Business Analytics & Insights Manager

Career Category

Sales & Marketing Operations

Job Description

Business Analytics & Insights Manager – China

What you will do

The JAPAC Business Analytics & Insights Team is recruiting for a Manager to drive the commercial insights, forecasting and analytics efforts for several inline and pipeline products in China.

The main purpose of this role is to deliver market and sales analysis to maximize brand value, coordinate the forecasting process relative to the allocated brand and deliver strategic insights (via market research) to the relevant teams. This individual will be one of the key point of contact with a diverse set of affiliate partners (Marketing, Value & Access, Finance, and Manufacturing). He/she will have responsibilities to translate business needs into analytical plans for primary market research, developing unbiased short and long-term product forecasts, tracking brand performance, and work closely with the BAI community across the JAPAC region. This role will report to the JAPAC BAI Director with key business partners across the China affiliate.

Job Responsibilities:

• •Drive Commercial Insights and forecasting activities for key Brands in China including primary market research, secondary analytics, short and long-term product forecasts, and brand performance tracking.
• •Address business issues and opportunities through relevant analytical approaches
• •Provide an objective and rigorous point of view to sales forecasting and product performance while collaborating with relevant functions (commercial, medical, V&A, regulatory, etc)
• •Drive brand specific performance management in China; ensure that marketing assumptions are appropriately linked to sales performance metrics and targets
• •Execute primary market research projects, understanding the needs of the affiliate and contributing to building the insight generation plan required to meet those needs
• •Work to translate the primary market research findings into actionable insights and be able to influence the team’s decision making accordingly
• •Manage several projects, and plan & manage works to ensure that quality expectations are met on individual projects
• •Work closely with JAPAC BAI community across the region
• •Manage the immediate and long-term impact of problems and changing circumstances

Win

What we expect of you

We are all different, yet we all use our unique contributions to serve patients. The professional we seek will have these qualifications.

Basic Qualifications:

• •Doctorate degree and 2 years of pharmaceutical market analysis and/or business planning experience OR
• •Master's degree and 4 years of pharmaceutical market analysis and/or business planning experience OR
• •Bachelor's degree and 6 years of pharmaceutical market analysis and/or business planning experience
• •Fluency in English, both oral and written communications

Preferred Skills /Qualifications

• •Demonstrated ability to translate business questions and needs into research plans and synthesize multiple data sources to answer business questions
• •Demonstrated ability to deliver results, champions new innovative methodologies and tools
• •Expertise in market analysis and forecasting (forecasting models, knowledge frameworks for qualitative competitive analysis, forecasting and analytical tools)
• •Commercial Analysis , Business Planning experience and strong ecosystem knowledge in at least one of the key SEA market (Singapore, Hong Kong, Thailand)
• •Deep understanding of the markets, brands and broader context (internal and external) of the business. Can translate market research insights and findings into realistic, impactful recommendations
• •Demonstrated strategic / critical thinking abilities and eye for business
• •Ability to dig deep and uncover the “why” beneath the observed behaviors (go beyond the rationale)
• •Excellent oral and written presentation skills with ability to explain complex concepts clearly to a variety of audiences
• •Ability to work collaboratively in a team-based environment
• •Ability to balance multiple projects and workstreams simultaneously
• •Proficient facilitation, self-driven, analytical thinking and problem-solving
• •English proficiency (business level, including confident and competent presentation skills)
• •Project management skills (planning, scheduling, implementation, and stabilization)
• •Knowledge of industrial data (IQVIA, etc.)

Thrive

What you can expect of us

As we work to develop treatments that take care of others, so we work to care for our teammates’ professional and personal growth and well-being.

• •Vast opportunities to learn and move up and across our global organization
• •Diverse and inclusive community of belonging, where teammates are empowered to bring ideas to the table and act
• •Generous Total Rewards Plan comprising health, finance and wealth, work/life balance, and career benefits

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