Business Insights Manager and Launch Excellence

6 months ago

Johannesburg, South Africa AstraZeneca Full time

**ABOUT ASTRAZENECA**

AstraZeneca is a global, innovation-driven Biopharmaceutical business that focuses on the discovery, development and commercialization of prescription medicines for some of the world’s most serious disease. But we’re more than one of the world’s leading pharmaceutical companies. At AstraZeneca we’re dedicated to being a Great Place to Work. Where you are empowered to push the boundaries of science and unleash your entrepreneurial spirit. There’s no better place to make a difference to medicine, patients and society. An inclusive culture that champions diversity and collaboration. Always committed to lifelong learning, growth and development. Our strategic priorities reflect how we are working to deliver our strategy and achieve our Purpose. As a workforce, we are the catalyst for our values: we are entrepreneurial; we do the right thing; we play to win; we put patients first and we follow the science. As a company we appreciate and take great pride in each team member where every person is brought together through shared values, that underpins a shared purpose. There’s no better place to feel inspired and energised.

At AstraZeneca, we’re dedicated to being a Great Place to Work. Where you are empowered to push the boundaries of science and unleash your entrepreneurial spirit. Join the fastest-growing pharmaceutical in our markets, set up to fuel further growth. Be part of our shared ambition and pride: our strong heritage, our turnaround story, and early investment and commitment in International markets. There’s no better place to feel inspired and energized.

**ABOUT OUR COMMERCIAL EXCELLENCE TEAM**

The Commercial Excellence Team at AstraZeneca AfriCAN cluster is a group of catalysts with a purpose of delivering exceptional work which enables the organization to bring our medicines to patients. We draw on our diverse strengths and partner internally and externally to deliver executional excellence. The team drives informed business decisions through perspective and insights based upon accurate and reliable information.

Courageous and resilient, we break away from tradition and think independently. But we know we can’t do this alone. We succeed through teamwork, engaging other functions and connecting our diverse stakeholders, on the inside and out. Driven by one clear focus: to get better results for our patients.

**What you’ll do?**

The Business Insights Manager and Launch excellence lead will Plan, direct, and oversee a wide range of analyses, related to the current and future business of the company. Often works with both internal and external stakeholders to perform complex analyses. Proactively interacts with senior commercial leaders to ensure plans are updated. Involved in medium and long-range initiatives including Launch Excellence.

Some areas of focus for this role will include:

- Proactively identify business information needs/issues.
- Provide brand/market evaluation and interpretation and provide business insights and competitive / market intelligence in aiding strategy decisions by using internal and external datasets.
- Leads the Operational Planning Process, providing analytical expertise to the commercial teams, driving strategic and operational excellence.
- Prepares outputs of the process and participates in presentations and recommendations to leadership through data interpretation, visualization, and insight generation to support business-critical decisions.
- Leads the portfolio prioritization process within the brand team and in support of the TA.
- Coordinates launch excellence processes for new products/indications, by collaborating with launch leads and cross-functional squads, ensuring strong governance, pre
- and post-launch for best-in-class launches.
- Leads patient flow modelling, patient analytics and forecasting models to support in-market cases / new product launch viability assessments.
- Partner with the commercial team, producing brand volume forecasts, and consulting with the team to manage risks and opportunities for the business, leading to objective and accurate forecasts supported by insight & analytics.
- Develop and maintain market research budgets for the brand team, also determining primary market research design and overseeing project/vendor management when needed.

**If this sounds appealing, please read on to understand the experience and skills we’re looking for**

**ESSENTIAL SKILLS and EXPERIENCE REQUIRED**
- Completed Bachelor’s degree (Statistics or Mathematics with Statistics Specialization advantageous)
- 4+ Years Pharmaceutical marketing and/or sales experience essential
- 5+ years' experience in Business Intelligence environment or experience in analytics/data science/insights/strategy will be advantageous
- Thorough understanding of the pharmaceutical business (including commercial and development) as well as product life cycle management.
- Knowledge of strategic planning processes and profici

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