YOUR TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES
The primary responsibilties of this role, Director, Lead Data Specialist – Health Systems, are to:
Act as a subject matter expert on hospital/health system-specific data assets, ensuring comprehensive understanding and utilization across teams;
Drive data strategy and enablement in collaboration with the HS Customer, Strategy and Insights Leads, ensuring alignment with organizational goals and driving effective use of data;
Create and enhance data products at the Integrated Delivery Network (IDN), hospital, and account levels to facilitate targeted sales efforts and performance measurement;
Ensure the integrity and quality of data, including maintaining accurate affiliations and hierarchies;
Design and implement data & reporting capabilities that support the Institutional Sales team, Regional Account teams, and National HS Directors, enabling informed decision-making;
Collaborate with the Insights Lead to establish KPIs and metrics for Health Systems;
Identify and explore innovative data solutions, develop business cases, and secure stakeholder buy-in for new capabilities;
Collaborate with customer insight leads to formulate a comprehensive data strategy that addresses critical business questions, guiding related analytics and reporting efforts;
Enable data driven culture with ease of access and usage; establish governance and implement best practices in data management to uphold data integrity;
Integrate and analyze data from various sources across key commercial functions—including sales, syndicated claims, marketing, patient services, and market access—to uncover patterns, segmentation, trends, root causes, and growth opportunities;
Design and implement a robust data quality framework, establishing Key Data Elements (KDEs) measures that are consistent across franchises, in close collaboration with Business and Insights lead;
Establish processes and service level agreements (SLAs) with third-party data vendors to ensure the timely and accurate delivery of data;
Champion and educate on the appropriate sources and use of data to meet both business objectives and compliance requirements;
The primary location for this role is Whippany, NJ.
Visa sponsorship may be offered for this role.
WHO YOU ARE
Bayer seeks an incumbent who possesses the following:
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:
Minimum of a Bachelor’s degree;
Extensive experience with/knowledge of technology led business strategy transformation;
Proven leadership experience in the pharmaceutical and/or health tech industries, with a strong understanding of analytics methodologies, including descriptive and predictive analytics;
Hands-on experience in hospital specific data assets (e.g., HS operational data, EHR, CDM, Mx/Rx claims data);
In-depth knowledge of hospitals and health systems, including financial, quality, and affiliation metrics;
Ability to work collaboratively with EHR partners to integrate new data assets effectively;
Experience developing master data affiliation & hierarchy for IDN, hospital and accounts;
Understanding of logistics & distribution processes and Specialty Pharmacy data;
Commercial pharma data experience working with marketing, sales, SP/SD data, syndicated claims data assets;
Strong ability to interpret data narratives and translate complex technical concepts into clear, impactful insights and actionable recommendations;
Proven expertise in designing, building, and managing data quality frameworks for HS data assets;
Excellent influencing and networking skills paired with stakeholder management experience in a multi-layered matrix organization;
Knowledge of cloud-based, big data technologies;
Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to influence stakeholders and drive collaborative projects to successful outcomes;
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
MBA or Master’s Degree;
12+ years’ experience with extensive knowledge of technology led business strategy transformation.
