Manager/Senior Manager, Market Research

The role

This person will lead insight generation through primary market research, data analytics, and competitive intelligence. They will work with the commercial leadership team to plan and execute research initiatives for key products.

What you will do

• Turn business issues into action plans and projects
• Plan, design, and conduct strategic market research programs
• Provide learnings and recommendations aligned with business objectives
• Translate data and research into actionable insights
• Provide thought leadership and subject matter expertise in market research
• Prioritize research resources to address business issues
• Partner with Marketing, Sales, Market Access, Medical Affairs, and Executive Leadership
• Identify, evaluate, and manage relationships with insights vendors
• Ensure projects comply with SOPs and meet quality, timeliness, and budget expectations
• Leverage AI-enabled tools to accelerate insight generation

Required qualifications

• Bachelor's degree
• 5+ years of pharmaceutical or biotech market research, brand marketing, sales, or other commercial leadership experience
• 4+ years of qualitative and/or quantitative market research experience
• Ability to travel up to 10% of the time
• Ability to work on site Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday

Nice to have

• Advanced degree, including MBA, or Masters in related field
• Knowledge of secondary data sources used in the pharmaceutical industry
• Demonstrated ability to dig deeply and uncover the why behind observed HCP behaviors
• Demonstrated experience applying AI/GenAI tools to market research workflows
• Exceptional strategic and critical thinking abilities and business acumen
• Strong analytical skills
• Familiarity with launch and pre-launch planning, tracking, and measurement
• Familiarity with direct-to-HCP, consumer, and payer strategies and tactics
• Excellent oral, written, and presentation skills
• CNS experience

Benefits

• Annual bonus
• Significant equity
• Generous benefits package

About the company

Axsome Therapeutics is a biopharmaceutical company leading a new era in the treatment of central nervous system (CNS) conditions. They focus on novel mechanisms of action to deliver scientific breakthroughs for neurological and psychiatric conditions.