Pharmaceutical Business Insights Lead

JR United Kingdom; London; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global biopharmaceutical company is looking for a Pharmaceutical Business Insights Lead on an initial 12-month contract based in London. This strategic role involves driving insights for market understanding and planning, with responsibilities spanning analytics, data integration, and collaboration across teams. The position offers flexibility in working arrangements and a competitive salary in the thriving pharmaceutical sector.

Benefits

Flexible working arrangements

Competitive hourly rate

Qualifications

• Strong experience in pharma, biotech, or life sciences consulting.
• Proven ability to deliver innovative insights and drive change.
• Experience in competitive intelligence and analytics.

Responsibilities

• Identify and integrate diverse data sources for strategic decision-making.
• Analyse data to uncover actionable insights.
• Translate insights into business forecasts.

Skills

Communication

Analytical Skills

Project Delivery

Data Visualisation

Education

Bachelor's degree in Science, Business or Related Subject

MBA or PhD (Preferred)

Tools

Power BI

Tableau

Advanced Excel

Job description

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Client:

Hays

Location:

london, United Kingdom

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Other

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Posted:

06.06.2025

Expiry Date:

21.07.2025

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Job Description:

Your new company
You will be joining a global biopharmaceutical company's UK affiliate on an initial 12-month contract to support products in their neuroscience portfolio.
The team is well-established and offers a hybrid working set-up, as well as an excellent corporate atmosphere.
Your new role
This strategic role offers the opportunity to shape commercial direction during a critical phase of product launches in high unmet need areas.
You will drive insight generation that informs both current market understanding and future planning, be the primary insights partner for teams and will collaborate closely with regional and global stakeholders.
The role can flex between 3 days per week and 5 days per week and is initially for 12 months with the potential to extend.
Main responsibilities will include:

• Identify and integrate diverse data sources to support strategic decision-making.
• Analyse data from multiple sources (NHS, competitive intelligence, market research, etc) to uncover actionable insights.
• Deliver insights that address business challenges and inform strategic planning.
• Translate insights into accurate short- and mid-term business forecasts.
• Present data clearly using tools like Power BI and advanced Excel.
• Support forecasting and performance tracking in collaboration with regional teams.

What you'll need to succeed
As well as strong communication and project delivery skills, you should have:

• Bachelor's degree (or equivalent experience) in a science, business or related subject (with an MBA or advanced degree such as a PhD preferred)
• Strong experience in pharma, biotech, or life sciences consulting, preferably within a business intelligence, competitive intelligence, market research or analytics role.
• Proven ability to deliver innovative insights and drive change.
• Strong analytical skills, with a preference for Advanced Excel or other modelling/visualisation software skills, such as Tableau, powerBI, etc a
• The ability to work both independently and as part of a wider team.

What you'll get in return
As well as a good hourly rate, you'll also have the option to work flexibly and potential for working part time (minimum 3 days/week).
What you need to do now
If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now.
If this job isn't quite right for you but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion on your career.
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