Team Lead - Market Research

Sanofi; Hyderabad; On-site; INR 1,500,000 - 2,000,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Professional development opportunities

Team-building activities

Job summary

A global healthcare company in Hyderabad seeks an Analytics Lead to manage analytical operations, enhance team efficiency, and support data-driven decision-making. The successful candidate will mentor team members, implement process improvements, and maintain stakeholder relationships. Strong background in data analysis and project management is essential. Competitive salary and benefits offered.

Qualifications

• Must have experience in analytics and insights generation.
• Strong understanding of data-driven decision-making required.
• Excellent communication skills for stakeholder interaction.

Responsibilities

• Support analytical operations and provide insights for decision-making.
• Identify process improvement opportunities and implement solutions.
• Mentor junior team members and coordinate team capabilities.

Skills

Data analysis

Project management

Collaboration

Problem-solving

Education

Relevant degree in analytics or business

Tools

Statistical software

Microsoft Excel

Job description

· **Location:** Hyderabad* Supports analytical operations within the Business Unit, providing insights that inform departmental decisions and contribute to team objectives.* Stays current on governance practices and shares relevant updates with team members to support MR project planning and activities.* Ensures team delivers quality analytical deliverables on schedule, maintaining stakeholder confidence through consistent performance and reliable execution.* Identifies process improvement opportunities and collaborates with internal teams to implement solutions that enhance team efficiency and quality.* Manages and develops team members, fostering a collaborative learning environment that supports individual growth and team performance.* Balances project priorities with operational needs, ensuring practical implementation while supporting broader departmental goals.* Mentors junior team members and coordinates with peer leads to strengthen team capabilities and knowledge sharing.* Maintains working relationships with internal stakeholders and team members, ensuring data solutions meet current business requirements and project needs, across the product/brand lifecycle.* Support the contracting process within defined timelines and collaborate with global stakeholders for project planning and budgeting.* **Performance Indicators**: Feedback from (end stakeholders) on overall satisfaction* **Weightage**: 20%* Coordinates a team of specialists to address business challenges, ensuring team members are effectively assigned to meet project requirements.* Collaborates with departmental teams to deliver insights and support data-driven solutions within the team's scope of work.* Reviews MR workfolws and processes within the team, tracking progress and sharing results with immediate stakeholders.* Contributes to implementing solutions that align with specific business objectives and team deliverables.* Establishes effective workflows within the team and coordinates with other teams when needed for project completion.* Tracks team deliverables, identifying potential issues early and working with team members to resolve challenges and address stakeholder questions.* Implements best practices within the team, encouraging data-driven approaches in daily work.* Supports operational efficiency by following established standards and helping team members collaborate effectively.* Develops stakeholder relationships through reliable delivery of quality data products that contribute to business objectives.* Translate understanding of brand and business needs into potential hypotheses and effective analytical approaches for both market research and competitive intelligence projects.* Partner with therapy area/brand/Medical team across Sanofi based Globally, for high quality execution and on time delivery of the insights projects and initiatives. This includes development, refinement, and comprehensive quality control for standard deliverables (real-time alerts, competitor benchmarking, Insights & SML Report, conference activities, Listening Priorities, PV reporting, Expert encounters, etc), slide preparation for various internal meetings, and strategic and tactical ad hoc support* Support planning for key conferences with guidance/input from the Sanofi teams. Support cross-functional team preparedness and proactive planning* Support competitive simulation workshops, including development of briefing books, gap analysis, SWOT, scenario planning* Collaborate with vendor and Sanofi team to develop and refine deliverables* Leverage a wealth of in-house secondary resources to develop a comprehensive, synthesized narrative for key competitive topics and questions on an ad hoc basis* Development and refinement of key in-house MR & CI resources including clinical trial trackers, clinical data comparisons, internal portals, launch timings* Participate in global, regional, and local meetings as relevant to better understand the business context and appropriately translate into deliverables* Analyze primary market research/survey data to address key business objectives and develop impactful presentations to report insights and recommendations.* Support planning for key conferences and develop resources for competitive simulation workshops.* Communicate effectively with internal stakeholders and present key insights and recommendations.* Provide evidence-based recommendations to support decision-making* Proactively troubleshoot and offer solutions/options before escalating and reaching out for help* Support logistics of scheduling meetings with a large number of people and PO processing, as needed* **Performance indicator**s: Adherence to timeline, quality target* **Weightage**: 50%* Ensure the team delivers projects effectively, focusing on resourcing, quality, timeliness, efficiency, and maintaining high standards.* Contribute to overall quality enhancement by ensuring the team meets the defined/agreed quality parameters for their outputs.* Managing the process or team expansion initiatives, involved in hiring and people management responsibilities* Ensure adherence to compliance procedures and internal/operational risk controls in accordance with all applicable regulatory standards.* Implements resource and back-up planning for analytics teams to ensure business continuity and consistent delivery of insights to stakeholders.* Ensuring right demand planning and optimizing resources* Lead and implement operational excellence projects within the team, aligning with the overall direction from senior leadership.* Develop and implement tools, technology, and processes to continuously improve quality and productivity.* Identify synergies and redundancies across brands and global business units (GBUs) for common customers/business models, prioritizing information gaps and business challenges from global teams.* Work cross-functionally to gather requirements, analyze data, and generate actionable insights and reports.* Contribute to overall quality enhancement by ensuring high scientific standards for the output produced by the medical/ field writing group; and* Secure adherence to compliance procedures and internal/operational risk controls in accordance with all applicable standards* Refresh report on frequency/cycle basis (weekly/monthly/quarterly/annually), along with QC checks for each refresh* **Performance indicators**: Feedback from stakeholders on satisfaction with deliverables Adherence to plan/calendar* **Weightage**: 20%* Develop working relationships with immediate business partners to understand their data requirements and ensure team deliverables support departmental goals.* Present analytical findings to stakeholders in clear, understandable formats that support team and project decision-making.* Work with internal teams (such as Brand Teams, Competitive Intelligence, Customer Facing teams etc.) to ensure analytics outputs meet their project needs and provide practical value.* Coordinate project timelines by setting realistic expectations for deliverables and communicating resource needs to immediate supervisors.* Share knowledge between team members and business partners to improve understanding of data insights and encourage their practical application.* Participate in departmental meetings to provide updates on analytics work and communicate team needs for project success.* Address day-to-day concerns related to data quality, methods, or implementation of team analytics solutions.* Maintain regular communication with key stakeholders, focusing on those directly involved in current projects and team objectives.* Supporting Role: This position contributes to analytics and insights generation within the commercial function, helping deliver data-driven solutions that support business objectives and informed decision-making at the departmental level.* Collaborate with global teams and external vendors to