Senior Business Data Analyst – Commercial Data

The Senior Business Data Analyst – Commercial Data will work within the Commercial Data & Analytics team which is a team focused on creating curated data sets used by sales and marketing business areas. This role will play a key role on requirements gathering and implementation of larger projects across the team. The Senior Business Data Analyst – Commercial Data will work closely with business stakeholders and technical leads to understand various data sources, how business rules are applied to data and ultimately how data delivers information required by business stakeholders. This role will help define, document, test, and explain data processes. Areas supported include commercial data management, field tools, sales reporting, and incentive compensation/sales crediting. In addition to working with business and IT leads, this role will work closely with vendor partners and development teams.

Responsibilities:
Works directly with business unit clients to understand specific business processes and needs, and opportunities for improvement.
Identifies IT capabilities and information required to support the business processes and collaborates in the development of appropriate information management strategies, developing them as an integrated part of the business strategy.
Translates business requirements into functional requirements. Produce and maintain required technical documentation associated with work product.
Refine conceptual system requirements into a technical design consisting of job flows and program specifications.
Investigates alternatives, which use existing applications and make recommendations.
Identifies and implements process improvements.
Conducts tests; develops preliminary findings for review by management.
In specialized systems effectively set options to change the way the program works (configuration responsibilities).
Provide system performance optimization, maintenance, and production support.
Perform business analysis, data analysis and data audits involving large and complex data sets.
Builds strong relationships with peers and cross functionally and with partners outside of team to enable higher performance.
Embraces the ideas of others, nurtures innovation and manages innovation to realty.
Understand and adhere to corporate standards regarding applicable Corporate and Divisional Policies, including code of conduct, safety, GxP compliance, data security, and the software development lifecycle.

Qualifications:
Bachelor’s degree and 5 years’ experience or Master’s degree and 4 years’ experience in Information Systems or related field.
Experience in a Business System Analyst and/or Business Data Analyst role.
Systems testing and IT Implementation experience.
Experience in data analysis and data audits in a data warehouse / data lake environment.
Proven implementation of creative technology solutions that advance business objectives.
Experience working with cross-functional teams, with ability to function effectively in an environment with multiple and fluctuating priorities.
Excellent written and oral English communication skills.
Preferred knowledge: Work experience in the pharmaceutical industry, project management and SDLC fundamentals, good data understanding of sales data. Experience with Extract, Transform & Load (ETL) processes and writing Structured Query Language (SQL queries) is a plus.
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