Data & Insights Manager

Kyowa Kirin International plc.; Marlow; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

Kyowa Kirin International plc, based in Marlow, UK, seeks a Data and Insights Manager to lead end-to-end data, reporting, analytics, and copilot-based insights across Finance, Supply Chain, HR, and more.

You will own data solutions, datasets, and products, ensure regulatory compliance and quality, partner with stakeholders, and provide hands-on leadership to a Data & AI team delivering trusted analytics and impactful business outcomes in a fast-paced pharmaceutical environment.

Qualifications

• Significant experience in data engineering, analytics, or BI roles with delivery and team coordination.
• Hands-on experience with semantic modelling and analytics engineering for scalable reporting.
• Experience designing/operating data platforms with embedded AI/ML or GenAI capabilities.
• Experience managing analytics products, datasets, or reporting solutions.

Responsibilities

• Lead day-to-day delivery, operation, and adoption of data/analytics solutions across domains.
• Build trusted relationships with stakeholders to translate requirements into outcomes.
• Ensure scalable, secure, and performant data solutions and governance across teams.
• Establish a central BI & Insights CoE to standardise modelling, reporting, and insights.

Skills

Data engineering

Analytics

Business Intelligence

AI/GenAI capabilities

Stakeholder management

Regulated environment

Agile & DevOps

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science or information systems

DAMA CDMP certification desirable

Tools

Microsoft Azure

Power BI

GenAI tools

Job description

LEAPING FORWARD TO MAKE PEOPLE SMILE

At Kyowa Kirin International (KKI), our purpose is to make people smile. This means more than drug discovery and development; it is about embedding care into everything we do to make a difference every day for those that need it most. We’re an inclusive pharmaceutical company that takes time to understand what really matters to our patients, their families, and their healthcare professionals, helping our people to take bold actions that deliver life-changing solutions sooner. Our culture is rooted in our values: Teamwork, Commitment to Life, Innovation, and Integrity. They help us to push boundaries to deliver extraordinary impact and make KKI a brilliant place to work.

Overview

Data and Insights Manager

at Kyowa Kirin International plc

Marlow, UK

WE PUSH THE BOUNDARIES OF MEDICINE.

LEAPING FORWARD TO MAKE PEOPLE SMILE

At Kyowa Kirin International (KKI), our purpose is to make people smile. This means more than drug discovery and development; it is about embedding care into everything we do to make a difference every day for those that need it most. We’re an inclusive pharmaceutical company that takes time to understand what really matters to our patients, their families, and their healthcare professionals, helping our people to take bold actions that deliver life-changing solutions sooner. Our culture is rooted in our values: Teamwork, Commitment to Life, Innovation, and Integrity. They help us to push boundaries to deliver extraordinary impact and make KKI a brilliant place to work.

Job Purpose

Responsible for leading day-to-day delivery, operation, and adoption of data, reporting, analytics and copilot-based insights agents across multiple domains in Kyowa Kirin such as Finance, Supply Chain, HR. The role provides end-to-end operational ownership of reporting solutions, key datasets, data products and productivity agents; ensuring they meet business needs, regulatory expectations, and agreed Global and KKI data standards

Responsibilities

Key Responsibilities:

• Act as the primary operational point of contact for data and analytics across assigned functional domains and clusters, working with leadership teams to understand agreed objectives and priorities for the data and analytics roadmap in the domains
• Build trusted working relationships with domain and cluster stakeholders to understand requirements, manage expectations, and deliver agreed outcomes
• Ensure design and delivery of scalable, secure, and performant solutions using the chosen technology stack
• Set up and maintain processes for data quality, integrity, and consistency for reporting, analytics and agentic outputs
• Establish and operate a centralised BI & Insights CoE to define and enforce standards for modelling, reporting, and insight generation, ensuring consistent, trusted, and reusable analytics across domains
• Manage and provide hands ‑ on leadership to the Data & AI team (Data Engineers, BI Developers, Forward Deployed Engineers), ensuring clear task allocation, delivery discipline, and high ‑ quality outputs

Qualifications

Position Requirements:

• Significant experience in data engineering, analytics, or business intelligence roles, with demonstrable delivery and team coordination responsibility.
• Hands‑on experience in semantic modelling and analytics engineering practices for scalable reporting and agentic solutions.
• Experience designing or operating data/analytics platforms with embedded AI/ML or GenAI capabilities
• Experience managing analytics or data products, datasets, or reporting solutions
• Proven ability to work with business stakeholders and translate requirements into delivered outcomes
• Experience working in a regulated environment and with regional or global teams
• Experience contributing to or operating within a BI / Analytics Centre of Excellence or community of practice
• Practical experience operating within agile and DevOps delivery models
• Bachelor's degree in computer science, Information Systems, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience
• DAMA Data Management Professional (CDMP) certification, or equivalent data management certification desirable but non-essential
• Microsoft Azure certification(s) desirable but not essential e.g. Azure Fundamentals (AZ-900), Azure Data Engineer Associate (DP-203), Power BI Data Analyst (PL‑300), Fabric Data Engineer Associate (DP-700), Implement Data Engineering Solutions Using Microsoft Fabric (DP-700), Create Agents in Microsoft Copilot Studio (PL-7008)

Kyowa Kirin International is an equal opportunities employer.

No agencies please.