Associate Director, Data Strategy and Management

Job description

At Johnson & Johnson, we believe health is everything. Our strength in healthcare innovation empowers us to build a world where complex diseases are prevented, treated, and cured, where treatments are smarter and less invasive, and solutions are personal. Through our expertise in Innovative Medicine and MedTech, we are uniquely positioned to innovate across the full spectrum of healthcare solutions today to deliver the breakthroughs of tomorrow, and profoundly impact health for humanity. Learn more at jnj.com As guided by Our Credo, Johnson & Johnson is responsible to our employees who work with us throughout the world. We provide an inclusive work environment where each person is considered as an individual. At Johnson & Johnson, we respect the diversity and dignity of our employees and recognize their merit. Job Function: Sales Enablement Job Sub Function: Sales Operations & Administration Job Category: Professional All Job Posting Locations: Horsham, Pennsylvania, United States of America Job Description: We are searching for the best talent for Associate Director, Data Strategy and Management to be in Horsham, PA About Innovative Medicine Our expertise in Innovative Medicine is informed and inspired by patients, whose insights fuel our science-based advancements. Visionaries like you work on teams that save lives by developing the medicines of tomorrow. Join us in developing treatments, finding cures, and pioneering the path from lab to life while championing patients every step of the way. Learn more at https://www.jnj.com/innovative-medicine Purpose: We are seeking an accomplished and strategic leader to assume the role of Associate Director, Data Strategy and Management. This individual will lead and coordinate activities related to the consumption and transformation of data using AI to support data strategy, Data AI platforms, context layer, AI initiatives, incentive compensation, field and home office reporting, market analysis, analytics, and forecasting for our Immunology portfolio. This individual governs all business process rules and provides regular communications regarding status of data quality and impact of market events to internal team members. They will collaborate with data vendors and agencies on data acquisition, onboarding and contracting and ensure value for data-related investments. Functioning as a subject matter authority, they will support ad hoc, data-centric business questions, and will partner with IT and business partners within the StAT (Strategy, Analytics and Transformation) team to proactively resolve data issues and support strategic data initiatives. In addition, the successful candidate will collaborate within the Data Platforms team on data quality systems for AI driven data platform at data inception, data processing, and data outputs. This will improve trust and adoption and enhance confidence in the data ecosystem, improve data quality, and facilitate accurate and informed decision-making processes. You will be responsible for: Apply organizational AI initiatives to lead the ongoing quality and application of JJIM data pipeline supporting the sales and marketing organization, ensuring high-quality data. Act as “go to” key contact within the StAT organization for data related needs, queries, and issues and advise business teams on the best data sources to leverage for a given business question or insight. Lead the data governance program of the assigned product portfolio; actively supervise data quality and apply AI to resolve data-related issues and disruptions. Lead data on-boarding /change management/ issue resolution/ data integration projects - build project plans, perform validation and organizational change activities. Lead data-centric projects to resolution, through resource management, execution, and communication (e.g. data onboarding, data events/disruptions). Collaborate with internal business partners on data validation and data coordination activities for both field-based (incentive compensation) internal reports/systems (sales reporting and sales forecasting). Engage business process owners to align on the action plan on the mitigation of data events/changes on various commercial operations processes (e.g., Incentive Compensation, Sales Forecasting etc.) Responsible for leading annual data purchase budgets for assigned portfolio, build POs and collaborate with finance, procurement and business owners on supervising spend. Maintain inventory of purchased data and promote organizational awareness and educational initiatives of data applications. Lead the evaluation of new data sources that may provide new insights, competitive advantage and help advise future data strategy. Ensure that data vendors align with Service Level Agreements (SLAs) by ensuring data quality, timely delivery, errors reported, time to resolution to data inquiries, account services etc. Pull through the implementation of a sophisticated AI QC Detection System (New/improved capability). Apply AI-driven anomaly detection to identify granular data gaps. Using AI QC platforms, detect and address data quality issues at all data processing/transformational stages. Experience / Qualifications: Validated experience of 10+ years in roles related to data management, analytics, insights or other commercial excellence areas within the pharmaceutical or life sciences industry. Undergraduate Degree or equivalent in Business, Technology, Analytics or Health Sciences is required. A master’s degree or equivalent experience is an asset. Proficient in data sources/products and expertise in using pharma industry syndicated/secondary data from leading vendors- IQVIA, Komodo, Symphony, SPP, patient claims, RWE/HEOR, IDN/ACO Affiliations. Previous experience in establishing and leading data partnerships with external vendors. Strong grasp of data analytics, AI, and machine learning concepts and their application to business operations. Knowledge of data querying/business intelligence tools and systems that allow for effective management of large data sets is required. Understanding of data governance standard methodologies, and strong understanding of data lifecycle, data quality, metadata, and data management. Critical thinking, analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making abilities based on meticulous data analysis and interpretation. Outstanding interpersonal skills, with the capacity to collaborate effectively across cross-functional teams and work well with senior leadership. Familiarity with data privacy regulations and industry-specific compliance considerations. Johnson & Johnson is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by federal, state or local law. We actively seek qualified candidates who are protected veterans and individuals with disabilities as defined under VEVRAA and Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act. Johnson & Johnson is committed to providing an interview process that is inclusive of our applicants’ needs. If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request an accommodation, external applicants please contact us via https://www.jnj.com/contact-us/careers , internal employees contact AskGS to be directed to your accommodation resource. #LI-Hybrid #JNJDataScience #JNJIMCommercial-DS Required Skills: Preferred Skills: Commercial Awareness, Competitive Landscape Analysis, Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Data Savvy, Lead Generation, Market Research, Mentorship, Operations Management, Organizing, Performance Measurement, Process Improvements, Sales Enablement, Sales Support, Sales Training, Stakeholder Engagement, Technical Credibility The anticipated base pay range for this position is : The anticipated base pa