Associate VP, Business Insights & Forecasting

United Therapeutics Corporation

13d • Hybrid

About The Position

Who We Are: We are the first publicly-traded biotech or pharmaceutical company to take the form of a public benefit corporation. Our public benefit purpose is to provide a brighter future for patients through the development of novel pharmaceutical therapies; and technologies that expand the availability of transplantable organs. United Therapeutics (Nasdaq: UTHR) seeks to travel down the corridors of indifference to develop treatments for rare, deadly diseases. We were founded in 1996 by a family seeking a cure for their daughter’s pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH). Today, we have six FDA-approved therapies that treat PAH, pulmonary hypertension associated with interstitial lung disease (PH-ILD) and neuroblastoma, a rare pediatric cancer. Our near-term pipeline seeks to develop additional therapies for PAH and pulmonary fibrosis (PF). The cure for end-stage life-threatening diseases like PAH, PH-ILD, PF, and many others is an organ transplant, but only a small percentage of donated organs are available to address the vast need. For this reason, we are working to create manufactured organs to address the shortage of kidneys, hearts, lungs, and livers available for transplant. We believe an unlimited supply of tolerable, transplantable organs will eliminate the transplant waiting list and cure end-stage organ diseases for which transplant is not currently an option. Who You Are: This is a once in a lifetime opportunity for a data savant who thrives in a collaborative, people-driven environment. Our dream candidate is a data-minded communicator who can lead and inspire a team, lean into new technologies, pull together inputs from multiple sources and develop the narrative around performance and opportunity. This role offers the ability to inform strategy for current and future products in multiple disease states. If you excel at working cross-functionally in a position with wild growth opportunity, visibility, and purpose and want to join a company that is changing the world, apply below. How you’ll contribute: The Associate Vice President of Business Analytics leads the UT Data Center of Excellence, serving as architect and narrator for data-driven commercial operations. The mission is to ensure data integrity and delivery of insights that drive the success of our commercial portfolio. At a high-level, this role's core objectives are to (1) optimize business operations related to data, (2) provide the organization with a single narrative on commercial performance metrics, and (3) provide business insights and recommendations to multiple functions.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in computer science, business, or related field
• 15+ years of related experience
• 8+ years of previous leadership (direct reports) and budgetary experience
• Track Record demonstrating innovation and independent analytical behaviors identifying emerging trends
• Demonstrated technical and scientific proficiency in Advanced Analytics (mainly data science and data engineering)
• Experience consuming, processing, and reporting on de-identified specialty pharmacy data
• Deep experience working with multiple sources of data that may have incongruent insights (e.g. specialty pharmacy data, sales data, patient support data, etc.
• MS Office, SQL, Python, Salesforce.com, Project Management, Databricks, Veeva, Power BI, Tableau
• Expertise in Data Warehouse/Data Mart concepts
• Proven record of being able to present concepts and related responsibilities to non-technical business stakeholders
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Experience working with Big Data tools and concepts
• Extensive experience working in or supporting pharmaceutical or biologics (launch experience preferred)

Nice To Haves

• Master’s Degree in computer science, business, or related field
• Working knowledge of US and state spend reporting requirements
• Working knowledge of HIPPA requirements in US

Responsibilities

• Lead the advanced analytics team to provide data-driven decisions related to key commercial activities, e.g., brand planning, targeting, goal setting, performance tracking, training programs, and incentive programs.
• Assist and be accountable for development of advanced modeling and consumption across stakeholders
• Act as trusted advocate for the use of advanced analytics across the organization
• Monitor and address data quality issues and ensure alignment of data across multiple functions, e.g., Distribution & Patient Access, Distribution Analytics, Sales & Marketing, Medical Affairs, Finance, Patient Relations, and Corporate Development
• Articulate data operational maturity and governance priorities to the data operations team to drive operational strategies and roadmaps for improved data ingestion, accuracy and access
• Serve as core member of Commercial Data Governance Committee
• Partner closely with CRM Strategy & Innovation team to operationalize CRM and field AI strategy through advanced analytics, forecasting, and performance measurement
• Advocate and drive innovative improvements through analytics framework and building the next generation of automated analytical capabilities.
• Bridge the gap between technical teams and commercial stakeholders to ensure technical stack evolves and meets stakeholder needs.
• Serve as the subject matter expert on UT commercial business performance across all levels within the organization and monitor/share business performance metrics, including trend analysis, account tracking, market share, reach/frequency, and other performance indicators, and present key findings to the leadership team
• Proactively identify business opportunities and/or issues and provide actionable insight to key stakeholders
• Support marketing in the measurement of omnichannel HCP engagement
• Manage analytics budget, including the negotiation and procurement of various data sets
• Identify, attract, and recruit diverse talent for both technical and non-technical jobs
• All other duties as assigned

Benefits

• Eligible employees may participate in the Company’s comprehensive benefits suite of programs, including medical / dental / vision / prescription coverage, employee wellness resources, savings plans (401k and ESPP), paid time off & paid parental leave benefits, disability benefits, and more.
• For additional information on Company benefits, please visit https://www.unither.com/careers/benefits-and-amenities

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Executive