Director, Global Analytics & Insights Oncology

 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. 

The Global Analytics & Insights (GA&I) team’s 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 insights. This role is based in our Oncology team and will lead the generation of insight and analytics within our Immuno-Oncology portfolio. 

The key to excelling in this role is your ability to lead cross-functional strategy and insights initiatives at portfolio, brand, tumor, and indication levels for a fast-growing portfolio; and synthesize analyses into clear storylines and recommendations for senior leaders. 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 influencing, communication, and analytical 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 prioritize in a fast-growing organization and be confident working with incomplete data. 

Accountabilities:                                                                                                    

• Oversee and lead critical portfolio-, brand-, tumor-, and indication-level strategic and insight initiatives to enable strategy development and decision-making. Frame key business questions with clarity and speed, and execute with the best problem-solving approach. Align with senior cross-functional stakeholders to refine strategic direction 

• 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 

• Present your analysis and synthesis to leaders in a way that is succinct, persuasive, and decision-oriented to drive alignment 

• Translate strategy and insights into opportunity forecasts and underlying key assumptions. Drive cross-functional alignment of forecast development through well-evidenced and credible insights 

• Lead and negotiate with local markets to validate assumptions and market understanding. Share key knowledge and build a collaborative relationship with market insights leads 

• Lead performance/KPI development, enabling a detailed understanding of brand performance and opportunities based on a variety of inputs 

• Possess/develop deep therapy area knowledge bridging from clinical development through to commercialization 

Essential Skills & Experience:

• Bachelor's degree (ideally in a science or math-based field).  

• 6 years of relevant pharmaceutical industry experience in-house, within a management and strategy consulting firm, or investment banking / equity analysis 

• Qualitative and quantitative market research experience 

• Commercial brand strategy understanding 

• Oncology experience 

​Desirable Skills & Experience:

• Advanced degree (ideally in a science or math-based field) 

The annual base pay for this position ranges from $214,206 - $321,309. Hourly and salaried non-exempt employees will also be paid overtime pay when working qualifying overtime hours. Base pay offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, including market location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. In addition, our positions offer a short-term incentive bonus opportunity; eligibility to participate in our equity-based long-term incentive program (salaried roles), to receive a retirement contribution (hourly roles), and commission payment eligibility (sales roles). Benefits offered included a qualified retirement program [401(k) plan]; paid vacation and holidays; paid leaves; and, health benefits including medical, prescription drug, dental, and vision coverage in accordance with the terms and conditions of the applicable plans. Additional details of participation in these benefit plans will be provided if an employee receives an offer of employment. If hired, employee will be in an “at-will position” and the Company reserves the right to modify base pay (as well as any other discretionary payment or compensation program) at any time, including for reasons related to individual performance, Company or individual department/team performance, and market factors.