Associate Director, Data Management & Operations - Wilmington DE

At AstraZeneca, we turn ideas into life changing medicines. Working here means being entrepreneurial, thinking big and working together to make the impossible a reality.

AstraZeneca is looking to hire an Associate Director, Data Management Operations to join the Data Management & Operations team within Strategic Field Operations (SFO).

What you'll do:

• Responsible for aligning our data management capabilities to the business strategy while reinforcing the value of data as a competitive asset critical to enabling Commercial decision making.

• Focus on Master Data Management (Commercial US), which includes Health Care Master (HCP, HCA, and Affiliations), Patient/Consumer Master (data for MCRM, Digital) and Product Master (Industry products including AZ products), CRM DCR Process, Data access, use, and effectiveness; data quality and process efficiency; budget and procurement; and overall data governance across the US Commercial functions.

• Bring a foundation of data management & business acumen related to Pharmaceutical Sales & Marketing.

• Serve as a liaison between Business, Functional Areas, and Technology to ensure that data related business requirements are clearly defined, communicated, well understood, and considered as part of operational efficiency and strategic planning.

• Manage programs and projects in Life Sciences.

• Focus on operational excellence and continuous improvement.

• Establishing business-first processes, cadence and engagement for the program management and data management capabilities

• Manage, measure, present, and socialize Key Performance Indicators.

• Support, shape, and partner with Data Management's key stakeholders across Brand teams, Sales Leaders, Insights & Analytics, Reporting, Market Access, Medical, Compliance, Legal, and IT.

Essential Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree; preferably in a relevant field

• 6+ years pharmaceutical or biotechnology experience

• Experience working in a Data Management, Data Warehouse, Business Intelligence, and/or Analytics environment.

• Experience across product life cycle (emerging, launch, in-line, mature)

Preferred Requirements:

• Strong acumen in Data Management, Data Governance, Master Data Management, Data Analytics, and Customer Data Management processes, techniques, and best practices within the Life Sciences industry

• Demonstrated program management experience in Life Sciences, driving and transforming multiple simultaneous programs delivering value for the commercial business and commercial operations.

• Demonstrated ability to effectively manage multiple relationships and competing priorities in a complex matrixed environment.

• Development of Data, Data Products, Engineering roadmap and capabilities

• Ability to influence laterally and vertically.

• Drive innovative solutions and automated dataflows and processes that deliver efficiencies across the commercial landscape.

• Demonstrated experience shaping, establishing and/or redefining Commercial Data Management capabilities.

• Strong process-oriented experience, excellent communication, and interpersonal skills; consultative background preferred.

• Ability to meet deadlines plus identify, mitigate, and effectively call out risks.

• Ability to work in fast-paced environment, handling multiple priorities.

• Ability, want, and purpose to transform and shape the future of commercial operations and the value we bring.

• Strong analytical skills with working knowledge of variety of secondary data sources (e.g., IQVIA, Symphony Health, etc.)

When we put unexpected teams in the same room, we fuel ambitious thinking with the power to inspire life-changing medicines. In-person working gives us the platform we need to connect, work at pace and challenge perceptions. That's why we work, on average, a minimum of three days per week from the office. But that doesn't mean we're not flexible. We balance the expectation of being in the office while respecting individual flexibility.

Why AstraZeneca?

At AstraZeneca when we see an opportunity for change, we seize it and make it happen, because any opportunity no matter how small, can be the start of something big. Delivering life-changing medicines is about being entrepreneurial - finding those moments and recognizing their potential. Join us while we continue to build a new kind of organization to reset expectations of what a bio-pharmaceutical company can be. This means we are developing new ways to work, ground breaking methods, and bringing unexpected teams together. Interested? Come and join our team!

Next Steps - Apply Today!

Curious to know more? Then please complete the full application on our website at your earliest convenience - it is the only way that our Recruiter and Hiring Manager can know that you feel well-qualified for this opportunity. Know someone who would be an excellent fit? Please share this posting with them.

Date Posted

28-May-2024

Closing Date

14-Jun-2024Our mission is to build an inclusive and equitable environment. We want people to feel they belong at AstraZeneca and Alexion, starting with our recruitment process. We welcome and consider applications from all qualified candidates, regardless of characteristics. We offer reasonable adjustments/accommodations to help all candidates to perform at their best. If you have a need for any adjustments/accommodations, please complete the section in the application form.

AstraZeneca requires all US employees to be fully vaccinated for COVID-19 but will consider requests for reasonable accommodations as required by applicable law.