More than one million people in the United States today are fighting blood cancer. While a traditional allogeneic stem cell transplant has been the best hope for many, the transplant itself can prove fatal or lead to serious conditions, such as graft vs. host disease. Orca Bio is a commercial-stage biotechnology company redefining the transplant process by developing next-generation cell therapies with the goal of providing significantly better survival rates with dramatically fewer risks. With our purified, high-precision cell therapies we hope to not only replace patients' blood and immune systems with healthy ones, but also restore their lives.
Summary: Reporting into the Associate Director, Commercial Operations & Strategy, the Manager, Data Analytics & Business Intelligence will lead the build-out of Orca Bio's enterprise data infrastructure — the foundation for how the organization measures and manages its performance. This individual's first priority will be establishing the KPIs, data collection processes, analytics, and reporting that enable Orca Bio to track performance across the metrics that matter most, spanning commercial, supply, clinical, and other functions across the organization.
As major co-pillars of the role, this individual will also serve as a centralized hub for Orca Bio's market research and competitive intelligence needs — translating both internal performance data and external market signals into clear, actionable insights for leadership. Partnering across Commercial, Clinical, Market Access, and Business Development, the candidate will combine strong technical and analytical expertise with the business acumen to connect data to decisions.
This is a high-visibility position critical to the successful commercial launch of TREGZI and to Orca Bio's broader operational maturity, providing the analytical backbone for performance management, physician targeting, payer strategy, and competitive positioning.
Location: candidates local to Orca Bio's Menlo Park office are preferred. If based remotely, travel will be required as needed to corporate offices in California.
Responsibilities
Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in business, statistics, data science, engineering, life sciences, or a related discipline.
- 3 to 5 years of progressive experience in commercial analytics, data/business intelligence, market research, or competitive intelligence in biopharma, finance, or consulting.
- Demonstrated experience building data infrastructure and reporting — including defining KPIs and performance frameworks, and managing data pipelines and field analytics.
- High proficiency with Excel, SQL, and data visualization/BI tools (e.g., Power BI, Tableau); familiarity with CRM configuration (Salesforce/Veeva), master data management, and ETL processes.
- Demonstrated experience designing and managing primary market research studies (qualitative and quantitative), and conducting CI monitoring, synthesis, and executive-level briefings.
- Proficiency with secondary data sources (IQVIA, Symphony, specialty pharmacy, medical/pharmacy claims) and strong analytical skills to translate complex data into actionable insights.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills with experience presenting to executive audiences, plus vendor management experience with research agencies and data providers.
Preferred Characteristics
- Advanced degree (MBA, MPH, MS, PhD) in a relevant discipline.
- Experience in cell and gene therapy, hematology/oncology, transplant, or rare disease commercial environments, including familiarity with the transplant center (ATC) ecosystem and BMT/cellular therapy dynamics.
- Passion for building clean, scalable reporting infrastructure, with the ability to prioritize in a dynamic, launch-focused environment.
- Strong project management skills, intellectual curiosity, comfort with ambiguity, and a patient-focused mindset connecting work to ultimate patient impact.
The anticipated annual salary range for this job is based on prior experience in the role/industry, education, location, internal equity, and other job-related factors as permitted by law. For remote-based positions, this range may vary based on your local market. Full-time employment positions will also be eligible to receive pre-IPO equity and annual bonus, in addition to competitive medical, dental, and vision benefits, PTO, 401(k) plan, life and accidental death and disability coverage, and parental leave benefits. Other perks include subsidized daily lunches and snacks at our on-site locations.
Who we are
We are driven by a passion for science and compassion for patients. We act with urgency to ensure our treatments are one day accessible to all who need them.
We live by our core values of passion, courage, and integrity. Excellence in our work means the chance to unlock a better quality of life for our patients, and with that comes tremendous responsibility.
We innovate on a path that hasn’t been paved. We embrace an entrepreneurial spirit and take calculated risks to achieve our mission. We aren’t afraid to ask “why not” and challenge the status quo.
We maintain a start-up culture of camaraderie and leadership by example, regardless of title.
We’re proud to be an equal opportunity employer, and recognize that celebrating our differences creates stronger, lasting solutions that better serve our team, our patients and their healthcare providers.
Notice to staffing firms
Orca Bio does not accept resumes from staffing agencies with which we do not have a written agreement and specific engagement for a particular opening. Our employment activities, inquiries and offers are managed through our HR/Talent team, and all candidates are presented through this channel only. We do not accept unsolicited resumes, and we rarely outsource recruitment.
