Senior Analyst, Market Forecasting & Competitive Analytics

Role Summary

Senior Analyst, Market Forecasting & Competitive Analytics based in New Brunswick, NJ. The role is part of a team with expertise in delivering forecasts and competitive analytics to enable data-driven decision-making across the enterprise and within the Innovative Medicine and MedTech sectors.

Responsibilities

• Conduct market research to assess the impact of the external environment of J&J businesses
• Maintain key competitor benchmarking data used in strategic analyses, financial reviews, and investment planning
• Maintain market and forecasting models by sector, business units (BU), and therapeutic areas (TA) to enable short- and long-term financial planning
• Develop understanding of the market through knowledge sharing and business acumen and product awareness
• Collaborate with BU and TA stakeholders to understand market dynamics and business priorities to deliver relevant insights
• Perform advanced analytics to reveal insights related to market and share, New Product Introductions, and customer dynamics
• Evolve reporting visualization capabilities to generate self-service analytics via PowerBI and/or Tableau
• Leverage AI-capabilities and evolving data sources to enable continuous process improvement
• Create high-impact presentations and communications designed for executive leadership
• Demonstrate prioritization skills and sense of urgency to deliver on projects deadlines
• Ensure data integrity and identify anomalies to verify accuracy

Qualifications

• 3-5 years professional experience
• Tech Skills: Technical capabilities to deliver market models & insights that enable informed decision making (e.g., MS Excel, Tableau, PowerBI, etc.)
• Industry Insights & Analytics: Connect elements of the market ecosystem
• Business Acumen: Understanding of the J&J portfolio and external market dynamics
• Financial Acumen: P&L, Balance Sheet, and Cash Flow Management, Sales Forecasting
• Agility & Growth Mindset: Flexible & creative mindset that adapts to shifting priorities
• Communications & Influencing Skills: Clear, concise messaging; navigate a matrixed environment with a high degree of collaboration
• Project Management: Rigorous execution of strategic priorities in accordance with timelines

Education

• BS, BA (or equivalent) in business analytics, finance, data science, or related field

Skills

• Advanced Analytics
• Analytical Reasoning
• Business Behavior
• Business Intelligence (BI)
• Cross-Functional Collaboration
• Data Analysis
• Data Integration
• Data Modeling
• Data Privacy Standards
• Data Reporting
• Detail-Oriented
• Management Systems Implementation
• Problem Solving
• Process Oriented
• Project Management
• Statistical Analysis Systems (SAS) Programming
• Workflow Analysis