Why choose AstraZeneca Portugal?
As an exciting and emerging leader in pharma and biotech, we're pushing the boundaries of science to deliver life-changing medicines to patients. This is where breakthroughs born in the lab become transformative medicine for the world's most complex diseases. Voted the best company to work for in Portugal 2023/24, AstraZeneca provides the thrill of a start-up within the security of a global firm that brings new challenges and pathways for a fulfilling career.
If you’re ready to make a difference, join our Global Hub in Corporate Affairs, Human Resources, Finance, Information Technology, Marketing, Global Business Services or Procurement. Bring your potential to our evolving team today.
Who do we look for?
Calling all dynamic, ambitious team players. At AstraZeneca, we empower people like you to push the boundaries of science, challenge convention and unleash your entrepreneurial spirit. Here, you'll embrace differences and take bold actions to drive the change needed to meet global healthcare and sustainability challenges.
We're on the lookout for diverse minds inspired by difference who want to reach another level in their careers. Bold disrupters who confidently rise to challenges as fearless entrepreneurs. People who want to make a meaningful impact led by science in an organisation where global meets local. Join one of our offices in Lisbon and discover a culture of openness and vibrancy where diverse perspectives are encouraged and valued. Your work will have a real impact, no matter your level or function.
Success Profile
Ready to make an impact in your career? If you're passionate, growth-orientated and a true team player, we'll help you succeed. Here are some of the skills and capabilities we look for.
Tech innovators
Make a greater impact through our digitally enabled enterprise. If you're technology-savvy and have a digital mindset, you can use your skills and experience to transform and optimise our operations, helping us deliver meaningful work that changes lives.
Dynamic
In a constantly evolving environment dedicated to innovation, you'll use your strong sense of purpose to provide outstanding contributions. Although we're a global company, our Global Hub operates like a start-up, allowing you to work autonomously. Bring your fearlessness of improving patient outcomes, and we'll encourage your personal success.
Ambitious
Play your part in progressing a world-leading pipeline. Here, you'll improve patients' lives now and better the future of humanity. With our opportunities for continuous development, you'll exhibit your passion and potential to go beyond the expected — and grow in your career with our support.
Team players
Your unique perspectives make our ambitions and capabilities possible. Our culture of openness, sharing and giving allows everyone to speak up and express their ideas. In an open atmosphere of camaraderie and support, we rely on each other to further our progress and drive much-needed change.
Responsibilities
Insights & Analytics Manager
Location: Lisbon Portugal
Competitive salary and benefits apply
At AstraZeneca, we put patients first and strive to meet their unmet needs worldwide. Working here means being entrepreneurial, thinking big, and working together to make the impossible a reality. If you are swift to action, confident to lead, willing to collaborate, and curious about what science can do, then you’re our kind of person.
Are you passionate about transforming data into actionable insights? As an Insights & Analytics Manager, you will prepare data-driven insights for business decision-makers, helping to develop business intelligence, optimize effectiveness, and predict business outcomes. You will analyze data to support processes by identifying, analyzing, and interpreting trends or patterns. Additionally, you will prepare ongoing reports and data visualizations to aid in data storytelling within defined project scopes using established tools and standards.
Accountabilities
Document business requirements, processes, and solutions. Create clear and concise documentation, including business requirement documents, functional specifications, and process flows. Translate business needs into technical requirements such as fit-for-purpose solution design and data models.
Provide insights support for exploratory, descriptive, and predictive data analytics to cross-functional small-scale projects to execute defined solutions that drive value to AstraZeneca.
Develop visualizations and tools to support and deliver analytical solutions within defined project scope.
Develop, implement, and support analytical and data visualization solutions designed to drive the interrogation of datasets for insights in scientific and business application areas within defined project scope. Employ the use of dedicated business intelligence applications and/or cloud services but may also leverage the reporting capabilities of existing ERP, CRM, and/or database software vendors and analytical software such as R, Python, Matlab, and others.
Create and maintain exploratory and predictive analytics statistical models for ongoing and ad hoc review and analysis of data.
Build effective relationships with an established range of stakeholders to ensure utilization and value of information resources and services. Clearly and objectively communicate results, as well as their associated uncertainties and limitations.
Attend stakeholder meetings, take notes, actively participate in discussions, and send meeting minutes. Influence decision-making processes and guide stakeholders towards effective solutions by facilitating consensus among a diverse group of stakeholders.
Develop, maintain, and apply ongoing knowledge and awareness in trends, standard methodology, and new developments in analytics.
Implement working practices to ensure that work is delivered to robust quality standards and aligned to defined governance frameworks and policies.
Essential Skills/Experience
Bachelor's Degree in a relevant discipline or equivalent number of years of experience
Demonstrated knowledge of data analytic and visualization tools such as R, Python, SpotFire or Tableau
Familiarity with database systems (e.g., SQL, NoSQL, graph)
Proven ability to draw conclusions from data and present in a succinct fashion to stakeholders
Strong interpersonal skills in building good relationships with stakeholders and managing conflicting priorities and expectations throughout the project lifecycle
Good understanding of the pharmaceutical industry and business domain including financial analysis. Familiar with business processes, terminology, and trends to address business challenges effectively
Lead 2-3 projects’ scope, timelines, and deliverables independently. Familiar with project management software
Desirable Skills/Experience
Master's Degree in mathematics, computer science, engineering, physics, statistics, management and economics, or a related quantitative discipline
Experience in consultancy and/or pharmaceutical industry
Comfortable working in high-performance computing or cloud environment
Communicates effectively in both verbal and written forms. Clearly articulate complex concepts and ideas to both technical and non-technical stakeholders; includes listening attentively and asking relevant questions
Software development skills
When we put diverse teams in the same room, we unleash bold thinking with the power to inspire life-changing medicines. In-person working gives us the platform we need to connect, work at pace, and challenge perceptions. That's why we work, on average, a minimum of three days per week from the office. We balance the expectation of being in the office while respecting individual flexibility. Join us in our unique and ambitious world.
At AstraZeneca, we are driven by a shared purpose – to push the boundaries of science to deliver life-changing medicines. Our inclusive culture fosters innovation through collaboration, lifelong learning, growth opportunities, and a commitment to diversity. We are dedicated to making a difference in medicine, patients' lives, and society.
Ready to make an impact? Apply now!
AstraZeneca embraces diversity and equality of opportunity. We are committed to building an inclusive and diverse team representing all backgrounds, with as wide a range of perspectives as possible, and harnessing industry-leading skills. We believe that the more inclusive we are, the better our work will be. We welcome and consider applications to join our team from all qualified candidates, regardless of their characteristics. We comply with all applicable laws and regulations on non-discrimination in employment (and recruitment), as well as work authorization and employment eligibility verification requirements.
Reasons to Join
Thomas Mathisen
There are many things I enjoy when working at AstraZeneca, mainly the Speak up culture, the great colleagues that are in my teams, the great products that AstraZeneca provides to our patients and the challenging conversations I have around our medicines.
Christine Recchio
Working at AstraZeneca has impacted my life in such a positive way. I now have an improved work-life balance through creating my own schedule and time management, I feel a balance that I didn’t have before.
Stephanie Ling
There are a lot of reasons why I enjoy working in AstraZeneca, my colleagues being one of them. My team members and the managers have provided a great deal of guidance in helping me to be more confident in my daily work.
What we offer
We're driven by our shared values of serving people, society and the planet. Our people make this possible, which is why we prioritise diversity, safety, empowerment and collaboration. Discover what a career at AstraZeneca could mean for you.
Aligned to performance
Our approach is designed to deliver great performance — stimulating our commercial growth, scientific advancement, collaboration and personal development. Never standing still, you'll have the chance to grow your abilities, skills and knowledge constantly as you accelerate your career.
Balanced
An energised work environment is only possible when our people have a healthy work-life balance and are supported for their individual needs. Typical benefits include healthcare, life insurance and long-term savings, and in many markets, there’s a range of benefits for you to tailor.
Holistic
We're at our best and most creative when drawing on our different views, experiences and strengths. Being valued for who you are and the difference you bring is at the heart of our culture — and you’ll be rewarded when you create authentic connections to our purpose.
Sustainable
Our two offices in Lisbon combine comfort with sustainability. From renewable energy, a zero-plastic scheme, electric vehicles and food waste reduction initiatives to sustainable reward practices, we're realising our ambition to harness the power of science to build a healthy future for everyone everywhere.
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