Senior Manager, Insights, Analytics, and Market Research

SUMMARY

The Senior Manager, Insights, Analytics, and Market Research will be a key architect of Genetix’s commercial intelligence capabilities. You will build the company’s centralized market research function, drive commercial forecasting and KPI management, and translate data into insights that sharpen strategy and drive proactive decision-making across the commercial organization. This role spans primary research, predictive modeling, KPI tracking, and competitive intelligence — and requires someone who is equally comfortable in a spreadsheet and a boardroom. This is an opportunity to have outsized impact at a lean, mission-driven company where your work directly shapes how we reach and serve patients with life-altering rare diseases.

This is a Hybrid position (3 days a week) based in our Somerville – Assembly Row, Massachusetts office

RESPONSIBILITIES

Analytics, Forecasting & Commercial Strategy – data-driven decision making

• Partner with functions across the commercial organization to establish and scale analytics capabilities that enable proactive, evidence-based decision-making
• Drive long-term demand and commercial forecasting for our portfolio, building and maintaining models that support strategic planning, resource allocation, and financial decision-making; track actuals against forecast and communicate variances and implications to company leadership
• Develop predictive models that incorporate market dynamics and upstream KPIs to identify company risks and opportunities
• Develop and maintain dashboards, reports, and KPI frameworks to track brand performance, market dynamics, and the competitive landscape
• Synthesize data and insights into clear, compelling narratives and contribute meaningfully to brand planning, opportunity assessments, and commercial strategy.
• Work cross-functionally to support company business development initiatives

Market Research – build Genetix’s centralized market research function

• Design and execute primary research — qualitative and quantitative — to capture HCP and patient perspectives on our gene therapies, the treatment experience, and the competitive landscape.
• Maintain a continuous pulse on how prescribers, patients, and caregivers think about our therapies relative to standard of care and emerging alternatives based on field insights
• Manage research vendors and agencies, ensuring high-quality deliverables

KEY COMPETENCIES

• Creative, solutions-oriented thinker who challenges conventional approaches and explores new tools and methods
• High ownership and bias toward action
• Strong analytical and quantitative acumen; able to build rigorous models and distill complexity into clear strategic direction
• Excellent communication and storytelling skills; translates data and models into crisp, persuasive narratives for senior audiences
• Collaborative, low-ego style with the ability to influence cross-functionally
• Genuine empathy for patients living with rare diseases and the clinicians and caregivers who support them

QUALIFICATIONS

Required:

• Bachelor’s degree required
• 3-10 years of experience in life sciences insight generation & analytics (life sciences consulting, healthcare investment banking, healthcare equity research, or an analytically rigorous role at a commercial-stage pharma or biotech company); experience in rare disease, hematology, or gene/cell therapy preferred (not required)
• Demonstrated experience building or contributing to commercial forecasting models, demand models, or quantitative business analyses
• Proficiency in advanced Microsoft Excel capabilities and leveraging AI tools (e.g., Claude, Microsoft Copilot) to analyze data and generate insights
• Experience designing or managing primary market research (qualitative and/or quantitative).
• Strong quantitative skills; familiarity with secondary data sources (e.g., IQVIA, Symphony Health) preferred
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to present to senior stakeholders clearly and concisely