Director, Corporate Strategy & Analytics

Crinetics is a pharmaceutical company based in San Diego, California, developing much-needed therapies for people with endocrine diseases and endocrine-related tumors. We were founded by a dedicated team of scientists with the simple belief that better therapies developed from rigorous innovation can lead to better lives. Our work continues to make a real difference in the lives of patients. We have a prolific discovery engine and a robust preclinical and clinical development pipeline. We are driven by science with a patient-centric and team-oriented culture. Crinetics is known for its inclusive workplace culture. We are also a dog-friendly workplace. This is an exciting time to join Crinetics as we shape our organization into the world’s premier fully-integrated endocrine company from discovery to patients. Join our team as we transform the lives of others.

Position Summary:

The Director of Corporate Strategy & Analytics will lead strategic initiatives that define Crinetics’ long-term growth trajectory. This role combines corporate strategy, new product planning, market insights & analytics, and ensures strategic alignment across research, development, and commercialization. The position requires strong analytical capabilities, deep industry knowledge, and proven leadership skills to influence decisions at the highest levels. Developing and maintaining a deep and responsive bench of creative analysts able to integrate both technical and business considerations in support of strategy development will be a key enabling responsibility of this role.

Essential Job Functions and Responsibilities:

These may include but are not limited to:

Strategic Leadership & Analytics

• Partner with New Product Planning, Portfolio Strategy, and R&D to enhance Crinetics story. Influence program teams in proposing and refining business strategies for intended markets and provide a business lens to enable key project decisions around Crinetics pipeline.
• Take ownership of various types of strategic analyses delegated by executive leadership, then lead and drive decision-making throughout the workstream, leveraging internal resources as determined necessary.
• Develop and oversee complex valuation models (DCF, comparables, scenario analyses) for portfolio decisions and ex-US expansion opportunities.
• Work closely with Portfolio Strategy team to identify and refine key internal and external business opportunities, developing appropriate analytical frameworks to support assessments
• Collaborate with Business Development on overall partnering strategy and support Search & Evaluation efforts
• Partner with Investor Relations to support messaging w/key external stakeholders

Market Intelligence

• Maintain awareness of healthcare and pharmaceutical industry trends and assess their impact on corporate strategy
• Coordinate and synthesize market insights, analytics, and competitive intelligence to identify opportunities and inform portfolio decisions
• Act as a strategic advisor to Discovery therapeutic area leads and Global Product Leads, informing on market opportunities for early R&D programs

Team Leadership & Development

• Hire, mentor, and develop a high-performing analytics team, including a direct report and staff (3 people total)
• Contribute to budget and headcount planning for the Corporate Development group
• Foster a culture of accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement

Communication & Executive Engagement

• Synthesize key insights and conclusions from cross functional working teams and present recommendations to Executive Leadership Team for consideration, evaluation, and decision-making
• Partner with R&D, Legal, Finance, and Medical teams to integrate business considerations into program strategies

Education and Experience:

Required:

• BA/BS required; MBA or graduate degree in relevant scientific discipline PhD/MD/PharmD strongly preferred
• Minimum of 12 years pharmaceutical or post-graduate experience; candidates with consulting or industry or highly relevant post-doctoral work will be considered (an equivalent combination of experience and education may be considered)
• Minimum of 8 years of leadership/supervisory experience.
• Strong analytical skillset; significant forecast modeling experience, critical analysis of clinical/financial datasets
• Strong communication and organizational skills, business and scientific acumen
• Advanced understanding of CI processes, methods, industry ethics and compliance, is required
• Ability to collaboratively work in a small company environment and contribute to many different functions

Preferred:

• Knowledge of endocrine/endocrine oncology field a plus
• Strong understanding of the biopharmaceutical R&D and commercialization process, as well as knowledge of the industry landscape (e.g., companies, transactions, terms) preferred

Physical Demands and Work Environment:

Physical Activities: On a continuous basis, sit at desk for a long period of time; intermittently answer telephone and write or use a keyboard to communicate through written means. Some walking and lifting up to 25 lbs. may be required. The noise level in the work environment is typically low to moderate. The physical demands described above are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions and responsibilities of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions and responsibilities.

Laboratory Activities (if applicable): Biology and chemical laboratory environment experience needed. Environmental health and safety requirements also apply.

Travel:

You may be required to travel for up to 5% of your time.

Equal Opportunity Employer:

Crinetics is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and employment applicants without regard to unlawful considerations of sex, sexual orientation, gender (including gender identity and/or expression), pregnancy, race, color, creed, national or ethnic origin, citizenship status, religion or similar philosophical beliefs, disability, marital and civil union status, age, genetic information, veteran status or any personal attribute or characteristic that is protected by applicable local, state or federal laws.

Salary Range

In addition to your base pay, our total rewards program consists of a discretionary annual target bonus, stock options, ESPP, and 401k match. We also provide top-notch health insurance plans for employees (and their families) to include medical, dental, vision and basic life insurance, 20 days of PTO, 10 paid holidays, and a winter company shutdown.