Director, Statistical Programming

Core Responsibilities

• Champions the development and adoption of data collection, analysis, and visualization within the group
• Drives organizational maturity along the “data journey”; from raw data, to information, to insights, to action and results
• Develops and owns the knowledge management system(s) to enable efficient storage, retrieval, and analysis of key data
• Sets “best practice” related to data governance; responsible for the stewardship of data accuracy and validation of data provided by the organization
• Supports data-driven business planning and review processes within the organization
• Undertakes Operations Research projects to identify opportunities to optimize performance and minimize cost / risk
• Publishes analyses, reports and dashboards to provide an objective view of performance and risk
• Quantifies and reports gains from projects identified / implemented

Risk Management

• Ensures compliance with data governance standards
• Develops internal processes to ensure rigorous and systematic data curation
• Quantifies and communicate risks associated with routine and non-routine business operations
• Escalates issues related to data accuracy and compliance as necessary

Financial

• Manages, in partnership with Finance, the annual business planning cycle (LE process) for operational and capital expenditures within the organization
• Performs in-depth analyses to identify cost optimization opportunities and formulate recommendations to realize efficiencies
• Establishes and develops financial benchmarks for projects and operations

Business Partnering

• Partners cross-functionally to develop leading indicators that allow visibility into performance and risk
• Works proactively with internal partners as well as external vendors to drive the adoption of KPI’s and metrics in day to day work

Continuous Improvement

• Infuses external knowledge and expertise to adopt new methods of analyzing and presenting data
• Creates training plans and materials, and conducts workshops on analytical tools and initiatives to increase knowledge within the team

Knowledge & Skills

• Must have extensive experience with data analysis and business performance reporting
• Must be highly analytical and comfortable working on complex problems in a variety of situations where analysis is required
• Proficient at collecting, analyzing and visualizing data. Familiar with tools such as R, Python, and Tableau that promote effective and evidence based managerial decision-making
• Able to develop schemes, systems, and programs for continuous improvement
• Proficient at planning and scheduling own and direct reports activities to accomplish objectives and goals
• Experience dealing with multiple budgets across a variety of currencies
• Excellent written and interpersonal skills. Effective communicator; experienced and proficient at presenting to various groups and levels
• Experience with people management supported by a proven track record in managing change

Education & Experience

• Relevant university degree in a technical or business field such as computer science, statistics, data management, engineering, business or finance
• 12 years progressive experience in a technical field with Bachelors or 10+ Years with Masters level of education
• Advanced analytical skills; experience managing complex business problems and able to simplify ambiguous data sets to glean meaningful insights
• Strong financial acumen; experience developing and monitoring large budgets and expenditures in multiple currencies
• Extensive experience in business performance reporting and optimization with a track record in creating and improving processes and systems
• Ability to build effective working relationships across functions and to be a change agent and influence without authority
• Knowledge and experience of working within the Pharmaceutical, or a highly regulated, sector
• Excellent report writing and presentation skills
• Excellent interpersonal, leadership and conflict resolution skills