Senior Director Data Science Business Analytics amp Insights

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Business Analytics & Insights (BAI) harnesses the power of data to drive robust analytical insights that inform some of Pfizer's most critical business questions. With colleagues across the globe, BAI’s rigorous analytical expertise is depended on as the compass and decision support for the enterprise. Our dynamic, exciting team of subject-matter experts comes from diverse backgrounds and experiences, including market research, data science, digital analytics, finance, and consulting. As a team, we partner to turn data into meaningful insights that will have a direct impact on patient's lives and the future of Pfizer as a data-driven organization.

The person in this role will have responsibilities across multiple business units, including partnering with senior Commercial leaders, brand marketing teams, and business unit medical teams, to shape the future of Pfizer’s go-to-market model through the delivery of data-science driven strategic and tactical decision support. The Senior Director, Data Science Business Analytics & Insights is a leader of leaders, leading a global group located in and supporting Pfizer’s key markets.

As a strategic partner to Medical and Commercial, the person in this role will lead the imbedded group that is the link to Data Science capabilities. The leader and group will define the models and data-science derived insights that drive brands’ strategic priorities. This will include driving the execution and interpretation AI/ML models, framing problems, shaping solutions, and championing change. Also, this person will help shape the brands’ strategies and tactics by interfacing closely with Data Science COEs to develop bespoke AI/ML models to meet evolving needs, and interface closely with omnichannel-operations to drive execution.

The successful candidate will be responsible for setting a vision for a broad Data Science and Insights organization and providing day-to-day leadership and supervision of a team of leaders and colleagues. This role is dynamic, fast-paced, highly collaborative, and covers a broad range of strategic topics that are critical to our business. The successful candidate will join BAI leadership team and colleagues worldwide that are constantly supporting business transformation through their proactive thought leadership, innovative analytical capabilities, and their ability to communicate highly complex and dynamic information in new and creative ways.

Role definition and key accountabilities include, but are not limited to:

Team Leadership

• Set a vision and provide day-to-day leadership and supervision of a global team of leaders and individual contributors
• Build data science and consultative talent and capabilities within the team and contribute to the broader talent building framework across BAI
• Take full accountability for data science insights, in collaboration with other BAI teams and multiple business units including Brands, Commercial, Medical, Operations, and Data Science COEs, as needed
• Lead prioritization framework and implementation for all BAI colleagues supporting the business
• Lead contractor and sourcing support to extend capabilities and maximize efficiency as needed
• Achieve team budget targets

Commercial and Medical Data Science and Insights

• Provide data science and insight leadership to commercial leaders and medical leadership to drive brand tactics decisions
• Act as strategic partner to frame, investigate, translate complex data related models, and answer key business questions related to the identification and evaluation of Commercial and Medical brand strategies and tactics
• Interface with Omnichannel-operations on execution and data science bespoke analytical needs
• Connect machine learning models and insights together to identify Medical and Commercial brand opportunities and tactics to execute
• Influence medical and commercial brand teams via compelling and persuasive story and deliver clear and actionable brand tactic recommendations to marketing teams
• Track and analyze impacts of medical and commercial brand strategies and tactics using dashboards and data products

Collaborate with Data Science COE

• Partner with Data Science COE to develop bespoke AI and machine learning models; Configure pre-built models and interpret updated results
• Ensure alignment with Data Science COEs teams to ensure cohesive activities with stakeholders

Collaboration with other BAI and Analytics teams

• Lead dialogue with global and local BAI teams to incorporate data science capabilities and insights into analytics plans and recommendations
• Actively contribute to advancement of BAI data science and consulting capabilities through thought leadership; seek to share knowledge and expertise with other colleagues making use of knowledge sharing platform
• Ensure alignment with global BAI Data Science and Insights teams and Data Science COE teams to ensure cohesive activities with our stakeholders
• Partner with other analytic functions to advance the use of novel data sources, including RWD

REQUIRED BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s degree required, ideally in quantitative discipline like engineering or data science; also advanced degree preferred in business administration, statistics, or other relevant field
• 14+ years’ of work experience
• 10+ years’ experience in business analytics function, country strategy and/or strategic consulting
• Fluent in English (written and spoken)
• Strong MS Excel and PowerPoint skills
• Experience with machine learning technology, such as: big data stack, Python, R, and visualization techniques
• Experience in understanding brand content, strategy, and tactics
• Ability to effectively utilize dashboards and data products to derive insights
• Understands quantitative and qualitative research methodologies. Extensive experience in management of secondary data with application to of real-world data
• Ability to partner with cross-functional teams (Commercial, Medical, Operations) to execute brand tactics
• Proven ability to connect, integrate and synthesize analysis and data into a meaningful ‘so what’ to drive concrete strategic recommendations for brand tactics. Capable of describing relevant caveats in data or in a model and how they relate to business question
• Experience building a global team preferred, and leading and achieving results through matrixed organizations; ability to maintain strong cross-functional and cross-team ties to influence colleagues outside direct reporting structure
• Senior Stakeholder management experience required
• In depth experience using data science models to solve problems in a business environment setting

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• MA, MS, MBA or equivalent advanced degree in business or healthcare
• Experience in the pharmaceutical industry, management consulting, commercial or operations role

PROFESSIONAL CHARACTERISTICS

Analytical Thinker: Understands how to synthesize facts and information from varied data sources, both new and pre-existing, into discernable insights and perspectives; takes a problem-solving approach by connecting analytical thinking with an understanding of business drivers and how BAI can provide value to the organization

Strong Data and Information Manager: Understands and uses analytical skills/tools to produce data in a clean, organized way to drive objective insights

Exceptional Communicator: Can understand, translate, and distill the complex, technical findings of the data science team into commentary that facilitates effective decision making by senior leaders; can readily align interpersonal style with the individual needs of customers

Relationship Manager: Acts as a thought partner and brings forward recommendations/questions that influences stakeholders; builds robust and long-term strategic relationships with individuals from all levels of the organization, understanding individual goals and objectives to ensure future alignment of the entire portfolio

Influencer: Clearly articulates expectations, capabilities, and action plans; actively listens with others’ frame of reference in mind; appropriately shares information with team; favorably influences people without direct authority

Highly Collaborative: Manages projects with and through others; shares responsibility and credit; develops self and others through teamwork; comfortable providing guidance and sharing expertise with others to help them develop their skills and perform at their best; helps others take appropriate risks; communicates frequently with team members earning respect and trust of the team 

Strong Project Manager: Clearly articulates scope and deliverables of projects; breaks complex initiatives into detailed component parts and sequences actions appropriately; develops action plans and monitors progress independently; designs success criteria and uses them to track outcomes; drives implementation of recommendations when appropriate, engages with stakeholders throughout to ensure buy-in

Role Model: Emulates the behaviors of BAI’s core competencies and fosters colleague collaboration to build and/or participate on high-performing teams

Proactive Self-Starter: Takes an active role in one’s own professional development; stays abreast of analytical trends, and cutting-edge applications of data

NON-STANDARD WORK SCHEDULE, TRAVEL OR ENVIRONMENT REQUIREMENTS

• Up to 20% travel may be required

OTHER INFORMATION

• Last date to apply: March 31, 2022
• Relocation eligible

Pfizer requires all U.S. new hires to be fully vaccinated for COVID-19 prior to the first date of employment.  As required by applicable law, Pfizer will consider requests for Reasonable Accommodations.

Sunshine Act

Pfizer reports payments and other transfers of value to health care providers as required by federal and state transparency laws and implementing regulations.  These laws and regulations require Pfizer to provide government agencies with information such as a health care provider’s name, address and the type of payments or other value received, generally for public disclosure.  Subject to further legal review and statutory or regulatory clarification, which Pfizer intends to pursue, reimbursement of recruiting expenses for licensed physicians may constitute a reportable transfer of value under the federal transparency law commonly known as the Sunshine Act.  Therefore, if you are a licensed physician who incurs recruiting expenses as a result of interviewing with Pfizer that we pay or reimburse, your name, address and the amount of payments made currently will be reported to the government.  If you have questions regarding this matter, please do not hesitate to contact your Talent Acquisition representative.

EEO & Employment Eligibility

Pfizer is committed to equal opportunity in the terms and conditions of employment for all employees and job applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, gender identity or gender expression, national origin, disability or veteran status.  Pfizer also complies with all applicable national, state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment as well as work authorization and employment eligibility verification requirements of the Immigration and Nationality Act and IRCA.  Pfizer is an E-Verify employer.

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