Director, Oncology Business Insights – Analytics

MSD

Director of Business Insights & Analytics in US oncology for a pharmaceutical company. Leading the team that translates data into actionable insights for commercial strategies.

Posted 5/14/2026full-timeNorth Wales • New Jersey, Pennsylvania • 🇺🇸 United StatesLead💰 $190,800 - $300,300 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Develop and communicate data-driven and actionable insights that drive greater customer and market understanding to inform launch & go-to market strategies and help meet in-line commercial objectives.
Interface and collaborate with many teams, requiring strong communication skills.
Lead an insight team consisting of functional teams across market research, data strategy, forecasting, resource effectiveness, measurement, marketing/sales operations, digital analytics, competitive insights and strategy.
Develop the next generation of leaders within DHH (Digital Human Health).

Requirements

What you’ll need

Minimum of 7+ years of marketing insights and strategy support and expertise in delivering complex analytical projects in the pharmaceutical/biotech industry using brand analytics, market research and/or large patient or physician databases for US Experience and/or deep knowledge in oncology
Minimum 3+ years in leading commercial insights teams
Knowledge in mining patient medical claims/EMR data with a strategic mindset and proven record of being able to produce actionable business insights that drive positive commercial results.
Self-motivated, proactive mindset, and ability to work independently.
Story-telling and executive presence with senior leaders.
Effective interpersonal skills, communication skills, and stakeholder management, including experience collaborating in a matrixed organization and ability to align stakeholders on data-driven decisions.
Strong business acumen and consultative skills, with proven ability to comprehend business processes and commercial strategies in detail and translate these into detailed business standards/questions that power analytics.
Effective organizational and project management skills to work effectively across the organization and manage a team of business analysts and data scientists efficiently and effectively.
Innovative thinking with affinity toward experimentation and appropriate risk-taking, including curiosity about how agentic AI and automation can enhance commercial analytics and insight generation.
Awareness of the opportunities, limitations, and responsible use of AI (including agentic AI) in a regulated environment (e.g., data privacy, validation of AI-generated outputs).
Prior hands-on experience working with healthcare data especially EMR/EHR, Claims Data (i.e. IQVIA APLD) and various data offerings.

Benefits

Comp & perks

medical, dental, vision healthcare and other insurance benefits (for employee and family)
retirement benefits, including 401(k)
paid holidays
vacation
compassionate and sick days
comprehensive package of benefits

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Hard Skills & Tools

data analysismarket researchbrand analyticspatient medical claims dataEMR datacommercial insightsanalytical project deliverydata-driven decision makingbusiness standardsanalytics

Soft Skills

communication skillsinterpersonal skillsstakeholder managementorganizational skillsproject managementinnovative thinkingself-motivatedproactive mindsetstory-tellingexecutive presence