Associate Director, Medical Analytics, Insight Solutions

Location: Bernards, New Jersey, United States Company: Daiichi Sankyo, Inc. Posted: At Daiichi Sankyo, we are united by a single purpose, to improve lives around the world through innovative medicines. With a legacy of innovation since 1899, a presence in more than 30 countries, and more than 19,000 employees, we are advancing breakthrough therapies in oncology, cardiovascular disease, rare diseases, and immune disorders. Guided by our 2030 vision to "be an innovative global healthcare company contributing to the sustainable development of society", we are shaping a healthier, more hopeful future for patients, their families, and society. Job Summary The Associate Director, Medical Analytics, Insights Solutions will lead the development and delivery of analytics-driven insights that inform Medical Affairs strategy, planning, and execution. This role will partner closely with cross-functional Medical, R&D, Data, and Technology stakeholders to translate business questions into scalable analytics solutions, generate actionable insights from diverse data sources, and drive adoption of insight capabilities across the organization. The ideal candidate will combine strong analytical expertise, healthcare/pharmaceutical business acumen, and stakeholder leadership to help advance evidence-based decision-making and measurable impact across Medical Affairs. Responsibilities Lead the strategy and execution of insights digitization within Medical Affairs, ensuring a proactive, scalable approach that strengthens medical strategy and drives patient impact. Advance the use of AI/ML and analytics to improve the speed, quality, and depth of insights, enabling identification of trends, emerging themes, and unmet needs in HCP perspectives. Act as a strategic partner and influencer to global and regional Medical Affairs teams to prioritize use cases, align on business needs, and translate insights into actionable recommendations that inform decision-making. Partner with medical intelligence and scientific engagement teams to create strategic insights reports and executive-ready outputs for medical strategy teams and senior leadership. Own the global insights product vision, roadmap prioritization and business value realization for Medical Affairs, partnering with Technology Enablement on delivery and platform evolution. Lead a data-driven culture and support adoption, partnering closely with change management and user groups to enable uptake through training, self-service tools, and sustained engagement. Define Medical Affairs insights business requirements for the medical data foundation and ensure analytics use cases are supported by enterprise data capabilities. Define and track KPIs to demonstrate the impact of insights on decision-making, medical strategy, and patient outcomes. Identify discrepancies and opportunities for improvement. Ensure strong governance and compliance, partnering with IT, Legal, and Compliance to support ethical, secure, and responsible use of data. Identify and scale innovative use cases (e.g., Insights-to-Impact, Next Best Action) by collaborating across functions and incorporating external best practices to continuously evolve insights capabilities. Education Qualifications Bachelor's Degree required. A higher level degree such as a Master's Degree or a doctorate (PharmD/PhD) in data science, pharmacology, life science or epidemeology strongly preferred. Experience Qualifications 7 or more years overall related experience or commensurate education/experience with at least 5 of the 7 being relevant, professional level experience required. Experience in data analytics in commercial, regulatory, market access or medical affairs function in a healthcare industry is required. Proven experience in leveraging advanced analytics for decision making in the pharmaceutical or healthcare industry is required. Demonstrated experience supporting Medical Affairs, including areas such as medical strategy, field medical insights, scientific engagement, evidence generation, launch planning, or medical performance measurement is required. Experience leveraging AI/ML technology to meet analytical needs is required. Experience managing analytics vendors; internal/external data sources to enhance insights generation is required. Proven ability to translate complex business and medical questions into analytics approaches, insights, and actionable recommendations is required. Experience with dashboarding and reporting tools like Tableau, Power BI or Looker preferred. Travel Requirements Ability to travel up to 20% of the time mostly domestic travel. Additional Information Daiichi Sankyo, Inc. is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law. Salary Range USD$153,600.00 - USD$230,400.00 Download Our Benefits Summary PDF #J-18808-Ljbffr