Business Data Analyst

Fresenius Kabi•Lake Zurich, IL

2d•$65,000 - $85,000•Hybrid

About The Position

The Business Data Analyst supports commercial excellence by gathering, analyzing, and interpreting internal and external data to generate actionable insights for business decisions. The role partners with sales, marketing, contracting, and other local and global teams to identify performance trends, support strategic initiatives, and deliver analytical work. It designs and maintains reporting templates and dashboards, conducts market and customer analyses, and contributes to process improvements and the organization’s commercialization and operational excellence. This is a hybrid position requiring the selected candidate to work onsite at the Lake Zurich, Illinois office three days a week. The role may require attendance at local, national, and global meetings and flexible hours and weekends to meet business or customer needs. The salary range is $65,000–$85,000 per year. Final pay depends on factors including experience, education, knowledge, skills, and abilities. The position also supports strategic initiatives related to commercial operations, product launches, and cross-functional projects; conducts ad hoc analyses and scenario modeling; and contributes to compliance with company documents, programs, and activities related to Health, Safety, Environment, Energy, and Quality Management Systems. Employment is at-will.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree required.
3–5 years of relevant experience, preferably in healthcare or a related industry.
Proficiency with analytics tools such as Qlik, Snowflake, Salesforce, SAP, Power BI, SQL, Python, or R.
Highly self-driven, with the ability to work independently and collaboratively in dynamic conditions.
Ability to manage and prioritize multiple complex projects, with demonstrated time-management skills.
Exceptional attention to detail.
Strong written and verbal communication and presentation abilities.
Strong teamwork and solution orientation, with the ability to build influential relationships with internal departments and external customers.
Experience presenting.
Demonstrated ability to prioritize and execute tasks in a dynamic environment.
Ability to collaborate effectively with internal and external business contacts while maintaining a positive, service-oriented attitude.
Ability to maintain confidentiality and discretion in business relationships and exercise sound business judgment.
High integrity and good judgment, including the ability to handle highly sensitive and confidential information effectively.
Ability to work flexible hours and weekends to meet business or customer needs.
Ability to speak, read, write, and understand English sufficiently to perform the essential functions of the position, including independently understanding policies, procedures, training materials, and workplace communications.

Nice To Haves

An advanced degree.
Relevant experience in healthcare or a related industry.
Knowledge of the medical device, hospital/pharmacy products, and/or pharmaceutical industry is strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

Analyze commercial, operational, and market data to identify trends, patterns, opportunities, and risks that support strategic and tactical decisions.
Develop and manage reporting templates, dashboards, and visualizations for commercial teams.
Validate data and results and ensure analytical outputs are accurate and ready for business use.
Support commercial data governance practices to maintain consistency and integrity of analytical outputs.
Conduct advanced analytics for performance measurement, brand planning, sales effectiveness, promotional evaluation, and segmentation.
Prepare and present actionable commercial insights and recommendations addressing market dynamics and competitive landscapes.
Analyze forecast accuracy, KPIs, call and sample data, and other performance metrics to identify drivers of commercial outcomes.
Partner with sales, marketing, contracting, finance, IT, and other stakeholders to understand analytical needs and deliver tailored solutions.
Translate analytics into business cases, executive summaries, and strategic recommendations for business unit stakeholders.
Collaborate with data, CRM, and BI teams to improve data workflows, reporting processes, and system integrations.
Identify process improvement opportunities and propose solutions to improve efficiency, data quality, and analytical capability.
Participate in user acceptance testing for reporting tools and analytics systems.
Support enhancements to commercial data structures and reporting platforms as business requirements evolve.
Communicate analytical findings verbally and in writing to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
Document analytical processes, assumptions, and methodologies to support reproducibility and continuity.
Assist in preparing presentations for leadership reviews, business reviews, and strategic planning sessions.
Support strategic initiatives involving commercial operations, product launches, and cross-functional projects.
Conduct ad hoc analyses and scenario modeling to evaluate business decisions, pricing impacts, market entry, and promotional strategies.
Attend local, national, and global meetings as needed.
Complete required training, including department-specific and compliance training.
Participate in reasonable work activities assigned by management.
Help ensure compliance with company documents, programs, and activities related to Health, Safety, Environment, Energy, and Quality Management Systems.