Senior Specialist, Data Visualization

Job Description

Our Human Health Insights Analytics and Data (HHDDA) team is innovating how we understand our patients and their needs. Working cross functionally we are inventing new ways of communicating, measuring, and interacting with our customers and patients leveraging digital, data and analytics.

Are you passionate about helping people see, understand, and interact with data? Join us on an exciting journey to transform our organization into a premier data-driven company!

As a Senior Specialist, Data Visualization, you will design and develop high-quality compelling data visualization products to drive programmatic decision making, learning and adaptation for the Business Unit. You will collaborate with stakeholders to understand user needs, data use cases and develop clear and compelling data products that transform data into interactive and dynamic visualizations to convey analytical insights, demonstrate results, and communicate analytical findings. You will create understanding and empathy around user needs, stated and unstated, for the Human Health Commercial Analytics team.

Key Responsibilities include and may not be limited to:

• Creating analytical tools that enable users to assess progress to KPIs as well as to answer critical business questions for the business unit.

• Managing project timelines to enable accurate reporting and functionality during enterprise system transformations.

• Managing diverse projects and processes within Sales, Marketing, and Operations Teams.

• Champion data quality, integrity, and reliability throughout the department by designing and promoting best practices.

• Lead business requirement sessions with stakeholders.

• Coordinate with IT/vendor on business requirements for new reporting needs to support field sales and HQ reporting.

• Test and deploy new capabilities using BI applications.

• Create new visualizations to enable informed business decisions on strategy and execution.

• Vendor relationship management ensuring business requirements are clearly articulated and executed.

• Provide BI training to stakeholders to foster increased understanding and utilization of the information provided.

Qualifications:

Minimum Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree (BS/BA).

• Ability to work hybrid and come on-site at least 3 days per week.

• Experience delivering business intelligence solutions.

• Proven analytics and problem-solving skills.

• Working knowledge in Spotfire / Qlik / PowerBI / Tableau and other data visualization technologies.

• Strong presentation and collaboration skills and can communicate all aspects of the job requirements.

• Effective communication skills with an ability to process technical information and translate clearly and concisely to broad audiences.

• Strong judgment, prioritization, and decision-making skills, with understanding of broader context for Business Unit.

• Innovative thinking, with affinity toward experimentation and appropriate risk taking.

• Strong understanding of all compliance-related concepts, including the laws, regulations and policies that govern pharmaceutical marketing and sales activities.

• Leveraging and managing third party vendors and contractors.

• Self-motivation, proactivity, and ability to work independently with minimum direction.

• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.

• Excellent organizational skills, with ability to navigate a complex matrix environment and organize/prioritize work efficiently and effectively.

• Demonstrated ability to collaborate and lead with diverse groups of work colleagues and positively manage ambiguity.

Preferred Qualifications:

• 5 years of experience in data analysis and visualization, specifically within a commercial analytics or business intelligence environment.

• Experience working with Business Intelligence tools such as Spotfire, Qlik, PowerBI, and Tableau.

• Knowledge and experience working in the Pharma and/or Biotech industry.

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Effective September 5, 2023, employees in office-based positions in the U.S. will be working a Hybrid work consisting of three total days on-site per week, Monday - Thursday, although the specific days may vary by site or organization, with Friday designated as a remote-working day, unless business critical tasks require an on-site presence.This Hybrid work model does not apply to, and daily in-person attendance is required for, field-based positions; facility-based, manufacturing-based, or research-based positions where the work to be performed is located at a Company site; positions covered by a collective-bargaining agreement (unless the agreement provides for hybrid work); or any other position for which the Company has determined the job requirements cannot be reasonably met working remotely. Please note, this Hybrid work model guidance also does not apply to roles that have been designated as “remote”.

The Company is required to provide a reasonable estimate of the salary range for this job in certain states and cities within the United States. Final determinations with respect to salary will take into account a number of factors, which may include, but not be limited to the primary work location and the chosen candidate’s relevant skills, experience, and education.

Expected US salary range:

$111,400.00 - $175,300.00

Available benefits include bonus eligibility, long term incentive if applicable, health care and other insurance benefits (for employee and family), retirement benefits, paid holidays, vacation, and sick days. A summary of benefits is listed here.

San Francisco Residents Only: We will consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records for employment in compliance with the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance

Los Angeles Residents Only: We will consider for employment all qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable state and local laws, including the City of Los Angeles’ Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance

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Employee Status:

Regular

Relocation:

Domestic

VISA Sponsorship:

No

Travel Requirements:

10%

Flexible Work Arrangements:

Hybrid

Shift:

Not Indicated

Valid Driving License:

No

Hazardous Material(s):

n/a

Required Skills:

Business Intelligence (BI), Data Visualization, Requirements Management, User Experience (UX) Design

Preferred Skills:

Job Posting End Date:

01/11/2025

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