Job Description

Job Description

At Gilead, we’re creating a healthier world for all people. For more than 35 years, we’ve tackled diseases such as HIV, viral hepatitis, COVID-19 and cancer – working relentlessly to develop therapies that help improve lives and to ensure access to these therapies across the globe. We continue to fight against the world’s biggest health challenges, and our mission requires collaboration, determination and a relentless drive to make a difference.

Every member of Gilead’s team plays a critical role in the discovery and development of life-changing scientific innovations. Our employees are our greatest asset as we work to achieve our bold ambitions, and we’re looking for the next wave of passionate and ambitious people ready to make a direct impact.

We believe every employee deserves a great leader. People Leaders are the cornerstone to the employee experience at Gilead and Kite. As a people leader now or in the future, you are the key driver in evolving our culture and creating an environment where every employee feels included, developed and empowered to fulfil their aspirations. Join Gilead and help create possible, together.

Gilead Sciences is a research-based biopharmaceutical company that discovers, develops, and commercializes innovative medicines in areas of unmet medical need.

Our heritage of science and innovation and the curiosity and passion of everyone who works here has enabled us to provide medicines that help transform standards of care for more than 35 years.

Gilead’s therapeutic areas of focus include liver diseases, infectious diseases, inflammatory diseases and oncology.

Commercial Operations Mission

• ComOps employees innovate and embed capabilities in people, organizations, processes, and technology within GSJ.
• Through cross-functional collaboration with GSJ and global teams, we drive operational excellence and maximize customer engagement, enabling Gilead’s commercial strategy.
• Even in unprecedented situations, we pursue high levels of expertise and innovation to consider and propose optimal solutions from the perspective of customers, patients, and internal users.

Job description

We are seeking a Data Analyst Manager/ Employee of Integrated Insight & Execution Dept. reporting to a Head of Integrated Insight and Execution Dept. in Commercial Operations of Gilead Japan.

The incumbent will work with BU head, Sales Planning and Marketing in each Business Unit and other function key leaders such as IT and each ComOps Dept (SFE, Marketing Ops, Market Insights) to be immersed in strategic and operational elements for Gilead Sciences Japan.

Especially under Digital Transformation, the incumbent will be performing as an data scientist and driving Data Strategy, BI and Advanced Analytics, Cross Channel/Omni-Channel Analytics.

This position is responsible for business analysis to successfully execute omni-channel data strategy by cross functional interactive discussion and collaboration. In the organization, we expect the incumbent is hands-on field player with agile in action with appropriate professional skills/techniques and deep business understanding for execution.

And as the lead data scientist, we also expect she/he is eager to understand pharma commercial business and its related data, as well as the data privacy/compliance.

Role & Responsibility

• Directs or provides reliable and accurate analysis and reports with data science to influence decision-making on key strategies.
• Support BU MKT and Sales to generate the insight from the data by providing the business narrative from the data driven situation analysis and facilitate the discussion with them.
• Analyzes omni-channel data based on the understanding of marketing strategy and marketing campaign of each brand team and pick up actionable customer insights to share with and suggest to marketing teams.
• Constructs analytical models that simplify controls or analysis while maintaining the integrity of the underlying data and analytical structures.
• Design and execute effectiveness analysis to evaluate marketing and sales initiatives, and provide improvement recommendations based on ROI and KPI.
• Collaborates with IT team to define requirement for data lake.
• Building data analytics organizational capabilities to accomplish responsibilities of the team.
• Work with Global team for Initiatives (e.g. Data lake, Dashboard, Suggestion engine, etc). Perform as the representative leader from Japan Commercial Business.

Skills & Competencies

• Able to identify potential issues and consider optimal solution from a broad perspective.
• Demonstrates cross-functional communication and build up cross-functional project team.
• Capable of building analytical models that evaluate business situations and presenting them.
• Proficient skill of data analytics with internal and external multiple data by using tool such as Tableau, Alteryx, SAS, R, Python
• Proficient knowledge of business software systems (e.g., MS Teams, One/Drive, Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint, etc.) is required.
• Solid understanding of the multiple channel data management (e.g. digital channel). Secondary data, internal activity data, 3rd party data need to be appropriately managed.
• Understand business compliance in Pharma and Data privacy.
• Able to effectively manage multiple projects and priorities including timelines and budgets.
• Vendor management skill (Contract management, Cost/Time/Quality management)
• Continue to learn the best practice in CX, DX in Pharma industry, BI and Advanced Analytics from global news and be able to share the latest trend with colleagues.

Typical Education & Experience

• Minimum 3 years of relevant experience in the pharmaceutical industry, including experience in strategic analysis and planning.
• At least 2 years of experience in data analysis and data visualization projects.
• Bachelor’s degree or higher (Master’s or Ph.D. preferred) in Statistics, Data Science, Psychology, Social Sciences, Epidemiology, Econometrics, or a related field.
• Experience in applying statistical models (e.g., logistic regression, factor analysis) for data analysis.
• Experience in applying machine learning to business data and providing actionable insights to users.
• Proficiency in statistical analysis tools such as R, Python, SPSS, or SAS.
• Experience in analyzing data based on pharmaceutical industry data sources is preferred.
• Experience participating in global projects is preferred.
• Language level
  • Japanese : Native
  • English : Business (e.g. for the project lead with Global project team)

Gilead Core Values & Leadership Commitment

Everyone at Gilead is motivated by our overarching mission to discover and deliver innovative therapies that improve patient care in areas of unmet medical needs.

But it’s not just what we do that gives us an edge, it’s how we do it. We expect everyone at Gilead to lead by example, guided by our core values.

At the same time, We are encouraged to embody the leadership commitment that leads to the realization of the core values.

【Core Values】

・ Integrity – Doing What’s Right

・ Inclusion – Encouraging Diversity

・ Teamwork – Working Together

・ Accountability – Taking Personal Responsibility

・ Excellence – Being Your Best

【Leadership commitment】

• I am bold in aspiration and agile in execution
• I care and make time for people
• I listen, speak openly and explain the “why”
• I trust others and myself to make sound decisions
• I own the impact of my words and actions

For Current Gilead Employees and Contractors:

Please apply via the Internal Career Opportunities portal in Workday.

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