Senior Manager, Competitive Intelligence

Job Description

Wave Life Sciences is a biotechnology company focused on unlocking the broad potential of RNA medicines to transform human health. Our RNA medicines platform, PRISM, combines multiple modalities, chemistry innovation and deep insights in human genetics to deliver scientific breakthroughs that treat both rare and prevalent disorders. Our toolkit of RNA-targeting modalities includes editing, splicing, RNA interference and antisense silencing, providing us with unmatched capabilities for designing and sustainably delivering candidates that optimally address disease biology. Our diversified pipeline includes clinical programs in Duchenne muscular dystrophy, Alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency and Huntington’s disease, as well as a preclinical program in obesity. Driven by the calling to “Reimagine Possible”, we are leading the charge toward a world in which human potential is no longer hindered by the burden of disease.

Description

The Senior Manager, Competitive Intelligence will play a critical role within Wave and drive Wave’s competitive intelligence efforts across its clinical, preclinical, and discovery programs. They will report to the Senior Director, New Product Planning and Corporate Strategy and will have broad cross-functional engagement across the organization. The role will lead assessment of the evolving competitive landscape and dynamics for target programs / therapeutic areas and develop strategic insights on the external landscape to inform business decisions, program strategy, and key initiatives. The opportunity will provide broad visibility across the company, and the successful candidate will serve as a key partner to the program teams and senior leadership within Wave.

Experience

• Bachelor’s degree (BA or BS) required; Advanced scientific degree (PhD, MD, PharmD, DVM, MS) preferred
• 5+ years of relevant experience, preferably in consulting, biotechnology investing, biotechnology venture capital, competitive intelligence, new product commercialization/planning, medical communications, and/or market research within the pharmaceutical/biotechnology industry.

Responsibilities

• Perform landscape surveillance and drive competitive and market intelligence through a consistent and deep understanding of peer programs, relevant platform technologies, and current and future market dynamics
• Communicate real-time updates to the organization on competitive developments, including analyzing and summarizing new data and highlighting strategic implications for Wave and its programs
• Develop materials summarizing the competitive landscape and deliver quarterly competitive reports in key areas of interest
• Analyze landscape for new potential targets and indications to determine current and future treatment paradigms, competition, and future unmet needs
• Establish competitive foundation for Wave’s early stage programs
• Collaborate with program teams and cross-functional stakeholders, including New Product Planning, Investor Relations, Corporate Communications, Clinical Development, Regulatory, Medical Communications, Research, and others to provide insights on competitors and external landscape to inform business decisions, program strategy, target product profiles, forecasts, and other deliverables
• Collaborate with New Product Planning and other stakeholders on competitive wargame exercises and other new product planning-related projects and strategic initiatives
• Attend relevant conferences and collaborate with Medical Communications and other functions to monitor competitive and external developments

Key Skills

• Extremely strong verbal, written, and presentation communication skills
• Ability to digest and summarize complex medical and scientific information using terms and concepts that are most relevant and appropriate for different audiences
• Track record of cross-functional collaboration, including success working in a high-science environment and with senior leaders
• Strong work ethic, self-motivation, organizational skills, and an ability to prioritize and meet deadlines
• Experience in both rare and common diseases is preferred

Wave Life Sciences provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or genetics. In addition to federal law requirements, Wave Life Sciences complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.

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