Senior Manager, Insights & Analytics BBU

at  AstraZeneca

At AstraZeneca, we pride ourselves on crafting a collaborative culture that champions knowledge-sharing, ambitious thinking and innovation – ultimately providing employees with the opportunity to work across teams, functions and even the globe.
Recognizing the importance of individualized flexibility, our ways of working allow employees to balance personal and work commitments while ensuring we continue to build a strong culture of collaboration and teamwork by engaging face-to-face in our offices 3 days a week. Our head office and BlueSky Hub in downtown Toronto are purposely crafted with collaboration in mind, providing space where teams can come together to strategize, brainstorm and connect on key projects.
Our dedication to sustainability is also central to our culture and part of what makes AstraZeneca a great place to work. We know the health of people, the planet and our business are interconnected which is why we’re taking ambitious action to tackle some of the biggest challenges of our time, from climate change to access to healthcare and disease prevention.

OUR POSITION

Are you insatiably curious and energized by finding new ways of driving business value? Are you customer focused and strive to understand and meet the needs of various stakeholder groups? Are you looking for the next step in your Pharmaceutical career and want broad experience across Therapeutic areas and functions?
Reporting into the Head, Analytics and Data Excellence, you will be an influential leader in shaping how the organization sets strategy, enhances executional excellence, and assesses business performance. You will work across all Biopharmaceutical Business Unit (BBU) therapeutic areas to accelerate insights driven decision making through market research, analytics & reporting.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Experience designing and managing Primary Market research
• Strong analytical mind-set and proven ability to generate insights
• Strong strategic thinking/planning skills
• Strong communication and presentation skills
• Experience working with large market data (e.g. IQVIA, Neilson etc)
• Understanding of structured and unstructured data
• Successful history of collaboration and partnership
• Bachelor’s degree required, MBA an asset
• 5-7 years, experience (pharmaceutical experience preferred)
• 2+ years, people management experience

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AstraZeneca is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion and providing a workplace that is free from discrimination. AstraZeneca is committed to accommodating persons with disabilities. Such accommodation is available on request in respect of all aspects of the recruitment, assessment and selection process and may be requested by emailing AZCHumanResources@astrazeneca.com

• Key strategic advisor to senior leadership across the Biopharmaceutical Business Unit, identifying key risks & opportunities to drive performance through data-driven decision making.
• Lead, Manage & develop a high performing team of Brand aligned Insights Managers, Analytics Managers and Business Performance Managers to accelerate insight driven decision making across Respiratory & Immunology, Vaccines & Immune Therapies and CVRM therapeutic areas (TA)
• Responsible for all people processes, including hiring, onboarding, performance management, individual development and talent management
• Accountable for brand insights processes (Primary Market Research, ATU, Patient Journey, competitive Insights & Environmental scans) to inform brand and therapeutic area strategy and performance evaluation
• Accountable for core field analytical processes (quota setting, segmentation & targeting, team sizing, structure and alignment) to establish goals and allocate resources aligned to brand strategy
• Accountable for business planning, investment prioritization and executional excellence evaluation
• Partner with TA leadership teams to establish annual priorities and establish reporting needs to assess business performance and shape strategic direction for each brand
• Partner with Data Capabilities & IT teams to deliver prioritized reporting in support of strategic priorities
• Parter with Oncology Business Unit Insights & Analytics team to ensure alignment of key business processes and capability development.
• Partner across Patient and Innovation teams to deliver cross-domain insights to inform organizational strategy
• Active member of the data governance team, ensuring all data processes and systems are aligned to data collection and reporting standards