Responsibilities

• Be a strategic partner to the commercial teams to lead the design and delivery of high quality, applicable business insights by conducting market research projects to support pipeline, prelaunch, and inline products.
• Lead and conduct appropriate research and insights using innovative approaches to help shape the best insights.
• Partner cross-functionally on different strategic and analytical projects to help drive optimal business decisions.
• Lead the design and delivery of cross-functional secondary analytics reports including leadership KPI dashboards for monitoring market and brand performance.
• Lead in-depth situation analyses and SWOT (strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats) of relevant disease areas to support the annual brand planning process.
• Lead strategic insights workshops to convert data from primary or secondary market research projects to insights and to uncover Key Business Questions (KBQs) for each brand.
• Manage the contracted vendor and contribute to and lead the development of important insights.
• Partner in annual forecasting cycle working with forecasting team by incorporating demand study or other market research findings
• Create and manage budgets for the brands.
• Manage and help mentor/develop direct report.

Requirements

• 7 years of pharmaceutical/biotech commercial experience with at least 1-2 years in a Data Analytics or Insights / Forecasting / Consulting position.
• Bachelor’s degree or Post-graduate degree (Master’s/Ph.D.) in quantitative field highly desired (Public Health, Statistics, Management Science, Operations Research, Engineering, Accounting, Business, Marketing, Economics etc.).

Preferred

• CompetenciesAccountability for Results - Stay focused on key strategic objectives, be accountable for high standards of performance, and take an active role in leading change.
• Strategic Thinking & Problem Solving - Make decisions considering the long-term impact to customers, patients, employees, and the business.
• Patient & Customer Centricity - Maintain an ongoing focus on the needs of our customers and/or key stakeholders.
• Impactful Communication -  Communicate with logic, clarity, and respect. Influence at all levels to achieve the best results for Otsuka.
• Respectful Collaboration - Seek and value others’ perspectives and strive for diverse partnerships to enhance work toward common goals.
• Empowered Development - Play an active role in professional development as a business imperative.

Benefits

• Company benefits: Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, prescription drug coverage, company provided basic life, accidental death & dismemberment, short-term and long-term disability insurance, tuition reimbursement, student loan assistance, a generous 401(k) match, flexible time off, paid holidays, and paid leave programs as well as other company provided benefits.