Associate Director, Insights & Analytics (COVID)

About the role

The Associate Director performs business-driven analyses that generate in-depth customer-focused insights and enables critical discussions to continue. This individual will support key business decisions and inform company strategy through thoughtful analysis and projects, as well as support the Senior Director of I&A in all business priorities. The role will also interface with the field-focused teams and home office closely in leading and developing the quarterly business review process.

Responsibilities

• Provide hands-on expertise and works collaboratively to design and execute all commercial analytical deliverables related to the launch of XOCOVA, including identifying appropriate data sets and methodologies to conduct analysis plus synthesis & presentation of final output and conclusion.
• Support the Senior Director of I&A in the build, analysis, and communication of accurate short-term and long-range demand and revenue forecasts.
• Perform advanced statistical analyses with market knowledge and research expertise to identify patterns within the data, uncover insights/brand opportunities and articulate actionable recommendations.
• Actively collaborate with XOCOVA marketing team to ensure alignment and clear understanding of analytical needs to support strategic imperatives.
• Develop deep understanding of brand disease state(s) and contribute to competitive intelligence efforts by way of market landscape analysis and projections, identification of potential future competitors, and assessment of implications to brand strategy and revenue forecast.
• Deliver data driven insights through the development of presentations and dashboards that will serve as the foundation for the XOCOVA performance narrative and inform strategic decision making across the commercial organization.
• Partnership and peripheral skills expected include: Launch Tracking Reviews, Development of Field Reporting, Development of Home Office Dashboards and Reporting Schema, Support Senior Director of I&A in development of credible annual objectives, Executive Support, and Effectively collaborate across Shionogi to ensure organizational commitment and alignment with key functions.

Requirements

• Master’s degree required in a quantitative or business discipline e.g., Statistics, Mathematics, Economics, Operations Research, Computer Science, or related field; Scientific background preferred.
• Minimum of 7 years pharmaceutical healthcare analytics experience.
• Strong technical knowledge of advanced modeling techniques and statistical principles.
• Experience building reports in a BI platform (Tableau, Qlik, etc.) a plus.
• Must be an advanced user of SAS (or similar programming languages such as R or Python) for statistical analysis in a pharmaceutical context and have experience with data extraction, analysis, and modeling.
• Familiarity with database management issues and ability to interact effectively with systems managers.

Qualifications

• Display a high degree of curiosity, creativity, and innovation in problem-solving, proactively developing new approaches, processes, and methodologies to maintain consistent and reliable commercial operations.
• Identify and support initiatives that leverage AI, machine learning, and automation to enhance decision-making, optimize operations, and deliver actionable insights.