Associate Director, Business Insights Specialist

**379169BR** **Job ID:** 379169BR **About the role:** 2023 will potentially see Sandoz become a standalone organization! Already a global market leader in Generics and Biosimilar medicine, this is an exciting, once-in-a-career opportunity to set our own path forward as an independent, purpose-driven organization, and as the founders of a new Sandoz, this is a time of immense opportunity for us all, both professionally and personally! Together we will shape the future of Sandoz… are you ready to make a difference? The Associate Director, Business Insights Specialist (BIS) is a key member of the Sandoz Strategic Insights & Analytics. In partnership with marketing, sales leadership, finance, market access and other various key stakeholders, the business insights specialist is responsible for using expert market research and analytics to provide meaningful market insights which enable effective, data driven decision-making. This position is dedicated to support the Market Access POD. This position is a strategic and trusted advisor to Sandoz Market Access, Payer, Access Strategy and Patient Service teams. This position requires an analytical thought leader to deliver best-in-class actionable insights to drive data-driven decisions. Ideal candidate has deep understanding of specialty and biosimilar business, customers, and performance drivers. The business specialists must demonstrate ability to work independently and proactively to meet business needs and deadlines. Major Accountabilities • Generate, integrate, and translate payer and provider insights and analytics into growth opportunities and tactics to influence strategic contracting decisions for inline and pipeline biosimilars and specialty • Identify, design, and execute integrated analytics to inform market access and sales pull-through strategies and tactics • Partner with Market Access function to provide payer contracting and pricing assumption to develop GtN forecast • Assist in ideation and development to create reporting dashboards, measurable performance KPIs for pricing and payer performance • Support Market Access function in new product launch pricing, competitive listing pricing, GTN trends, payer/GPO/IDN profiling • Manage market access data & syndicated reports purchases and vendor management • Support market research projects related to payer segmentation, pricing research etc. for Brand and Market access functions • Ad-hoc analytics including analysis around health care policy changes, payer & customer trends and access related intelligence • Represent I&A Market Access POD in collaboration with all I&A PODs to shape the I&A vision and build impactful insight capabilities across forecasting, market research and analytics. --Develop new techniques, explore innovative data assets and drive standardization across the I&A organization • Remain current on external and internal guidelines. Train and fully align with compliance requirements. This position will be located at the Sandoz Princeton, NJ site and will not have the ability to be located remotely. The pay range for this position at commencement of employment is expected to be between $158,400 and $237,600/year; however, while salary ranges are effective from 1/1/23 through 12/31/23, fluctuations in the job market may necessitate adjustments to pay ranges during this period. Further, final pay determinations will depend on various factors, including, but not limited to geographical location, experience level, knowledge, skills and abilities. The total compensation package for this position may also include other elements, including a sign-on bonus, restricted stock units, and discretionary awards in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits (including 401(k) eligibility and various paid time off benefits, such as vacation, sick time, and parental leave), dependent on the position offered. Details of participation in these benefit plans will be provided if an employee receives an offer of employment. If hired, employee will be in an “at-will position” and the Company reserves the right to modify base salary (as well as any other discretionary payment or compensation program) at any time, including for reasons related to individual performance, Company or individual department/team performance, and market factors. \#Sandoz \n\n\n\n **Position Title:** Associate Director, Business Insights Specialist **Role Requirements:** What you’ll bring to the role: Education: Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Statistics, Operations Research, Mathematics or Marketing Analytics Experience Required: Bachelor’s degree (BS or BA) in science, buisness or related field • Minimum 7 years in marketing research and/or analytics or related experience involving: framing of strategic questions to be solved, generating insights (primary research or secondary analytics), synthesizing implications, driving for practical/actionable solutions, measuring impact • Solid understanding of research methods, experimental primary market research design (quantitative and qualitative) and specialty pharma, hospital data sources • Solid understanding of analytics, databases (e.g., IMS, APLD) in the pharma industry. Knowledge and experience of working with specific data sets of pharma and specialty pharmacy data sources including sales, prescription, and claims • Expertise in building MS Excel based complex forecast and dashboards, familiarity with BI tools like Alteryx and Qlik Preferred: • Experience in Brand Marketing and/or other Business areas preferred (e.g., Managed Markets, Sales, Sales Ops) • Strategic thinking and ability to provide integrated insights; business and technical problem solving • Strong written and oral communication skills, including the ability to translate a complex reports and analysis into simple ‘business speak’ and present results to internal clients up to the executive level • Strong learning agility, i.e. ability to pick up new trends and learn quickly Why Sandoz? 500 million! That’s how many patients were touched by Sandoz generic and biosimilar medicines in 2021 and while we’re proud of this, we know there is more we could do to continue to help pioneer access to medicines for people around the world. How will we do this? We believe new insights, perspectives and ground-breaking solutions can be found at the intersection of medical science and digital innovation. That a diverse, equitable and inclusive environment inspires new ways of working. We believe our potential can thrive and grow in an unbossed culture underpinned by integrity, curiosity and flexibility. And we can reinvent what's possible when we collaborate with courage to tackle the world’s toughest medical challenges aggressively and ambitiously. Because the greatest risk in life, is the risk of never trying! Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion: Sandoz is committed to building an outstanding, inclusive work environment and diverse teams representative of the patients and communities we serve. Accessibility and Reasonable Accommodations: Individuals in need of a reasonable accommodation due to a medical condition or disability for any part of the application process, or to perform the essential functions of a position, please send an e-mail to tas.nacomms@novartis.com or call +1 (877)395-2339 and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information. Please include the job requisition number in your message. Join Our Sandoz Network: If this role is not suitable to your experience or career goals but you wish to stay connected to hear more about Sandoz and our career opportunities, join the Network here: https://talentnetwork.novartis.com/sandoztalentpool. While Novartis does not require vaccination for Covid-19 or proof of a recent negative test result for Covid-19 at this time, employees working in customer-facing roles must adhere to and comply with customers’ (such as hospitals, physician offices, etc.) credentialing guidelines, which may require vaccination. As required by applicable law, Novartis will consider requests for reasonable accommodation for those unable to be vaccinated. This requirement is subject to applicable state and local laws and may not be applicable to employees working in certain jurisdictions. Please send accommodation requests to Eh.occupationalhealth@novartis.com. **Job Type:** Full Time **Country:** USA **Work Location:** Princeton, NJ **Functional Area:** Marketing **Division:** SANDOZ **Business Unit:** COMMERCIAL OPS NA SZ **Employment Type:** Regular **Company/Legal Entity:** Sandoz Inc **Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion::** _The Novartis Group of Companies are Equal Opportunity Employers and take pride in maintaining a diverse environment. We do not discriminate in recruitment, hiring, training, promotion or other employment practices for reasons of race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital or veteran status, disability, or any other legally protected status. We are committed to building diverse teams, representative of the patients and communities we serve, and we strive to create an inclusive workplace that cultivates bold innovation through collaboration and empowers our people to unleash their full potential._ **Shift Work:** No **Early Talent:** No