Director, Business Intelligence – Medical Affairs
Gilead SciencesAbout the role
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Job Description
The Director of Business Intelligence, for Medical Affairs will serve as a player/coach to lead the development and execution of analytics excellence that support strategic decision-making and optimize the performance of medical field teams. In collaboration with cross functional partners, including Medical Excellence, Scientific Communication and MA Technology, this individual will design and implement analytical processes, tools and frameworks to generate trends, patterns, relationships and key insights from real-world data, field activities, and medical operations, ensuring that analytics drive both strategic planning and tactical execution. The ideal candidate brings expertise in decision science, data visualization, business application of descriptive/diagnostic analytics, and field operations, with a strong understanding of medical affairs in the life sciences industry.
Key Responsibilities
Use decision science frameworks to design models, simulations, and optimization tools that guide MA activities and performance such as field engagement, scientific communication, and product launch support.
Identify, define and track key performance indicators and leading and lagging measures to evaluate the effectiveness and impact of medical activities, including field activities, medical education, KOL engagements and patient engagement efforts, in alignment with Medical Affairs’ strategic imperatives
Lead the team and act as a champion in transforming data into clear, visually engaging, and compelling narratives that drive business actions
Collaborate and lead the development of field analytics tools that provide actionable insights to field-based medical teams, enabling efficient planning and engagement, and leadership reporting tools to track activities, engagement quality, and the effectiveness of scientific interactions.
Lead performance analytics to optimize territory management, resource allocation, and key opinion leader (KOL) engagement strategies.
Develop and implement best practices, governance and standards for data visualization, dashboard design, and reporting to ensure consistency, quality, accuracy and scalability across global MA analytics initiatives.
Oversee the design, development, and optimization of dashboards, reports, and analytics tools using platforms such as Spotfire, Power BI, or Tableau, to provide a comprehensive view of company performance.
Support the integration of predictive analytics, machine learning, and AI to enable proactive decision-making and scenario planning.
Collaborate with medical affairs, clinical operations, commercial, IT, and other cross-functional teams to align analytics initiatives wit
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