Senior Data Analyst, Global Market Analytics and Insights - Remote

Olympus - Westborough, MA

Full-time - Mid Level

Remote - Westborough, MA

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About the position

The Senior Data Analyst, Global Market Analytics & Insights will play a pivotal role within the Global Market Analytics & Center of Excellence function, which is part of the Global Market Intelligence & Customer Insights & Analytics (GMCI&A) team at Olympus. This position is designed for a candidate who will collaborate closely with stakeholders both within GMCI&A and across various Olympus business units to define data needs, develop and implement databases, establish standardized processes, and provide data analytics and actionable insights. The focus will be on supporting the Therapeutic Solution Division (TSD), Endoscopic Solution Division (ESD), and Corporate functions. In this role, the candidate will be expected to work with complex data sets that include global medical procedures, medical services, diseases, providers, Olympus products, customers, and market and competitive parameters. The position is critical for the development of analytical excellence within the GMCI&A team. The ideal candidate should possess strong data expertise in areas such as data mining, database design, data profiling, extraction, and transformation. Proficiency in tools and languages such as Azure Data Lake, Databricks, SQL, Python, or R, as well as other necessary data science and visualization techniques, is essential. The Senior Data Analyst will develop strategic partnerships with leaders within GMCI&A and across the enterprise, including Health Economics, Finance, Business Units, Marketing, Business Development, and Sales. The candidate should be a self-starter, comfortable with ambiguity, and able to thrive in a fast-paced, matrixed working environment.

Responsibilities

• Engage with GMCI team leaders and business stakeholders to identify strategic needs where data and analytics can drive business value and transform business problems into data and analytical solutions.
• Partner with Health Economics, Finance, Marketing, Sales, and other teams across Olympus to assess and consolidate data sources on global medical procedures, medical services, diseases, providers, products, customers, market and competitive parameters.
• Lead the efforts to scale data architecture and governance processes and set up and maintain a centralized database across all relevant data domains.
• Design and implement appropriate data collection, repository and reporting tools to improve data flows and supporting processes.
• Query databases and other data sources to extract and compile structured data to support strategic data needs for GMCI&A, Business Unit, Corporate, and other functions.
• Establish and maintain standardized data element definition, structure, and tables to support high frequency analytics including market models, market drivers and mix, segmentation, competitive benchmarking, forecasting, financial analysis, and other business analysis.
• Set up and implement standard dashboard, self-service reporting, and portal for prioritized and high frequent data requirements.
• Manage data driven projects involving timelines, vendor relationships, and budgets to ensure projects are delivered with the highest quality and within specified timeframes.
• Translate data into actionable insights and effectively communicate key findings and strategic recommendations to different levels of stakeholders globally.
• Collaborate with IT to ensure utilization and alignment on IT capability for data development and management.
• Build strategic partnerships across global Olympus business units and functions to uncover data synergies, drive efficiencies, and standardize best practices.
• Perform all other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in data science, analytics, mathematics, engineering, finance, economics, or related disciplines; Advanced degree a plus.
• Minimum of 3 years of experience in data analysis, database management, data science, business intelligence, market/customer intelligence, consulting, strategy, or equivalent area; preferably in the healthcare, medical device, or life sciences.
• Minimum of 2 years of hands-on experience in data, database development and management including working knowledge on ETL and SQL.
• Experience with Python or R and data visualization tools such as Power BI or Tableau preferred.
• Minimum of 1 year of project management experience in leading data projects across multiple teams.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience in the healthcare, medical device, or life sciences industries is preferred.
• Familiarity with advanced data analytics techniques and tools.