Associate Director - Business Insights & Analytics - Transformation Capabilities - Pharma

Business Insights & Analytics Associate Director, Transformation Capabilities

- The Business Insights & Analytics team was started with the objective of using innovative data mining and analytics to support business decisions to Marketing functions in the US and ex-US affiliates (focused on in-line and pre-launch brands).

- This team has rapidly grown and currently comprises - 80 analysts with a wide range of backgrounds and skills in data management, analytical techniques, pharmaceutical commercial operations, and consultative problem solving, with work supporting and driving Marketing, Sales, Medical Affairs, and a range of other functions across.

- To better meet the evolving analytics needs of the organization, the BI&A team has recently been building 'horizontal' capabilities to enable the 'vertical' business-unit focused advisory teams.

- These capabilities include Omnichannel Analytics, Data Engineering, and Data Democratization, and will be led by the Associate Director, BI&A Transformation Capabilities.

This leader will :

- Structure and refine current delivery by building a strong process-focused culture

- Work closely with onshore advisors to plan and build these capabilities to meet strategic needs

- Help lead the transition of BI&A into cloud computing (AWS)

- Build and leverage relationships with stakeholders across BI&A, other Commercial Services, and (IDS) teams

- We invite applications from the right candidates who have an interest in using capabilities- and technology-driven approaches to transform the way analytics can deliver high-impact solutions to the business effectively and efficiently.

Key Responsibilities :

Workstreams/Service Lines :

The Transformation Capabilities Leader will provide cross-business unit leadership and guidance to advance BI&A's capability groups :

- Omnichannel analytics (40%) : Work closely with the onshore BI&A Transformation leader to structure, deploy and refine Omnichannel analytics capabilities, from descriptive to advanced analytics work

- Data Engineering (30%) : Work in tandem with the onshore BI&A Data Engineering leader to map out transition of the BI&A's work to the cloud, including implementation of automation opportunities

- Data Democratization (30%) : Work with BI&A business team leads and the onshore Data democratization leader to identify and implement a plan with the right balance between self-serve and customized dashboards and analytics

Project Management and People Leadership Expectations :

- Deliver and implement a standardized framework for communication, project management and execution across capability groups and business-focused teams

- Build, deliver and own a quality management framework to increase deliverable quality across stakeholders with a range of tolerances and maturity in working with offshore centers

- Create and implement upskilling plans for team members within the affiliate team and/or across the 3 capability groups

- Serve as trusted career advisor, and work with Functional Leadership and HR to identify career opportunities for these team members, both systemically (career path development) and with individuals as needed

- Develop a pipeline of analytics talent and leadership, and contribute to an inclusive community of analytics expert practitioners

Strategic Growth and Thought Leadership :

- Integrate working model for analytics capabilities across BI&A teams, and where possible, across other teams to drive better cross-team resourcing, cross-pollination of best practices and expansion of

- Interface with the IDS and AADS (Advanced Analytics) groups within to pull through innovations and best practices that accelerate capability builds and technology adoption, while managing delivery expectations

- Network with industry experts and external consultants as needed to develop, test, and implement new approaches and solutions for analytics capabilities

Required Skills and Expertise :

- Bachelor's Degree with 8+ years of relevant experience in an analytical function (BI, data science, forecasting etc.) supporting Pharma/Lifesciences Commercial ops internally or in consulting; at least 4+ of these in leading teams and transformational programs

- Proficiency in SQL, and at least one of R/Python/SAS

- High level of motivation and a strong desire to find creative solutions to challenging situations

- Demonstrated ability to enforce business rules and policies in a constructive but disciplined manner

- Strong track record of leading cross-functional teams to deliver and delivering complex cross functional projects

- Substantial analytics experience and understanding of complexities in specialty markets, analytics techniques, and US pharmaceutical business

- Proven ability to rally resources to achieve project and business results

Preferred Skills :

- Quantitative background in engineering, statistics, mathematics, sciences, analytics, finance, or an MBA

- Strong analytical skills coupled with business acumen, and an ability to think strategically in an ambiguous environment

- Experience using common data visualization platforms (e.g., Tableau, PowerBI)

- Working knowledge of the AWS tech stack, especially as applied to enable analytics

- Broad awareness and working knowledge of data engineering and omnichannel analytics

- Demonstrated ability to influence change with senior stakeholders across Commercial and IT