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This role is responsible for leading Market Access insights and analytics for the Diabetes portfolio brands. This individual will be the I&A functional Market Access expert and trusted advisor of the brand leadership with regular interaction with the Diabetes Access Strategy team. The I&A Market Access Leader will be responsible for generating key insights and recommendations using variety of analytics and research techniques depending on the key business questions of the stakeholders.

What you'll do

• Collaborate across the Brand Market Access Strategy, Insight and Advanced Analytics, Finance, and Forecasting teams to analyze and triangulate information/data, determine significance, assess implications, provide analysis and communicate data to key stakeholders with recommended actions and potential scenarios

• Lead primary payer research involving AZ cross functional team members to answer key business questions. Provide recommendation and next steps to the stakeholders which allow them to maintain/gain access.

• Work with Market Access Strategy, forecasting, contracting and finance teams to identify likely impact of the payer formulary decisions and its impact on brand forecast

• Analyze impact of rebates/affordability programs on brand performance and financials • Review and analyze affordability programs and recommend changes, if needed, to stakeholders

• Present monthly payer performance to the brand teams and senior leadership

• Establish pull through targets early in the year at National and Regional level and work with Market Access Strategy and Sales teams to review monthly performance against targets and do deep dives, when required

• Lead Access reporting and analytics for Monthly Business Review (MBR) and Quarterly Business Review (QBR) for senior leadership

• Monitor and report on Access/Healthcare trends and likely impact on the business

• Provide updates on market and competitive events and likely impact on the business

Essential for the role

• Bachelor's Degree

• 5+ years in the pharmaceutical industry is strongly preferred

• Experience conducting market access or managed care secondary analysis and primary research

• Understanding of market access landscape and evolution

• Experience in managed markets internal and external information sources including sales data reporting, analysis and customer targeting strategies/methods

• Ability to perform geographical analysis using multiple quantitative and qualitative sources to translate data into actionable recommendations.

Desirable

• Strong business acumen with ability to understand and interpret information from multiple sources

• Comfortable working in ambiguity with the ability to challenge traditional thinking to solve problems.

• Ability to work with multiple matrix partners and bring consensus • Excellent informal and formal communications skills

• Highly analytical with an excellent understanding of the value and processes associated with advanced analytics, primary market research, forecasting, promotion response insights, and business intelligence

• Ability to perform analyses using Microsoft Excel and Micro Strategy or similar Business Information tools to translate data into actionable recommendations. Working knowledge of SAS or similar statistical packages.

• Experience with secondary pharmaceutical data, statistical analysis and the techniques and application of primary market research.

• Exhibit business acumen in working with research and analytics vendors

• Advanced Degree (e.g. MBA) or equivalent work experience

• Project/program management expertise

Date Posted

Closing Date

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