AI-Driven Insights & Forecasting Director

AstraZeneca; Wilmington (DE); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

AstraZeneca is seeking an Insights and Forecasting Director to provide strategic leadership across insights, analytics, forecasting, and AI-enabled decision support. You will translate complex data into clear business implications, guide teams in adopting new tools, and balance pace with governance.

The role collaborates across strategy, commercial, finance, and operations to drive decision-ready insights. The position emphasizes applying responsible AI, data governance, and scalable insight

Qualifications

• Strong written, verbal, and presentation skills.
• Experience influencing customers and working across functions and levels of seniority.
• Ability to translate complex data into clear business implications and recommendations.
• Experience evaluating and adopting digital/AI-enabled tools and data sources.

Responsibilities

• Lead design and delivery of insight generation, analytics, forecasting, and AI-enabled decision support for strategic and operational decisions.
• Translate business questions into research, analysis, forecasting, and experimentation plans.
• Synthesize data from multiple sources to generate actionable insights and identify trends, risks, and opportunities.
• Develop and maintain performance metrics, dashboards, and targets aligned to key business priorities.
• Build and refine forecasting models incorporating scenarios and leading indicators.
• Drive adoption of digital and AI-enabled tools, methods, and workflows.

Skills

Communication

Presentation skills

Cross-functional collaboration

Influencing stakeholders

Analytical thinking

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

AstraZeneca is seeking an Insights and Forecasting Director to provide strategic leadership across insights, analytics, forecasting, and AI-enabled decision support. You will translate complex data into clear business implications, guide teams in adopting new tools, and balance pace with governance.

The role collaborates across strategy, commercial, finance, and operations to drive decision-ready insights. The position emphasizes applying responsible AI, data governance, and scalable insight