Job Summary

The Business Data Analyst plays a critical role in supporting commercial excellence by gathering, analyzing, and interpreting internal and external data to generate actionable insights that inform business decisions. This role partners with sales, marketing, contracting, and cross-functional teams; both local and global; to identify key performance trends, support strategic initiatives, and deliver high-quality analytical deliverables. The incumbent will design and maintain reporting templates, develop dashboards, conduct market and customer analyses, and help drive process improvements. The Business Analyst serves as a trusted analytics resource, communicating findings to stakeholders and contributing to the commercialization and operational excellence of the organization.

This is a hybrid position, and the selected candidate will be required to work onsite in the Lake Zurich, Illinois office 3 days a week.

Salary Range: $65,000 - $85,000 per year
Final pay determinations will depend on various factors, including, but not limited to experience level, education, knowledge, skills, and abilities. Our benefits and programs are comprehensive and thoughtfully crafted to ensure our colleagues live healthy lives and have support when it matters most.

Responsibilities

Data Analysis & Reporting

• Analyze commercial, operational, and market data to identify trends, patterns, opportunities, and risks that support strategic and tactical decision-making.
• Develop and manage reporting templates, dashboards, and visualizations to communicate insights clearly to commercial teams.
• Ensure the quality, accuracy, and business readiness of analytical outputs, including validation of data and results before dissemination.
• Support commercial data governance best practices to maintain consistency and integrity of analytical outputs.

Commercial Insight Generation

• Conduct advanced analytics to support performance measurement, brand planning, sales effectiveness, promotional evaluation, and segmentation.
• Prepare and present actionable commercial insights, supporting leadership with recommendations that address market dynamics and competitive landscapes.
• Analyze forecast accuracy, KPIs, call and sample data, and other performance metrics to identify drivers of commercial outcomes.

Cross-Functional Collaboration & Support

• Partner with internal stakeholders including sales, marketing, contracting, finance, and IT to understand analytical needs and deliver tailored solutions.
• Support business unit stakeholders by translating analytics into business cases, executive summaries, and strategic recommendations.
• Collaborate with data, CRM, and BI teams to improve data workflows, reporting processes, and system integrations.

Process & Systems Improvement

• Identify process improvement opportunities and propose solutions to enhance efficiency, data quality, and analytical capability.
• Participate in user acceptance testing (UAT) for reporting tools and analytics systems, ensuring solutions function as intended.
• Support enhancements to commercial data structures and reporting platforms to align with evolving business requirements.

Communication & Documentation

• Communicate complex analytical findings verbally and in writing to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Document analytical processes, assumptions, and methodologies to ensure reproducibility and continuity.
• Assist with preparing presentations for leadership reviews, business reviews, and strategic planning sessions.

 

Special Projects & Strategic Initiatives

• Support strategic initiatives related to commercial operations, product launches, and cross-functional projects.
• Conduct ad-hoc analyses and scenario modeling to evaluate business decisions, pricing impacts, market entry, and promotional strategies.

Additional

• Attends local, national, and global meetings as needed.
• Completes all training requirements, including all department-specific, compliance training, etc.
• Participates in any and all reasonable work activities as assigned by management.
• All employees are responsible for ensuring the compliance to