Senior Manager — Commercial Insights & Analytics

Takeda; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 2,800,000 - 4,200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary and annual bonus

Healthcare and life insurance

Learning platforms and DEI programs

Home internet & mobile reimbursements

Employee referrals

Job summary

Takeda seeks an experienced Senior Manager to lead the GCC Commercial Insights & Analytics team in India, owning delivery quality, timelines, and stakeholder relationships for a US/global BU. This is a hands-on leadership role requiring coaching, data expertise, and cross-functional collaboration across time zones.

You will manage 6-8 analysts, drive automation using SQL/SAS/Python, and ensure high-impact analytics across brands and portfolios while advancing analytics maturity within the GCC.

Qualifications

• 9-12 years of progressive experience in US pharmaceutical commercial analytics with people-management.
• Deep knowledge of US pharma commercial datasets (IQVIA, Komodo Health, Symphony Health, EMR, sales, payer data).
• Strong hands-on coding in SQL, SAS, R, or Python for data manipulation and automation; advanced Excel.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of 6-8 direct reports; set goals, conduct reviews, and develop individual growth plans.
• Manage day-to-day analytics delivery for the BU; ensure on-time, high-quality outputs and assess risks.
• Maintain strong relationship with BU's US I&A stakeholders; coordinate intake, prioritization, and communications.
• Drive standardization, quality, and process discipline across the analytics delivery.

Skills

SQL

SAS

R

Python

Tableau/Power BI

Education

Bachelor's degree in Statistics/Data Science/Engineering

Master's or MBA in Analytics/Data Science/Business (strongly preferred)

Tools

Databricks

Job description

Job Description

The Future Begins Here

At Takeda, we are leading digital evolution and global transformation. By building innovative solutions and future-ready capabilities, we are meeting the need of patients, our people, and the planet.

Bengaluru, the city, which is India’s epicenter of Innovation, has been selected to be home to Takeda’s recently launched Innovation Capability Center. We invite you to join our digital transformation journey. In this role, you will have the opportunity to boost your skills and become the heart of an innovative engine that is contributing to global impact and improvement.

At Takeda’s ICC we Unite in Diversity

Takeda is committed to creating an inclusive and collaborative workplace, where individuals are recognized for their backgrounds and abilities they bring to our company. We are continuously improving our collaborators journey in Takeda, and we welcome applications from all qualified candidates. Here, you will feel welcomed, respected, and valued as an important contributor to our diverse team

OBJECTIVES / PURPOSE

We are seeking an experienced Senior Manager to lead a GCC Commercial Insights & Analytics (I&A) team supporting a US/Global business unit (BU) within Takeda's GCC in India. This is a people-management role —accountable for the quality, consistency, and timely delivery of all analytics produced by the team. The Senior Manager coaches and guides Analysts through their work, ensures accountability for all deliverables, manages the day-to-day relationship with the BU's US I&A stakeholders, and remains hands-on on complex analyses when required.

• Own the day-to-day analytics delivery of a team supporting the assigned BU, ensuring high-quality, on-time delivery of brand and portfolio analytics and holding the team accountable for every deliverable.
• Coach and guide Analysts through their work — shaping analytical approach, reviewing outputs, unblocking issues, and stepping in hands-on on complex or high-visibility analyses when required.
• Manage the day-to-day analytics relationship with the BU's US I&A stakeholders — demand intake, prioritization, delivery commitments, and proactive communication of status, risks, and trade-offs.
• Drive consistent ways of working, quality standards, and process discipline within the team, ensuring predictable and reliable delivery.

ACCOUNTABILITIES

Team Delivery Oversight & Quality

• Own the quality, timeliness, and commercial relevance of all analytics delivered by the team — performance reporting, HCP targeting and segmentation, patient opportunity assessments, launch readiness analytics, and ad hoc deep dives across the BU's brands.
• Review team deliverables for methodological rigor, data accuracy, narrative quality, and stakeholder readiness before US review; be hands-on to guide or execute the most complex analyses when needed.
• Balance capacity and prioritization across the team's workstreams, resolving contention and reallocating effort to protect the highest-value, highest-urgency deliverables.

Stakeholder Management

• Act as the day-to-day point of contact for the BU's US I&A stakeholders, managing demand intake, setting and meeting delivery commitments, and proactively communicating status, risks, and trade-offs.
• Represent the team in the BU's US I&A working sessions, business reviews, and cross-functional analytics forums, ensuring GCC contributions are visible, trusted, and commercially relevant.
• Maintain and improve the team's ways of working with US I&A counterparts — intake, prioritization, SLAs, escalation paths, and communication norms.

People Leadership, Coaching & Accountability

• Lead a team of 6-8 direct reports; set clear goals, conduct regular one-on-ones, provide substantive feedback, and build individualized development plans.
• Coach and guide the team through their work day to day, developing analytical, problem-solving, and stakeholder skills, while holding each team member accountable for the quality and timeliness of their output.
• Build analytical and domain capability across the team through structured knowledge-sharing, methodology standards, and targeted training, fostering a high-engagement, learning-oriented culture.
• Support workforce planning and hiring for the team, including interview participation, onboarding, and performance management.

Process Improvement & Operational Excellence

• Champion automation and efficiency across the team's recurring reporting workflows, promoting SQL- and Python-based pipelines and dashboard automation that reduce manual effort and improve reliability.
• Rationalize the team's reporting portfolio on a regular basis, consolidating, automating, or retiring deliverables in alignment with evolving brand-team priorities.
• Support Build-Operate-Transfer (BOT) and transition activities for new workstreams entering the team, ensuring knowledge transfer and stable, high-quality delivery.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & EXPERIENCE

Education:

• Bachelor's Degree required in Statistics, Data Science, Life Sciences, Computer Science, Engineering, or a related quantitative field; advanced degree (Master's or MBA) in Analytics, Data Science, Business, or a related field strongly preferred.

Experience:

• 9-12 years of progressive experience in US pharmaceutical commercial analytics, including demonstrated people-management experience leading a team of analysts and owning delivery for a business unit.
• Deep knowledge of US pharma commercial datasets: patient‑level claims (IQVIA, Komodo Health, Symphony Health), specialty pharmacy (867), EMR, sales data, and access/payer data is required.
• Strong hands‑on proficiency in coding techniques such as SQL, SAS, R, or Python for data manipulation and workflow automation; advanced Excel required.
• Strong experience with Tableau or Power BI for performance, launch, and brand analytics dashboard development.
• Experience with Databricks or cloud‑based analytics environments is strongly preferred.
• Experience delivering in a GCC, captive, or offshore delivery model supporting US/Global stakeholders is preferred.
• Proven ability to manage multiple high-priority workstream for a business unit simultaneously in a fast‑paced, cross‑cultural, matrixed environment.

Skills & Competencies:

• People Leadership & Coaching — Leads a team of Analysts; coaches and guides through the work and holds each member accountable for quality and timeliness.
• Hands-On Analytical Depth — Willing and able to step into complex or high-visibility analyses directly; sets the technical bar by example.
• Delivery & Quality Ownership — Drives consistent quality standards, ways of working, and process discipline within the team.
• Analytical Workstream Management — Manages multiple concurrent workstreams across the BU's brand portfolio with rigorous prioritization, quality control, and timeline adherence.
• Advanced US Pharma Analytics — Deep proficiency in US commercial data and statistical methods; critically reviews complex analyses with sound methodological judgment.
• Stakeholder Partnership — Builds trusted relationships with the BU's US I&A stakeholders; communicates proactively and manages expectations credibly.
• Data Storytelling — Distils complex multi-source findings into compelling, decision-oriented narratives with clear business implications.
• Cross-Cultural Communication — Fluent communicator across India-US time zones and organizational levels; adapts style for technical and commercial audiences.

Intangible Skills:

• Curiosity Confidence Reflective High risk tolerance Organized High command of written and spoken English fluency.

TAKEDA LEADERSHIP BEHAVIORS

• Act with Integrity — Deliver accurate, transparent work and take full responsibility for quality across the team.
• Collaborate Cross-Functionally — Contribute positively to GCC-US team workflows and cross-functional collaboration.
• Drive Accountability — Take ownership of all assigned tasks and deliver on commitments.
• Embrace Learning — Continuously build analytical and domain capabilities through feedback and self-driven development.

Other Benefits:

It is our priority to provide competitive compensation and a benefit package that bridges your personal life with your professional career.

Amongst our benefits are:

• Second Shift Timing: 2:00 PM – 11:00 PM IST.
• Competitive Salary + Performance Annual Bonus
• Comprehensive Healthcare Insurance Plans for self, spouse, and children
• Group Term Life Insurance and Group Accident Insurance programs
• Employee Assistance Program
• Broad Variety of learning platforms
• Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Programs
• Reimbursements – Home Internet & Mobile Phone
• Employee Referral Program
• Leaves – Paternity Leave (4 Weeks) , Maternity Leave (up to 26 weeks), Bereavement Leave (5 calendar days)

ABOUT ICC IN TAKEDA:

• Takeda is leading a digital revolution. We’re not just transforming our company; we’re improving the lives of millions of patients who rely on our medicines every day.
• As an organization, we are committed to our cloud-driven business transformation and believe the ICCs are the catalysts of change for our global organization.

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Locations

IND - Bengaluru

Worker Type

Employee

Worker Sub-Type

Regular

Time Type

Full time