Data Insights & Business Planning Manager

Job Description

Key responsibilities: •Provide insights from diverse data sources with AI Predictive analytics for next best actions for brands, transforming analytics from a historical growth view to a forward-looking predictive perspective. •Supports local forecast validation (with finance+ marketing) as well as oversees brand data, vendor management and insight generation (patient records, LRx, IQVIA data...), and deliver field and brand team analytical support and trainings. •Single point of contact to help navigate through all the systems: Local BI and SFE Qlik Dashboards, Medical DICE, SAM Oncore, Dynamic Data Trackers, IQVIA (and other Third Parties) offer, Pharma Scan Tool, ... •Monitor launch for early signs of under/over delivery and ideally leverage AI advanced analytics to predict uptake vs plans with implications for therapeutic area/brand from commercial excellence perspective. •Ensures all analytics reporting is delivered according to quality and time requirements merging all relevant data sources. •Tracking measures of key projects and investments, measuring the ROI and impact sharing across all levels •Support creation of brand, TA & leadership decks & meeting contributions, with support from Self Service dashboards. •Pipeline insights and analytics -market research, data support for forecasting, ad hoc analysis on market •Proactively recommends and manages primary research projects to answer brands’ key business questions as well as maintains a deep understanding of brands insights across various inputs to ensure decision are made with data objectively

Essential requirements: •Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills are essential •Language: Preferred: Dutch or French and English. •Proven ability to apply data and insights to commercial decisions and situations; strong business acumen •Proven experience of collaborating with commercial stakeholder across the business •Confidence to challenge and influence various stakeholders on decisions and strategy •Comfortable to lead and develop solutions •Proactive, clear and engaging communication •Lives our Novartis culture, values and behaviors Desirable requirements •Agile collaboration and stakeholder management

•Experience from pharmaceutical industry

You’ll receive: You'll have countless opportunities to develop, whether it’s up, across or outside your comfort zone. We offer you a challenging, international, interdisciplinary and enjoyable work environment. Investment in people is a priority for Novartis including your well-being. We offer a range of possibilities for personal development and career opportunities within a network of bright and curious minds. We offer you a competitive salary and benefit package. Novartis also supports a flexible work-life integration (working remotely, flexi-time schedules, ...). Your office will be based in Vilvoorde. Why Novartis? Improving the lives of people living with disease takes more than innovative science. It takes a focus on the needs of people and a community committed to meeting them. It takes a team of people like you. Working together. Learning together. Thriving together. As part of our around 1800 employees in Belgium and Luxembourg, you can be part of an amazing team changing people’s lives. Together, we are reimagining medicine. Join us in extending and improving people’s lives. Learn more here and discover some of the stories of who might become one of your future colleagues: https://www.novartis.com/be-nl/jobs & https://www.novartis.com/be-fr/emploi

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