**This role is onsite in Raleigh, NC. 3 days in office, and 3 remote**

Who We Are: Harvesting Hope with a Growing Family

At Merz Therapeutics, we take a nurturing approach to our organization – treating colleagues like family, embracing our whole selves and creating a company culture that encourages growth and decisive action. We are committed to caring for whole communities by focusing on individuals suffering from movement disorders and neurological conditions and the healthcare providers dedicated to helping them, while simultaneously bolstering our team members in a united effort to make a difference.

As a private, family-owned company, we have the liberty and support to make decisions for ourselves, our customers and the patients we serve. We pride ourselves on building an inclusive culture where there is room to celebrate individual growth with the ability to contribute to a common good as a collaborative team. Our mission is grounded in a long-term view of making a difference for the common good, while growing together as a family.

If you‘re looking to immerse yourself in a passionate team rooted in community, connection and camaraderie, then we’re looking for YOU! #IAmMerz

We are seeking an experienced professional who will serve as the Senior Data Analyst in our growing Commercial Analytics & Sales Operations team, which is responsible for deploying and supporting analytics tools, data management, discovering and providing data insights, analytical support, business understanding, and a strategic perspective in improving the decision making process within the commercial organizations. Working in a matrix environment with other shared services functions (IT, HR, Finance, etc.), this position serves as a Commercial Analytics data expert working closely with sales, marketing, and market access. The primary function for this position is to provide business intelligence and data analysis support, execute sophisticated quantitative analysis, and develop advanced modeling that translates data into actionable insights for our team.

Major Roles and Responsibilities:

• Conduct ad-hoc and routine analysis on targeting, product sales, and promotional activity with appropriate communication to internal staff and sales. Evaluate and communicate key trends for sales and marketing. Triage and solve reporting and analytics questions as they arrive from stakeholders.
• Design and develop sales reporting and data management tools for field that can be scaled, repeated, and replicated.
  Prepare, validate, and distribute ad hoc reports and analysis as requested by management.
  Provide quantitative rationality/recommendations to management team for evaluation of field sales specific activities.
• Collaborate with various departments (Marketing, Finance, and IT) in building a robust solution for company growing needs.
• Conduct data analysis in support of a variety of analytic solutions. Ensure compliance with deliverable reporting requirements by performing data quality audits and analysis
• Capture, develop, and document data definitions, business rules, and data quality requirements. Perform Quality Checks and implement controls for Sales and Marketing data
• Interpret data, build SQL queries to analyze results, and provide insights to determine operational impact, trends, and opportunities
• Develop workflow automation, efficiencies and implement process improvements in SQL / Tableau reporting
• Lead KPI definitions effort in partnership with various functional and operational leaders. Document and manage KPI definitions.
  Build automated enterprise KPI dashboards and support data & metrics delivery to leadership.
• Ensure that all projects are completed in a timely manner and within budget, performing any additional duties as required/assigned by supervisor.

Education 

Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems or Analytics. Required. 

Professional experience

Minimum 5 years of analytics experience in either pharmaceutical, healthcare, medical device, or managed care industries, with particular focus on roles within commercial operations, finance, or marketing. Required.

Skills and Abilities Needed to be Successful: 

• Advanced Excel (formulas, pivot table, charts, macros, etc.)
• Strong database management skills (SQL Server/VBA)
• Ability to positively contribute individually and in team settings
• Strong understanding of ELT/ETL, and workflow automation.
• Self-motivated and creative thinker
• Excellent problem solving, analytical and cognitive skills
• Ability to meet critical deadlines and multi-task.
• Comfort using all primary components of MS Office, Tableau
• Experience with large databases, conducting complex analysis
• Demonstrated ability to think and work with a proactive mindset
• A self-motivated personality with a passion for working in a fast-paced environment
• Ability to work in a collaborative and partnership manner with other team members and business stakeholders

Nice to Have

• Veeva
• Salesforce
• SAP

Don’t meet every single requirement? Studies have shown that women and people of color are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single qualification. At Merz Therapeutics we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyways. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.

Recruitment Note:

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