• Vision - the ability to zoom out, take a point of view on “What does good look like” and passionately communicate this across and outside the organization
• Strategic problem solving - the ability to define how to get to the vision by breaking the opportunity or problem down to simple and executable strategies
• Accountability and collaboration - the ability to take ownership and be accountable for the outcome and motivate others to work effectively across the organization and set clear expectations
• Personal grit - the willingness and ability to dive into executional details 

Job Description
Title: Director- Market Research & Product
Location: Remote (East Coast or Central Time is strongly preferred)
Applicants must be authorized to work for ANY employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa.

Dermsquared is seeking a leader to drive the development and commercialization of a pipeline of innovative Market Research solutions and help advance industry partners’ strategic agenda in serving the Dermsquared community of Healthcare Professionals so they may elevate patient care. 

Accountability

The Director, Market Research will be a key part of the Strategic Product Leadership team. They will partner with an externally sourced team to complete all market research projects (quantitative and qualitative). This role will also collaborate with Sales, Data and Transformation teams and other key stakeholders to fuel the adoption of a portfolio of solutions, including qualitative and quantitative products leveraging a highly engaged community of HCPs. The Director will have a demonstrated ability to structure strategic plans in service of a greater vision. They will be a strong collaborator with the ability to inspire and motivate key partners and stakeholders for consistent results outpacing expectations to define the strategic roadmap.

Responsibilities

• As a key member of the Strategic Product Leadership team, lead the Market Research product portfolio of products on behalf of the business with P&L accountability
• Ensure executional excellence with existing qualitative and quantitative products
• Design, manage, and analyze quantitative and qualitative research studies that inform product positioning, client needs, and market opportunities.
• Identify market trends, competitive dynamics, and customer behaviors to provide forward-looking insights.
• Apply advanced analytics and statistical techniques to extract actionable business implications.
• Collaborate with externally sourced teams to develop and deploy new qualitative and quantitative products
• Develop and present insight work to client companies
• Ensure data enrichment is an integral part of go-to-market plans for existing and new products
• Oversee external research partners and vendors, maintaining excellence, efficiency, and value.
• Play a critical role in helping shape a new growth strategy transforming business trajectory over the strategic plan horizon

Requirements

• Demonstrated leadership essentials
• Bachelor's degree, advanced degree preferred
• 10+ years of experience in market research and analytics
• Prior experience in healthcare/pharma/agency market research 
• Prior experience in a growing startup or similar environment is a plus
• Travel – estimated less than 20%

Skills

• Strategic thinking with a growth mindset
• Outstanding communication, presentation, and storytelling skills, with executive presence.
• Strong business acumen and ability to connect insights into strong business outcomes
• Experience with strategic problem-solving with healthcare companies
• Consultative selling skills 
• Collaboration and teaming
• Bias for action
• Capability creating
• Demonstrated leadership in a cross-functional organization
• Experience with Excel, PowerPoint, and survey development tools (eg, Qualtrics, Survey Monkey, other proprietary data sources)
• Experience with data visualization tools and analytics tools (eg Tableau, SPSS, R, Python, Power BI) is a plus
• Understanding Pharmaceutical Prescription data (e.g., IQVIA) is a plus

Salary Commensurate with Experience plus Benefits