Senior Analyst (Data Strategy & Acquisition)

F. Hoffmann-La Roche AG; Chennai District; On-site; INR 1,500,000 - 2,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Roche India invites a Senior Analyst in Data Strategy & Acquisition to build deep expertise in external healthcare data and support commercial and strategic needs. You will work with US stakeholders and vendors to evaluate datasets, understand methodologies, and translate business questions into data requirements.

You will collaborate across Roche teams, document requirements, and contribute to data investments while applying structured thinking, rigorous analysis, and clear communication.

Qualifications

• Must have: Strong foundation in biology, life sciences, pharma, healthcare, or related field.
• Must have: Ability to translate business questions into clear data needs, evaluation criteria, or actionable next steps.
• Must have: Strong analytical reasoning and problem-solving skills with attention to detail.
• Must have: Ability to ask strategic questions, challenge assumptions, and provide constructive pushback.
• Must have: Strong communication and stakeholder management skills, especially with U.S. stakeholders.
• Must have: Ability to collaborate across time zones with U.S.-based teams.
• Must have: Strong documentation and organizational skills.
• Must have: Ability to manage multiple priorities while working independently and collaboratively.

Responsibilities

• Support the evaluation, acquisition, and ongoing management of external healthcare and commercial data sources used by Roche U.S. business teams.
• Work with U.S. stakeholders to understand business needs, clarify use cases, and translate business questions into data requirements or evaluation criteria.
• Evaluate new and existing datasets and vendors based on business relevance, data coverage, methodology, usability, quality, limitations, and fit-for-purpose application.
• Support the assessment and maintenance of payer intelligence datasets, including sources such as MMIT and DRG Fingertip, to address commercial and market access business needs.
• Support the evaluation of sales, claims, alert-based, field, competitive intelligence, and market intelligence datasets from vendors such as IQVIA, Komodo Health, Evaluate, Citeline, Spherix Global Insights, Dedham Group, NCCN, and similar healthcare data sources.
• Partner with external data vendors to understand source methodologies, resolve data-related questions, clarify deliverables, and support timely access to high-quality datasets.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to onboard datasets, document business requirements, track evaluation findings, and support decision-making around data investments.
• Apply structured thinking to assess whether a dataset can answer the intended business question, identify potential gaps or risks, and recommend practical next steps.
• Challenge assumptions and provide constructive pushback when data sources, methodologies, or stakeholder requests may not align with the intended business objective.
• Perform basic data review, profiling, validation, or exploratory analysis when needed to investigate data issues, compare data sources, or support dataset evaluation.
• Develop and maintain documentation, including dataset summaries, evaluation notes, vendor comparisons, business requirements, standard operating procedures, and knowledge-sharing materials.
• Contribute to continuous improvement by identifying ways to make data evaluation, acquisition, documentation, and stakeholder engagement processes more efficient and consistent.

Skills

Biology foundation

Business question translation

Analytical reasoning

Strategic questioning

Communication & stakeholder mgmt

Time-zone collaboration

Documentation & organization

Multitasking (indep & team)

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Life Sciences / Pharmacy / Biotechnology / Bioinformatics / Healthcare / Business Analytics / Data Analytics

Tools

SQL

Power BI

Tableau

Amazon QuickSight

Job description

At Roche you can show up as yourself, embraced for the unique qualities you bring. Our culture encourages personal expression, open dialogue, and genuine connections, where you are valued, accepted and respected for who you are, allowing you to thrive both personally and professionally. This is how we aim to prevent, stop and cure diseases and ensure everyone has access to healthcare today and for generations to come. Join Roche, where every voice matters.

The Position Senior Analyst (Data Strategy & Acquisition) Roche India - Roche Services and Solutions Hyderabad / Chennai

A healthier future. It’s what drives us to innovate. To continuously advance science and ensure everyone has access to the healthcare they need today and for generations to come. Creating a world where we all have more time with the people we love. That’s what makes us Roche.

The Opportunity

In this role, you will have the opportunity to build deep expertise in the external healthcare data ecosystem and contribute to decisions that shape how Roche uses data to support commercial and strategic business needs in the U.S. market. You will be exposed to a broad range of U.S. healthcare and pharmaceutical data sources, including payer, market access, sales, claims, alerts, field, competitive intelligence, and market intelligence datasets. You will learn how these datasets are created, how they differ from one another, where they are strong, where they have limitations, and how they can be applied to real business questions. You will work closely with U.S. stakeholders, external data vendors, and cross-functional Roche teams. The role provides a strong platform to develop skills in data strategy, vendor evaluation, stakeholder consultation, business problem‑solving, and structured communication. This opportunity is well suited for candidates with a life sciences, pharma, healthcare analytics, consulting, market research, business research, or commercial analytics background who are interested in moving into a broader data strategy and acquisition role. The role will allow you to develop the ability to ask the right questions, challenge assumptions, assess business fit, and support informed data‑related decisions.

Key Responsibilities

• Support the evaluation, acquisition, and ongoing management of external healthcare and commercial data sources used by Roche U.S. business teams.
• Work with U.S. stakeholders to understand business needs, clarify use cases, and translate business questions into data requirements or evaluation criteria.
• Evaluate new and existing datasets and vendors based on business relevance, data coverage, methodology, usability, quality, limitations, and fit‑for‑purpose application.
• Support the assessment and maintenance of payer intelligence datasets, including sources such as MMIT and DRG Fingertip, to address commercial and market access business needs.
• Support the evaluation of sales, claims, alert‑based, field, competitive intelligence, and market intelligence datasets from vendors such as IQVIA, Komodo Health, Evaluate, Citeline, Spherix Global Insights, Dedham Group, NCCN, and similar healthcare data sources.
• Partner with external data vendors to understand source methodologies, resolve data‑related questions, clarify deliverables, and support timely access to high‑quality datasets.
• Collaborate with cross‑functional teams to onboard datasets, document business requirements, track evaluation findings, and support decision‑making around data investments.
• Apply structured thinking to assess whether a dataset can answer the intended business question, identify potential gaps or risks, and recommend practical next steps.
• Challenge assumptions and provide constructive pushback when data sources, methodologies, or stakeholder requests may not align with the intended business objective.
• Perform basic data review, profiling, validation, or exploratory analysis when needed to investigate data issues, compare data sources, or support dataset evaluation.
• Develop and maintain documentation, including dataset summaries, evaluation notes, vendor comparisons, business requirements, standard operating procedures, and knowledge‑sharing materials.
• Contribute to continuous improvement by identifying ways to make data evaluation, acquisition, documentation, and stakeholder engagement processes more efficient and consistent.

Who You Are

You holds a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Life Sciences, Pharmacy, Biotechnology, Bioinformatics, Healthcare, Business Analytics, Data Analytics, or a related discipline and 5+ years of relevant experience in the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, healthcare, life sciences consulting, healthcare analytics, market research, competitive intelligence, business research, commercial analytics, or related domain. You bring a strong foundation in life sciences, pharma, healthcare, or a related field, with the ability to understand business questions and connect them to appropriate data sources, methodologies, and decision‑making needs. You demonstrate structured thinking, sound reasoning, and the ability to engage with stakeholders in a consultative manner. You are able to assess information objectively, ask relevant questions, identify gaps or risks, and communicate findings clearly. You are comfortable working in a cross‑functional environment with U.S. stakeholders and external vendors, and you are motivated to build expertise in healthcare data strategy, external data evaluation, and commercial data acquisition. Strong understanding of life sciences, pharma, healthcare, or the broader pharmaceutical industry is required. Understanding of the pharmaceutical industry, healthcare ecosystem, drug development process, commercial landscape, or market access environment is strongly preferred. Prior exposure to U.S. healthcare, pharmaceutical commercial data, payer data, claims data, sales data, field data, alerts, market intelligence, or competitive intelligence is an advantage. Experience working in consulting, business research, market research, analytics, or cross‑functional project environments would be valuable. Skills & Capabilities:Must have: Strong foundation in biology, life sciences, pharma, healthcare, or the pharmaceutical industry Ability to understand business questions and translate them into clear data needs, evaluation criteria, or actionable next steps Strong analytical reasoning and problem‑solving skills, with attention to detail Ability to ask strategic questions, challenge assumptions, and provide constructive pushback where appropriate Strong communication and stakeholder management skills, especially while working with U.S. business stakeholders Ability to collaborate effectively across time zones with U.S‑based teams Strong documentation and organizational skills Ability to manage multiple priorities while working both independently and collaboratively.Preferred / Good‑to‑Have: Exposure to external healthcare data vendors or platforms such as MMIT, DRG Fingertip, IQVIA, Komodo Health, Evaluate, Citeline, Spherix Global Insights, Dedham Group, NCCN, or similar sources. Familiarity with payer intelligence, sales, claims, real‑world data, field intelligence, market access, competitive intelligence, or market intelligence datasets. Basic understanding of data quality concepts, dataset profiling, data validation, or data comparison. Familiarity with SQL or willingness to learn SQL for basic data extraction, validation, and investigation. Exposure to visualization or reporting tools such as Power BI, Tableau, Amazon QuickSight, or similar platforms. Ability to synthesize complex information into clear summaries, recommendations, and "so what?" insights for stakeholders. Mindset: Consultative and structured in approach. Curious about the healthcare and pharmaceutical data ecosystem. Comfortable working across business, data, vendor, and stakeholder discussions. Able to understand the "why" behind stakeholder requests. Proactive in identifying risks, gaps, and opportunities for improvement. Open to learning new data sources, methodologies, tools, and business areas. Comfortable working with evolving priorities in a U.S. stakeholder‑facing environment.

Who we are

A healthier future drives us to innovate. Together, more than 100’000 employees across the globe are dedicated to advance science, ensuring everyone has access to healthcare today and for generations to come. Our efforts result in more than 26 million people treated with our medicines and over 30 billion tests conducted using our Diagnostics products. We empower each other to explore new possibilities, foster creativity, and keep our ambitions high, so we can deliver life‑changing healthcare solutions that make a global impact. Let’s build a healthier future, together. Roche is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We believe it’s urgent to deliver medical solutions right now – even as we develop innovations for the future. We are passionate about transforming patients’ lives. We are courageous in both decision and action. And we believe that good business means a better world. That is why we come to work each day. We commit ourselves to scientific rigor, unassailable ethics, and access to medical innovations for all. We do this today to build a better tomorrow. We are proud of who we are, what we do, and how we do it. We are many, working as one across functions, across companies, and across the world. We are Roche.