Director – Commercial Reporting & Analytics Delivery Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

Location Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

Job ID R-229572

Date posted 29/06/2025

Job Title:Director – Commercial Reporting & Analytics Delivery

Career Level: F

Accountabilities

• Supervise the delivery of high-quality, timely, and accurate reporting and analytics services to support business decision-making. Act as point of escalation to resolve operational issues.
• Drive the adoption of new technologies, including sophisticated analytics and artificial intelligence, to enhance commercial insight generation and operational productivity.
• Lead, coach, and develop commercial reporting and analytics teams across multiple locations, ensuring high performance and engagement including early talent graduate programs.
• Continuously review and improve reporting and analytics processes to increase efficiency, quality, and value for the business.
• Collaborate with commercial and functional partners to understand business needs and deliver actionable analytics solutions, translating data to insight, that support strategy and growth.
• Lead transitions of reporting and analytics work from external providers to internal teams, supporting proof of concept projects, considering various resourcing models, ensuring smooth handover and capability development.
• Lead external 3rd party partners ensuring resources/services delivered by our partners are of high quality and good value.
• Promote a culture of continuous improvement by championing standard processes, innovation, and learning within the reporting and analytics function.
• Establish and maintain robust data governance, ensuring data accuracy, consistency, and compliance with company policies.
• Supervise industry trends and standard processes in commercial analytics and reporting, proactively integrating relevant advances and insights.
• Act as a role model for AstraZeneca values, ensuring that all activities align with what we value, policies, and the Code of Conduct.

Essential Skills/Experience

• Extensive Pharmaceutical Experience: At least 10 years in forecasting, analytics, or insights roles, with a minimum of 6 years in the pharmaceutical or healthcare sector.
• Team Leadership & Development: Shown ability to lead, empower, and develop direct and multi-functional teams, driving partnership and high performance.
• Project Management: Proven track record in handling multiple, sophisticated projects, including planning, risk management, and delivering business outcomes. Track record of accepting Agile methodologies to support pod-model and iterative delivery methods.
• Business Partnership: Skilled at building trusted relationships and working efficiently across functions such as marketing, analytics, operations, and technology.
• Change & Continuous Improvement: Shown ability to inspire change, influence collaborators, and nurture a culture of ongoing improvement and innovation.
• Technical and Analytical Skills: Experience leading reporting and analytics transformations, demonstrating modern BI/AI platforms (e.g., Power BI, Tableau, Snowflake, Azure, Databricks).
• Communication & Presentation: Good interpersonal, presentation, and negotiation skills, with the ability to engage audiences at all levels.
• Shared Services & Supplier Management: Experience working within shared services or large organizations, including handling third-party partners or vendors.

Desirable Skills/Experience

This is an excellent opportunity for a strategic leader who grows with enabling business growth through data, inspires high-performing teams, and accepts innovation in the evolving field of commercial analytics.

When we put unexpected teams in the same room, we ignite 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 aggressive world.

At AstraZeneca, you'll be part of a versatile distributed team that fuels our rapidly growing enterprise. We demonstrate exciting new technology and digital innovations to accelerate our evolution. Our aggressive spirit drives us to take smart risks and turn ideas into reality. With countless opportunities available, you'll build an unrivaled reputation while supplying to something bigger—impacting patients' lives through science-led initiatives.

Ready to make a difference? Apply now to join AstraZeneca's journey towards delivering life-changing medicines!

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AstraZeneca embraces diversity and equality of opportunity. We are committed to building an inclusive and diverse team representing all backgrounds, with as wide a range of perspectives as possible, and harnessing industry-leading skills. We believe that the more inclusive we are, the better our work will be. We welcome and consider applications to join our team from all qualified candidates, regardless of their characteristics. We comply with all applicable laws and regulations on non-discrimination in employment (and recruitment), as well as work authorization and employment eligibility verification requirements.