BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE ANALYST

MINIMUM SKILLS/EXPERIENCE AND KNOWLEDGE REQUIRED (COMPETENCIES) :

• Relevant tertiary qualification, preferably in commercial, financial or scientific field
• Modelling & forecasting experience advantageous
• Developed Financial Understanding
• Minimum of 5 years data - and or pharmaceutical experience.
• Knowledge of pharmaceutical environment.
• Understanding of South African pharmaceutical data sources, and interpretation of such
• Advanced skills in Access, Excel, Word, SharePoint & PowerPoint
• Qlikview and/or other Business Intelligence tools – in-depth knowledge would be an added advantage
• Sales Force Excellence / Customer Relation Management experience advantageous

BEHAVIORAL DIMENSIONS REQUIRED
(EG. MANAGERIAL, COMMUNICATION, ETC.) :

• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
• Excellent analytical skills
• Excellent workflow management ability
• High degree of arithmetic ability and high attention to detail
• Working knowledge of financial concepts
• Knowledge of pharmaceutical environment
• Working knowledge of generic compounds and classes
• Experience in building presentations
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
• Excellent analytical skills
• Good negotiating skills
• Sound planning and project management skills
• High attention to detail
• Ability to work against conflicting deadlines and meet deadlines
• Working in a cross functional manner
• Shows integrity, resilience and adaptability to rapid change and managing pressure in a professional and efficient manner
• Strong relationship building skills

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF KEY PERFORMANCE AREAS
:
• To manage and co-ordinate specific internal business development projects that originate from within the group
• To track and analyze the market to identify suitable potential product, dossier and company acquisitions and in-licences, particularly, but not restricted to the OTC, oncology and generic arena
• To propose such acquisitions and in-licences based on the desk research
• To profile companies, track trends and identify opportunities
• To track local and regional tenders, to identify appropriate opportunities for growth
• Supporting of all Business Excellence functions as it relates to Digital initiatives, sales force excellence, business intelligence projects, distance learning initiative
• Active driver, coordinator of innovation projects
• Optimization of processes in Business Development & Business Excellence
• To participate in relevant task forces and ad hoc projects to ensure optimal business outcomes