Strategic Insights & Analytics Lead — Hybrid

AstraZeneca; Mississauga; Hybrid; CAD 142,000 - 187,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

4 weeks' paid vacation

Flex Benefits & Retirement Savings

Annual Personal Days

Job summary

AstraZeneca is seeking an Insight and Analytics Lead in Mississauga to partner with Therapeutic Area leadership, integrating qualitative and quantitative insights to drive strategic decisions across brands. The role requires translating stakeholder needs into data strategies, leading cross-functional projects, and ensuring insights are adopted into measurable actions.

You will connect evidence with business judgment across commercial, medical, market access, finance, supply, and patient support,

Qualifications

• Minimum 6 years in insights and data analytics within pharma, healthcare, life sciences, or management consulting.
• Bachelor's in business, management, analytics or sciences degree required.
• Proven experience designing and managing primary market research.
• Strong proficiency with analytical tools (R, Python) and visualization platforms (Power BI, Tableau).
• Deep knowledge of Canadian pharma data sources including IQVIA, EMR, claims data, TSA/TCR, CompuScript, Xponent, and CD&H.

Responsibilities

• Lead and establish the annual insights plan, informing brand strategy and therapeutic area decisions through primary market research, patient journey mapping, competitive intelligence, and voice of customer analysis.
• Lead development of the annual Fact Book to support strategic planning and performance evaluation.
• Guide forecasting processes by advancing insights into commercial assumptions and market dynamics.
• Lead the brand insights process end-to-end, including budget oversight and vendor partnerships, ensuring timely delivery of high-quality research that illuminates market opportunities.
• Shape strategies with Regional and Global stakeholders to leverage resources and deliver strategic milestones.
• Lead insight generation across the brand lifecycle, including pre-launch planning, launch readiness, post-launch performance, indication expansion, market shaping and lifecycle optimization.

Skills

Quantitative analytics

R/Python

Power BI/Tableau

Forecasting

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor's in business/analytics or sciences

Master's degree preferred

Tools

R

Python

Power BI

Tableau

Job description

AstraZeneca is seeking an Insight and Analytics Lead in Mississauga to partner with Therapeutic Area leadership, integrating qualitative and quantitative insights to drive strategic decisions across brands. The role requires translating stakeholder needs into data strategies, leading cross-functional projects, and ensuring insights are adopted into measurable actions.

You will connect evidence with business judgment across commercial, medical, market access, finance, supply, and patient support,