Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. AstraZeneca is a biopharmaceutical company focused on developing innovative medicines, including transformative oncology treatments. The Associate Director, Analytics, U.S. Oncology will lead commercial analytics, using complex healthcare data to evaluate brand performance, patient journeys, disease states, and customer behavior while delivering actionable insights for oncology strategy and commercial performance. The role also manages analytics projects, partners with cross-functional stakeholders, and coaches junior colleagues.
Responsibilities
- Partner with stakeholders to define strategic business questions, align priorities, and translate analytical findings into clear, actionable recommendations
- Lead advanced analytics using complex internal and external healthcare data to evaluate brand performance drivers, disease states, patient journeys, and customer behavior
- Serve as a data and analytics expert, ensuring appropriate methods, data interpretation, quality, governance, and compliance while advancing innovative tools and best practices
- Scope, prioritize, and manage multiple analytics projects, balancing business value, timelines, resources, risks, and delivery by internal teams and external agencies
- Build trusted stakeholder relationships, communicate insights effectively to senior leaders, and coach junior analytics colleagues to strengthen collaboration and delivery quality
Skills
- Bachelor's degree with a preference for a quantitative field
- At least 5 years of experience in analytics, statistics, or a related field, including at least 3 years in the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, or biopharmaceutical consulting sector
- At least 5 years of experience analyzing large, complex healthcare datasets, including claims and electronic health record data
- Demonstrated ability to translate ambiguous business questions into analytical plans and decision-ready recommendations
- Ability to communicate complex analytical concepts clearly to stakeholders
- At least 2 years of experience providing day-to-day direction to internal or external analytics team members
- Advanced degree in a quantitative, scientific, or business discipline
- Commercial analytics experience within oncology
- Experience with predictive modeling, machine learning, or other advanced analytical methods
- Proficiency in SQL, R, Python, or comparable analytical tools
- Experience overseeing business intelligence and data visualization solutions
- Proven project leadership skills, including prioritization, resource coordination, and risk management
Benefits
- Flexible work arrangements, with an average minimum of three days per week from the office while respecting individual local flexibility.
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