GlaxoSmithKline - Philadelphia, PA
posted 13 days ago
Full-time - Mid Level
Philadelphia, PA
Chemical Manufacturing
About the position
The Sr Manager, Data Strategy & Acquisition role at GSK involves leading efforts to identify and procure data assets that meet the analytics objectives in relevant disease areas. This position is crucial for supporting the evolution of the US Commercial data strategy and ensuring effective management of data purchases and relationships with external data providers.
Responsibilities
- Partner with Analytics and Data Management colleagues to identify specific data needs to meet analytics objectives in relevant disease areas
- Identify relevant datasets to meet business needs and conduct detailed evaluations to assess strength and limitations of those datasets
- Manage contracting process for new and renewal data purchases collaborating closely with Procurement, Legal, Compliance, and Data Governance
- Support evolution of US Commercial data strategy by championing/adopting a standardized framework for assessing and tracking business impact of key data assets
- Maintain repository and tracker of all data purchase documentation including but not limited to MSAs, SOWs, TPAs
- Support Analytics and Data Management teams in annual budget planning process by providing reports of data purchases
- Develop and maintain relationships with external data providers to drive improved stakeholder satisfaction and stay fluent with evolving data and analytics landscape
- Manage population of information in Data Catalog, to allow visibility into available data for a broad range of stakeholders
- Serve as subject matter expert on key data assets and champion successful adoption throughout the organization
Requirements
- 3+ years' experience conducting evaluations of the strength of specific datasets to meet business objectives
- 3+ years' experience procuring data assets and coordinating with data management and engineering teams to ingest data
Nice-to-haves
- Experience working with common healthcare datasets (Medical & Pharmacy Claims, Electronic Health Records, Specialty Pharmacy/Distributor, and others)
- Strong understanding of data assets available in the pharmaceutical industry (including common data layouts and data elements) and the methods involved in collection of data and creation of those data assets
- Strong understanding of data procurement practices
- Experience documenting compliance requirements for working with specific data assets in a regulated industry
- Experience populating and utilizing a Data Catalog
- Experience working in a major pharmaceutical data supplier to prepare or utilize data products on behalf of pharmaceutical clients
- Strong understanding of analytical methods for gaining insights from data
- Experience with Agile methodologies for technical product development and program/project management
- Strong hands-on data evaluation and investigation skills (using SQL and/or Python; Databricks and/or Snowflake)
Benefits
- Comprehensive benefits program including health insurance, dental insurance, and vision insurance
- Flexible scheduling options
- Professional development opportunities
- Paid holidays and vacation time
- Employee discount programs
