Global Analytics & Insights Associate Director - Oncology

Job Description

Working at AstraZeneca means being entrepreneurial, thinking big and working together to make the impossible a reality.

AstraZeneca is a science-led, global biopharmaceutical company, with a focused portfolio in core therapies. We are committed to improving the health and lives of people across the globe, through our broad research and development platform, and a growing late-stage pipeline. Working in over 100 countries, we have strength in emerging markets, and our medicines are used by millions of patients and clinicians worldwide.

Global Analytics & Insights (GA&I) mission is to improve the quality of the decisions taken on our oncology assets through the creation and delivery of excellent market, customer, and competitor analytics. This role is based in our Oncology team and will lead the generation of insight and analytics within our breast cancer portfolio.

The key to excelling in this role is your ability to turn analysis into a clear story and recommendations for senior leaders. To develop these, you will be a critical thinker capable of delivering well researched, verified, and relevant analyses in a clear and impactful way. This requires the ability to lead without authority alongside strong analytical and communication skills. You will be comfortable formulating cohesive, strategic arguments which may be used to respectfully challenge a group of experts.

In addition, you need to be resourceful, motivated, decisive and proactive. You must be able to prioritise in a fast-growing organization and be confident working with incomplete data.

Accountabilities:

• Frame key business questions with ambiguity and define best analytical approach. Provide strategy-shaping market and customer analysis from a wide range of sources and lead the integration of insights and analysis to advise material business decisions.
• Identify and plan market research that enables relevant actions to solve business problems for the brand, as well as generating tumor level knowledge above brand. Ensure interpretation of primary market research with strong business acumen to generate evidence-based and actionable insights.
• Employ a range of resources and techniques to forecast revenues in a consistent, transparent, and robust manner to support investment decisions and resource planning. Be responsible for the development, delivery and team alignment of the product/brand forecast and related assumptions.
• Present your analysis and synthesis to brand leaders in a way that is succinct, persuasive, and decision-oriented to drive team alignment.
• Work closely with AZ colleagues and Agency analysts to lead the generation of competitive analysis for a brand, and that the implications are reflected in forecasts and embedded in the brand team’s thinking.
• Lead and negotiate with local markets to validate assumptions and market understanding. Share key knowledge and build a collaborative relationship with market insights leads. ​
• Possess/develop deep therapy area knowledge bridging from clinical development through to commercialization.
• Lead performance/KPI development and reporting, including best practice sharing, enabling a detailed understanding of brand performance and opportunities based on a variety of inputs. Analyze in-market performance to identify growth opportunities for in-line products and inform market shaping strategies for pipeline products at tumor level.

Essential skills/experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in science, mathematics or a commercial-related field (advanced degree preferred, e.g. PhD, MBA)
• 3 years relevant experience in the pharmaceutical industry, advisory firm or investment bank
• Qualitative and quantitative market research experience
• Commercial brand strategy understanding
• Oncology experience

AstraZeneca embraces diversity and equality of opportunity. We are committed to building an inclusive and diverse team representing all backgrounds, with as wide a range of perspectives as possible, and harnessing industry-leading skills. We believe that the more inclusive we are, the better our work will be. We welcome and consider applications to join our team from all qualified candidates, regardless of their characteristics. We comply with all applicable laws and regulations on non-discrimination in employment (and recruitment), as well as work authorization and employment eligibility verification requirements.