Summary-
Trusted senior thought-partner who leads operations for the BIA ICON (Intercontinental Markets) team. The pillar lead will play an instrumental role in developing the new Hyderabad site, from hiring and cultivating top talent to pioneering new ways of working that can supercharge innovation and accelerate delivery to build and scale BIA capabilities. The pillar lead should be an entrepreneurial talent who thrives under pressure, tight timelines & ambiguity, while providing focus and clear priorities to their team. In addition, the pillar lead will engage with senior stakeholders across BIA globally to help steer the new site to success
Roles & Responsibilities
- Oversee management of 20 Hyderabad-based FTEs who provide support to ICON, primarily made up of business analytics roles (steady state phase expected in mid-2025)
- Lead hiring and training for BIA's Hyderabad-based ICON team, play a key role in designing career development opportunities and creating a culture of connectivity and meaningful work within the team
- Maintain close alignment of Hyderabad and ICON BIA priorities and standards by ensuring the delivery of high-quality outputs and implementing ways of working that drive efficiencies within a global operating model
- Engage in thought partnership with senior leadership across BIA to establish and develop the Hyderabad site
Skills and competencies
- Strong verbal/written skills, with the ability to effectively communicate with & strategically impact senior leadership
- Strong project management and interpersonal skills, with the ability to lead diverse teams, influence cross functionally and manage a heavy workload
- Strong creative problem-solving skills and business acumen, with the ability to identify key findings from disparate data sources to provide recommendations
- Strong analytical skills with knowledge of qualitative design, data analysis, and applied statistics, as well as a solid understanding of best practices for forecasting and analytics
Experience
- We welcome a bachelor's or master's (MBA preferred; quantitative area)
- 5+ years pharma industry experience, including consulting companies
- Experience managing/leading team(s) supporting global enterprise
- Experience building and developing high performing teams from scratch
- Experience interacting with senior management, understanding, anticipating and fulfilling their insight/ analytical information requirements
- Experience with forecasting/analytics, modeling platforms, data manipulation software and visualization tools (e.g., Tableau, Microsoft Suite, MicroStrategy, Python, SQL, SAS, etc.)
- Knowledge or experience with pharmaceutical industry data in international markets, including
- IQVIA, etc.
