Data Analyst
Purpose of Role
- Support a leading global pharmaceutical client and internal stakeholders by understanding, developing and Interpreting data, analyzing results using statistical technique
- Implementing data integration and deriving meaningful integrated data outputs
- Mix of an Individual contributor and project ownership role from end to end
- Stakeholder Management – setting clear expectations on quality of deliverables & timelines
- Co-ordination with off-shore team members
Key Responsibility Areas
- Execution of the Project
- Stakeholder communication/management
- Organization Initiatives
Key Tasks (For each KRA)
1. Execution of the Project
- Design stable, reliable and effective databases
- Modify databases according to requests and perform tests
- Solve database usage issues and malfunction
- Provide data management support to users Interpret data, analyze results using statistical techniques and provide ongoing reports
- Identify, analyze, and interpret trends or patterns in data sets
- Filter and “clean” data by reviewing source data and correct code problems if any?
- Work with team to prioritize business and information needs
- Locate and define new process improvement opportunities, champion standardization initiatives within and across business units
- Work effectively in matrixed teams as well as independently to accomplish project goal
2. Stakeholder Communication/Management
- Be an active client communicator (To be participative during the discussions)
- Manage and organize weekly/need basis meetings with offshore teams
3. Organization Initiatives
- Actively participates in organizational initiatives (Trainings, New Initiative etc.)
- Contributes to process improvement
Pre-requisites
- Strong knowledge of and experience with reporting packages, databases (SQL etc), programming (ETL frameworks)
- Knowledge of statistics and experience using statistical packages for analyzing datasets (Excel, SPSS, SA, R etc)
- Strong analytical skills with the ability to collect, organize, analyze, and disseminate significant amounts of information with attention to detail and accuracy
- A descent background/ working knowledge around multiple therapy areas an advantage and is preferred
- Adherence to client specific data privacy and compliance policies
- Proficiency in various commonly used transactional data assets and others including Volumes/ Value, Rx, Specialty level, Longitudinal Patient level data assets