Senior Research Analyst

Biocentury Publications - Redwood City, CA

Full-time - Mid Level

Redwood City, CA

Publishing Industries

About the position

BioCentury is seeking a Senior Research Analyst to conduct data analysis and research as part of our Strategic Intelligence team. The Senior Research Analyst will work closely with the Director of Research and across various departments to compile and evaluate both primary and secondary research that supports BioCentury's core businesses, which include written content, data, and conferences. This role is crucial in providing independent deep-dive analysis, high-quality data, and high-impact networking events for biopharmaceutical executives and investors across the U.S., Europe, and Asia. The Senior Research Analyst will be responsible for supporting research for analytical content creation and advising project teams on data inclusion for the Company's BCIQ database. This position requires the development and application of expertise in the landscape of biopharma companies, tracking new players in emerging fields, and monitoring the progress of established players. The analyst will also need to identify themes and upcoming inflection points for specific companies, disease areas, or technologies by staying informed on hot topics and trends in the biopharma industry. Specific responsibilities include conducting research to support editorial analysis and conference content, gathering data from the BCIQ database and external sources on industry product pipelines, financings, deals, and R&D topics. The Senior Research Analyst will collaborate with Editorial analysts to design research projects and surveys, structuring results logically to draw conclusions and detect trends. Additionally, the analyst will translate research results into concise data content and visualizations that effectively communicate insights. The role also involves working closely with the Business Development team to select presenting companies for BioCentury's conferences, using biopharma domain knowledge to evaluate candidates and group presenters by themes to create an informative agenda. The analyst will provide data for presentations by company executives and support business information needs across departments, including Sales & Customer Success.

Responsibilities

• Conducting research to support editorial analysis and conference content, including gathering data from the Company's BCIQ database and external sources on industry product pipelines, financings, deals, R&D and other topics.
• Working with Editorial analysts to design research projects and surveys and structuring the results in a logical way that allows conclusions to be drawn and trends to be detected.
• Translating research results into short data content and data visualizations that 'tell a story.'
• Working closely with the Business Development team to select presenting companies for BioCentury's conferences, using biopharma domain knowledge to evaluate candidate companies.
• Evaluating sponsor nominations for presenting companies and grouping presenters by themes to help structure a compelling and informative agenda for attendees.
• Providing data for external or internal presentations by Company executives or Editorial leaders.
• Working with members of other departments in the Company, including Sales & Customer Success, to answer questions about the biopharma landscape and otherwise support business information needs throughout the company.

Requirements

• 3+ years of experience conducting primary and secondary research for analysts, investors or consultants.
• Ability to demonstrate advanced familiarity with the biotech and pharma ecosystem, including fluency with the scientific and medical underpinnings of drug development.
• Ability to demonstrate understanding of financing mechanisms for public and private companies.
• Ability to create and manage large data sets.
• Advanced ability to identify and work with key data sources, including but not limited to ClinicalTrials.gov; EDGAR; domestic and foreign stock exchanges; financial data services like Xignite; global regulatory platforms; and patent databases.
• Advanced ability in the use of relevant business software and analytical tools, including advanced Excel, PowerBI, and PowerPoint.
• Advanced ability in the application of data visualization tools like Flourish.
• Demonstrated competence with collaborative work and project management tools such as Slack, SharePoint and Asana.
• Ability to work independently, multi-task, work across matrixed teams, and manage time and resources to deliver results on deadlines, proactively seeking direction as needed.
• Ability to work across multiple time zones with staff and external research sources in the U.S., Europe and Asia.

Benefits

• Salary commensurate with experience
• Company-sponsored U.S. health and life insurance
• 401(k) plan