Definitive Healthcare · 6 hours ago
Senior Director, Life Sciences Strategy
Framingham, MA
Full-time
Hybrid
Director/Executive
$177K/yr - $331K/yr
10+ years expDefinitive Healthcare is a data-driven company focused on empowering clients in the healthcare sector. The Senior Director of Life Sciences Strategy will define and drive strategic direction within the Life Sciences vertical, combining market intelligence and customer insights to shape the product roadmap and guide investment priorities.
AnalyticsArtificial Intelligence (AI)CRMHospitalInformation ServicesMedicalSaaS
Responsibilities
Own vertical strategy and insight generation: Develop and evolve the market strategy for your vertical, identifying key trends, customer segments, and whitespace opportunities
Integrate insights into action: Collaborate across functions to ensure market and customer insights directly inform product, portfolio, and investment decisions
Guide strategic investment: Partner with Finance and Commercial leadership to assess opportunity size, model ROI, and inform long-range planning and resource allocation
Lead cross-functional prioritization: Drive roadmap and initiative prioritization across Product, Data, and Go-to-Market teams, ensuring investments align to market opportunity and strategic value
Manage and mentor Product Managers: Provide strategic leadership to Product Managers supporting the vertical, guiding roadmap development, prioritization, and market alignment while fostering analytical rigor and professional growth
Champion customer-centricity: Partner with Product Marketing and CX to embed customer and market insights into product and strategic planning
Partner across the organization: Work closely with Product Marketing, Sales, CX, and Data teams to ensure market insights inform go-to-market priorities, portfolio focus, and product direction
Collaborate on thought leadership: Act as an internal thought partner on industry trends and market dynamics, supporting external representation in collaboration with Marketing and Communications
Measure strategic impact: Define and track success metrics for strategic initiatives, communicating progress and outcomes to executive stakeholders
Qualification
Required
10+ years of experience in Life Sciences, SaaS or data-driven strategy, ideally spanning product, commercial, or corporate strategy roles
Proven ability to translate market and customer insight into actionable strategy and business impact
Experience leading teams and influencing senior stakeholders across multiple functions
Strong analytical and financial modeling skills, including market sizing, forecasting, and ROI analysis
Exceptional strategic storytelling and executive communication skills
Bachelor's degree required
Preferred
Advanced degree (MBA, MPH, or related) preferred
Benefits
Medical, dental, and vision coverage
Unlimited paid time off
Participation in the company’s 401(k) plan with employer contribution
Competitive benefits package including great healthcare benefits and a 401(k) match
Annual bonus program, subject to individual and company performance
Company
Definitive Healthcare
Definitive Healthcare aims to transform data, analytics and expertise into healthcare commercial intelligence.
501-1000 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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2025 (11)
2024 (4)
2023 (8)
2022 (16)
2021 (24)
2020 (5)
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
unknownKey Investors
22C Capital
2021-09-15IPO
2019-10-02Private Equity
2015-03-02Private Equity
Leadership Team
Kevin Coop
Chief Executive Officer
Rick Booth
Chief Financial Officer
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