Global/US Insights & Analytics Director, CVRM - CKD/HF

AstraZeneca plc; Wilmington (DE); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

AstraZeneca in the United States seeks an experienced insights leader to guide CKD/HF franchise strategy from planning through launch. You will tie primary research, forecasting, real‑world data, and competitive intelligence into a coherent narrative that informs resource allocation and access strategies.

In a matrix, fast-paced environment, you will collaborate with Global Brand, US Brand, Medical Affairs, Market Access, and Finance to scale learnings and drive decision making.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of insights/analytics experience in biopharmaceuticals.
• Experience with qualitative and quantitative market research across HCP, patient, and payer audiences.
• Proven ability to use secondary data sources and performance tracking.
• Strong business acumen and strategic thinking.
• Ability to influence across levels and manage multiple tasks.

Responsibilities

• Design and oversee qualitative and quantitative studies yielding actionable insights.
• Synthesize findings into clear narratives to drive senior stakeholder alignment.
• Lead positioning, segmentation, and message testing to sharpen brand strategy.
• Define and socialize KPI metrics with cross-functional teams.
• Partner on real-world data and advanced analytics to translate insights into actions.
• Lead commercial assessment activities to inform investment decisions.

Skills

Market research

Insights analytics

Stakeholder influence

Quantitative research

Qualitative research

Data visualization

Cross-functional collaboration

Communications

Education

Bachelor's degree in business/science

Tools

IQVIA

Symphony

EMR data

Job description

Are you ready to turn complex market signals into decisions that change the trajectory of care for chronic kidney disease and heart failure? Do you thrive on converting research into bold, decisive moves that shape strategy from early planning through launch and beyond?

In this role, you will be the strategic engine behind insight generation for our CKD/HF franchise, partnering closely with Global and US teams to unlock growth and improve patient outcomes. You will connect primary research, forecasting, analytics, real-world data, and competitive intelligence into a coherent story that guides high‑stakes choices across therapy lifecycle milestones.

You will join an agile, commercially savvy, and science-informed community where we spot opportunity, act with pace, and scale what works. Your work will influence resource allocation, positioning, and access strategies‑helping us remove barriers across the patient journey and deliver meaningful impact.

Accountabilities:

• Primary Market Research Leadership: Design and oversee qualitative and quantitative studies that yield relevant, actionable, and differentiating insights across HCP, patient, and payer audiences.
• Insight Storytelling and Influence: Synthesize findings into clear narratives; "tell the story" through compelling communication that drives senior stakeholder alignment and decision‑making.
• Strategic Positioning and Messaging: Lead positioning work, segmentation, message and lexicon testing, creative concept testing, and demand studies to sharpen brand strategy.
• KPI and Performance Tracking: Define, track, and socialize brand performance metrics in partnership with Brand, Commercial Excellence, and Analytics teams; link KPIs to strategic drivers for course‑correcting at pace.
• Real‑World Data and Advanced Analytics: Partner with Brand Analytics and data science teams to leverage claims, EMR, and other patient‑level datasets to understand physician and patient behavior and translate insights into strategic actions.
• Lifecycle and Investment Cases: Lead commercial assessment activities, including qual/quant research, product profile testing, claims analysis, and patient research, to inform LCM business cases and investment decisions.
• Compliance and Governance: Manage all primary research in line with internal policies; ensure appropriate methodology, vendor oversight, and data integrity.
• Continuous Improvement: Champion new capabilities, experimentation, and test‑and‑learn approaches; instill a culture of curiosity and evidence‑based decision‑making.
• Global and US Partnership: Build trusted relationships across Global Brand, US Brand, Medical Affairs, Market Access, Finance, and local Marketing Companies to ensure insights drive both local execution and global strategy.
• Early Impact to Broader Influence: Deliver immediate insight plans that address priority gaps; scale learnings across markets and indications to set the standard for insight‑led commercial excellence.

Essential Skills/Experience:

• 8+ years of insights/analytics experience in the biopharmaceuticals industry
• Experience conducting qualitative and quantitative market research across multiple stakeholder groups (e.g., HCPs, patients, and payers)
• Proven ability to conduct analytics using secondary data sources in the biopharmaceutical industry (IQVIA, Symphony, Prognos, Decision Resources/Clarivate, patient‑level datasets) and performance tracking
• Good business acumen, strategic thinking, and understanding of sales and marketing business practices
• Ability to influence laterally and vertically
• Ability to manage multiple tasks/assignments to demanding deadlines with minimal supervision
• Strong interpersonal and collaboration skills as well as teamwork abilities
• Comfortable working in a matrix environment
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Occasional travel may be required
• Bachelor's degree in a business, commercial, scientific, or related field

Desirable Skills/Experience:

• Experience in application of advanced methods and statistical procedures on large and disparate datasets
• Proficiency in manipulating and extracting insights from large longitudinal data sources such as claims, EMR, and other patient‑level datasets
• An advanced degree is preferred (Master's, MBA or PhD)

When we put unexpected teams in the same room, we unleash bold thinking with the power to inspire life‑changing medicines. In‑person working gives us the platform we need to connect, work at pace and challenge perceptions. That's why we work, on average, a minimum of three days per week from the office. But that doesn't mean we're not flexible. We balance the expectation of being in the office while respecting individual flexibility. Join us in our unique and ambitious world.

Why AstraZeneca:

Here, scientific rigor meets commercial pace to create real‑world impact for patients. You will work shoulder to shoulder with medical, access, analytics, and brand leaders, using cutting‑edge data and modern research approa