Analyst, Market Planning & Research

at  Walgreens

JOB SUMMARY

Responsible for providing research and quantitative/qualitative analysis and modeling for the assessment of business opportunities, competition, business optimization, and business expansion.

Job Responsibilities

• Collaborates and meets with business unit leadership, executives, and the management team from areas which may include healthcare related business units or leadership from market planning related areas.
• Contributes to the creation, development, and prioritization of growth strategies, plans, and goals.
• Provides research, quantitative analysis, and modeling to analyze opportunities, business plan development, the competition, and performance and/or evaluation of business opportunities – current or potential.
• Supports planning and deployment of Walgreens key strategies in areas such as mergers and acquisitions, new store growth, ancillary services, store concept optimization, and/or growth in the healthcare arena.
• Researches and develops strategic recommendations to create critical value to clients, markets, business units and the company.
• Applies analytical methods to quantify competitive threat and to identify opportunities to increase market share and/or identify organic growth opportunities.
• Creates and presents impactful, concise presentations delivered to company leadership.
• Designs and or maximizes processes to generate high-quality, consistent deliverables for multiple clients.
• Develops relationships in the industry to stay abreast of industry nuances and cultivates a well-known and respected presence in market planning, healthcare and/or geographic research.
• Works in a fast-paced, dynamic environment, self-managing multiple tasks and ad hoc requests.

“About Walgreens and WBA
Walgreens (www.walgreens.com) is included in the U.S. Retail Pharmacy and U.S. Healthcare segments of Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. (Nasdaq: WBA), an integrated healthcare, pharmacy and retail leader with a 170-year heritage of caring for communities. WBA’s purpose is to create more joyful lives through better health. Operating nearly 9,000 retail locations across America, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands, Walgreens is proud to be a neighborhood health destination serving nearly 10 million customers each day. Walgreens pharmacists play a critical role in the U.S. healthcare system by providing a wide range of pharmacy and healthcare services, including those that drive equitable access to care for the nation’s medically underserved populations. To best meet the needs of customers and patients, Walgreens offers a true omnichannel experience, with fully integrated physical and digital platforms supported by the latest technology to deliver high-quality products and services in communities nationwide.”
The actual salary an employee can expect to receive, plus bonus pursuant to the terms of any bonus plan if applicable, will depend on experience, seniority, geographic location, and other factors permitted by law. To review benefits, please visit jobs.walgreens.com/benefits.
“An Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability/veterans”.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s Degree and previous internships in business, strategy or healthcare, or High School Diploma/ GED and at least 3 years of experience using statistical methods and analytical tools.
• GPA of 3.0 or higher on a 4.0 scale.
• Intermediate level skill in Microsoft Excel (for example: using SUM function, setting borders, setting column width, inserting charts, using text wrap, sorting, setting headers and footers and/or print scaling).
• Intermediate level skill in Microsoft PowerPoint (for example: applying a theme, formatting character spacing, inserting a picture, changing slide layout and theme colors, adding transitions, customizing slide numbers, changing chart style and/or formatting font).
• Intermediate level skill in Microsoft Word (for example: inserting headers, page breaks, page numbers and tables and/or adjusting table columns).
• Experience developing and delivering presentations to various audience levels within an organization.
• Willing to travel up to 30% of the time for business purposes (within state and out of state).

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• MBA or Master’s Degree.
• Experience in statistics, modeling, business intelligence or spatial analytics.
• Experience in creating retail content and format recommendations.
  We will consider employment of qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records

• Collaborates and meets with business unit leadership, executives, and the management team from areas which may include healthcare related business units or leadership from market planning related areas.
• Contributes to the creation, development, and prioritization of growth strategies, plans, and goals.
• Provides research, quantitative analysis, and modeling to analyze opportunities, business plan development, the competition, and performance and/or evaluation of business opportunities – current or potential.
• Supports planning and deployment of Walgreens key strategies in areas such as mergers and acquisitions, new store growth, ancillary services, store concept optimization, and/or growth in the healthcare arena.
• Researches and develops strategic recommendations to create critical value to clients, markets, business units and the company.
• Applies analytical methods to quantify competitive threat and to identify opportunities to increase market share and/or identify organic growth opportunities.
• Creates and presents impactful, concise presentations delivered to company leadership.
• Designs and or maximizes processes to generate high-quality, consistent deliverables for multiple clients.
• Develops relationships in the industry to stay abreast of industry nuances and cultivates a well-known and respected presence in market planning, healthcare and/or geographic research.
• Works in a fast-paced, dynamic environment, self-managing multiple tasks and ad hoc requests