Associate Director, Commercial Insights & Strategy

Job description

Who we are

REGENXBIO is an exceptional place to work. You’ll have the opportunity to collaborate with some of the best and the brightest people, touch amazing science, and be a part of extraordinary plans. Our core values: Trust, Accountability, Perseverance, and Innovation drive everything we do. We aim to bring these values to life every day with all that we do, and we believe that what we do matters - to patients, to their families, and to their communities.

The opportunity

As Associate Director, Commercial Insights & Strategy, you will serve as a strategic thought partner and analytical expert to the Commercial, Portfolio, and cross-functional teams. By connecting competitive intelligence, market research, and forecasting to shape marketing strategy, field effectiveness, and launch readiness, you will advance REGENXBIO’s insights capabilities. Additionally, you’ll evolve the current insights function from early-stage monitoring to a forward-looking commercial engine that informs brand planning, market development, and the design of the commercial insights and technology infrastructure.

What you’ll be doing

• Lead development and communication of integrated insights across teams to guide near- and long-term strategy.
• Synthesize market research, competitive intelligence, and field feedback into clear, actionable insights that inform brand planning, launch readiness, and marketing strategy.
• Help shape branding, messaging, and market metrics including awareness, perception, and adoption intent.
• Lead proactive monitoring of the program, gene therapy, and rare disease landscapes, including REGENXBIO licensees and competitors, to inform commercial strategy and brand planning.
• Coordinate and facilitate competitive intelligence collection at major medical conferences in partnership with Medical Affairs and Commercial teams, ensuring timely debriefs and actionable insights.
• Work with cross-functional partners to refine forecasts and scenario planning to inform strategic decisions.
• Integrate epidemiology, market dynamics, and insights data to support portfolio and program-level assumptions.
• Manage vendor partnerships for market research, analytics, and CI to ensure high-quality, actionable deliverables on time and within budget.
• Support development of a scalable insights and analytics technology stack for commercial use.
• Engage with senior stakeholders across Commercial, R&D, and Corporate Development to communicate insights and recommendations that influence decision-making.
• Present findings and implications in clear, concise formats tailored to different audiences.
• Travel up to 25%
• It is imperative that REGENXBIO employees embody our core values by working collaboratively, building strong relationships and using clear communication to meet shared objectives.

What we’re looking for

• Bachelor’s degree required; advanced degree (MS, PhD, MBA) in life sciences, business, or healthcare field preferred.
• 7+ years of experience in commercial insights, market research, competitive intelligence, forecasting, or marketing within the biotech or pharmaceutical industry.
• At least 2 years of experience supporting or leading activities related to product launch preparation, including market assessments, forecasting, brand strategy, or field enablement.
• Strong understanding of drug development and commercialization processes, ideally within rare disease or gene therapy.
• Demonstrated ability to integrate primary (qualitative and quantitative) and secondary research into clear strategic recommendations.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to influence and engage stakeholders across all levels of the organization.
• Track record of cross-functional collaboration with marketing, medical, market access, and field teams.
• Highly organized self-starter with strong analytical and problem-solving skills and comfort operating in ambiguity.
• Proficient with Excel, PowerPoint, and CI/MR databases and tools such as Citeline, BioMedtracker, EvaluatePharma, PubMed, and clinicaltrials.gov.
• Experience managing vendors and external partners to deliver high-quality insights and analyses on time and within budget.
• Experience in gene therapy, retinal diseases, or rare diseases strongly preferred.

Why should you apply?

By joining REGENXBIO, you will have the opportunity to be a part of a growing company, with an incredible team, who is passionate about developing novel AAV gene therapies for patients in need.

We offer a comprehensive and competitive benefit & compensation package which includes market-competitive salaries, an annual bonus program, education assistance, retirement plan with employer match, stock options at all levels, summer hours and more! The estimated compensation range for this role is $170,000 to $225,000 annually. The actual salary offered to the final candidate depends on a number of factors such as relevant work experience, skills, education, and years of experience.

In addition, professional development is important to us.  By joining our team, you’ll have the opportunity to be exposed to challenging projects and have access to development resources to help you grow personally and professionally.