Associate Director – US Market Engagement (HIV)

Rahway, NJ (Hybrid)

$157K/yr – $247K/yrSenior Level5+ years expFull time

Posted 10 days ago

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Job Summary

Own and communicate analytics programs from business questions to actionable insights, lead data science teams, and mentor stakeholders across cross-functional business units; focus on AI-forward methods and translating business needs into data-driven recommendations.

  • Translate business needs into analytical plans and actionable insights.
  • Lead and mentor data science teams (on-shore and off-shore).
  • Stay current with industry trends and AI/ML approaches to enhance analytic capabilities.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Translate business needs and priorities to build analytical plans that answer business questions by providing actionable insights. Effectively communicating advanced analytics to stakeholders to inform business decisions.
  • Communicate & collaborate effectively with cross functional teams with competencies in market research, forecasting, commercial analytics, data science, customer engagement, data strategy, population health, competitive insights, marketing operations, medical & clinical backgrounds.
  • Analyze data across disparate databases/sources (including claims, CDC, digital/CRM and other sources) to develop insights that inform commercial business strategies.
  • Stay current with industry trends and advancements in analytical methodologies to bring new ideas forward (including application of AI/GenAI) that will enhance analytic capabilities of the organization especially as we are taking a AI forward thinking approach.
  • Propose innovative ideas for analytical approaches and AI/ML/NLP/modeling techniques, demonstrating strong conceptual understanding of methods and trade-offs.
  • Derive actionable business insights from various data sources, develop clear data story, and communicate effectively to business stakeholders.
  • Lead and mentor a team of data scientists and business analysts (on-shore and off-shore), providing guidance on best practices in data analytics, modeling and data visualization, through the scope of a project.

Requirements

  • BS (or equivalent) in Data Science, Mathematics, Economics, Computer Science, Statistics, Decision Science, Marketing, Engineering, or Public Health is required.
  • MBA, MS, or PhD degree preferred.
  • 5+ years of analytics or data science experience in pharma/biotech/healthcare; HIV experience preferred.
  • Proven data science experience leveraging advanced statistical methods, Machine Learning/ Artificial Intelligence, Natural Language Processing (NLP) modeling and model evaluation is a plus.
  • Proficiency in Python, R studio, SAS, SQL etc. or similar tools for data extraction, feature engineering, and model development.
  • Strong experience with patient-level and healthcare data (claims, EMR/EHR, registry, CDC, IQVIA and other secondary sources).
  • Understands the business context, challenge, limitation, constraints and goals to effectively match the capability of the statistical and mathematical and M/L approaches to the business, scientific and operational challenge.
  • Demonstrated ability to translate business needs into structured analytical questions and data-driven recommendations.
  • Strong communication and data storytelling skills, including presenting complex findings to senior and non-technical audiences.
  • Solid project and time management capabilities, with experience leading multiple concurrent analytics initiatives and teams.

Preferred

  • Prior hands-on experience working with healthcare data, especially claims data, and various IQVIA data offerings.
  • Knowledge and experience of the HIV business is a plus.

Benefits

  • We offer a comprehensive package of benefits. Available benefits include medical, dental, vision healthcare and other insurance benefits (for employee and family), retirement benefits, including 401(k), paid holidays, vacation, and compassionate and sick days.
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