Competitive Intelligence Director – Vaccines and Immune Therapies With relevant TA expertise, coupled with sound business judgement, this role leads and executes the Competitive Intelligence activities to shape future-proofed disease therapy area and product strategies and deliver a sustainably differentiated portfolio.With responsibility for supporting disease area/technology field and/or multiple high priority projects and brands across the R&D and commercial lifecycle this role:Offers counsel with practical business judgment as well as analytic supportCo-ordinates, prioritizes and conducts research, analyses data and derives actionable insightsLeverages his or her strong written and oral communication skills to develop and share CI insights and recommendations that drive strategic decisionsRepresents the voice of competitive intelligence within project/brand teams and broader TA specific forumsTypical AccountabilitiesEstablishes strong working relationships across relevant TA groups to define the range of problems and translate these complex business problems into intelligence hypothesesExcellent communicator, highly skilled in written and interactive communication, directly advising others at a senior level in the organisationPrioritises and designs research and analytical plans, often involving complex judgements, developing innovative solutions and applying broad industry understandingConducts research, analyses data and derives actionable insights and recommendations that are shared across the TA and with senior leaders to drive high quality, evidence-driven strategic decisionsResponsible for proactively flagging key trigger events in the competitive landscape and driving work on potential implications for AZOwnership of CI input into governance interactions and specific BD programs along with input into broader TA processes such as TAS, LTP, MTP/R&D processesResponsible for coordinating and leading scientific conference intelligence in areas of responsibilityMentoring junior members of the teamContribute to the shaping of the CI team vision within TA/R&D functionResponsible for the management of specific elements of CI budget and managing day to day TA vendor relationshipsEducation, Qualifications, Skills and ExperienceScience related degree5+ years' experience in pharmaceutical industryPrior, direct competitive intelligence experience covering both R&D and commercial aspectsAbility to synthesise and integrate multiple sources of information to provide concise insights and recommendationsAbility to deal with ambiguity and objectively challenge and influence senior stakeholdersBusiness acumenAbility to build collaborative and constructive relationships across senior levels of the organisationStrong verbal and written communication skills with confidence to present to senior level stakeholdersPrevious exposure to senior level executivesDeep expertise in Vaccines and infectious diseaseAdvanced degree holders who have a focus in decision analysis, statistics, business or medicine/science.
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