Director, Commercial Insights & Analytics

Join Alexion, AstraZeneca's Rare Disease Business Unit, where we are driven by a pioneering spirit to discover, develop, and deliver innovative therapies that transform patients' lives. Our US Commercial organization is on the forefront of this mission, and we're seeking a dynamic leader to fuel our success.

Introduction to role:

As a Director, Commercial Insights & Analytics, you'll be a key player in driving the success of our US Commercial organization. You will be the catalyst for transformative strategies, interfacing with senior leadership to identify opportunities, optimize resources, and implement data-driven insights. Your visionary approach and collaborative spirit will empower decision-making and elevate our business impact.

Accountabilities:

• Proactively identify opportunities/threats leveraging data and business context to enable better decision making at Alexion

• Act as a central point of expertise and drive collaboration with Marketing Leadership, business units, and Business Operations colleagues to provide advice on key strategic questions

• Support the assessment of Commercial strategies and tactics to quantify ROI and to make recommendations to optimize the use of existing/future resources

• Collaborate with leadership and within Business Operations to support Commercial strategies and tactics using data and derived insights, which contribute directly to the growth and optimization of Alexion’s business

• Evolve analytical tools and methods

• Support development of monthly and quarterly business reviews that provide insights on past performance and leading indicators of future performance and growth

• Responsively provide high quality solutions and answers to ad-hoc analytic requests

Essential skills/experience:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Business, Finance, or other quantitative discipline

• 7+ years of experience in Business Analytics and/or Financial Analysis

• Exceptional communication and creative problem-solving skills

• Understanding of organizational dynamics and ability to influence at all levels of the organization

• Confidence and ability to present complex information concisely and effectively to all audiences, including senior leaders and groups 

• Advanced knowledge and application of analytics, modeling, and valuation concepts (NPV, ROI, IRR) in the biopharmaceutical industry

• Strong analytical and organization skills, capable of managing multiple projects simultaneously

• Ability to anticipate future Commercial trends and to integrate that context into business practices

• Desire and ability to learn/implement new tools and capabilities

• Experience leading technical teams and individuals across geographies

• Track record of effective functional and cross-functional collaboration and leadership

• Detail-oriented, self-starter, able to work both independently and in a team environment

• The duties of this role are generally conducted in an office environment. As is typical of an office-based role, employees must be able, with or without an accommodation to: use a computer; engage in communications via phone, video, and electronic messaging; engage in problem solving and non-linear thought, analysis, and dialogue; collaborate with others; maintain general availability during standard business hours.

Desirable skills/experience:

• MBA or advanced quantitative discipline degree preferred

• Prior experience in rare disease