Director, Field & Market Access Data Analytics

COMPANY SUMMARY

Zydus Therapeutics is a clinical stage, specialty-focused bio-pharmaceutical company focused on developing transformative treatments to transform lives, starting with rare and serious liver diseases. Our purpose is simple, to empower people with the freedom to live healthier and more fulfilling lives, by unlocking new possibilities in life sciences and providing quality healthcare solutions.

Our lead drug candidate, saroglitazar, is a dual peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor (PPAR) alpha / gamma agonist. Saroglitazar is an investigational treatment which has received Fast Track designation, orphan drug designation and priority review designation from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the treatment of patients with primary biliary cholangitis (PBC). Primary Biliary Cholangitis is a rare, chronic autoimmune liver disease primarily affecting middle-aged women, characterized by the progressive destruction of the bile ducts that can lead to irreversible liver damage if left untreated.

As a wholly owned subsidiary of Zydus Lifesciences, our pipeline is fueled by 1,300 researchers who are working with cutting-edge technologies to discover new medicines for tomorrow.

The opportunity to empower people with the freedom to live healthier and more fulfilling lives is what makes a career with Zydus Therapeutics so rewarding. Our team is collaborative, innovative and adaptable. We are action-oriented and strive for excellence in all we do, all underpinned by respect, trust and integrity. We offer a wide variety of competitive benefits, services and support programs that provide our employees with the resources to pursue their goals, both at work and in their personal lives

If you are passionate about helping bring potential life-changing discoveries to patients, then you share our mission.

ROLE SUMMARY

Zydus Therapeutics is building the analytics engine for the anticipated US launch of saroglitazar in Primary Biliary Cholangitis (PBC), a new PPAR therapy for a serious rare hepatology indication. There are additional indications that Zydus Therapeutics is exploring for Saroglitazar through its clinical trial program. We are seeking a highly motivated and analytically driven Director, Field & Market Access Data Analytics to serve as the strategic analytics partner supporting the organization's customer-facing teams. Reporting to the Executive Director, Data Analytics & Operations, this is a critical individual contributor role that will be responsible for delivering actionable insights, performance analytics, and data-driven recommendations that enable field execution excellence and market access success.

The Director will leverage key data and technology assets including Komodo and Veeva Compass claims data, Lab data, Definitive Healthcare, MMIT, Specialty Pharmacy data, Specialty Distribution data, Patient Hub, and other relevant healthcare datasets to support the analytical needs of the field sales organization, key account managers (KAMs), and thought leader liaison (TLL) teams. This leader will evaluate and transform complex healthcare data into meaningful business insights that improve customer targeting, market understanding, access strategy, field force effectiveness, account planning, and launch readiness activities for saroglitazar.

This role requires a hands-on analytics leader who thrives in a lean, fast-paced environment and can effectively bridge business strategy, healthcare data, field operations, and business insights to drive informed decision-making and maximize organizational impact.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Commercial Field Analytics & Insights

• Serve as the primary analytics partner for the Field Sales, Key Account Manager (KAM), and Thought Leader Liaison (TLL) organizations.
• Develop and deliver actionable insights to support customer segmentation, targeting, territory planning, account prioritization, and field execution strategies.
• Analyze healthcare claims, laboratory, provider, and account-level data to identify opportunities, trends, and performance drivers.
• Design, implement and continuously enhance field performance dashboards, scorecards, KPIs to support monitoring of field force effectiveness, and identify opportunities to enable data driven performance management and improve customer engagement.
• Conduct ad hoc analyses to answer business-critical questions and support business leadership decision-making.

Market Access & Payer Analytics

• Partner closely with Market Access leadership to evaluate payer, account, and reimbursement dynamics that impact patient access and product adoption.
• Utilize MMIT and related market access datasets to assess coverage policies, reimbursement trends, payer opportunities, and access barriers.
• Manage, analyze and leverage Specialty Pharmacy data, Specialty Distribution data, Patient Hub data, and data aggregator reporting to identify opportunities for a frictionless experience for Saroglitazar customers.
• Enable data-driven account segmentation, payer strategy development, and key account planning initiatives through advanced analytics, AI-enabled decision support, predictive insights and scenario modeling.
• Design and deliver reporting and insights that enable proactive management of market access performance, strengthen stakeholder engagement, and enable timely commercial interventions.
• Proactively identify emerging payer, reimbursement, and healthcare ecosystem trends. Communicate potential business implications and recommendations to leadership.

Customer, Provider & Thought Leader Analytics

• Leverage Definitive Healthcare, claims data, laboratory data, and provider-level data to identify high-value accounts, healthcare systems, and prescriber opportunities.
• Support Thought Leader Liaison activities through identification, profiling, and prioritization of key opinion leaders and influential healthcare stakeholders.
• Analyze referral patterns, patient flow, provider networks, and treatment pathways to support strategic customer-engagement planning.
• Partner with cross-functional leadership to optimize customer segmentation, targeting and customer-engagement strategies.

Launch Readiness & Commercial Strategy

• Support pre-launch and launch planning activities through patient, provider, account, specialty pharmacy, specialty distribution, patient Hub, and market opportunity assessments.
• Deliver analytics supporting patient identification, diagnosis rates, treatment pathways, and market development initiatives.
• Provide forecasting inputs and market sizing analyses that support strategic planning activities.
• Collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders to develop data-driven recommendations that improve field execution and launch readiness.

Cross-Functional Partnership

• Partner closely with Field Teams, Market Access, Marketing, Medical Affairs, Finance, and business leadership to understand business questions and translate them into actionable analytics solutions.
• Present findings and recommendations to executive leadership and cross-functional teams in a clear and compelling manner.
• Serve as a trusted advisor on the interpretation and application of healthcare claims, laboratory, provider, and access data.
• Support annual planning, business reviews, and strategic initiatives through delivery of sophisticated analytical insights.
• Represent Data Analytics & Operations in cross-functional meetings and strategic planning discussions.

Vendor & Data Management

• Collaborate with internal analytics teams and external data partners (i.e., systems integrators, agencies, and specialized vendor partners) to ensure timely access to high-quality commercial data assets.
• Manage relationships with data providers including Komodo, Veeva Compass, Quest, MMIT, Definitive Healthcare, Specialty Pharmacy, Specialty Distribution, Patient Hub, and other analytics partners.
• Monitor data quality, consistency, and integrity while identifying opportunities for process improvements.
• Support development of analytical methodologies, business rules, and standardized reporting frameworks.
• Ensure appropriate compliance with company policies and applicable healthcare data usage guidelines.