The Data & Analytics Specialist plays a pivotal role in harnessing data for informed decision making and driving innovation across the organization by putting in data strategy and execution of this strategy.

We create a place where people can grow, be their best, be safe, and feel welcome, valued and included. We offer a competitive salary, an annual bonus based on company performance, healthcare and wellbeing programmes, pension plan membership, and shares and savings programme.

We embrace modern work practises; our Performance with Choice programme offers a hybrid working model, empowering you to find the optimal balance between remote and in-office work.

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In this role you will

• Strategic Planning and Leadership:       
  • Define and execute a data analytics strategy that supports corporate objectives and innovation.
  • Understand in detail GSK Global Data Framework, including various semantic layers and all relevant data/analytics definitions in the commercial and medical space and share global and regional KPIs definitions with local business teams as needed.
• Project Management:
  • Prioritize and manage analytics project portfolio, ensuring timely completion and measurable business impact
  • Ensuring global data product portfolio is well embedded to the local market and ensuring the uptake of this portfolio by providing/ organizing the required training with global data product teams , escalating any issues.
• Stakeholder Engagement and Cross-Functional Teamwork:
  • Work closely with business teams to understand their data needs and ensure that the data analytics initiatives align with business priorities.
  • Act as a liaison between the Local/ Regional/ Global Tech, Local BI team, other business units and vendors to ensure cohesive and integrated efforts for data and analytics initiatives
• Innovation and Research:
  • Keep abreast of industry trends, new analytics methodologies, and emerging technologies that can provide a competitive edge.
  • Encourage innovation within the team to explore new data sources, tools, and analytical techniques.
  • Continuously optimize data solutions for performance, cost-effectiveness, and scalability while considering the impact on business operations.
• Data Governance and Management:
  • Develop and enforce data governance policies to ensure data integrity, quality, legal and compliance.
  • Oversee the management of data assets, including data warehousing, data lakes, and databases.

Why you?

Basic Qualifications & Skills:

We are looking for professionals with these required skills to achieve our goals:

• A strong background in data engineering, data science, statistics, computer engineering or applied mathematics.
• Experience in a similar role
• Conceptual understanding for advanced analytics concepts that includes statistical modelling and algorithms.
• Familiarity of visualization tools such as Power BI
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to convey complex data concepts to non-technical stakeholders.

Preferred Qualifications & Skills:

Please note the following skills are not necessary, just preferred, if you do not have them, please still apply:

• Understanding on Gen AI stack
• Experience in data management, including knowledge of data warehousing, ETL processes, data governance, data security and cloud-based storage solutions

Closing Date for Applications – 14th August 2024 (COB)

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Why GSK?

Uniting science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together.

GSK is a global biopharma company with a special purpose – to unite science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together – so we can positively impact the health of billions of people and deliver stronger, more sustainable shareholder returns – as an organisation where people can thrive. We prevent and treat disease with vaccines, specialty and general medicines. We focus on the science of the immune system and the use of new platform and data technologies, investing in four core therapeutic areas (infectious diseases, HIV, respiratory/ immunology and oncology).

Our success absolutely depends on our people. While getting ahead of disease together is about our ambition for patients and shareholders, it’s also about making GSK a place where people can thrive. We want GSK to be a place where people feel inspired, encouraged and challenged to be the best they can be. A place where they can be themselves – feeling welcome, valued, and included. Where they can keep growing and look after their wellbeing. So, if you share our ambition, join us at this exciting moment in our journey to get Ahead Together.

As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we are open to all talent. In the US, we also adhere to Affirmative Action principles. This ensures that all qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment without regard to neurodiversity, race/ethnicity, colour, national origin, religion, gender, pregnancy, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, age, disability, genetic information, military service, covered/protected veteran status or any other federal, state or local protected class*(*US only).

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