Job Description

Director, Vaccines Global Commercial Pipeline Analytics, HHDDAOur Human Health Digital Data and Analytics (HHDDA) team is innovating how we understand ourpatients and their needs. Working cross functionally we are inventing new ways of engaging,interacting with our customers and patients leveraging digital, data and analytics and measuring the impact. The Director of Global Commercial Pipeline Analytics will be responsible for developing and delivering data and analytics, generating strategic insights, and addressing key business questions from the Vaccines Global Marketing team to inform current and future pipeline Vaccines asset and portfolio strategies. This leader will serve as the first point of contact and strategic thought partner for the Global Vaccines Marketing leadership team.This leader will partner closely with multiple cross-functional teams, including global marketing, regional marketing, forecasting, market research, digital solutions, clinical, outcomes research, medical affairs, and IT. The successful candidate will also xe2x80x99connect the dotsxe2x80x99 across HHDDA capability functions including market research, forecasting, payer insights & analytics, data science, data strategy & data solutions.Primary Responsibilities:

• Portfolio analytics: Develop and synthesize commercial data and insights for Global Vaccines portfolio priorities. Conceptualize and build set of analytics capabilities and tools anchored to our marketing and launch frameworks to support decision making for Global Vaccines portfolio and assets (e.g. market and competitor landscape assessment tools, Immunization eligibilities & vaccine hesitancy factors, benchmark libraries).
• Stakeholder Collaboration: Partner with global marketing teams, HHDDA teams, and other cross-functional teams to inform strategic decisions and increase commercial rigor through all phases of pipeline asset development. Serve as the Insights & Analytics quarterback to address key business questions through digital, data and analytics capabilities.
• Communication and Transparency: Provide clear and synthesized communication to global marketing leaders and cross-functional teams, on commercial insights addressing priority business questions.
• Strategy Enablement: Lead Strategic Portfolio Reviews, Trimester Business Reviews (QBRs), Prioritization meetings, etc. Synthesize & document key trade-off decisions and HHDDA aspirations for executive audiences via active updates to ongoing inventory of projects/initiatives (Book of Work). Support taxonomy implementation & updates.
• Team Management: Lead a high performing Pune GCPA Vaccines team, driving data-driven decision making and delivering actionable insights to support strategic business goals. Proactively manage team workload and ensure optimal resource utilization.
• Analytics Delivery: Analytics projects delivery with expertise in data manipulation, analysis, and visualization using tools such as Excel-VBA, PowerBI or similar technologies and capabilities. Ability to leverage a variety of patient modeling techniques including statistical, patient-flow, and simulations-based techniques for insight generation.

Required Experience and Skills:

• Bachelor's degree, preferably in a science or business-related field
• 7+ years of experience years of relevant experience in insights & analytics, strategic planning, advanced analytics, market research, marketing or related roles within the pharmaceutical or biotechnology industry
• 2+ years direct people management experience with responsibility for performance management, talent development and coaching
• Strong communication skills using effective storytelling grounded on data insights
• Comfortable formulating actionable insights and recommendations from commercial analytics into presentations and presenting results to various levels of franchise management
• Strong knowledge of portfolio analytics, financial planning, and industry best practices
• Deep understanding of Real-world data assets and commercial pharma data ecosystem
• Experience conducting secondary data analytics on large datasets using relevant skills
• Proven track record of leadership and effective collaboration
• Strategic thinker with excellent written and verbal communication skills. Strong presentation skills, with the ability to effectively communicate complex concepts to both internal and external stakeholders
• Relationship-building, problem solving and influencing skills with an ability to collaborate cross-functionally

Preferred Experience and Skills:

• Advanced degree (e.g. MBA, PharmD, PhD) preferred
• Experience in diverse healthcare datasets, insights, and analytics
• Experience in Life Science or consulting industry
• Deep knowledge and expertise in the Global Life Sciences Analytics space: US and Ex-US datasets, market research, forecasting, advanced analytics, predictive analytics, competitive intelligence, etc.
• Vaccines experience

Our Human Health Division maintains a xe2x80x9cpatient first, profits laterxe2x80x9d ideology. The organization iscomprised of sales, marketing, market access, digital analytics, and commercial professionals whoare passionate about their role in bringing our medicines to our customers worldwide.Current Employees applyCurrent Contingent Workers applyUS and Puerto Rico Residents Only:Our company is committed to inclusion, ensuring that candidates can engage in a hiring process that exhibits their true capabilities. Please if you need an accommodation during the application or hiring process.As an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer, we provide equal opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibit discrimination on the basis of race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status, or other applicable legally protected characteristics. As a federal contractor, we comply with all affirmative action requirements for protected veterans and individuals with disabilities. For more information about personal rights under the U.S. Equal Opportunity Employment laws, visit:We are proud to be a company that embraces the value of bringing together, talented, and committed people with diverse experiences, perspectives, skills and backgrounds. The fastest way to breakthrough innovation is when people with diverse ideas, broad experiences, backgrounds, and skills come together in an inclusive environment. We encourage our colleagues to respectfully challenge one anotherxe2x80x99s thinking and approach problems collectively.U.S. Hybrid Work ModelEffective September 5, 2023, employees in office-based positions in the U.S. will be working a Hybrid work consisting of three total days on-site per week, Monday - Thursday, although the specific days may vary by site or organization, with Friday designated as a remote-working day, unless business critical tasks require an on-site presence.This Hybrid work model does not apply to, and daily in-person attendance is required for, field-based positions; facility-based, manufacturing-based, or research-based positions where the work to be performed is located at a Company site; positions covered by a collective-bargaining agreement (unless the agreement provides for hybrid work); or any other position for which the Company has determined the job requirements cannot be reasonably met working remotely. Please note, this Hybrid work model guidance also does not apply to roles that have been designated as xe2x80x9cremotexe2x80x9d.The Company is required to provide a reasonable estimate of the salary range for this job in certain states and cities within the United States. Final determinations with respect to salary will take into account a number of factors, which may include, but not be limited to the primary work location and the chosen candidatexe2x80x99s relevant skills, experience, and education.Expected US salary range: $187,000.00 - $294,400.00Available benefits include bonus eligibility, long term incentive if applicable, health care and other insurance benefits (for employee and family), retirement benefits, paid holidays, vacation, and sick days. A summary of benefits is listed .San Francisco Residents Only: We will consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records for employment in compliance with the San Francisco Fair Chance OrdinanceLos Angeles Residents Only: We will consider for employment all qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable state and local laws, including the City of Los Angelesxe2x80x99 Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring OrdinanceSearch Firm Representatives Please Read Carefully
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