Associate Director, Field Design & Evaluation -Wilmington, DE

Wilmington, DE

Employer:	AstraZeneca
Job Type:	Full Time
Description
Overview of Strategic Field Operations (SFO) for the Biopharmaceuticals Business Unit At AstraZeneca, we're not afraid to do things differently. We're resetting expectations of what a bio-pharmaceutical company can be. This means we're opening new ways to work, ground-breaking and cutting-edge methods and bringing unexpected teams together . AstraZeneca is organized around two core business units, Biopharmaceuticals (BBU) and Oncology. The BBU focuses on development and commercialization of AstraZeneca's Respiratory, Cardiovascular, Metabolic, Renal, and Infectious Disease therapeutic areas. Strategic Field Operations ( SFO ) is a critical function that enabl es success in the growth of the BBU business. Our ambition is to build an industry-leading organization which A) supports senior leadership with critical resourcing and business decision making and B) empower s our Commercial teams through the generation of compelling insights and delivery of tools and capabilities to deliver impactful launches that change the practice of medicine for the benefit of patients. Within SFO , the Field Design and Analytics function is focused on four main areas : i ., field force resource allocation planning, ii., advancing core capabilities such as omnichannel and dynamic targeting iii ., Go-To-Market and pilot designs and iv., measurement / insight generation . Job description The Field Design and Evaluation Associate Director at AstraZeneca will be responsible for leading a range of analytical projects leveraging analytic s that p rovide commercial teams measurable insights into commercial strategies and tactics . The role will be withing Strategic Field Operations (SFO) , and work closely b rand t eam s , 3 rd party vendors and other cross-functional business partners to understand opportunities and transform insights into business actions The identified candidate should have strong analytics capabilities combined with strong communication and influencing skills. As such, those who will qualify for this position are both technically sound and have the ability to be a proactive internal consultant, contributing to AstraZeneca's commercial organization beyond their analytical prowess through their understanding of secondary data, industry knowledge, and track record of innovative and impactful decision support. Key responsibilities Develop a deep understanding of the AZ's US B iopharma B usiness U nit's core markets , the field facing teams, brand strategies, field deployments, data and analytical needs Generate insights relating to field force deployments that create a competitive advantage for our commercial organization . Examples include conducting test / control analysis, leverage promo response capabilities and other multivariate and univariate approaches . Conduct hands on analytics as well as collaborate / manage internal a nalytics product owner s (e.g., Data Science & Advance d Analytics) and 3 rd party vendors to prioritize workload and i dentify the right analytics approach for the business question at hand . Steward key aspects of the promo response modelling cycle, from definition of business questions and hypotheses to data sourcing and preparation, model deployment, and insight generation and communication . Specific accountabilities include s teward ing futurization and QC processes of historical promo response models , insight generation from brand models, recommendations for enhancements to approach and processes, consultation on scenario results . Serve as a key SFO point and partner with Data Science and IA for the development of Dynamic Segmentation / Targeting and AI driven omni orchestration . Serve as a subject matter expert to internal stakeholders on the use of advanced analytics and field related insight generation Essential requirements Quantitative Degree from accredited college or university is required in one of the following or related fields: Engineering, Operations Research, Management Science, Economics, Statistics, Math, Physics, Computer Science or Data Science. 5 + years o f hands-on experience in appl ying advanced analytics methods to large and disparate datasets preferably in the context of Omnichannel marketing , specifically: Statistical Analysis and Modelling: (e.g. D esign of Experiments, Time Series Analysis , Regression Analysis , Bayesian methods , etc), Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence . Optimization and Simulation. Hands-on experience and deep theoretical expertise in Design of Experiments Hands-on experience and deep theoretical expertise in Deep learning models (CNN, RNN) Expert-level programming experience with either Python or R . Knowledge of SQL and/or other data management languages (e.g. Hive, Impala, Hbase , etc) Desirable Requirements Pharma industry knowledge . Strong leadership and interpersonal skills with demonstrated ability to work collaboratively with a significant number of business leaders and cross-functional business partners. Strong organizational skills and time management; ability to handle diverse range of simultaneous projects. Experience with machine learning libraries and tools, such as Scikit-learn, Tensorflow , Keras an d P yTorch . 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 on our journey of building a new kind of organization to reset expectations of what a bio-pharmaceutical company can be. This means we're opening new ways to work, pioneering cutting edge methods and bringing unexpected teams together. So, what's next! Are you already imagining yourself joining our team? Good, because we can't wait to hear from you. Where can I find out more? Our Social Media, Follow AstraZeneca on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/1603/ Follow AstraZeneca on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/astrazenecacareers/ Follow AstraZeneca on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/astrazeneca_careers/?hl=en AstraZeneca embraces diversity and equality of opportunity. We are committed to building an inclusive and diverse team representing all backgrounds, with as wide a range of perspectives as possible, and harnessing industry-leading skills. We believe that the more inclusive we are, the better our work will be. We welcome and consider applications to join our team from all qualified candidates, regardless of their characteristics. We comply with all applicable laws and regulations on non-discrimination in employment (and recruitment), as well as work authorization and employment eligibility verification requirements.

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Associate Director, Field Design & Evaluation -Wilmington, DE

Wilmington, DE

Description