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Description LCCI Business Insights & Analytics Associate Director, Data

LillyĀ·Posted 4 weeks ago

Location

Bangalore

Experience

12–16 years

Required Skills

Data SciencePeople ManagementPharmaAnalyticsCommunicationInterpersonal SkillsProject ManagementData AnalyticsLeadershipLifesciences

About the Role

At Lilly, the work is demanding because patients are waiting. We unite caring with discovery to help make life better for people around the world, knowing that every decision, every detail, and every day matters. Headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana, our over 50,000 employees around the globe take on complex challenges to discover and deliver life-changing medicines, strengthen how health is understood and managed, and support the communities we serve. This is hard, urgent, selfless workbut its work worth doing. If youre driven by purpose and ready to bring your best to work that truly matters for patients, we invite you to join us.

LCCI Business Insights & Analytics Associate Director, Data Science

At Lilly, we unite caring with discovery to make life better for people around the world. We are a global

healthcare leader headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana. Our 39,000 employees around the world work to

discover and bring life-changing medicines to those who need them, improve the understanding and

management of disease. We are looking for people who are determined to make life better for people

around the world.

The LCCI (Lilly Capability Centre India), BI&A (Business Insights & Analytics) team was started in 2017 with

the objective of supporting business decisions for the commercial and marketing functions in the US and

ex-US affiliates. This team is part of the LCCI - Commercial Services organization and works very closely

with business analytics team based in Indianapolis (HQ). The team currently comprises of 300 team

members, with varied backgrounds and skills across data democratization, data engineering, analytics and

data sciences, market research. The team works across customer segments which include HCPs, Payer and

HCOs, Consumer and Med Affairs.

Currently, we are hiring for an Associate Director who can manage Data Scientists in the team. This team

works on commercial analytics requirements of Lillys US portfolio. The scope of work starts from launch

support and continues across the life cycle of our products. There is a strong focus on predictive analytics

and for the same, we are expanding the data science team. The incumbent will

  • • take ownership of people and work processes for the DS team
  • • define structure and expand current delivery by building a strong process-focused culture
  • • work closely with the onshore advisors to plan and build these capabilities to meet strategic needs
  • • build and leverage relationships with stakeholders across BI&A, other Commercial Services, and other
  • technical teams

    Key Responsibilities:

    People and Project Leadership

    Manage the Data Science team, help data scientists take ownership and deliver best outcomes,

    focusing on quality and productivity

    Will be responsible for supervising, managing, and motivating team members on a day-to-day

    basis

    Create a framework for communication, project management and execution across team to help

    drive best practises

    Work under the guidance of DS director, implement policies and procedures that will improve

    operations

    Collaborate closely with stakeholders to understand key result areas, ensure expansion and

    penetration of data science use-cases

    Develop a pipeline of data science talent and leadership, and contribute to an inclusive community

    of data analytics practitioners/ thought leaders

    Be able to act proactively to ensure smooth team operations and effective collaboration

    Strategic growth and thought leadership

    Strategize on key opportunities/ whitespaces, drive discussions and expand outcomes from LCCI

    for data science solutions

    Focus on the future business needs and expand capabilities of the group

    Integrate working model for analytics capabilities across BI&A teams, and where possible, across

    other LCCI teams to drive better cross-team resourcing, cross-pollination of best practices.

    Conducting quarterly/ annual performance reviews of the team and motivate team to achieve

    excellent results

    Go beyond to support BI&A leadership to implement out of box solutions which support Lillys

    organizational objectives.

    Required Skills and Expertise:

    12+ years of relevant experience in a data science and people management roles supporting

    Pharma/Lifesciences Commercial ops internally or in consulting.

    At-least 6+ years experience in leading highly competent and analytics-oriented teams

    Persuasive communication and inter-personal skills

    High level of motivation and a strong desire to find creative solutions to challenging situations.

    Demonstrated ability to enforce business rules and policies in a constructive but disciplined

    manner

    Substantial analytics experience and understanding of complexities in specialty markets, analytics

    techniques, and US pharmaceutical business

    Proven ability to manage resources to achieve project and business results

    Education

    Bachelors/ Masters degree in Computer Applications/ Mathematics/ At Lil

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