The Senior Manager, Market Research - Rheumatology will design, implement, manage, analyze, and effectively communicate market research initiatives across the Rheumatology Portfolio supporting the Rheumatology HCP and Consumer Teams. The individual will derive high-impact learnings from qualitative and quantitative primary and secondary research and partner with Brand partners and external agencies to inform strategic and tactical decision-making. The ability to influence decisions based upon careful and strategic thinking and understanding of the business is critical to success.

Key Responsibilities

• Act as a market research lead for the Rheumatology Marketing team, focused on providing strategic insights, forming a trusted relationship, and staying abreast of market dynamics and burgeoning trends within the space.
• Be conversant with custom research methods, adept at supplier and stakeholder management, and able to independently lead custom research projects that deliver compelling and actionable learnings.
• Perform thought-provoking and sophisticated syntheses of learnings across Insights, Analytics, and Competitive Intelligence to develop actionable recommendations that shape strategies and tactics.
• Maintain organizational knowledge of the market, competitive trends, and industry developments and effectively communicate this knowledge to internal stakeholders.
• Build relationships as a team player, while maintaining objectivity and lack of bias to represent the voice of the patient. 
• Demonstrate thoughtful confidence in presentation of learnings across different levels of the organization.
• Appropriately manage and collaborate with research suppliers.
• Monitor and manage research programs within budget and identify opportunities for cost savings where appropriate.
• Ensure all activities are conducted in accordance with financial and ethical compliance guidelines.