Associate Director, Commercial Reporting

Role Summary

Associate Director, Commercial Reporting responsible for developing and enhancing Ardelyx's commercial reporting capabilities, delivering actionable insights that inform business strategies and executive decisions in a dynamic biopharmaceutical environment. Reports to the Executive Director, Business Analytics; analyzes sales, market, and performance data to support commercial strategies, forecasting, and informed decision-making. Requires deep experience in commercial analytics and reporting within life sciences, with advanced technical expertise in SQL, BI platforms (e.g., Tableau), and advanced Excel.

Responsibilities

• Assist in defining the reporting strategy to enable the Commercial organization to deliver against the business strategies, including building, deploying and embedding the reporting capability into the business and operations
• Design, develop, implement, and maintain regular and ad-hoc reports, dashboards, and visualizations covering key commercial metrics, such as sales performance, market trends, prescription data, market share, claims data (including patient journey), and competitive intelligence
• Partner with cross-functional team members to understand business needs and objectives and translate business unit objectives into effective KPIs and dashboards
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders and external partners to create intuitive, interactive dashboards and visualizations in BI platforms (e.g., Tableau) that drive insights and informed business decisions
• Automate reporting processes across multiple platforms to enhance efficiency, accuracy, and reduce manual efforts
• Prepare executive-level presentations and summaries highlighting key performance indicators (KPIs) and actionable commercial insights
• Monitor industry trends and best practices to continuously evolve data analysis and reporting strategies
• Establish robust processes for data quality assurance, including identifying and resolving discrepancies prior to publication in corporate reporting environments
• Partner with IT and third-party vendors to ensure seamless operation, integration, and optimization of reporting systems and data warehouses, including cohesive staging of disparate data sources in line with business rules
• Work closely with IT to gather, define, and document business requirements for field and headquarters reporting; test new functionalities to confirm alignment with needs
• Partner with Legal and Compliance teams to interpret data trends and ensure all reporting adheres to regulatory requirements and company policies

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree, advanced degree preferred, in Business, Data Analytics, Statistics, or a related field with 8+ years of progressive experience in commercial analytics/reporting within the biopharmaceutical or life sciences industry, or equivalent experience
• Proven technical proficiency in SQL, BI tools (Tableau), advanced Excel (including VBA/pivot tables/modeling), and data automation techniques
• Ability to leverage visual analytics and data storytelling to deliver compelling insights that inform and enhance strategic decision-making
• Excellent written and oral communication skills; comfortable delivering presentations to a wide range of stakeholders including executive leadership teams
• Proven ability to extract and harmonize variables from diverse, disparate data sources to produce cohesive, insightful reports and dashboards
• Extremely detail oriented and demonstrate problem solving/resolution skills
• Aptitude to compile, analyze and present data in a concise manner and translate analysis into actionable insights and recommendations in both written and oral contexts for technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Familiarity with working with complex data sets and building automated processes
• Demonstrated ability to take initiative and work independently in a lean, dynamic, and nimble environment
• Strong ability to build rapport, establish credibility, and partner effectively with cross-functional teams, including market access, sales, marketing, and senior leadership

Skills

• SQL programming
• Tableau or similar BI platforms
• Advanced Excel (VBA, pivot tables, modeling)
• Data visualization and storytelling
• Data quality assurance and governance
• Cross-functional collaboration

Education

• Bachelor's degree required; advanced degree preferred in Business, Data Analytics, Statistics, or related field