Sr. Analyst, Data Analytics

Job Description

About This Role
This Sr. Analyst, Data Analytics role is responsible for using a variety of tools to provide data analysis, extracts, reports and dashboards in support of the Global Procurement organization as a member of Global Procurement Analytics (GPA) team.  This individual will be responsible for the following activities as assigned by the GPA Associate Director of Analytics and Insights. 

What You’ll Do
•    Manage a suite of dashboards driving actionable analysis and ensure data accuracy, data automation, data velocity and overall dashboard functionality
•    Drive Value across Biogen Procurement by providing insights to Procurement leaders and category managers specific to category strategies
•    Mentor, teach and support the PACE team of analysts in best practice for advanced analytics tools such as AI/ML and visualizations
•    Attend meetings with outside vendors to increase data health and data velocity
•    Drive automation of data ETL to help focus PACE team of analysts on achieving actionable high value results
•    PowerBI & Tableau expertise and advanced development capabilities. Creating strategic visualizations of data with minimum guidance
•    Ability to wrangle and blend data from multiple systems
•    Acquiring data from primary or secondary data sources and maintaining databases
•    Develop dashboards and presentations to communicate data to the broader organization
•    Data management and maintenance of the procurement spend cube and savings systems providing category focused support
•    Facilitate meetings with category managers and business stakeholders leveraging industry terminology.  
•    Management and maintenance of the global procurement eRFP system. 
•    SharePoint site maintenance and development 
 

Qualifications

Who You Are
You are experienced in analytics and drawing conclusions from complex data sets, especially within a procurement function.  You love data analytics and storytelling through data.  You enjoy working collaboratively with cross functional stakeholders and making recommendations that add value to business outcomes.

• Minimum of 3-5 years of experience in analytics, 2+ years advanced analytics
• Proven experience with detailed data analysis, and an ability to quickly assess and draw conclusions from complex data sets
• Experience utilizing ERP systems such as Oracle a plus
• Experience with analytics tools such as Tableau or similar tool
• Experience with PowerBI, Tableau, Tableau Prep
• Experience working with Category and BU leads
• Experience with basic programming or coding knowledge for analytical calculation development application purposes. 
• Advanced Microsoft Excel knowledge, and proficient with other MS Office products including Outlook and PowerPoint
• Strong problem-solving skills with attention to detail
• Strong verbal and written communication skills

Ideal qualifications:

• Prior experience working within a procurement function preferred.
• Prior experience in AI/ML projects and tools.
• Prior experience in driving proactive strategies.
• Experience in most aspects of ETL, extractions transformation and loading of data.
• Expert level understanding and working knowledge of Excel, VLookups, and advanced formula creation.
• Experience with AI/ML tools such as R, Data Bricks
• Experience in ML projects demonstrating actionable results and driving value
• Snowflake data Extraction and Transformation, SQL, JSON,
• Experience with SharePoint online site development preferred.
• Experience with eRFP system administration preferred.

Education
Bachelor's Degree in a STEM field, Business, Supply Chain or Analytics. Master level degree in Data Science preferred.

Additional Information

Why Biogen?
Our mission to find therapies for neurological and rare diseases is a unique focus within our industry and this shared purpose is what connects us as a team. We work together to overcome obstacles and to follow the science. We are resilient as we strive to make an impact on our patients’ lives and on changing the course of medicine. Together, we pioneer. Together, we thrive.

Global Business Services
The Global Business Services (GBS) team is an organization established to transform Biogen’s business processes to set a platform to scale global operations, fuel commercial growth and the innovation pipeline.  Further, GBS will provide further value by developing and delivering a suite of business solutions and support services that are valued by internal customers.   GBS will deliver services by leveraging a global delivery model, operational transparency and metrics, leveraging global best practices, and a service-oriented process improvement culture.   All solutions will be supported by strong business cases and ultimately monitored for the effectiveness and efficiency against benchmarks and service level agreements.

The vision of GBS at Biogen is to be recognized as a world-class Global Business Services organization driven by the desire for excellence in its people, business solutions, execution and partnerships with internal customers.

The GBS team will champion building a continuous improvement culture that other parts of the organization will recognize and seek out for business support.  We are developing a performance-based culture supported by tools, training, and well-defined accountability, where people can build their career or prepare for a role in the wider business or elsewhere within GBS. We seek individuals who can enhance our team with their knowledge, skills, innovation, collaboration and “can do” attitude.

The base compensation range for this role is $64,000 to $96,000. Base salary is determined by a combination of factors including, but not limited to, job related years of relevant experience, internal equity, and location of the job. Additionally, this role is eligible for participation in Biogen’s LTI grants and other incentive programs. Biogen offers a full range of benefits that include medical, dental, life, long and short-term disability insurances, vacation, end-of-year shutdown, and 401K participation and matching contributions.