Strategy Analyst
What this job does:
Supports high-stakes business decisions at an in-house pharma or biotech company - including pipeline prioritization, therapeutic area investment, competitive positioning, and business development evaluations. Day-to-day involves gathering and synthesizing market intelligence, clinical and scientific data, and competitive landscape information to build strategic frameworks and recommendations for senior leadership. Unlike external consultants, develops deep institutional knowledge of the company's portfolio and maintains ongoing strategic workstreams across planning cycles.
This job is similar to these lab/research tasks:
Synthesizing vast bodies of literature to identify gaps and prioritize research directions, evaluating clinical and preclinical evidence, framing research questions and communicating findings to stakeholders
Typical starting salary range
$95k to $130k
Salary estimate represented as 25th to 75th percentile. Gathered from recent job postings, Glassdoor.com, and Salary.com
Daily task breakdown
- Competitive landscape and market intelligence analysis (30%)
- Strategic analysis and framework development: business cases, scenario analyses, pipeline prioritization (25%)
- Cross-functional collaboration and internal stakeholder engagement (20%)
- Presentation development and executive communication (15%)
- Other: ad hoc requests, conferences, annual strategic planning support (10%)
Skills you'll use in this job:
Advanced analytical and critical thinking; competitive intelligence gathering and synthesis; strategic frameworks (Porter's Five Forces, SWOT, scenario planning); PowerPoint storytelling and data visualization; financial modeling basics (NPV, revenue forecasting); pharma and biotech industry knowledge; scientific literacy for interpreting clinical data; Excel and database proficiency; ability to synthesize complex information into actionable insights; stakeholder management; project management
Talk about these PhD skills in your resume and interview:
Talk about synthesizing vast bodies of literature to identify gaps, frame research questions, and prioritize experiments - directly analogous to synthesizing competitive intelligence to frame strategic options. Talk about evaluating clinical and preclinical evidence and assessing research quality across diverse methodologies.
Alternative job titles to search:
Corporate Strategy Analyst; Strategic Planning Analyst; Strategy and Operations Analyst; Commercial Strategy Analyst; Portfolio Strategy Analyst; Pipeline Strategy Analyst; Strategy Associate; Strategic Insights Analyst
*Note:
-Job titles are inconsistent between companies. Try various keywords.
-PhDs tend to undershoot seniority level. Target higher than you think.
