Data and Insights Manager

Takeda; Greater London; On-site; GBP 57,000 - 79,000; Full time

Job summary

Takeda UK & Ireland is seeking a Data & Insights Manager to act as a senior analytics partner to commercial teams and cross‑functional stakeholders. You will lead analytics strategy for brands and business units, combining forecasting, market intelligence, and market research to maximise brand impact and business performance.

You will own forecasting processes in partnership with finance and commercial teams, translate complex data into clear recommendations for senior leaders, and help build a

Qualifications

• Strong experience in analytics, insights, BI, market research, forecasting, or related commercial analytics.
• Experience in pharmaceutical, healthcare, life sciences or data-rich industry.
• Proven ability to translate data into business recommendations and influence decisions.
• Experience developing forecasts and performance analyses for commercial teams.
• Experience leading analytics or market research projects end-to-end.
• Experience coaching or developing colleagues is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Lead analytics strategy for brands and business units, delivering market, brand, customer, and competitive analyses.
• Act as trusted advisor to senior leadership, generating insights to optimize brand performance and engagement.
• Monitor KPIs, communicating trends, opportunities, and risks to stakeholders.
• Design and lead market research projects to address key business questions.
• Own forecasting processes with finance and commercial teams, presenting strategic insights.
• Support enhancement of reporting, dashboards, and data platforms across the organisation.
• Collaborate on data-driven customer engagement initiatives including segmentation and campaign optimisation.
• Coach junior analytics colleagues and promote data-driven decision making.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Stakeholder management

Communication

Collaboration

Growth mindset

Problem solving

Commercial acumen

Forecasting

Tools

Power BI

Tableau

Qlik

Advanced Excel

SQL

Python

Databricks

Job description

Job Description

Takeda is committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace, valuing the unique backgrounds and perspectives of our employees. We proudly support our Takeda Resource Groups (TRG), employee‑led networks promoting dialogue and professional growth. We encourage all candidates, regardless of background, to apply and explore opportunities to contribute to and benefit from our TRGs and inclusive initiatives. We are dedicated to providing accommodations and support during the recruitment process.

About the role

Are you passionate about turning data into meaningful business decisions? As a Data & Insights Manager: you will act as a senior individual contributor and trusted analytics partner to commercial teams and cross‑functional stakeholders across Takeda UK & Ireland, generating actionable insights that shape brand strategy, customer engagement, and business performance. In this role, you will lead analytics strategy for brands and business units, combining analytics, market intelligence, forecasting, and market research to help maximise the impact of our brands. You will own forecasting processes and strategic business insights, translate complex data into clear recommendations for senior commercial leadership, and contribute to building a data‑driven culture across the organisation. You will also play an important role in coaching junior analytics colleagues, developing team capabilities, sharing best practices, and championing innovation in analytics and insights.

How you will contribute

Lead analytics strategy for assigned brands and business units, delivering market, brand, customer, and competitive analyses to support strategic planning and commercial decision‑making.

Act as a trusted advisor to senior commercial leadership, generating insights and recommendations that help optimise brand performance, customer engagement, and business outcomes.

• Monitor and evaluate key performance indicators, communicating trends, opportunities, and risks to stakeholders.
• Design and lead market research and analytics projects to address key business questions and support brand strategies.
• Own forecasting processes in partnership with finance and commercial teams, developing robust market, patient, and revenue forecasts and presenting strategic insights to senior leaders.
• Support the ongoing enhancement of reporting, dashboarding, and data management capabilities, including Takeda's commercial data platforms.
• Collaborate on data‑driven customer engagement initiatives, including segmentation, targeting, campaign optimisation, and next‑best‑action approaches.
• Coach junior analytics colleagues and promote a culture of data‑driven decision‑making by sharing best practices, strengthening analytics capability, and raising the standard of insight generation across the business.
• Stay current with evolving analytics methodologies, data sources, artificial intelligence, and pharmaceutical industry trends to bring innovative thinking to the organisation.

What you bring to Takeda

Experience

• Strong experience in analytics, insights, business intelligence, market research, forecasting, or a related commercial analytics function.
• Experience working within the pharmaceutical, healthcare, life sciences, or a similarly data‑rich industry.
• Proven experience translating complex data into business recommendations and influencing decision‑making.
• Experience developing forecasts, market assessments, and performance analyses for commercial teams.
• Experience leading analytics or market research projects from design through implementation.
• Experience coaching, mentoring, or developing colleagues is advantageous.

Technical and business expertise

• Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills with the ability to identify actionable insights.
• Understanding of pharmaceutical and healthcare data sources, including sales, patient, market, and competitor data.
• Knowledge of forecasting methodologies and commercial performance measurement.
• Experience with Power BI, Tableau, Qlik, advanced Excel, or similar analytical and reporting tools.
• Experience with SQL, Python, Databricks, or similar data platforms would be desirable but is not essential.
• Strong commercial acumen and understanding of marketing and sales effectiveness.

Skills and behaviours

• Exceptional communication and presentation skills, with the ability to explain complex concepts to diverse audiences.
• Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills, including the ability to lead without direct authority.
• Comfortable working in a fast‑paced environment with ambiguity and changing priorities.
• Collaborative and relationship‑focused, with the ability to build effective networks across teams and regions.
• Curious, innovative, and solutions‑oriented, with a growth mindset and commitment to continuous improvement.
• Able to challenge constructively, embrace diverse perspectives, and drive better business outcomes through evidence‑based thinking.
• Strong prioritisation, accountability, and organisational skills.

Empowering our people to shine

At Takeda, we earn the trust of society and our customers through our values of Takeda‑ism Integrity, Fairness, Honesty, Perseverance. We incorporate these values in everything we do. They represent who we are and how we act. They help us make decisions that we can be proud of today and in the future. We enable our employees to develop their full potential. As a global top employer, we offer exciting career paths, promote innovation, and strive for top performance in everything we do. Takeda fosters an inclusive, collaborative, and international work environment where our teams are united by their relentless commitment to our goal of improving people's health and creating a better future for the world.

Diversity, Equality, and Inclusion

Takeda is committed to foster diversity, equality, and inclusion. Hiring decisions are based entirely on qualifications and are made regardless of gender, ethnic origin, religion, sexual orientation, age, or disability.

Locations

GBR - Paddington

Base Salary Range

£57,100.00 - £78,540.00

Worker Type

Employee

Worker Sub-Type

Regular

Time Type

Full time