Business Insights Manager (12 Month Fixed Term Contract or Secondment)

AstraZeneca seeks a Business Insights Manager to join the Insights & Analytics team on a fixed term contract, supporting the Cardio‑Renal therapy area. This is an opportunity to guide the future of the organisation by informing and influencing business strategy through data‑driven decision‑making.

As Business Insights Manager, you will analyse a variety of data sources, including sales, market activity, and competitive intelligence, developing actionable recommendations that bring value and support AstraZeneca’s strategic goals. The role also involves leading market research projects that answer critical business questions and improve brand and financial planning processes. Daily collaboration with colleagues in Marketing, Finance, and Market Access is a key aspect, as is the continual exploration of new research methods and innovative analytical approaches.

Key Accountabilities:

• Daily responsibilities are in Forecasting, Insights and Analytics.
• Distilling complex data into important insights about markets, brands, and customers.
• Supporting priority brands through identification of emerging patterns and opportunities.
• Communicating clear, actionable recommendations to help get our medicines to the right patients.
• Generating insights via designing and delivering primary market research (including managing 3rd party vendors), secondary data analysis, and collaborating with Global and Regional partners.
• Responsible for both strategic and financial planning activities.
• Delivering robust, clear and ambitious forecasts in partnership with the Franchise head and Business unit director.
• Translating the strategy into models which output scenarios for our patient ambition.

Essential experience and capabilities:

• Strong experience in insights or analytical roles in the pharma or associated industries (NHS or Consultancy).
• Capability to own brand and market forecasts.
• Experience of the pharma industry, including the UK environment, NHS.
• Ability to distil impactful and actionable insights out of different data sets and reports.
• Proven track record of driving decisions with senior stakeholders in a complex environment.
• Collaborative team-player.
• Self‑starter who can face challenges with a positive attitude.

Desirable experience and capabilities:

• Preferred qualifications include a master’s degree or equivalent experience in a business‑related field, experience in specific therapy areas.
• Knowledge of, or the ability to rapidly develop understanding of, the cardio‑renal therapy area, including key clinical concepts, treatment pathways and decision drivers.

In‑person working gives us the platform we need to connect, work at pace and challenge perceptions. 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. This position offers the chance to develop new skills, advance your career, and contribute substantially to AstraZeneca’s success.

Our mission is to build an inclusive and equitable environment. We want people to feel they belong at AstraZeneca and Alexion, starting with our recruitment process. We welcome and consider applications from all qualified candidates, regardless of characteristics. We offer reasonable adjustments/accommodations to help all candidates to perform at their best.