Strategic Analytics and Capabilities Lead, US Oncology

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Job Description
Strategic Analytics and Capabilities Lead, US Oncology
OBJECTIVES/PURPOSE

• Partner with Head I&A to execute above brand strategic initiatives including sales force sizing, placements, portfolio optimization, cross brand projection methodologies, etc.
• Collaborate with Brand insights and analytics leads, Forecasting and Market research leads to identify synergies between brands and support automation of analytics capabilities.
• Manage a repository of analytical and operational deliverables produced by the Insights & Analytics team, ensuring these assets are utilized across brands to minimize redundancy and enhance efficiency
• Play an active role in data strategy, maintain list of data purchases. Coordinate with data vendors and maintain in-house documentation of business rules applied on different data sources like claims data.

ACCOUNTABILITIES

• Build portfolio-level planning initiatives, ensuring a comprehensive approach to performance measurement and optimization, while also collating the impact stories driven by I&A.
• Analyze portfolio performance metrics to identify trends, opportunities, and areas for improvement, providing actionable insights to senior leadership.
• Review existing operations and reports on a regular basis to evaluate opportunities to rationalize or scale them as per business requirements.
• Collaborate with the DDT team to ensure strong partnership in areas such as data, tools and technologies & liaise to translate I&A requirements for automation
• Partner with Brand analytics, Market research and Forecasting leads on operational needs across brands and strategize ways to build reporting capabilities that scale across brands.
• Manage relationships with external vendors and partners, ensuring high-quality deliverables that align with business objectives and timelines. Keep track of vendor feedback.
• Evaluate and implement best practices in vendor management to optimize project efficiency and effectiveness.
• Track utilization and success metrics for the engagement with vendors to suggest refinements to the working model.

LEADERSHIP BEHAVIORS

• Stay abreast of industry trends and emerging technologies to enhance portfolio capabilities and maintain a competitive edge.
• Foster cross-pollination of ideas and best practices across teams to enhance portfolio capabilities and drive innovation.
• Strategic Agility - strategic enterprise thinker who finds innovative ways to develop solutions. Exceptional ability to set an agenda aligned to a function's future focused objectives, deploy it and deliver results
• Creates Clarity - focuses on the few priorities that matter most. Track record of developing and implementing programs that reduce complexity and measurably improve business performance

CORE ELEMENTS RELATED TO THIS ROLE

• Bachelor's or master's degree in engineering, Business, Data Science, Statistics, or a related field. An advanced degree in a relevant field is preferred.
• Proven experience (typically 7+ years) in portfolio management, brand analytics, or a related field within the pharmaceutical industry, with a focus on oncology.
• Strong expertise in data analysis tools and programming languages (e.g., SQL, Python, R).
• Strong understanding of commercial business and industry standard patient level data sources (Claims, EMR, lab etc.) and other data sources such as sales data, shipment data etc.
• Experience with data visualization tools (e.g., Tableau, Power BI) and advanced analytics platforms.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills, with the ability to convey complex patient insights to non-technical audiences.
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams and manage multiple projects.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively in cross-functional teams
• Strong project management skills, with the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously
• Knowledge of regulatory requirements and compliance guidelines in the pharmaceutical industry

More about us:
At Takeda, we are transforming patient care through the development of novel specialty pharmaceuticals and best in class patient support programs. Takeda is a patient-focused company that will inspire and empower you to grow through life-changing work.
Certified as a Global Top Employer, Takeda offers stimulating careers, encourages innovation, and strives for excellence in everything we do. We foster an inclusive, collaborative workplace, in which our teams are united by an unwavering commitment to deliver Better Health and a Brighter Future to people around the world.
This position is currently classified as "hybrid" in accordance with Takeda's Hybrid and Remote Work policy.
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Takeda Compensation and Benefits Summary
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For Location:
Boston, MA
U.S. Base Salary Range:
$153,600.00 - $241,340.00
The estimated salary range reflects an anticipated range for this position. The actual base salary offered may depend on a variety of factors, including the qualifications of the individual applicant for the position, years of relevant experience, specific and unique skills, level of education attained, certifications or other professional licenses held, and the location in which the applicant lives and/or from which they will be performing the job. The actual base salary offered will be in accordance with state or local minimum wage requirements for the job location.
U.S. based employees may be eligible for short-term and/ or long-term incentives. U.S. based employees may be eligible to participate in medical, dental, vision insurance, a 401(k) plan and company match, short-term and long-term disability coverage, basic life insurance, a tuition reimbursement program, paid volunteer time off, company holidays, and well-being benefits, among others. U.S. based employees are also eligible to receive, per calendar year, up to 80 hours of sick time, and new hires are eligible to accrue up to 120 hours of paid vacation.
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Locations
Boston, MA
Worker Type
Employee
Worker Sub-Type
Regular
Time Type
Full time
Job Exempt
Yes
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