Associate Director Data and Insights

We have an exciting opportunity for an Associate Director, Analytics and Insights to join our OCDTO (Office of the Chief Digital and Technology Officer) in the GSK Digital and Tech organization.

As the Associate Director, Data and Insights, you will be responsible for leading and managing the data, analytics, and insights products and processes for our team. This has the responsibility for delivering analytics, reports and insights to senior leaders, our Tech leadership team, and our business partners cross-company. It is an opportunity to work with data and insights that are used for global and enterprise decisions.

The role holder will manage a small team of analysts and data experts, and together you will own data processes, analytics, reporting and insights, as well as upskilling and teaching new analytics and insights processes to the wider team.

Key Responsibilities:

This role will provide YOU the opportunity to lead key activities to progress YOUR career, these responsibilities include some of the following:

• Lead and manage a small team of direct reports; experts and SME’s in data and analytics.

• Lead and manage a portfolio of products including data processes, analytics solutions, visualization reports and insights opportunities in a matrix organization, fostering a culture of continuous learning and digital proficiency across the teams.

• Develop and execute a comprehensive analytics and insights strategy, improving automation, reducing friction and harnessing the latest in technology from our Tech platforms and tools teams.

• Plan and lead the execution of impactful improvements aligned to prioritized analytics and insights.

• Work with senior leaders to oversee routine reporting and insights processes, delivering trusted data and reports, as well as responding to ad hoc and urgent requests for unpredicted insights.

• Build and manage a backlog of work, prioritise tasks for yourself and the team and deliver to plan.

• Monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of the analytics and insights, and the experience of the users.

• Stay current and leading with industry trends and best practices in digital capability and GSK technologies for insights.

• Build and maintain strong relationships with key stakeholders across the organization to drive support and advocacy.

Why you?

We are looking for professionals with these required skills to achieve our goals:

Basic Qualification

• Strong business acumen.

• Self-starter and natural drive to implement and see follow through on commitments.

• Data driven, using information to inform decisions and solve problems.

• Proven experience managing software development projects, preferably in the field of business intelligence and data analytics.

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer science, or a related field.

• Proven experience in leading and managing analytics and insights processes and solutions.

• Strong understanding of data visualization tools, eg. Power BI, its components, dependencies, PBI landscape.

• Proficiency in software programming languages (eg. Python).

• Proficiency in database management and SQL.

• Understanding of machine learning, AI and generative AI and their application to analytics driven processes.

• Strong project management skills, with the ability to handle multiple projects and priorities simultaneously.

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to influence and collaborate effectively across all levels of the organization.

• Business acumen with the ability to translate between business problems and data and analytics solutions.

• Demonstrated learning agility and organizational skills, with the ability to deal with complexity in a fast-paced working environment. and experienced with the use of Agile delivery frameworks.

Preferred Experience / qualifications and skills:

• Master’s degree or MBA in a related field.

• 16+ years of experience in digital capability, analytics, insights and visualization roles.

• Demonstrated experience of managing people, building and developing teams.

• Experience working with global teams and managing cross-cultural dynamics.

• Proven ability to build and maintain strong relationships with diverse stakeholders.

• A curious, innovative mindset, able to rethink processes and take opportunities to deliver solutions using new technologies (eg GenAI).

Why GSK?

• Career at one of the leading global healthcare companies

• Attractive reward package (competitive salary, annual bonus & awards for outstanding performance, recognition awards for additional achievements and engagement, holiday benefit)

• Company Car or car allowance and company shares

• Possibilities of development within the role and company’s structure

• Life insurance and pension plan

• Open and inclusive environment which is supportive and welcoming of all diversity strands (gender, race, ethnicity, sexuality, disability, or any other characteristic)

• Private medical package with additional preventive healthcare services for employees and their eligible counterparts

• Sports cards (Multisport)

• Personalized learning approach (mentoring, online trainings’ platforms: Pluralsight, Business Skills, Harvard Manage Mentor, Skillsoft and external trainings)

• Extensive support of work life balance (flexible working solutions including working from home possibilities, health & wellbeing activities)

• Supportive community and integration events

• Modern office with creative rooms, fresh fruits everyday

• Free car and bike parking, locker rooms and showers

This role offers a unique opportunity to lead and shape the insights and analytics used within our OCDTO, driving innovation and excellence in our insights and decisions. If you are a strategic thinker with a passion for digital, analytics and insights, and a proven track record in managing analytics products and teams, we invite you to apply and join our dynamic team.

Inclusion at GSK: 
Inclusion at GSK is key for our success.

If you need any adjustments in the recruitment process due to health reasons, please get in touch with our Recruitment Team (pl.recruitment-adjustments@gsk.com) to further discuss this today.

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Why GSK?

Uniting science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together.

GSK is a global biopharma company with a special purpose – to unite science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together – so we can positively impact the health of billions of people and deliver stronger, more sustainable shareholder returns – as an organisation where people can thrive. We prevent and treat disease with vaccines, specialty and general medicines. We focus on the science of the immune system and the use of new platform and data technologies, investing in four core therapeutic areas (infectious diseases, HIV, respiratory/ immunology and oncology).

Our success absolutely depends on our people. While getting ahead of disease together is about our ambition for patients and shareholders, it’s also about making GSK a place where people can thrive. We want GSK to be a place where people feel inspired, encouraged and challenged to be the best they can be. A place where they can be themselves – feeling welcome, valued, and included. Where they can keep growing and look after their wellbeing. So, if you share our ambition, join us at this exciting moment in our journey to get Ahead Together.

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