Position Overview
- Lead the development of Cabaletta’s commercial insights capability, integrating primary market research, competitive intelligence, data analytics, and forecasting to support key strategic decisions.
- Translate complex market, clinical, and healthcare data into actionable insights that shape commercial strategy for the company’s pipeline of autoimmune cell therapies.
- Work cross-functionally with commercial strategy, market access, clinical development, investor relations, corporate strategy, and finance to provide a clear, data-driven view of market opportunity, competitive dynamics, and launch readiness.
- Hands‑on execution required: execute analyses, build models, and manage vendors in a lean, resource‑constrained environment.
Responsibilities
Strategic Insights
- Build and operationalize the insights & analytics function (operating model, tools/vendors, repeatable insight/decision-support processes).
- Develop and lead commercial insights/analytics strategy across priority autoimmune indications.
- Translate market data, physician insights, and treatment dynamics into actionable leadership recommendations.
- Provide decision support on portfolio strategy, indication prioritization, and commercialization planning.
Market Research & Customer Insights
- Design and execute primary market research with physicians, payers, patients, and advocacy groups.
- Generate insights on diagnostic pathways, treatment algorithms, unmet needs, and adoption drivers across autoimmune diseases.
- Partner with clinical/medical teams so commercial insights inform trial design, endpoints, and value propositions.
Competitive Intelligence
- Establish and lead competitive intelligence across autoimmune cell therapy, biologics, and emerging modalities.
- Monitor scientific, clinical, regulatory, and commercial developments in competing programs.
- Deliver executive-level competitive insights to inform strategic positioning and launch planning.
Analytics & Forecasting
- Build commercial forecasting models for pipeline assets across multiple indications.
- Integrate epidemiology, treatment flows, payer dynamics, and adoption curves into market models.
- Develop dashboards and analytical tools to track market dynamics, competitive developments, and launch readiness metrics.
Launch Planning Support
- Provide insights for market access strategy, pricing considerations, and value messaging.
- Partner with commercial strategy teams on target product profiles, positioning, and brand strategy.
- Inform development of commercial scenarios and launch readiness plans.
Cross‑Functional Collaboration
- Partner across commercial, clinical development, medical affairs, regulatory, and corporate strategy to inform late‑stage development decisions, BLA readiness, anticipated label scenarios, and post‑approval evidence planning.
- Present insights and recommendations to senior leadership and the Board of Directors.
- Manage external vendors supporting market research and data analytics.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in life sciences, business, marketing, or related field; advanced degree (MBA, PharmD, MS) preferred.
- 8 years of experience in pharmaceutical/biotech insights, analytics, or commercial strategy.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience in rare disease, immunology, autoimmune disease, or cell therapy strongly preferred.
Required/Preferred Skills & Abilities
- Demonstrated expertise in:
- Primary market research
- Competitive intelligence
- Forecasting and market modeling
- Strategic analytics
- Strong ability to translate complex scientific and market data into strategic insights.
- Exceptional communication and executive presentation skills.
- Experience supporting pre‑launch and launch planning in biotechnology or specialty therapeutics.
- Ability to operate effectively in a fast‑moving, entrepreneurial environment.