Portfolio Analytics Lead

APO Individual Contributor

ROLE: Portfolio Analytics Lead

LEVEL: SE7

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DESCRIPTION

The Individual Contributor in Product Development Global Clinical Operations (PDG) Analytics & Portfolio Optimization (APO) team is a strategic thought partner to key stakeholders and an integral contributor to Roche/Genentech’s operational planning efforts.

The specific role of the Portfolio Analytics Lead requires a mix of Forecasting, Data Analysis, Advanced Data Analytics, and Product Manager capabilities. However, all Individual Contributors have the opportunity to blend and extend their expertise on different initiatives to further develop both the breadth and depth of their capabilities.

He/she is responsible for providing strategic operational insights with minimal guidance / supervision, leveraging their capabilities in the following areas of expertise:

Forecasting: creating time-series and/or patient-based forecasts; conducting uncertainty analyses

Data Analysis : identifying trends and patterns in the data; descriptive statistics; qualitative and quantitative insights generation

Advanced Data Analytics: designing and delivering advanced quantitative data analyses leveraging large/complex datasets

Product Management: end to end delivery of analytical solutions from ideation through implementation, providing strategic partnership to communities across Clinical Operations

MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES

Work with Clinical Operations Disease Area Communities (CODACs) and Clinical Operations Portfolio Enabling Communities (COPECs), Franchise Leads, Study Management & Country Leaders, Study Management Teams, Late Stage Portfolio Committee (LSPC) stakeholders, Lifecycle Teams to understand business needs and priorities, as well as immediate scope of work

Deliver integrated insights and analytics, trade-off analyses, and risk assessment to enable optimization of patient recruitment strategies, country footprint, and clinical site selection for ongoing and planned clinical trials

Partner with relevant stakeholders to assess the health of the portfolio of clinical trials and identify opportunities to accelerate the delivery of studies and product launches

Increase the sophistication and application of advanced analytics methods (including predictive modeling, machine learning, and scalable prototypes) to measure study performance and guide portfolio-level decisions efficiently and at the speed of business

Create and manage tools with up-to-date industry information to build accurate short-and long-term forecasts

Work with other team members to pull in insights from primary and secondary data, to continuously improve forecast methods and accuracy

Communicate the effects that trial design elements, country and site selection, competitor activities and new engagement tactics will have on clinical trial recruitment & retention forecasts

Provide technical/analytical expertise to team through secondary data analytics

Apply analytical and statistical methods to answer a variety of business questions using multiple data sources and technical tools/languages

Monitor and assess the effectiveness of enrollment and engagement efforts, projects, and practices and identify opportunities to optimize value of investments

Support the identification of appropriate sites and countries for trial placement

Act as subject matter expert for applicable advanced analytical methodologies, programs and projects

Collaborate within cross-functional teams to develop solutions, gain alignment and deliver impactful business insights; engage necessary stakeholders to enable better decision-making

Openly share perspective and insights to elevate team thinking and drive a balanced, holistic point of view; effectively weigh and communicate trade-off considerations

Take an enterprise and One PDG mindset, linking individual responsibilities with broader organization; focus on outcomes that provide most business value

Demonstrate self-accountability and integrity

Demonstrate strategic agility and an ability to engage stakeholders to understand and diagnose business problems and recommend appropriate courses of action

Look for opportunities for continuous improvement; engage managers and peer group regularly for coaching, assistance, and advocacy

Stay current with and adopt emergent relevant methodologies, tools and applications to ensure fit-for-purpose and impactful approaches

Act as a thought partner and advisor to all relevant teams and stakeholders; look for and establish opportunities for peer mentorship

Actively participate in cross functional communities, networks and/or knowledge-sharing bodies that enable broader and more effective use of insights and/or analytics that drive and support decisions

Acquire, aggregate and/or curate data and information

WHO YOU ARE

In Individual Contributors, we are looking for people who are nimble, curious, able to effectively collaborate and lend expertise to multi-functional teams and adapt quickly to competing priorities within their Disease Area. We are also looking for people who are committed to continuing to make Roche a great place to work, by seeking opportunities to develop their own and others’ expertise through ongoing mentorship and coaching.

"Self-starter"; strong sense of responsibility with demonstrable comfort in an entrepreneurial environment

Able to work effectively in a fluid, cross-functional, global matrixed environment and stand out as a successful collaborator

Strong interpersonal skills and a consultative mindset, with the ability to develop strong partnerships

Good problem-solving ability, breaking down complex problems into distinct parts, managing uncertainty, understanding, anticipating interdependencies

Able to proactively “connect the dots” by asking thought-provoking questions

Objective when presenting insights and guiding decision-making; demonstrate good presentation skills by pairing sound analytics with storytelling

Motivated to continuously improve performance; outcomes-focused and driven to achieve objectives

Able to lean in and manage through change

Committed to elevating the role of data analytics in decision making and building data literate communities

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

Bachelor’s Degree (Business, Economics, Statistics, Mathematics, or Physical Sciences or related field is a plus); MBA or Graduate-level Degree is preferred

7+ years of work experience with Bachelors; 5+ year of work experience with Masters; 3+ years of work experience with PhD/JD, preferably within pharmaceutical or biotech industry (commercial or clinical) and/or management consulting

Deep expertise in at least one of the following areas: Patient Insights, Investigator Insights, Forecasting, Competitive Intelligence, Data Analytics, Statistics, Advanced Data Analytics, Resourcing, Information Visualization and/or Data Science

Demonstrated experience translating data into insights and creating compelling narratives

Portfolio management experience is highly desirable

Experience with various forecasting methods and techniques strongly preferred

Understands the advantages and limits of different analytical approaches

Considerable experience applying exploratory & confirmatory data analysis techniques that inform business decisions

Experience with scripting, statistical & programming languages and analytical tools preferred (i.e. Python, R, SQL, Matlab, SAS, Google/Adobe analytics)

Autonomous or semi-autonomous examination of data or content

Demonstrated use of sophisticated techniques, tools & languages typically beyond those of traditional data analysis to discover deeper insights, make predictions, or generate recommendations

Experience acting as a strategic thought partner to teams; Entrepreneurial mindset, to transform the way we use data and analytics to enable d