Job Title: Insights & Analytics Practice Lead Life Sciences
Location: Remote USA
Employment Type: Contract
Experience: 12+ Years
Industry: Life Sciences / Pharmaceuticals / Biotechnology

Position Overview

We are seeking an accomplished Insights & Analytics Practice Lead Life Sciences to establish, lead, and expand a high-performing analytics consulting practice focused on the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries.

This strategic leadership role combines practice development, business growth, executive consulting, advanced analytics, and delivery excellence. The ideal candidate will possess deep expertise in pharmaceutical commercial analytics, a proven track record of building and scaling consulting practices, and the ability to drive business transformation through data-driven insights, AI, and emerging technologies.

Key Responsibilities

Practice Strategy & Leadership

Define and execute the Life Sciences Insights & Analytics practice strategy, growth roadmap, and service offerings.
Build, mentor, and lead high-performing teams of analytics consultants, data scientists, solution architects, and engagement managers.
Drive practice performance through revenue growth, profitability, resource utilization, and client satisfaction.
Establish delivery frameworks, best practices, and innovative analytics solutions.

Life Sciences Commercial Analytics

Lead strategic analytics initiatives across pharmaceutical commercialization and commercial operations.
Provide expertise in Sales Force Effectiveness (SFE), HCP segmentation, targeting, and territory optimization.
Drive omnichannel analytics, market access analytics, commercial forecasting, and patient services analytics.
Leverage pharmaceutical industry datasets, including IQVIA, Komodo Health, and Symphony Health, to generate actionable business insights.

Advanced Analytics, AI & Digital Transformation

Lead advanced analytics initiatives involving predictive modeling, machine learning, Next Best Action (NBA), Marketing Mix Modeling (MMM), and Generative AI.
Guide enterprise data modernization and analytics transformation programs.
Provide strategic direction on cloud-based analytics platforms, data architectures, and AI-enabled business solutions.
Collaborate with technical teams to develop scalable analytics capabilities using modern data platforms.

Business Development & Client Engagement

Build and maintain executive-level relationships with pharmaceutical and biotechnology clients.
Identify new business opportunities, expand existing accounts, and drive consulting revenue growth.
Lead solution development, client presentations, proposals, and Statements of Work (SOWs).
Serve as a trusted advisor to senior executives on commercial analytics strategy and digital transformation.
Oversee large-scale consulting engagements, ensuring successful delivery, profitability, and customer satisfaction.

Required Qualifications

12+ years of experience in Life Sciences analytics, pharmaceutical commercial operations, analytics consulting, or enterprise data strategy.
5+ years of demonstrated leadership experience managing analytics practices, consulting organizations, or large delivery teams.
Strong domain expertise in pharmaceutical commercialization, commercial effectiveness, and commercial analytics.
Proven experience building consulting capabilities, developing service offerings, and scaling analytics teams.
Demonstrated success in business development, account expansion, and managing multimillion-dollar consulting engagements.
Strong executive stakeholder management, strategic consulting, and client relationship skills.
Experience leading advanced analytics, AI/ML, and enterprise data transformation initiatives.
Excellent communication, leadership, presentation, and business consulting capabilities.
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Business, Analytics, or a related discipline.

Technical & Domain Expertise

Advanced Analytics & AI

Python, R, SQL, SAS
Predictive Analytics and Machine Learning
Generative AI and AI-driven Decision Intelligence
Next Best Action and Marketing Mix Modeling

Cloud & Data Platforms

Snowflake
Databricks
Microsoft Azure
Amazon Web Services (AWS)

Business Intelligence & Visualization

Power BI
Tableau
ThoughtSpot
Qlik

Life Sciences Platforms

Veeva CRM
Veeva Network
Salesforce Health Cloud
Salesforce Data Cloud

Pharmaceutical Data Ecosystem

IQVIA
Komodo Health
Symphony Health

Preferred Qualifications

MBA or master's degree in Business, Analytics, Data Science, or a related field.
Previous leadership experience within a Life Sciences consulting or analytics services organization.
Proven track record of developing and growing pharmaceutical analytics consulting practices.
Strong industry presence, thought leadership, and executive-level client relationships.
Experience developing innovative, AI-driven commercial analytics solutions for pharmaceutical organizations.

Insights & Analytics Practice Lead Life Sciences

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