Advanced Analytics Lead

Are you passionate about analysing data within the sales force and being able to communicate the information to the business and enabling data driven decisions? This is a great opportunity to bring your expertise in advanced analytics to influence business strategies.

About AstraZeneca

AstraZeneca is a global, innovation-driven Bio-Pharmaceutical business that focuses on the discovery, development and commercialisation of prescription medicines for some of the world’s most serious disease. But we’re more than one of the world’s leading pharmaceutical companies.

Join us at an important stage of our journey in becoming a digital and data-led enterprise – accelerate the business forward as we power the core functions to work better and faster. By partnering across the business, we’re leveraging our leading technologies and exploring data to make improved decisions and help the business to reach the right outcomes, quicker.

What you’ll do
As the Advanced Analytics Lead at AstraZeneca, you will have a crucial role in shaping the company's data strategy to influence key business decisions. Reporting to the Head of Analytics and Insights, you will manage a specialized team of commercial analysts and data scientists, nurturing a culture of innovation and strategic foresight. Your collaboration with Medical, Marketing, and Sales departments will be essential in spotting new business opportunities and ensuring that data initiatives are well integrated with the broader business strategy. Strategic project alignment and the integration of customer and patient insights will be central to advancing the decision-making processes.

Direct a team of analysts and data scientists, cultivating a forward-thinking approach to data utilization in business planning. Ideate/ co-design solutions that leverage the power of cutting edge analytics solutions and/or address the gap in big data. Apply a deep understanding of statistical methods, data manipulation, and model building to produce insightful analytics. Spearhead sophisticated analytical projects, such as persona development, customer segmentation, targeting optimization, and territory design to enhance marketing and sales productivity. Work closely with Medical, Marketing, and Sales departments to identify and capitalize on business opportunities, ensuring initiatives are strategically aligned with the company's goals.

Essential for the role

• Possess a Business Degree (MBA), Data Science Degree, or Advanced Mathematics Degree.

• Proven ability to lead advanced analytical approaches to customer segmentation, targeting optimization, territory design, and workload modeling for Marketing and Sales teams.

• Demonstrated experience in managing strategic projects with a focus on enhancing marketing and sales force productivity.

• A solid grasp of current industry trends in technology and big data solutions.

• Experience leading strategic projects and cross-functional teams to drive business outcomes.

• Expertise in developing decision support engines that feed into the reporting ecosystems.

• Experience in leading the delivery of high-quality analytics from scoping and data quality assessment to insights generation and visualization. Data Science and Machine Learning experience for advanced analytics.

• Leadership in organizational change through data and digital transformation projects, optimizing business strategies.

Desirable for the role

• Skilled use of SQL, Python, R, and DataIKU, with an up-to-date knowledge of technology and big data trends.

• Hands-on experience in Data Warehousing, SQL, PowerBI, PowerApps.

• Previous roles within the pharmaceutical industry are advantageous.

• Experience in Design thinking, Agile and Innovation frameworks

Why AstraZeneca?

At AstraZeneca, we 're dedicated to being a Great Place to Work. Where you are empowered to push the boundaries of science and unleash your entrepreneurial spirit. There’s no better place to make a difference to medicine, patients and society. An inclusive culture that champions diversity and collaboration, and always committed to lifelong learning, growth and development. We’re on an exciting journey to pioneer the future of healthcare.

We’re self-starters that always take the initiative – passionate and proud of what we do.

We have a culture of curiosity – collaborative people who are open to new ideas and thinking. This allows us to successfully adapt and change as the technology environment evolves. Here it’s like a continuum of activities not a task structure, so at a team level you get an open and agile setup with less structure than other companies of our size and scale.

So what’s next?

• Are you already imagining yourself joining our team? Good, because we can’t wait to hear from you.

• Are you ready to bring new insights and fresh thinking to the table? Brilliant! We have one seat available, and we hope it’s yours!

• If you’re curious to know more please get in touch with Danielle Jones. We welcome your application. Applications close on 24th May 2024.

Where can I find out more?
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Visit https://www.astrazeneca.com.au/ and https://www.astrazeneca.com/

AstraZeneca in Australia has been formally recognised as an Employer of Choice for Gender Equality by the Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA) and as a Bronze Tier Employer within the Australian Workplace Equality Index (AWEI). Visit our ANZ Careers Page to learn more about our commitment to fostering a flexible, diverse, and inclusive environment.

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 authorisation and employment eligibility verification requirements.