Analyst, Biopharma Strategy & Market Intelligence

McKesson; Mississauga; On-site; CAD 103,000 - 173,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare solutions company is seeking an Analyst for their Biopharma Strategy & Market Intelligence team in Mississauga. The role involves providing insights into the Canadian Pharmaceutical Market through data analysis and strategic insights. Candidates should possess strong analytical skills and at least 5 years of relevant experience. This is a hybrid position requiring onsite presence at least 2 days per week.

Benefits

Competitive compensation package

Annual bonuses or long-term incentive opportunities

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in a similar role.
• Proficiency in data management and analytics.
• Strong collaborative and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Leverage advanced analytic techniques to identify patterns.
• Synthesize findings to connect insights to business priorities.
• Communicate findings clearly to stakeholders.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Data analysis

Collaboration

Communication

Education

Undergraduate degree in a relevant field

Tools

PowerBI

Excel

Job description

Overview

McKesson is an impact-driven, Fortune 10 company that touches virtually every aspect of healthcare. We are known for delivering insights, products, and services that make quality care more accessible and affordable. Here, we focus on the health, happiness, and well-being of you and those we serve – we care.

What you do at McKesson matters. We foster a culture where you can grow, make an impact, and are empowered to bring new ideas. Together, we thrive as we shape the future of health for patients, our communities, and our people. If you want to be part of tomorrow’s health today, we want to hear from you.

Job Summary

As an Analyst on the Biopharma Strategy & Market Intelligence team, you will play a key role in understanding how we understand and act on emerging trends in the Canadian Pharmaceutical Market. This includes integrating information from various sources, projecting future scenarios, and generating strategic insights to guide business decisions. This role is ideal for someone who thrives on uncovering insights through analysis. Central to the role is maintaining and evolution of a centralized database of pharmaceutical products and market trends to support enterprise-wide analysis. The analyst will also gather market intelligence through desk research, industry reports, and cross-functional input.

In addition, the analyst will collaborate across teams to both collect inputs and deliver relevant analyses. The role requires a strong analytical mindset, data analysis skills, ability to synthesize inputs from various information sources, and the ability to work collaboratively with cross-functional teams.

Work Arrangement

This is a hybrid position requiring candidates to work on-site at least 2 days per week at our designated office location. The remaining days may be worked remotely, subject to team and business needs.

Specific Responsibilities

• Leverage advanced analytic techniques to identify patterns, correlations, and trends that deliver quality insights.
• Synthesize findings to connect insights to key business priorities and broader organizational implications.
• Communicate findings, verbally and visually, in clear, concise, and compelling summaries.
• Project trends of pharmaceutical products and forecast key events like product launches and impact of loss of exclusivity/generic launches.
• Build and refine models to support business cases and scenario analyses, including sensitivity analyses and revenue impacts.
• Integrate quantitative data with qualitative intelligence to make informed assumptions, including triangulating and navigating ambiguity.
• Own and evolve a centralized pharmaceutical database to support enterprise-wide analytics, ensuring accuracy and timely updates.
• Lead desk research and intelligence gathering by identifying and compiling information from multiple sources to inform the pharmaceutical landscape.
• Work closely with cross-functional partners to advance initiatives, gather inputs, align on assumptions, and deliver on initiatives.
• Support enterprise projects with strategic insights and robust analytics.

General Responsibilities

• Analyze complex data sets, identify patterns, and draw meaningful insights, with proficiency in statistical analysis and data visualization tools.
• Conduct thorough desk research, gather relevant information, and integrate findings from various sources to project future trends and develop strategies.
• Synthesize quantitative data and qualitative intelligence to make sound judgments and assumptions.
• Manage and maintain databases with accuracy and consistency.
• Think strategically by linking insights to broader business objectives and act as an internal consultant on solutions.
• Collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams and communicate clearly with stakeholders.
• Present analyses to audiences of different levels of seniority, both in writing and verbally.
• Organize and prioritize multiple tasks to meet deadlines, with attention to detail.
• Collaborate with technical partners on data structures and technical elements for use in different systems.
• Identify opportunities to streamline data and analytics processes and pursue automation where appropriate.

Minimum Qualifications

• Undergraduate degree in a relevant field (Business, Statistics, Science, etc.). MBA preferred.
• 5+ years of experience in a similar role, demonstrating proficiency in data management, analytics, and strategic insights.

Key Competencies

• Professional experience in the pharmaceutical industry and familiarity with product life cycle are assets.
• Forecasting experience and financial modelling capabilities are assets.
• Advanced Excel skills; ability to interpret complex data sets and derive insights.
• Analytical thinking with ability to triangulate qualitative and quantitative data.
• Experience in building and maintaining large databases for decision-making.
• Research skills in desk research and intelligence gathering.
• Digital aptitude with tools like PowerBI, Snowflake; interest in AI tools for efficiency.
• Strategic mindset to connect analytics with business priorities and implications.
• Excellent written and verbal communication; ability to present to stakeholders at various levels.
• Strong collaboration and organizational skills; attention to detail.
• Problem-solving ability to diagnose issues and implement solutions.

Résumé du poste

En tant qu’analyste au sein de l’équipe Stratégie Biopharmaceutique et Intelligence du Marché, vous jouerez un rôle clé dans la compréhension et l’interprétation des tendances émergentes du marché pharmaceutique canadien. Cela inclut l’intégration d’informations provenant de diverses sources, la projection de scénarios futurs et la génération d’analyses stratégiques pour orienter les décisions commerciales. Ce poste convient parfaitement à une personne passionnée par la découverte d’insights à travers l’analyse.

Un aspect central du rôle est la gestion et l’évolution d’une base de données centralisée sur les produits pharmaceutiques et les tendances du marché pour soutenir les analyses à l’échelle de l’entreprise. L’analyste recueillera également des renseignements sur le marché par le biais de recherches documentaires, de rapports sectoriels et d’apports interfonctionnels.

De plus, l’analyste collaborera avec diverses équipes pour recueillir des données et fournir des analyses pertinentes. Ce rôle exige une forte capacité analytique, des compétences en analyse de données, la capacité de synthétiser des informations provenant de diverses sources et de travailler en collaboration avec des équipes interfonctionnelles.

Modalité de travail

Poste hybride nécessitant une présence sur site au moins 2 jours par semaine. Les autres jours peuvent être travaillés à distance, selon les besoins de l’équipe et de l’entreprise.

Responsabilités spécifiques

• Utiliser des techniques analytiques avancées pour identifier des modèles, des corrélations et des tendances afin de fournir des insights de qualité.
• Synthétiser les résultats pour relier les insights aux priorités commerciales et aux implications organisationnelles.
• Communiquer les résultats de manière claire, concise et convaincante, tant à l’oral qu’à l’écrit.
• Projeter les tendances des produits pharmaceutiques et utiliser l’intelligence et la modélisation pour prévoir des événements clés comme les lancements de produits et les pertes d’exclusivité.
• Construire et affiner des modèles pour soutenir les études de cas et les analyses de scénarios, y compris les analyses de sensibilité et les impacts sur les revenus.
• Intégrer des données quantitatives avec des renseignements qualitatifs pour formuler des hypothèses éclairées.
• Gérer et faire évoluer une base de données pharmaceutique centralisée pour soutenir les analyses à l’échelle de l’entreprise.
• Mener des recherches documentaires et recueillir des renseignements à partir de multiples sources pour éclairer les éléments clés du paysage pharmaceutique.
• Collaborer étroitement avec des partenaires interfonctionnels pour faire avancer les initiatives, recueillir des données, aligner les hypothèses et livrer les résultats.
• Soutenir les projets d’entreprise avec des insights stratégiques et des analyses robustes.

Responsabilités générales

• Analyser des ensembles de données complexes, identifier des modèles et en tirer des insights pertinents.
• Mener des recherches documentaires approfondies et intégrer les résultats pour projeter les tendances futures et développer des stratégies.
• Synthétiser les données quantitatives et qualitatives pour prendre des décisions éclairées.
• Gérer et maintenir des bases de données avec précision.
• Penser stratégiquement en reliant les insights aux objectifs commerciaux.
• Collaborer efficacement avec des équipes interfonctionnels.
• Communiquer clairement à l’écrit et à l’oral, et présenter des analyses à différents niveaux de l’organisation.
• Gérer plusieurs tâches simultanément, prioriser le travail et respecter les délais.
• Avoir le souci du détail pour garantir l’exactitude des données.
• Collaborer avec des partenaires techniques sur la structure des données et les éléments techniques.
• Identifier des opportunités pour optimiser les processus d’analyse et de gestion des données.

Compensation et égalité

We are proud to offer a competitive compensation package at McKesson as part of our Total Rewards. This is determined by several factors, including performance, experience and skills, equity, regular job market evaluations, and geographical markets. The pay range shown below is aligned with McKesson's pay philosophy, and pay will always be compliant with any applicable regulations. In addition to base pay, other compensation, such as an annual bonus or long-term incentive opportunities may be offered. For more information regarding benefits at McKesson, please entirely omit this link.

Base pay range: $74,100 - $123,500

Equal Opportunity Employer

McKesson provides equal employment opportunities to applicants and employees and is committed to a diverse and inclusive environment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability, age or genetic information. For additional information on McKesson’s full Equal Employment Opportunity policies, visit our Equal Employment Opportunity page.

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