Portfolio Analyst - VMRD Decision Support & Enablement

Zoetis; Kalamazoo (MI); On-site; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Zoetis seeks an Associate Director of Decision Support & Enablement within VMRD to drive data-driven decisions across R&D. You will transform complex data into actionable insights, build business cases, and lead process improvements that boost portfolio performance.

You will partner with leaders across the organization, develop resource estimation and forecasting strategies, design dashboards, and ensure the decision support team has the tools and reports to operate effectively.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a science or business field.
• Minimum 10 years of professional analytics and stakeholder engagement experience.
• Excellent communication at all levels of the organization.
• Strong influencing and soft skills to lead change in a complex setting.
• Strong analytical and critical-thinking skills.
• Experience in data analytics and project management systems (e.g., Power BI, Microsoft Project).
• Demonstrated ability in data aggregation and analytics for large data sets.
• Demonstrate organizational, problem solving, and strong interpersonal skills.

Responsibilities

• Transform complex data insights into actionable strategies that drive business outcomes.
• Uses KPIs and data to propose and implement business process improvements for system utilization, data quality, and resource planning.
• Collects and analyzes data on portfolio and project performance to identify trends and insights; presents recommendations to leadership.
• Owns and drives the strategy for enhanced resource estimation and forecasting for R&D project execution.
• Signaling and communication of portfolio dynamics to leadership to inform resource allocation decisions.
• Collaborate on cross-functional teams to align expectations and secure buy-in for process changes.
• Lead workshops and facilitate discussions to drive process improvements.
• Work with other Zoetis divisions to collaborate on portfolio data analytics.

Skills

Data analytics

Stakeholder engagement

Power BI

Communication

Project management

Change management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in science or business

Tools

Microsoft Project

Data dashboards

Job description

The Project and Portfolio Management (PPM) group is seeking an Associate Director of Decision Support & Enablement supporting Veterinary Medicine Research & Development’s (VMRD). This position will report to the Director, Business Operations & Decision Support.

This position will:

• Support R&D business decision-making at various levels of the organization by providing data and analysis that enhance decision speed and quality across the organization.
• Partner with all levels of the organization to create and deliver data-driven business cases.
• Design, optimize and implement effective business processes that leverage the use of data/insights available to enhance efficiency of work practices.
• Develop plans for process implementation including stakeholder management, training and communication.
• Ensure the Decision Support teams has the tools and reports needed to do their jobs effectively and efficiently.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Transform complex data insights into actionable strategies that drive business outcomes. The ideal candidate will combine analytical expertise with strong communication and implementation skills to ensure insights lead to measurable impact.
• Uses key performance indicators and other data to propose, create and implement business process improvements for areas such as system utilization and data quality, resource planning and utilization, project planning and execution, and expense forecasting and management.
• Collects and analyzes data on innovation portfolio and project performance to identify trends, variances and insights to improve portfolio outcomes. Presents data insights and provides recommendations to leadership.
• Own and drive the strategy for enhanced resource estimation and forecasting for R&D project execution; provides resources for teams to balance workload and prioritize their work.
• Champion methods of signaling and communication of portfolio dynamics to leadership resulting in recommendations that change resource allocation and portfolio focus.
• Collaborate on cross-functional teams to align expectations and ensure buy-in for process changes.
• Uses strong leadership and facilitation skills to guide workshops, influence stakeholders and drive process improvements.
• Work with other divisions within Zoetis (commercial, manufacturing) to collaborate on innovation portfolio pipeline data analytics.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in a science or business field with a minimum of 10 years professional-level experience in business analytics and stakeholder engagement.
• Excellent communication skills and ability to effectively communicate well with staff at all levels of the organization.
• Demonstrated use of influencing and soft skills to effectively lead change in a complex setting.
• Strong analytical and critical-thinking skills
• Experience in data analytics and project management systems (e.g., Power BI, Microsoft Project, etc)
• Demonstrated ability in data aggregation and analytics for large data sets
• Demonstrate organizational, problem solving, and strong interpersonal skills.

Full time

Regular

Colleague

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