Market Research Manager
Location: Mettawa, California
Country: United States
Category: Marketing
Workplace Location: Onsite
Employment Type: Contract
Posted Date: March 24, 2026
Job ID: 645830
Job Description
The Planet Group is seeking a Market Research Manager to join one of our well-known global pharmaceutical clients.
- Pay: $69-74.06/hr depending on experience
- Location: Mettawa, IL, Florham Park, NJ, or remote Candidates must be U.S. citizens and reside within the United States.
- Lead the planning and delivery of insights via primary and secondary research and analytics to identify/quantify payer/trade opportunities and threats
- Make specific recommendations on the development of market access strategies and tactics for a pipeline asset
- Work across matrix partners and ensure alignment of research & analytical insights with the broader commercial goals of the asset
- Provide insights that directly impact the client's early pipeline decisions through its influence on the development of pricing, contracting and other access strategies
- Lead immunology, neurology, and/or oncology market research projects and provide insights that influence early pipeline market access strategies and decisions through data analytics, customer insights and business knowledge
- Co-develop with U.S. Market Access leaders, insights to set stage for early pipeline assets to achieve optimal payer formulary access that maximize net sales
- Identify through secondary and claims analysis current and project future market dynamics that could shape assets performance and build models to portray risks, opportunities, and sensitivities
- Demonstrate understanding of the U.S. healthcare landscape and therapeutic areas to identify and proactively address opportunities and threats
- Build collaborative relationships with internal U.S. Market Access and Commercial Development stakeholders
- Align insights with other partners, that when integrated with HCP and consumer insights, positively impacts decision making
- Lead with minimal oversight from manager
- Lead insights for understanding and recommending health plan, PBM, and trade (Pharmacy, GPO, buy & bill dynamics) strategies for early pipeline assets across payer channels through primary research, data analytics and modelling techniques
- Communicate recommendations that clearly describe the opportunity, potentials, risks, recommendation for clinical trial population & end-points and risks
- Inform financial projections based on launch pricing and contracting strategies
- Conduct investigative analytics to validate and/ or quantify market phenomenon related to on-market and pipeline market players
- Identify through quantitative methods
- Value drivers that guide clinical data development and value positioning
- Demonstrate awareness, use and integration of secondary data sources
- Integrate findings across studies to provide strategic insight
- Guide research decisions based on applicability and limitations of primary versus secondary research
- Conduct analytics though the integration of complex datasets that frame the parameters around business questions and initiatives
- Lead external analytics to deliver compelling learnings
- Formulate analytical strategies appropriate for the issue at hand.??????
- Build solid relationships and become a trusted advisor to therapeutic area leadership
- Guide brand strategies and tactics based on superior, objective customer insights
- Act as market Access Insight partner with ability to influence discussions with APEX colleagues, market access customers, and leadership
- Bachelor’s degree in one of the following fields: Market Research, Social Sciences, Statistics, Economics, Actuarial Science, Engineering, Finance, and/or Applied Mathematics
- Masters/MBA degree preferred, not required
- Working knowledge of pharmaceutical data sources (IQVIA, SHA Metys, SSR, AnalySource, MMIT, IPD, CMS, HIRC, HSG, etc.)
- Minimum of 5 years of experience in market analytics, marketing research, and/or field sales support in the pharmaceutical or related industry
- Strong story telling skills; ability to distill complex information synthesized into concise and impactful messages and communications
- Strong working knowledge of syndicated pharmaceutical data sources, including formulary data sources and claims data sources preferred
- Bonus points for 1-2 years of pharmaceutical market access experience and subject matter expertise with Health Plans, PBMs, Hospital Systems, Specialty Pharmacies and Healthcare Policy stakeholders
- 1-2 years of pharmaceutical marketing insights experience with significant expertise with Physician and Consumer stakeholders is a plus
- Ability to work within ambiguities and uncertainty
- Strong primary research and data analytics capabilities
- Strong subject matter understanding within the overall U.S. market access environment, specifically an in depth understanding of value, pricing and reimbursement dynamics
- Ability to synthesize insights into compelling narratives
- Highly proficient at supplier and stakeholder management
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The Planet Group is a global professional services firm delivering strategic staffing and advisory solutions. We operate at the intersection of talent and transformation – connecting the right people with the right opportunities in the areas of technology, engineering, accounting & finance, digital marketing, and manufacturing.
As one of the largest staffing companies in the US, we operate with a global reach and a performance-first mindset. We partner with clients to move fast, stay agile, and drive measurable results – building high-impact teams that fuel transformation and growth.
