Director, Advanced Analytics and Modeling - Key Drivers & Actions (KDA)

Description

The US Insights and Analytics group brings together analytics and insights from therapeutic areas, functions and the wider enterprise to support the US business.

The enterprise arm of the group builds decision environments through executive analytics and portfolio insights, helping leadership decide where to invest, how to track results and where to set direction.

This director role leads advanced analytics that explain what drives business performance and turns those findings into concrete actions. You will pinpoint the factors behind growth, customer behavior, adoption, access, market performance and other strategic outcomes across brands, markets, accounts, customers and regions.

Responsibilities

• Lead the enterprise key drivers and action planning analytics work, covering launch and in-market priorities.
• Design and direct advanced analyses that uncover the main drivers of growth, decline, adoption, access, market differences and performance gaps.
• Build performance archetypes and diagnostics that show opportunities and barriers across brands, markets, accounts, customers and geographies.
• Turn analytical results into ranked actions and tailored playbooks for the business functions involved.
• Make sure driver analytics covers enterprise-wide performance, not just field execution.
• Help shape launch strategy by spotting likely drivers, barriers and market archetypes before and after launch.
• Use scenario analysis to show which actions or levers are most likely to improve results.
• Work with business and analytics partners to link driver insights to practical decisions and measurable steps.
• Keep analytical methods rigorous, interpretable, scalable and suited to each decision.
• Coach and develop analytics staff and help evolve the enterprise advanced analytics capability.

Requirements

• You have 8+ years of progressive experience in advanced analytics, decision science, commercial analytics, data science or a related quantitative field.
• Experience in pharmaceutical, biotechnology, healthcare or similarly complex industries is preferred.
• An advanced degree in a quantitative discipline is preferred; equivalent proven expertise and leadership experience will be considered.
• You have shown you can apply advanced analytics to explain business performance and guide action.
• Experience with launch, customer, market, subnational, account or performance analytics is strongly preferred.
• You have led complex analytical programs from framing the problem through to executive recommendations.
• You have led or mentored analytics professionals and influenced senior stakeholders.
• Skills and areas listed for the role include agile methodology, artificial intelligence, business value creation, change management, a curious mindset, data governance, data literacy, data quality, data science, data strategies, data visualization, deep learning, generative AI, learning agility, machine learning, machine learning algorithms, mentorship, natural language processing, organizational awareness, stakeholder engagement, statistical analysis, time series analysis, vision planning and visualizations.

Conditions

This is a hybrid role, ideally based at the East Hanover, NJ site; remote work may be possible depending on legal entity restrictions.

No relocation is provided for this role.

If you work remotely, you cover your home office costs and any travel or lodging to East Hanover, NJ for periodic in-person meetings.

Working hours and travel, domestic or international, will be set by the hiring manager. The role requires 15% travel.

The salary range is $194,600 to $361,400 per year. Final pay depends on skills and experience and is reviewed periodically after joining; the company may change the range based on company and market factors.

Benefits

• Performance-based cash incentive.
• Depending on the level of the role, you may be considered for annual equity awards.
• US-based eligible employees receive health, life and disability benefits, plus a 401(k) with company contribution and match, and other benefits.
• Generous time off, including vacation, personal days, holidays and other leaves.