Senior Director, Advanced Analytics Lead

At Syndax, we are determined to realize a future in which people with cancer live longer and better than ever before. Syndax Pharmaceuticals is a commercial stage biopharmaceutical company developing an innovative pipeline of cancer therapies.

The Role:

We are seeking a Senior Director, Advanced Analytics Lead responsible for spearheading all advanced analytics initiatives to deliver actionable insights from real-world data sources.In this role, you will leverage advanced analytics to support decision-making processes, optimize business strategies, and ensure the success of market strategies. You will also work to leverage Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning to provide key insights/alerts to prioritize effort with HCPs across Sales and Marketing.As a team leader, you will lead a team of professionals that support the data infrastructure and analytics of the Commercial organization.

Key Responsibilities:

Team Leadership, Data Strategy, Data Analysis & Data Collection.

• Supervise, mentor, and manage a team of analyst(s) and data specialist(s), driving both individual and team growth
• Lead data acquisition and analysis to inform commercial strategies, tactics, and decisions.
• Demonstrate a thorough understanding of real-world data sources (claims, diagnostic, EMR, etc.) to guide the organization on appropriate data sources to use for addressing key business questions.
• Coordinate the procurement of various datasets; design and implement analytical solutions in support of various commercial initiatives.
• Promote data-driven decision-making across the business by collaborating with cross-functional teams, including Marketing, Market Access, Customer Engagement, and Legal & Compliance.
• Create AI/Machine Learning infrastructure to support key strategic initiatives.
• Identify Key Performance Indicators critical for launch success and lead KPI dashboard creation.
• Deliver reports, dashboards, and presentations to senior leadership, translating complex data into clear, actionable insights and recommendations.
• Instill a culture of continuous improvement, testing, and deployment of new analytical capabilities for the business.
• Stay current with industry trends and emerging technologies in analytics, ensuring the team uses the latest tools and methodologies.

Stakeholder Collaboration

• Work closely with Syndax Commercial and Cross-Functional Teams and other internal stakeholders to design and execute analytical projects that align with business objectives.
• Ensure that analytical insights are understood and effectively communicated to non-technical stakeholders.

Compliance & Quality

• Ensure all analytics and team activities comply with industry regulations, including HIPAA, GxP, and other relevant compliance standards as required.
• Maintain high-quality standards for data integrity, reproducibility, and validation of analytical models and methodologies.

Desired Experience/Education and Personal Attributes:

• Bachelors degree required with 12+ years of experience in pharma/biotech space in advanced analytics.
• Excellent leadership, collaboration, communication, and interpersonal skills.
• Analytical mindset with a passion for turning data into strategic insights.
• Ability to handle multiple priorities and projects in a fast-paced environment.
• Proactive, results-oriented, and solution-focused approach to problem-solving.
• Proficiency in manipulating and extracting insights from large longitudinal data sources, such as claims, diagnostic, EMR and other patient level data sets. Expertise in managing and analyzing a range of large, secondary transactional databases is required.
• Proven track record of leadership, time-management, project management, and teamwork.
• Strong interpersonal skills and a consultative mindset, with the ability to develop strong partnerships and influence without authority.
• Previous oncology experience preferred; hematology-oncology a plus.