Global/US Insights & Forecasting Director-Tozorakimab LCM

AstraZeneca • Wilmington, DE

8d • Hybrid

About The Position

The Global / US Forecasting & Insight Director is expected to provide leadership and strategic direction to deliver competitive advantages through the application of end-to-end insights, analytics, and forecasts across both the Global markets to support AstraZeneca’s industry-leading AstraZeneca pipeline. Our mission as a team is to accelerate business impact through insights and capability transformation. To achieve this, the Global Insights & Forecasting team is tasked with delivering excellence in market research, customer and competitor insights, analytics, and forecasting.
In addition to strong analytical and forecasting skills, the Global Forecasting Lead should have excellent communication skills with a demonstrated track record of effective business partnership as demonstrated by material business impact and influencing. This position may be required to manage contractors and vendors to complete projects but will have no direct reports. The candidate will also be required to continuously evaluate new quantitative analytics methods, technologies, and datasets.
This role works closely with Therapy Area Commercial, CI, Finance, Commercial Excellence, Medical, Market Access and Pricing, and other senior business partners throughout the organisation.
When we put unexpected teams in the same room, we unleash bold thinking with the power to inspire life-changing medicines. In-person working gives us the platform we need to connect, work at pace and challenge perceptions. That's why we work, on average, a minimum of three days per week from the office. But that doesn't mean we're not flexible. We balance the expectation of being in the office while respecting individual flexibility. Join us in our unique and ambitious world.
AstraZeneca offers an environment where innovation thrives. Join our globally-renowned Oncology area, which is leading the rapid business growth of our enterprise and ever-evolving industry. It’s an exciting time to join as we work towards our big ambitions with entrepreneurial thinking and innovation. It’s up to us to find solutions and act fast to make them happen.

Requirements

• 5+ years analytical experience in the BioPharmaceuticals industry
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in Business, Commercial, or Scientific related field of study
• Experience in conducting qualitative and quantitative market research across different stakeholder groups (e.g., HCPs, patients, and payers)
• Experience in building, deploying, and embedding forecasting capabilities into an organization
• Strong understanding of primary market research, advanced analytics, and competitive intelligence. Primary market research experience preferred.
• Multiple-year Pharma experience, preferably in Global or ex-US, making recommendations on major drivers of product success, and advising on drug development candidate process and Health Care environment
• Experience applying a range of analytics involving standard data in the Pharmaceutical Industry e.g. IQVIA (MIDAS, DDD NPA, Monthly Xponent), claims data (Truven, Marketscan), epidemiological data, etc.
• Strong business acumen, critical thinking and understanding of sales and marketing business practices
• Ability to influence laterally and vertically
• Ability to lead multiple tasks/assignments to demanding deadlines.
• Strong interpersonal and collaboration skills as well as teamwork abilities
• Comfortable working in a matrix environment
• Strong written and verbal communication
• Occasional travel may be required

Nice To Haves

• Excellent communication and influencing skills, combined with strong leadership and interpersonal skills and demonstrated ability to work with senior business leaders and cross-functional business partners
• Strategic and critical thinking with the ability to engage, build and maintain credibility with Commercial Leadership teams.
• Ability to manage a diverse range of simultaneous projects, timelines, and priorities with both internal stakeholders and external vendors.
• Capability in applying and deploying deep technical skills and knowledge (e.g., modelling capabilities, CVRM disease insights, or data expertise) across IA&F functional areas
• An advanced degree is preferred (Master’s, MBA, or PhD)
• 5+ years of experience in Pharmaceutical / Biotech / Healthcare analytics or secondary data analysis and forecasting

Responsibilities

• Ensure that interpretation of core market research is generating, actionable, differentiating insights
• Specific projects will include positioning, HCP and patient segmentations, unbranded and branded lexicon and message testing, creative concept testing, target patient identification, and demand studies
• Lead all primary research in accordance with internal AstraZeneca compliance policies
• Summarize and present findings across multiple communication platforms; be able to “tell the story” to senior collaborators
• Champion the use of local customer insight in strategic and resourcing decisions across the business
• Collect, assess and deliver global and regional brand performance metrics
• Partner with the Brand Team and Commercial Excellence team to develop and track KPIs aligned to strategic drivers
• Construct Global long-term patient-based and US short-term TRx / NBRx forecast models that harness credible and ambitious data inputs synthesized from a variety of primary and secondary sources, are benchmarked against internal and external analogs, and coordinated with Global and key markets
• Summarize and confidently present forecasts, including approach, methodology and assumptions, through various communication channels and be able to “tell the story” to senior commercial and clinical stakeholders
• Ensure objectivity and robustness in the forecast by identifying the right data sources. Apply industry-leading modeling approaches and conduct sensitivity analyses on key variables. This assists in managing opportunities and risks while promoting the integration of regional client insights.
• Partner with Brand Analytics as well as with data scientists elsewhere in the business to employ real world data for insights generation to understand physician and patient behavior better and drive strategic implementation within the brand
• Accountable for the guidance and alignment of the asset/brand forecast and related assumptions, collaborating closely with the Forecasting leader
• Lead commercial assessment activities (including qual/quant treatment pattern and product profile test research, claims analysis, and patient research) for business cases for LCM investment decisions
• Instill a culture of continuous improvement, testing, and deployment of new capabilities for the business

Benefits

• Benefits offered included a qualified retirement program [401(k) plan]; paid vacation and holidays; paid leaves; and, health benefits including medical, prescription drug, dental, and vision coverage in accordance with the terms and conditions of the applicable plans.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director