AstraZeneca
pharma
CommercialExcellenceBusinessPartner
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“Commercial Excellence Business Partner at AstraZeneca. Skills: Sales Force Incentives, Demand Forecasting, IQVIA analytics, Performance tracking. Partner with BU Directors. Advise on strategy”
What You'll Achieve.
Improve forecast accuracy; Improve campaign ROI; Impact sales growth; Impact market share; Impact forecast accuracy; Impact incentive calculation quality; Impact sales force productivity; Impact campaign ROI
Industry & Context.
Problem-solving; Data-driven decision-making
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
3 years' experience in pharma companies, Proficiency with Excel, Proficiency with PowerPoint, Proficiency with Power BI, Proficiency with Tableau, Proficiency with CRM Analytics, Experience in IQVIA analytics, Analyzing sales vs. target, Analyzing market share, Analyzing growth drivers, Building dashboards, Interpreting dashboards, Leading forecast cycles
Nice to Have
Specialty background, Rapid thinking, Decision making, Strategic thinking, Pharma business acumen, Advanced data analytics, Storytelling, Stakeholder management, Influence, Execution excellence, Project management skills, Driving performance, Cross Functional Teams collaboration
What You'll Do.
Partner with BU Directors
Translate ambition into execution plans
Define measurable KPIs
Support product launches
Support lifecycle management
Align commercial insights
Align performance tracking
Monitor sales performance
Monitor targets versus achievements
Generate robust insights
Lead deep-dive analyses
Highlight opportunities
Support decision-making
Own Sales Force Incentives
Manage approval processes
Perform incentive calculations
Validate incentive calculations
Ensure accurate payouts
Ensure timely payouts
Communicate transparently
Own demand forecasting
Run best-case scenarios
Run worst-case scenarios
Align with Supply Chain
Improve forecast accuracy
Manage IQVIA reporting
Analyze competitor activity
Analyze performance trends
Convert findings into recommendations
Support omnichannel strategy execution
Measure customer engagement effectiveness
Optimize campaign performance
Track treatment landscape
Inform strategic positioning
Inform access decisions
Challenge assumptions
Drive continuous improvement
Deliver insights impacting sales growth
Deliver insights impacting market share
Deliver insights impacting forecast accuracy
Deliver insights impacting incentive calculation quality
Deliver insights impacting sales force productivity
Deliver insights impacting campaign ROI
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Cross-functional teams; Connect insights; Challenge assumptions; Drive continuous improvement; Work with Finance; Work with HR; Align with Supply Chain; Align with Finance
Communication Scope
Storytelling
Process & Methodology
Project management skills
Full Job Description
**Job Title: Commercial Excellence Business Partner** **Introduction to role** Act as a strategic partner to the Business Units, driving commercial performance, operational excellence and data-driven decision-making. Take ownership of critical areas including Sales Force Incentives, Demand Forecasting and IQVIA analytics, turning complex data into clear actions that shape business outcomes. Ready to influence strategy, challenge thinking and help unlock the full potential of our portfolio? **Accountabilities:** * Partner closely with BU Directors to advise on strategy, translate ambition into execution plans and define measurable KPIs that track impact. * Support product launches and lifecycle management by aligning commercial insights, forecasting and performance tracking. * Monitor sales performance, targets versus achievements and market share, using IQVIA, Veeva CRM and dashboards to generate robust insights. * Lead deep-dive analyses that clarify issues, highlight opportunities and support confident decision-making. * Take full ownership of Sales Force Incentives: design and maintain SOPs, define governance and rules, manage approval processes and perform quarterly incentive calculations with rigorous validation. * Work with Finance and HR to ensure accurate, timely payouts and transparent communication. Own demand forecasting, leading monthly, quarterly and annual cycles, running best and worst-case scenarios and aligning with Supply Chain and Finance to improve forecast accuracy over time. * Manage IQVIA reporting for assigned business units, analyzing market share, competitor activity and performance trends, then converting findings into practical recommendations. Support omnichannel strategy execution by measuring customer engagement effectiveness, optimizing campaign performance and improving ROI. * Track competitors, market trends and the treatment landscape to inform strategic positioning and access decisions. Collaborate across functions to connect insi
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