About The Nest

The nest is a place where every role has meaning, every team member is respected, and every day is a chance to fly higher. When you join bluebird bio, you're not just landing a new gig, you become part of a flock that's pursuing curative gene therapies to give patients and their families more bluebird days. We are doers, thinkers and collaborators who embrace and live by our values:

Persist for Purpose
Be Compassionate
Stay humble and curious
Keep it real
Celebrate (sm)all wins

Our innovation is rooted in the diversity of our teams and results are achieved through cooperation and the integration of multiple viewpoints. This is personal and we approach every challenge with radical care.

About The Flock

The US Commercial flock is all about making a profound impact on people living with rare diseases through teamwork, strategic conviction, operational focus, and individual accountability to the mission of establishing gene therapy as a meaningful option for patients. We fly straight into the storm, challenging conventions and recoding systems where necessary to enable that impact. Whether it’s establishing a new reimbursement and payment model, creating a new expert treatment network for patients, or working our feathers off to ensure physicians have the information they need to support patients, we are driven by a collective purpose to create a better day - a bluebird day - for every patient that we serve. This is not your typical cookie-cutter commercial build - we require leaders that are unafraid to challenge the norm and be creative. Come work with a kickass group of birds that are committed to be the change that we want to see in the world….and have some fun together along the way.

In this role, you will support the sales leadership team by building and leading a field force effectiveness practice that enables patient success through high-science, patient-focused, and professional field force execution.

How You’ll Fly

You’ll help bring more patients their bluebird days by:

Partnering with Insights & Analytics team to devise and implement data strategy, align and track metrics, and deliver performance reports with recommendations
Developing gene therapy/rare disease account level targeting and segmentation strategy using secondary data and market research inputs.
Leveraging targeting and segmentation efforts to build out initial field force strategy and recommendations.
Developing supporting recommendations for key tactics including virtual engagement, e-detailing, etc.
Working closely with IT to set up Veeva CRM for commercial team and monitor/ manage Veeva CRM updates
Delivering contract management support to the Qualified Treatment Center (QTC) enablement team

What You’ll Bring

You’re the bird we’re looking for if you have:

6+ years of relevant industry experience, including 3+ years of market research, strategic analysis and planning experience, and a BA/BS degree. Field experience is a plus, advanced degree desirable.
Strong project management, analytics and communication skills including the ability to use Microsoft Office applications and CRM systems
Knowledge of pharmaceutical commercial operations processes (Targeting, Alignment, etc.)
Knowledge of SQL, and/or other BI or data blending tools is required, with working knowledge of software tools (e.g. MS Excel, Access, MS Word & PowerPoint, Tableau etc.)
Candidates in this role are expected to be hands-on with ability to setup and conduct data analysis, conduct data and analytics assessments, prepare and deliver presentations to Director/Sr. Director/VP level audiences
Working experience with field teams, marketing organizations and pharmaceutical data sources; conducting quantitative and qualitative primary and secondary market research is required
Experience in building, scaling, and leading launch teams either from start or expansion of existing specialty teams

bluebird bio is deeply committed to fostering an environment where diversity and inclusion are not only valued, but prioritized. We believe a diverse and inclusive community empowers us to act courageously, care deeply, and dream boldly to impact people in big ways. Diverse viewpoints bring diverse capabilities which strengthen our focus and fuel our growth.

bluebird is proud to be an equal opportunity employer, seeking to create a welcoming and diverse environment. All applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, veteran status or any other applicable legally protected characteristics.

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