Business Analytics Lead

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Job Description

About BioLife Plasma Services

BioLife Plasma Services, a subsidiary of Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Ltd., is an industry leader in the collection of high-quality plasma that is processed into life-saving plasma-based therapies. Some diseases can only be treated with medicines made with plasma. Since plasma can’t be made synthetically, many people rely on plasma donors to live healthier, happier lives. BioLife operates 220+ state-of-the-art plasma donation centers across the United States. Our employees are committed to improving the quality of life for patients and ensuring that the donation process is safe, easy, and rewarding for donors who want to make a difference.

When you work at BioLife, you’ll feel good knowing what we do helps improve the lives of patients with rare diseases. While you focus on our donors, we’ll support you. We offer a purpose you can believe in, a team you can count on, opportunities for career growth, and a comprehensive benefits program, all in a fast-paced, friendly environment. This position is currently classified as "hybrid" in accordance with Takeda’s Hybrid and Remote Work policy.

BioLife Plasma Services is a subsidiary of Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Ltd.

OBJECTIVES/PURPOSE

As a Business Analytics Lead on the Forecasting, Pricing, and Analytics (FPA) team, you will play a pivotal role in driving the strategic development and execution of initiatives that optimize our company's data and analytics capabilities. You will develop and implement analytics solutions that support plasma volume growth, business outcome predictability, and cost management through improving how we use data – both through data analysis, building/modifying reporting dashboards, improving knowledge management, and creating statistical model prototypes. This role is critically important for the success of the FPA team and reports to the Global Head of Forecasting, Pricing, and Analytics at BioLife, which is within the Plasma-Derived Therapies PDT) business unit at Takeda.

ACCOUNTABILITIES

Strategic Leadership

• Provide thought leadership for improving measurement of business performance – both through focus on the right metrics and improving metric accuracy.

• Identify and help implement best practices, create and maintain documentation, and improve knowledge management across the Forecasting, Pricing, and Analytics (FPA) team.

• Ability to proactively identify and quantify risks & gaps in on-going business processes.

• Drive continuous improvement initiatives to achieve cost savings and efficiency gains.

• Work with partners, vendors, and consultants on cross-functional projects, which can include developing solution functional requirements, feature prioritization, and aspects of data management/governance.

Metrics and Reporting

• Identify, development and maintain key performance indicators (KPIs) to track and measure projects.

• Partner with the Data, Digital, and Technology (DD&T) Team to ensure data accuracy, data integrity, and that good data governance practices are in place.

• Develop solutions (dashboards, data visualizations, reports) for real-time operations performance assessment and agile decision-making.

Data Science

• Partner with DD&T data scientists and consultants to develop advanced analytical models and dashboards for operations management.

• Complete ad hoc analytics projects, which can include descriptive analyses