Associate Director, Global Oncology Analytics and Insight
AstraZeneca
- Gaithersburg, MD
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Frame key business questions with ambiguity and define the best analytical approach. Provide strategy-shaping market and customer analysis from a wide range of sources and own the integration of insights and analysis to inform material business decisions.
- Identify and plan market research that enables relevant actions to solve business problems for the brand, as well as generate tumor-level knowledge above the brand. Ensure interpretation of primary market research with a strong intuition for business 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 as succinct, persuasive, and decision-oriented to drive team alignment.
- Work closely with AZ colleagues and Agency analysts to own 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 thorough 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 the tumor level.
- Bachelor, BS, or BA in a science or STEM/maths-based discipline.
- 2 years or more within a management consulting firm, pharma manufacturer, or pharmaceutical investment banking.
- 2 years or more of Qualitative and quantitative market research experience.
- MBA, or advanced degree
- Oncology experience
- 4 years or more of primary patient data market research