Senior Director, Business Insights and Analytics

Senior Director, Business Insights and Analytics

Alumis Inc. is a precision medicines company with a mission to transform the lives of patients with autoimmune diseases. Our goal is to fundamentally change outcomes for patients through data-driven decision making and treatment innovation. Reporting to the Chief Commercial Officer, the Senior Director, Business Insights and Analytics will lead the analytics function to support the launch of our first medicine, ESK-001, and long-term commercial strategy.

This role will build analytics infrastructure, leverage data to optimize business processes, guide strategic decisions, and measure the effectiveness of commercial and clinical initiatives. You will collaborate with senior leadership and cross-functional teams, including Commercial, Marketing, Sales, Medical Affairs, and R&D.

The preferred location for this role is our South San Francisco headquarters.

Analytics Strategy & Capability Building

• Define and implement a scalable analytics strategy to support launch readiness, lifecycle management, and commercial excellence.
• Build and lead high-performing teams across forecasting, insights, market research, and advanced analytics.
• Drive the adoption of analytics across the organization and elevate a data-driven decision-making culture.

Launch Insights & Market Research

• Lead the generation of actionable insights to inform launch strategy, including customer segmentation, market landscape assessments, and stakeholder research (HCP, patient, payer).
• Translate insights into strategic recommendations to guide clinical, marketing, and access decisions.

Forecasting & Commercial Planning

• Oversee forecasting for pipeline and in-line assets across multiple indications and geographies.
• Develop scenario models and sensitivity analyses to inform strategic planning and resource allocation.

Advanced Analytics & AI

• Leverage AI/ML and advanced analytics (e.g., predictive modeling, patient journey analytics) to generate forward-looking insights and optimize commercial performance.
• Lead the design and implementation of scalable data infrastructure and governance to support real-time reporting, analytics, and insight generation.
• Integrate multiple data sources (market research, secondary, claims, RWE) to deliver executive-level dashboards and strategic insights.

Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Partner with Commercial, Market Access, Medical Affairs, R&D, Finance, and Supply Chain teams to align analytics with business strategy and operational priorities.
• Lead enterprise-level data initiatives, including Master Data Management and cross-functional analytics platforms.
• Inform portfolio decisions across the development continuum—TPP refinement, indication prioritization, launch planning, and post-launch optimization.
• Serve as a strategic advisor to the CCO and executive leadership team on key commercial and investment decisions.
• Represent the analytics function in senior forums, shaping strategy through data-driven recommendations.

• Requires a BA or BS (MS or MBA preferred) with 10+ years of data analysis, decision support, market research, and forecasting experience within the pharmaceutical, biotech, or healthcare sector.
• Demonstrated ability to think strategically while also able to act decisively and tactically.
• Strong project management skills and ability to work to deadlines successfully managing multiple business-driven data related initiatives.
• Understanding of the insight and data landscaping as it pertains to Marketing, Market Access and Medical Affairs and across the brand lifecycle.
• Demonstrated success working with Digital / Technology teams to build future capabilities that are fit for purpose, effective and differentiating.
• Practical experience with implementing and optimizing AI technologies in biotech or pharmaceutical industry.

The salary range for this position is $245,000 - $300,000 USD annually. This salary range is an estimate, and the actual salary may vary based on the Company’s compensation practices.

This position is located in South San Francisco, CA and employees are expected to be onsite Tuesday-Thursday. Open to remote…