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DIRECTOR OF DATA ANALYTICS
Location: Pennington, NJ
Work Arrangement: Hybrid
Employment Type: Contract/Contract-to-Hire
Travel: Up to 20% domestic travel
ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITY
JSR Tech Consulting is seeking a hands-on Director of Data Analytics to help an emerging biopharmaceutical organization build the commercial data and analytics capabilities needed for an anticipated U.S. product launch in a rare-disease market.
This individual will own key commercial data assets, strengthen data governance, guide the supporting technology ecosystem, and transform complex healthcare data into actionable recommendations for commercial and executive leadership.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
• Serve as the business owner and subject-matter expert for commercial data assets and related analytics capabilities.
• Lead the acquisition, integration, governance, quality, and optimization of claims, laboratory, CRM, patient-pathway, provider, media, omnichannel, and other third-party data.
• Establish data standards, business rules, documentation, governance processes, and quality measures that improve data consistency, accessibility, integrity, and compliance.
• Develop analyses supporting launch readiness, brand planning, market assessment, patient identification, patient journeys, commercial effectiveness, and performance monitoring.
• Create dashboards, reports, KPIs, and executive-ready presentations that translate complex findings into clear business recommendations.
• Own and optimize a modern commercial analytics environment that may include Snowflake, Fivetran, dbt, Veeva CRM, Veeva Network, Veeva OpenData, Salesforce Marketing Cloud, and visualization tools.
• Partner with Commercial, Market Access, Sales, Marketing, Medical Affairs, Finance, IT, and executive stakeholders to translate business questions into scalable analytics solutions.
• Manage analytics and technology vendors, project plans, deliverables, service levels, budgets, and timelines.
• Evaluate new data, visualization, automation, and AI capabilities that can improve decision-making and operating efficiency.
REQUIRED EXPERIENCE AND QUALIFICATIONS
• Bachelor's degree in Data Science, Analytics, Statistics, Economics, Information Systems, Business, Life Sciences, or a related field.
• MBA, MS, MPH, or comparable advanced degree preferred.
• Eight to ten years of experience in pharmaceutical, biotechnology, healthcare analytics, commercial operations, business intelligence, or a related function.
• Demonstrated experience with healthcare claims, laboratory, patient-level, provider-level, and commercial data.
• Experience with healthcare data products such as Komodo, Quest, Veeva Compass, Definitive Healthcare, IQVIA, Symphony, or comparable sources.
• Experience managing cloud data and analytics infrastructure, ideally including Snowflake and modern integration tools such as Fivetran or dbt.
• Strong dashboard and data-visualization experience using Power BI, Tableau, or a comparable platform.
• Working knowledge of pharmaceutical commercialization, patient-journey analytics, market access, and product-launch planning.
• Proven project and vendor management skills, with the ability to influence cross-functional teams without direct authority.
• Excellent written, verbal, analytical, and presentation skills, including the ability to communicate technical findings to non-technical audiences.
• Ability to work independently and move quickly within a lean, high-growth, pre-commercial environment.
ENGAGEMENT DETAILS
This position is structured as a contract or contract-to-hire opportunity. Potential conversion will depend on business needs, performance, and mutual fit and is not guaranteed.