Associate Director, Commercial Data Analytics & Reporting

Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 148,000 - 222,000; Full time

Job summary

AstraZeneca in Boston seeks a strategic analytics partner to lead reporting, dashboards, BI, and analytics solutions that support commercialization strategy, performance, field execution, and launches.

The role focuses on designing scalable analytics, shaping AI/self-service capabilities, and partnering with senior leaders across functions to translate needs into actionable data solutions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in CS, Data Science, Business, Statistics, or related field; advanced degree preferred.
• 7+ years of relevant experience, including 5+ years in commercial analytics or reporting/BI.
• Experience supporting pharmaceutical or biotech commercial organizations.
• Strong knowledge of data warehousing, data modeling, relational databases, and large-scale data analysis.
• Hands-on experience with ANSI SQL and/or Hive SQL.
• Proficiency with Qlik Sense, Power BI, Tableau or comparable BI tools.

Responsibilities

• Lead design, development, enhancement, and adoption of dashboards and reports for HQ and field teams.
• Shape analytics roadmap with AI, automation, self-service reporting, and insights.
• Partner across the organization, including leadership, IT, and external partners.
• Translate needs into data requirements, rules, metrics, and specifications.
• Ensure data quality, testing, and release coordination across core systems.
• Deliver ad hoc analyses to support brand strategy, field execution, and launches.
• Expand self-service analytics, train users, and create reusable reporting components.

Skills

Strategic analytics

Leadership

Communication

Problem solving

Project leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Data Science/Business/Statistics

Tools

Qlik Sense

Power BI

Tableau

Job description

Join AstraZeneca’s US Commercial Hematology/Nephrology business as a strategic analytics partner to business leadership and cross-functional teams. In this role, you will lead the development and continuous improvement of reporting, dashboards, business intelligence, and analytics solutions that support commercialization strategy, business performance, field execution, and new product launches.

Key responsibilities

• Lead commercial analytics delivery: Design, develop, enhance, maintain, and drive adoption of scalable dashboards, reports, and analytical solutions for headquarters and field teams.
• Shape the analytics roadmap: Advance capabilities in AI, automation, advanced analytics, self-service reporting, process optimization, and intelligent business insights.
• Partner across the organization: Collaborate with Business Unit leadership, Insights & Analytics, Sales Operations, Marketing, Market Access, Patient Support, Digital, Data Management, IT, and external partners.
• Translate needs into solutions: Define requirements, data needs, business rules, metrics, visualizations, technical specifications, and acceptance criteria.
• Ensure quality and usability: Establish reporting standards and documentation, validate data, reconcile outputs to core systems, coordinate testing and releases, and resolve production issues.
• Enable better decisions: Deliver actionable ad hoc analyses supporting brand strategy, customer engagement, field execution, market access, patient support, and product launches.
• Improve efficiency and adoption: Expand self-service analytics, provide user training, automate processes, and develop reusable reporting components.

Required Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Business, Statistics, or a related field; an advanced degree is preferred.
• Experience: At least 7 years of relevant experience, including 5 or more years in commercial analytics, business intelligence, or reporting.
• Industry knowledge: Experience supporting pharmaceutical or biotech commercial organizations.
• Technical expertise: Strong knowledge of data warehousing, data modeling, relational databases, and large-scale data analysis, with hands‑on experience using ANSI SQL and/or Hive SQL.
• Reporting tools: Experience with Qlik Sense, Power BI, Tableau, or comparable business intelligence and visualization platforms.
• Commercial data familiarity: Knowledge of pharmaceutical data sources, including Veeva CRM, patient hub, specialty pharmacy, and syndicated claims data.
• Leadership capabilities: Strong communication, strategic thinking, project leadership, prioritization, and problem‑solving skills, with the ability to lead through influence.

Preferred experience

Preferred experience includes Snowflake, Hive, Spark, Python or R, AI/ML, automation, and digital analytics.

The annual base pay (or hourly rate of compensation) for this position ranges from $147,908.00 - $221,862.00 USD Annual. Our positions offer eligibility for various incentives—an opportunity to receive short‑term incentive bonuses, equity‑based awards for salaried roles and commissions for sales roles. Benefits offered include qualified retirement programs, paid time off (i.e., vacation, holiday, and leaves), as well as health, dental, and vision coverage in accordance with the terms of the applicable plans.

Date Posted

19-Aug-2026

Closing Date

01-Sep-2026

Our mission is to build an inclusive environment where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and employees. In furtherance of that mission, we welcome and consider applications from all qualified candidates, regardless of their protected characteristics. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please complete the corresponding section in the application form.