Associate Data & Analytics Strategy Director

Role Overview

• Develop and execute the US Commercial data strategy across diabetes, obesity, and broader cardiometabolic therapeutic areas, aligned to brand, portfolio, and enterprise priorities
• Serve as a strategic thought partner to Commercial, Enterprise Insights & Analytics, Marketing, Market Access, Patient Services, and Sales leadership to ensure data and analytics capabilities directly enable business and patient outcomes
• Translate evolving business questions into scalable data, analytics, and capability roadmaps
• Partner closely with DD&IT, Compliance, Legal, Privacy, and Procurement to onboard, integrate, and operationalize commercial data assets in a compliant and scalable manner
• Own governance of commercial data definitions, KPIs, and metric calculations for supported therapeutic areas to ensure consistency, transparency, and auditability
• Establish clear data ownership, stewardship, and lifecycle management practices across internal and external data sources
• Provide strategic leadership on the evolution of the US Commercial data foundation, including data architecture, tooling, and platform capabilities
• Define future-state data needs to enable advanced analytics, AI, and machine learning use cases (e.g., predictive forecasting, patient finding, next-best-action)
• Drive prioritization of high-value analytical capabilities that accelerate time-to-insight and improve decision quality
• Partner with Enterprise Insights & Analytics and AI & Advanced Analytics teams to ensure data assets and analytical solutions are fit-for-purpose and deliver actionable, decision-ready insights
• Strengthen the organization’s ability to deliver predictive and prescriptive analytics that drive sales performance, customer engagement, and patient outcomes
• Champion data storytelling and ensure insights are translated into clear business implications and actions
• Lead data acquisition strategy for US Commercial, including evaluation, selection, and onboarding of external data sources (e.g., claims, EMR, payer, specialty pharmacy)
• Manage external data and analytics solution provider partnerships, including contracts, performance, and budget oversight
• Ensure vendor accountability for data quality, timeliness, and contractual deliverables
• Drive alignment with global and regional counterparts on data standards, capabilities, and shared analytical assets
• Contribute to global data strategy evolution by sharing US Commercial requirements, best practices, and lessons learned

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Mathematics, Science, Business Administration, Analytics, or a related field required; advanced degree preferred
• Minimum of 9 years of experience in the pharmaceutical or life sciences industry, with demonstrated experience supporting US Commercial organizations
• Proven ability to develop and deliver data and analytics solutions that address complex business needs in a matrixed environment
• Strong knowledge of US pharmaceutical commercial data, including experience with IQVIA datasets such as Xponent, Xponent PlanTrak, DDD, and LAAD (or equivalent)
• Experience leading or managing data and analytics initiatives, including data acquisition, integration, governance, and enablement
• Demonstrated ability to engage, influence, and partner with senior leaders and executive stakeholders
• Comfortable operating in ambiguity and complexity, with the ability to synthesize information into clear strategic direction
• Strong organizational, project management, and analytical skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously
• Customer focused mindset with excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
• Experience managing external vendors, contracts, and budgets related to data and analytics services

Benefits

• medical, dental and vision coverage
• life insurance
• disability insurance
• 401(k) savings plan
• flexible spending accounts
• employee assistance program
• tuition reimbursement program
• group legal
• critical illness
• identity theft protection
• pet insurance
• auto/home insurance
• sick time policy
• flexible vacation policy
• parental leave policy