Responsibilities
Leverage behavioral science framework to identify and define knowledge gaps that can be addressed via primary and secondary research.
Work closely with analytical partners, leveraging secondary data & analysis and secondary research to determine if primary research is warranted and- when it is- enrich primary research approach and ensure results complement existing data analyses and competitive intelligence.
Design and execute primary market research projects, including defining business question(s), developing research approach, managing vendors, analyzing the data, and communicating results, interpretation, and recommendations to a variety of cross-functional stakeholders.
Integrate data sources from a wide variety of studies and secondary resources, analyze data, and communicate insights and recommendations.
Quickly become an expert in assigned therapy area(s), related commercial products, and any potential new markets to ensure accurate data interpretation and become a trusted strategic partner to key commercial stakeholders.
Provide ongoing, strategic consulting to stakeholders to maximize insight leverage and business impact.
Develop and manage market research budgets for assigned products.
The Senior Manager, Commercial Market Research will join a collaborative, innovative MR & CI team to design, execute, and deliver strategic insights from qualitative and quantitative primary market research. This role will provide actionable information and insights to reduce decision risk and support the advancement of important medications in CNS at Alkermes, as well as support launch preparations for new commercial product(s).
This Senior Manager will partner closely with all commercial functions (Marketing, Health Systems, Analytics, Forecasting, & Sales) as well as New Product Planning, Business Development & Licensing, Public Affairs, Medical, Regulatory, and Legal to increase Alkermes understanding of customer behaviors (e.g., treatment providers, patients and caregivers, pharmacists, payers) and identify/define growth opportunities.
Why join Team Alkermes?
Alkermes applies its decades of deep neuroscience expertise to develop medicines designed to help people living with complex and difficult-to-treat psychiatric and neurological disorders. A global biopharmaceutical company, headquartered in Ireland with U.S. locations in Massachusetts and Ohio, we seek to make a meaningful difference in the way people manage their diseases. We have a portfolio of proprietary commercial products for the treatment of alcohol dependence, opioid dependence, schizophrenia, bipolar I disorder and narcolepsy, and a pipeline of clinical and preclinical candidates in development for various psychiatric and neurological disorders.
We are proud to have been recognized as an employer of choice by many national organizations. In 2024 and 2025, we were certified as a Great Place to Work in the U.S. and named one of Massachusetts' Top Places to Work by the Boston Globe, a Best Place to Work in Greater Cincinnati by the Cincinnati Business Courier and recognized as a Best Place to Work in BioPharma by Fortune Magazine.
Alkermes, Inc. is an equal employment opportunity employer and does not discriminate against any qualified applicant or employee because of race, creed, color, age, national origin, ancestry, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender expression and identity, disability, genetic information, veteran status, military status, application for military service or any other characteristic protected by local, state or federal law. Alkermes also complies with all work authorization and employment eligibility verification requirements of the Immigration and Nationality Act and IRCA. Alkermes is an E-Verify employer.