Director of Global Rheumatology Insights

Join us as we transform immunology and deliver medicines that help autoimmune patients get their lives back. argenx is preparing for multi-dimensional expansion to reach more patients through a rich pipeline of differentiated assets, led by VYVGART, our first-in-class neonatal Fc receptor blocker approved for the treatment of gMG, and with the potential to treat patients across dozens of severe autoimmune diseases.

We are building a new kind of biotech company, one that maintains its roots as a science-based start-up and pushes our commitment to innovate across all corners of our business. We strive to inspire and grow our company, our partnerships, our science, and our people, because when we do, we deliver more for patients. 

The Director of Global Rheumatology Insights is responsible for all market insights and intelligence activities to support argenx global rheumatology portfolio indications including Sjogren’s, inflammatory myopathies, and scleroderma. This is an exciting time to join an enthusiastic, innovative, growing team as argenx executes on Vision 2030. We seek an insights leader who thrives in a nimble, fast-paced environment, is willing to embrace the challenge, is passionate about science, and deeply motivated by delivering value to people living with rare diseases.

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with global commercial leads and key regions to identify intelligence needs and generate market and competitive insights for the pipeline rheumatology portfolio

• Liaise with commercialization community, analytics and competitive intelligence to support company, brand, and pipeline planning processes globally

• Execute market research globally for insights generation in support of pipeline rheumatology indications

• Effectively manage multiple external vendor/partner relationships to ensure high quality and insightful deliverables to help manage the business

• Lead the proposal, design and execution of qualitative and quantitative market research initiatives to support existing and future assets

• Analyze and interpret results from research in context of collective insights, prepare meaningful, timely reports and presentations for the commercialization community and leadership team

• Seek opportunities to co-create with internal and external stakeholders in efforts to achieve insights excellence

• Contribute to an innovative culture that strives for out-of-the-box thinking and creative approaches to commercial insights utilizing primary and secondary tools

• Partner with Finance and Global Head of Insights & CI to manage budgets including vendor agreements and contracts

• Contribute to Pharmacovigilance and Global Patient Safety initiatives as they pertain to primary market research

Skills and Competencies:

• Technical expertise in qualitative and quantitative market research methodologies

• Ability to translate research findings into actionable insights, implications and strategy

• Highly skilled in influencing cross-functional teams, including interfacing with key internal and external stakeholders and with scientific and commercial teams

• Solid business, planning, and budget management acumen

• Adaptive and motivated to execute efficiently

• Excellent interpersonal, oral and written communication skills

• Ability to manage partner relationships and influence without authority

• Ability to travel up to 25% of the time internationally and domestically

Education, Experience and Qualifications:

• BA or BS, Advanced Degree Preferred

• 10+ years in bio-pharmaceutical market research

• Comprehensive understanding of common qualitative and quantitative market research methodologies

• Start-up and Launch experience a plus

• Familiarity with leading pharma industry commercial vendors and data sources

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