Insights & Analytics Practice Lead

GSK Solutions Inc.; United States; Remote; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

GSK Solutions Inc. is seeking an Insights & Analytics Practice Lead to build and lead a remote, six-month engagement focused on life sciences analytics, consulting offerings, and enterprise-level solutions for pharmaceutical and healthcare clients.

The role combines practice management, client engagement, and delivery oversight, with responsibility for go-to-market strategies, team leadership, and executive-level advisory across Commercial, Medical, Market Access, and Corporate functions.

Job description

Job Title: Insights & Analytics Practice Lead (Remote)

Location: Remote

Duration: 6 Months

Interview Type: Virtual

Job Description

We are seeking an Insights & Analytics Practice Lead to join our client's team on a remote basis for a 6-month engagement. The Insights & Analytics Practice Lead is responsible for building, leading, and growing a Life Sciences Insights & Analytics practice that delivers strategic consulting, data-driven decision support, advanced analytics, and technology-enabled solutions for pharmaceutical, biotechnology, medical device, and healthcare organizations.

This leadership role combines practice management, client engagement, solution development, business development, and delivery oversight. The Practice Lead will define service offerings, develop go-to-market strategies, build high-performing analytics teams, and serve as a trusted advisor to client executives across Commercial, Medical Affairs, Market Access, Patient Services, and Corporate Functions.

Key Responsibilities

• Define and execute the vision, strategy, and growth plan for the Insights & Analytics practice.
• Develop consulting offerings aligned to life sciences industry needs.
• Build and manage a team of consultants, data scientists, analysts, architects, and engagement leaders.
• Establish practice methodologies, delivery standards, accelerators, and best practices.
• Maintain ownership of practice P&L, utilization, revenue growth, and client satisfaction metrics.

Client Advisory & Consulting

• Serve as a strategic advisor to pharmaceutical and biotech executives.
• Lead executive workshops focused on analytics strategy, digital transformation, and data-driven decision-making.
• Translate business challenges into actionable analytics and technology solutions.
• Develop executive-level recommendations supported by quantitative analysis and business insights.

Commercial Analytics

• Customer Journey Analytics.
• Market Access Analytics.
• Forecasting & Demand Planning.
• Incentive Compensation Analytics.
• Territory Optimization.
• Support launch excellence and brand performance measurement initiatives.

Advanced Analytics & AI

• Predictive Analytics.
• Machine Learning Models.
• AI-Driven Insights.
• Next Best Action Solutions.
• Marketing Mix Modeling.
• Real World Evidence Analytics.
• Customer Analytics.
• Generative AI Use Cases.
• Identify innovative ways to leverage AI and advanced analytics within life sciences organizations.
• Define enterprise analytics architectures and data modernization roadmaps.
• Snowflake.
• Databrick.
• AWS Analytics Solutions.
• Salesforce Data Cloud.
• Power BI.
• Tableau.
• ThoughtSpot.
• Partner with Data Engineering and Enterprise Architecture teams to enable scalable analytics platforms.

Business Development

• Develop and maintain executive relationships within client organizations.
• Identify and qualify new consulting opportunities.
• Lead proposal development, SOW creation, solution pricing, and client presentations.
• Contribute thought leadership through white papers, conference presentations, and industry publications.

Analytics & Data Science

• Python.
• R.
• SQL.
• SAS.
• Databrick.
• Snowflake.
• Generative AI Platforms.
• Power BI.
• Tableau.
• ThoughtSpot.
• Qlik.

Life Sciences Platforms

• Salesforce Health Cloud.
• Salesforce Data Cloud.
• IQVIA Data Assets.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Data Analytics, Computer Science, Statistics, Life Sciences, or related field.
• 12+ years of experience in life sciences analytics, commercial operations, consulting, or data strategy.
• 5+ years leading consulting practices, analytics organizations, or large delivery teams.
• Deep understanding of pharmaceutical commercialization and commercial operations.
• Experience managing executive client relationships.
• Demonstrated success leading multi-million-dollar consulting engagements.
• Proven ability to build and scale teams and service offerings.
• Master's degree in Business Analytics, Data Science, Public Health, Life Sciences, or MBA (Preferred).
• Experience with life sciences consulting firms such as IQVIA, Accenture, ZS, Cognizant, Deloitte, Capgemini, Slalom, or EVERSANA (Preferred).
• Experience supporting pharmaceutical commercial, medical affairs, market access, and patient support functions (Preferred).
• Knowledge of AI, machine learning, and advanced analytics platforms (Preferred).
• Strong public speaking and thought leadership experience (Preferred).

Skill Matrix

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Data Analytics, Computer Science, Statistics: Required
• Life sciences analytics, commercial operations, consulting, or data strategy (12+ Years): Required
• Consulting practices, analytics organizations, or large delivery teams (5+ Years): Required
• Pharmaceutical commercialization and commercial operations: Required
• Managing executive client relationships: Required
• Success leading multi-million-dollar consulting engagements: Required
• Build and scale teams and service offerings: Required
• Master's degree in Business Analytics, Data Science, Public Health, Life Sciences: Preferred
• Life sciences consulting firms such as IQVIA, Accenture, ZS, Cognizant, Deloitte: Preferred
• Supporting pharmaceutical commercial, medical affairs, market access: Preferred
• AI, machine learning, and advanced analytics platforms: Preferred
• Public speaking and thought leadership: Preferred

About GSK Solutions Inc

GSK Solutions Inc. is a leading IT services company specializing in consulting solutions and staff augmentation. We deliver high-quality, on-time, and cost-effective solutions, consistently exceeding client expectations with superior execution.