Senior Director, Global Market Research

Crinetics is a pharmaceutical company based in San Diego, California, developing much-needed therapies for people with rare endocrine diseases. We were founded by a dedicated team of scientists with the simple belief that better therapies developed from rigorous innovation can lead to better lives. Our work continues to make a real difference in the lives of patients. We have a prolific discovery engine and a robust preclinical and clinical development pipeline. We are driven by science with a patient-centric and team-oriented culture. This is an exciting time to join Crinetics as we shape our organization into the world's premier fully-integrated endocrine company from discovery to patients. Join our team as we transform the lives of others.

Position Summary:
The Sr. Director, Market Research, will be responsible for developing a comprehensive market research plan, leading the execution of market research projects for the Crinetics portfolio and delivering associated insights to the broader commercial organization and executive leadership. This functional leader will also be charged with integrating primary market research results with other data analysis, quantitative studies, and information to derive key insights that inform commercial strategies, globally.

Essential Job Functions and Responsibilities:
These may include but are not limited to:

• Create a thorough, global market research plan to support key strategic and tactical decisions for the Crinetics portfolio.
• Lead market research efforts, including epidemiology, treatment flow, qualitative or quantitative demand/market share, segmentation, positioning/messaging, future treatment paradigms, etc.
• Oversee the conduct of global market research studies in a collaborative manner ensuring that perspectives of all team members and partners are considered in crafting the content of discussion guides, surveys, etc. and the study methodology is appropriate to deliver reliable results.
• Ensure that the conclusions and implications drawn from market research studies are objective, sound, relevant to the underlying business questions, supported by data, and communicated effectively to cross-functional teams and commercial leadership.
• Sustain comprehensive organizational knowledge regarding competitive trends, health care environmental influences and investment performance against various marketing channels.
• Become a trusted partner collaborating and influencing brand strategy to drive performance.
• Identify qualified suppliers to conduct global market research studies and manage the process to engage suppliers for needed studies in a cost-effective manner and compliant with industry and company standards & policies.
• Provide direction, coaching, counsel, and advisement to market research team members while supporting their professional development.
• Ensure all marketing research activities are conducted in accordance with financial and ethical compliance guidelines.
• Other duties as assigned.

Education and Experience:

Required:

• Bachelor's Degree required; Master's Degree or MBA preferred.
• Minimum of 15+ years of Pharmaceutical Commercial Analytics/Data Management experience.
• Minimum of 10+ years in a supervisory/leadership role.
• Expert understanding of qualitative and quantitative research methodologies with an ability to synthesize outputs into actionable insights.
• Deep understanding of all stages of the buying process; ability to highlight commercial opportunities and gaps.
• Possess a curiosity and openness to new insight methodologies and a drive to create the toolkit to better serve the business.
• Experience in pharmaceutical situation analysis and brand planning.
• Ability to lead and partner well with internal stakeholders Forecasting, Data & Analytics, Marketing, Market Access, Sales, Competitive Intelligence, Global Product Teams, Compliance, and Legal.
• Possess a strong understanding of industry secondary data and syndicated sources and their strengths and weaknesses.
• Competency in navigating large volumes of information to synthesize what is most important and actionable.
• Excellent communication and ability to consolidate and present key findings to relevant parties.

Physical Demands and Work Environment:
Physical Activities: On a continuous basis, sit at desk for a long period of time; intermittently answer telephone and write or use a keyboard to communicate through written means. Some walking and lifting up to 25 lbs. may be required. The noise level in the work environment is typically low to moderate. The physical demands described above are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions and responsibilities of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions and responsibilities.

Laboratory Activities (if applicable): Biology and chemical laboratory environment experience needed. Environmental health and safety requirements also apply.

Travel:
You may be required to travel for up to 10% of your time.

Equal Opportunity Employer:
Crinetics is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and employment applicants without regard to unlawful considerations of sex, sexual orientation, gender (including gender identity and/or expression), pregnancy, race, color, creed, national or ethnic origin, citizenship status, religion or similar philosophical beliefs, disability, marital and civil union status, age, genetic information, veteran status or any personal attribute or characteristic that is protected by applicable local, state or federal laws

Vaccination requirement:
Following extensive monitoring, research, consideration of business implications, and advice from internal and external experts, Crinetics requires that all employees and contractors be fully vaccinated and have received the COVID-19 vaccines as a condition of employment. "Full vaccination" is defined as two weeks after both doses of a two-dose vaccine or two weeks since a single-dose vaccine has been administered. Anyone unable to be vaccinated, either because of a sincerely held religious belief or a medical condition or disability that prevents them from being vaccinated, can request a reasonable accommodation.

Compensation Total Rewards:
In addition to your base pay, our total rewards program consists of a discretionary annual target bonus, stock options, ESPP, and 401k match. We also provide top-notch health insurance plans for employees (and their families) to include medical, dental, vision and basic life insurance, 20 days of PTO, 10 paid holidays, and a winter company shutdown.

The final salary offered to a successful candidate will be dependent on several factors that may include but are not limited to the type and length of experience and education. Crinetics Pharmaceuticals is a multi-state employer, and this salary range may not reflect positions that work in other states. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range during the hiring process.

Salary Range

The salary range for this position is: $226,000 - $282,000.