Analyst – Competitive Intelligence

Novartis India; Hyderabad; On-site; INR 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

Novartis India is seeking an Analyst to support HR Competitive Intelligence within PTDI – Analytics & Insights in Hyderabad. The role involves secondary research, data validation, and building CI products like benchmarks and digests.

You will contribute to synthesis-driven insights while learning to use GenAI/LLM tools ethically. Ideal candidates will have a university degree in a related field and 1–2 years in research or analytics, with strong Excel skills and exposure to Python or automation

Qualifications

• University degree in a related field (Engineering / Life Sciences / Statistics / Business Analytics / Economics / Management).
• 1–2 years' experience in secondary research, analytics, reporting, or market/talent intelligence; working knowledge of Excel and exposure to Python/automation tools a plus.
• Prior experience supporting analytics, CI, or HR data teams is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Support development and maintenance of competitor talent benchmarks, watchlists, and CI dashboards across core HR domains.
• Conduct secondary research across public sources and triangulate findings into credible signals.
• Perform data validation, consistency checks, and source-credibility checks; ensure adherence to ethics and data governance standards.
• Assist in standardizing key CI metrics, index scores, and reporting frameworks.

Skills

Excel

Python exposure

Attention to detail

Education

University degree in related field

Tools

Automation tools

Job description

Summary

Location: Hyderabad, India

About The Role

This role supports the HR Competitive Intelligence (CI) capability within PTDI – Analytics & Insights in delivering accurate, timely, and decision-ready external workforce intelligence across HR domains. The Analyst will conduct secondary research, build foundational CI products (benchmarks, alerts, insight digests), perform data validation and proxy analysis, and contribute to insight generation under guidance from senior team members. The role emphasizes hands‑on learning, building analytical depth, and strengthening intelligence‑synthesis capabilities using GenAI/LLM tools and enterprise analytics platforms and turning public external signals into focused HR insights ethically and systematically.

Key Responsibilities

• Support development and maintenance of competitor talent benchmarks, watchlists, and CI dashboards across core HR domains.
• Conduct secondary research across public sources (career portals, job postings, press/IR pages, earnings calls, industry news, labor statistics) and triangulate findings into credible signals.
• Perform data validation, consistency checks, and source‑credibility checks; ensure adherence to ethics and data‑governance standards (aggregate signals only: no individual profiling).
• Assist in standardizing key CI metrics, index scores, and reporting frameworks (e.g., hiring velocity, skill demand/supply, attrition signals).
• Prepare recurring and ad hoc reporting packs such as alerts, weekly digests, monthly insight reports.
• Translate analysis into simple narratives, visual summaries, and slide‑ready insights for HR and business stakeholders.
• Perform proxy data analysis where public data is unavailable, clearly documenting assumptions, confidence, and limitations.
• Explore and utilize AI/automation tools (Copilot, LLM‑based assistants) under supervision to synthesize large volumes of unstructured content.

Essential Requirements

• University degree (full time) in a related field, e.g., Engineering / Life Sciences / Statistics / Business Analytics / Economics / Management, with strong research and analytical orientation.
• 1–2 years' experience in secondary research, analytics, reporting, or market/talent intelligence; working knowledge of Excel and exposure to Python/automation tools a plus.
• Prior experience supporting analytics, CI, or HR data teams is a plus.
• Strong attention to detail, analytical mindset, and structured communication.

Desirable Requirements

• Prior experience supporting analytics & competitive intelligence for HR organization.
• Experience in Global/ MNC and complex & matrixed organizations.

Why Novartis

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