Data Sourcing Partner

Pharmiweb
Birmingham
3 months ago
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Data Sourcing Partner

About Astellas: 

At Astellas, experience is coupled energised with a relentless challenger spirit.

Our global vision for Patient Centricity is to support the development of innovative health solutions through a deep understanding of the patient experience. At Astellas, Patient Centricity isn’t a buzzword - it’s a guiding principle for action. We believe all staff have a role to play in creating a patient-centric culture and integrating an awareness of the patient into our everyday working practices, regardless of our role, team or division.

We are unusual in our ability to combine the experience, expertise and resources of an established company with the agility, flexibility and tenacity of a start-up. Relentless curiosity and a hunger for discovery flows throughout our entire organisation.

We harness the latest technology and insights from big data with our research expertise to create powerful solutions that could transform the way doctors and nurses treat and care for their patients. We are accelerating product development, driving operational efficiencies and gaining a better understanding of the needs of patients and their healthcare providers.

We partner and collaborate with academic research institutes and biotechnology companies who share our passion for bringing breakthrough discoveries to patients.

The Opportunity: 

As the Data Sourcing Partner, you will play a key role within the Data Strategy Data Sourcing pillar to drive strategic collaborations and projects with broad stakeholders. In addition to leading Data Sourcing BAU activities such as Data purchase reviews with CI leadership and support contract negotiation discussions, you will lead selected strategic projects pertaining to improving Data Sourcing operations or large-scale purchase reviews, to ensure the needs of the business and the technical pillars of Data Strategy are met. These may include cross-functional collaboration and joint data type reviews, or strategic assessment of the value of data.

Hybrid Working:

At Astellas we recognise that our employees enjoy having balance between their professional and home lives. We are proud of our hybrid approach which empowers you to have flexibility on whether to work from home or in the office.

Key activities for this role:

  • Strategic optimization of data purchases processes for CI organization, utilizing current ongoing studies (e.g. data value framework) and analyses of data purchases, including Cross-functional process review and optimization plan development and execution, including change management.
  • Data Sourcing Sharepoint site management.
  • Develop CI change management programs to achieve higher adherence to CI Data Sourcing processes and TPA guidance and training materials, responding to ad hoc TPA needs within CI.
  • Agile implementation of data sourcing scope expansion.
  • Lead the end-to-end data journey for new brands, bridging the needs of business and technical stakeholders particularly for new brands e.g. Izervay, and resolve any issues in data delivery occurring within the data governance processes.
  • Manage cross-functional review of new data governance solutions e.g. DaaS, partnering and coordinating with broad stakeholders, and drive the Go/no-Go discussions and decision making.
  • Provide expertise on annual data purchase review cycles for strategic utilization of budget and facilitate data needs discussions.

Essential Knowledge & Experience: 

  • Solid knowledge of the business needs within pharmaceutical CI, both at global and affiliate levels, and identify multiple ways that commercial data can be used to meet these business needs, to be able to discuss data needs and challenge them to the business.
  • Understanding of Third Party Agreements and contractual obligations with Data Purchases.
  • Effective communication and ability to build strong relationships with vendors and internal stakeholders, lead negotiations to achieve the best outcomes for Astellas for service or data delivery support and issue resolution.
  • Knowledge and experience of procurement methodologies and ability to partner with them in contract negotiations.
  • Experience working in cross-functional teams to manage complex projects with change management to obtain buy-in from leadership and partner functions.
  • Excellent strategic thinking and problem-solving abilities; ability to align varied stakeholder needs into recommendations.
  • Must be fluent in English.

Education: 

  • Degree in a science/health-related subject or equivalent.

Additional Information: 

  • This is a permanent, full-time position.
  • Position is based in the United Kingdom.
  • This position follows our hybrid working model. Role requires a blend of home and a minimum of 1 day per week in our UK office. Flexibility may be required in line with business needs. Candidates must be located within a commutable distance of the office. 

We are an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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