Astellas Canada – At Astellas, we strive to become a cutting-edge, value-driven life science innovator. This means working at the forefront of healthcare change to turn innovative science into VALUE for patients.

What sets us apart is our focus on patients, our pioneering innovation, our collaborative culture, and the passion of our talented people. Making a positive impact on patients’ lives is the purpose behind everything we do. At Astellas, we are relentless in our pursuit of scientific progress and in tackling unmet medical needs, demonstrated by our legacy in oncology, overactive bladder and transplant and our impressive pipeline in women's health, blindness and regeneration, genetic regulation, immuno-oncology, mitochondria and targeted protein degradation.

About Us We are a global pharmaceutical company headquartered in Japan, with a team of more than 14,000 managing operations in approximately 70 countries around the world. We are in the Top 30 global biopharma company based on global revenues and are predicted to be one of the Top 10 Cancer Drug Makers of 2024 by Fierce Pharma.

In Canada, we are growing to meet the exciting opportunities realized by our legacy brands and rich pipeline of innovative treatments. We are looking for candidates who will thrive in our entrepreneurial and empowering environment where talent and leadership flourish. Do your values align with our Astellas Way - patient focus, ownership, results, openness and integrity? Then we would love to hear from you.

From the first day in role, everyone at Astellas has a responsibility for creating a brighter future for patients around the world. We nurture exceptional relationships with our employees to allow them to thrive, foster innovation, and deliver exceptional business results. We work to create a culture where our people feel empowered to pursue brave ideas and ambitious outcomes, to have the confidence to be accountable for a higher standard of performance and embody a competitive and solutions-oriented mindset.

Our expertise, science and technology make us a pharma company. Our open and diverse culture is what makes us uniquely Astellas. Astellas Pharma Canada (APCA) is currently searching for a Manager Business Solutions & Analytics

Description The Manager Business Solutions & Analytics performs a number of functions that drive Operational Excellence within Canada. This position takes a leadership role in executing key initiatives such as Sales Force Effectiveness, OmniChannel development, Data Enablement, and Commercial Insights. This role partners with all commercial departments to drive commercial success.

Essential Job Duties

• Partnering with local sales leadership, this individual will be responsible for the management of local sales reporting, metrics and dashboards; including standardization and automation. This includes being the primary contact with any consultants and vendors involved in these activities.
• Responsible for all local sales data management and data hygiene.
• Lead with internal sales and finance partners on territory-level forecasting and quota development.
• Business insights lead for assigned business unit or therapeutic area. This includes proactively conducting rigorous analytics to uncover new business opportunities and insights as well as establishing appropriate benchmarks in order to support the development of actionable strategic and tactical recommendations based on findings.
• Lead the development of all ad-hoc sales analyses and data visualizations.
• Oversight of all local scheduled reporting as well as Ad Hoc reporting.
• Management of Sales Execution Plan (SEP) reporting.
• Support the development and output of Incentive Compensation Plans (ICP) for all APCA sales teams

Required Qualifications

• University-level degree in a business-related field.
• 3-5 years of analytical experience including data analysis and reporting – preferably in the pharmaceutical space
• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to effectively interact with all levels of employees including senior management.
• Working knowledge of various statistical modeling techniques and their application within complex analytical projects, e.g., regression modeling, promotion response modeling, ROI etc.
• Proven success working in a cross-functional and matrixed environment
• Proficient in systems administration, configuration, and function
• Sound knowledge and cross-functional experience in data modeling and architecture, and associated KPIs and dashboards
• Creating business cases; building plans and scenarios
• Root cause modeling and solving
• Politically astute, able to challenge respectively and constructively
• Impactful, collaborative individual, building and maintaining credibility with all stakeholders, able to deliver results through influence and persuasion
• Inquisitive, curious and innovative. Able to think outside the box and develop curiosity into innovation
• Competent and confident at holding others to account
• Excellent project management skills and adept at multi-tasking and prioritization
• Strong working knowledge of VEEVA CRM and/or Salesforce
• Experience working with Data Visualisation Software such Qlikview, Tableau or PowerBI
• Strong working knowledge of IQVIA data sources, including but not limited to TSA/TCR, CompuScript, Xponent, and CD&H.
• Extensive computer proficiency with desktop software in a Windows environment including prioritization, Excel, MS Access, and PowerPoint.

Preferred Skills

• Masters level degree in business, mathematics, or life sciences
• Pharmaceutical industry experience

Working Environment

• This hybrid position is based in Markham at the Astellas Pharma Canada Home Office and will require on-site work.
• At Astellas we recognize the importance of work/life balance, and we are proud to offer a hybrid working solution allowing time to connect with colleagues at the office with the flexibility to also work from home. We believe this will optimize the most productive work environment for all employees to succeed and deliver. Hybrid work from certain locations may be permitted in accordance with Astellas’ Responsible Flexibility Guidelines.

Astellas Pharma Canada welcomes and encourages applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the hiring process.

Astellas Pharma Canada requires full Vaccination against COVID-19 as a condition of employment. Reasonable accommodation to this policy may be granted for a valid accommodation request under human rights legislation.

No telephone inquiries, in-person applications, or agencies please. While we appreciate all applications, only candidates under consideration will be contacted. ** Category Canada

Astellas is committed to equality of opportunity in all aspects of employment.

EOE including Disability/Protected Veterans