Introduction

Introduction

We are seeking a strategic and analytically minded Business Analyst to join our client's team. Our client is dedicated to improving lives through the discovery of life-changing medicines, advancing disease management, and supporting patients, families, and caregivers.

What are you going to do

Responsibilities

  • Partner with business units to assess current analytics maturity and identify capability gaps.
  • Define and prioritize analytics use cases aligned with strategic business goals.
  • Support the development and rollout of analytics frameworks, governance models, and best practices.
  • Collaborate with stakeholders to gather and document business requirements for analytics solutions, dashboards, and data products.
  • Translate business needs into functional specifications for data integrators, engineers, developers, and BI teams.
  • Facilitate workshops to align on KPI definitions, metrics, and reporting standards.
  • Drive adoption of analytics and visualization platforms (e.g., Power BI, Tableau) across business units.
  • Provide training, onboarding, and support to users to improve data literacy and self-service capabilities.
  • Evaluate and recommend new tools and technologies to enhance analytics and reporting performance.
  • Work with data governance teams to ensure consistent definitions, data lineage, and metadata management.
  • Monitor and resolve data quality issues in coordination with technical teams.
  • Promote responsible data usage and ensure compliance with applicable privacy and data protection regulations.
  • Define success metrics for analytics initiatives and track performance against business objectives.
  • Conduct post-implementation reviews to evaluate outcomes and identify improvement opportunities.
  • Stay current with industry trends, emerging technologies, and best practices in analytics, data governance, and business intelligence.

Essential skills and knowledge 

Requirements

  • Bachelor's or Master's degree in Business, Information Systems, Data Analytics, or a related field.
  • 3-6 years of experience in business analysis, analytics strategy, or data product management.
  • Experience working with datasets from Healthcare, Pharmaceutical, or Health Insurance industries.
  • Strong understanding of key performance indicators (KPIs) and metrics relevant to the pharma and biotech sectors.
  • Proficiency in analytics platforms and data visualization tools (e.g., Power BI, Tableau).
  • Familiarity with data architecture concepts and cross-functional collaboration with data engineers, BI developers, and business teams.
  • Experience with Canadian datasets (e.g., IQVIA, EMRs, Claims).
  • Excellent communication, facilitation, and stakeholder management skills.
  • Proficiency in SQL and familiarity with data modeling and reporting concepts.
  • Strong organizational, analytical, and problem-solving abilities with attention to detail.
  • Ability to manage multiple priorities in a dynamic environment and drive alignment across teams.
  • Commitment to continuous learning, innovation, and professional growth.

What we offer

What We Offer

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About Us

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