
Sr Manager, Field Effectiveness, OBU Delivery
- Hyderabad, Telangana
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Key Integrator: Act as main point of contact and representative of the Oncology Business Unit (OBU) Field Effectiveness team in India
- Talent Development: Train, develop, and manage talent to meet organizational needs
- Global Collaboration: Act as the primary point of contact for OBU Field Excellence leadership in the US and the offshore team in India, either through our Contract teams or direct AIN FTEs
- Operational Excellence and Delivery: Lead end-to-end delivery of OBU core field analytics, operations, and field data and reporting ensuring quality, scalability, and operational efficiency, while promoting best practices in field effectiveness approaches and methodologies
- Co-lead special initiatives and projects (e.g. sales force go-to-market, size & structure, sub-national analytics, launch readiness)
- Oversee execution and pull-through of field force capabilities – customer targeting, quarterly field operations processes, field reporting, field alerts / suggestions, etc.
- Continuous Improvement: Lead identifying and prioritizing areas of opportunity across OBU field effectiveness capabilities and processes
- Automation: lead the piloting, planning, and implementation of automation across the Field Effectiveness capabilities for OBU
- Business Impact & Collaborator Management: Ensure capability solutions drive tangible business outcomes and collaborate with global key collaborators to refine requirements, measure impact, and report progress
- Master’s degree & 10+ years of experience in sales analytics, sales operations, and/or field effectiveness OR
- Bachelor’s degree & 12+ years of experience in sales analytics, sales operations, and/or field effectiveness AND
- 2+ years of leadership experience directly managing people, teams, projects, programs, and directing the allocation of resources
- Relevant sales force effectiveness, sales operations, and field platforms and systems (i.e. CRM, sales operations enablement, reporting) experience in the bio/pharmaceutical industry
- Analytical Skills: The ability to analyze data, identify trends, and make data-driven decisions is crucial. This includes proficiency in statistical analysis and familiarity with tools like Excel, SQL, and data visualization software.
- Technical Proficiency: Knowledge of relevant software and technologies, such as sales planning and operations platforms (targeting, alignment and roster management, incentive compensation), sales CRM, and other field-specific tools, is important.
- Critical Thinking: Strong analytical skills to diagnose business issues and incorporate into development or adjustment of strategies, plans and tactics to achieve business objectives
- Project Management: Ability to lead cross-functional teams to identify, prioritize, and implement improvements to field analytics and operations processes
- Collaboration: Ability to work effectively with stakeholders to ensure alignment and support for initiatives
- Communication: Effective communication is key, both in writing and verbally. This includes the ability to present data and findings clearly to stakeholders and team members.
- Minimum 3 years experience in leading and delivering sales force Go-To-Market and Size and Structure strategy project
- Experience managing multiple stakeholders, prioritizing across a multitude of responsibilities and allocating resources to drive maximum impact
- Oral, written and presentation skills to explain complex concepts and controversial findings clearly to a variety of audiences, including senior management
- Comfortable challenging the status quo and bringing forward innovative solutions
- Ability to identify areas for process and systems innovation and implement change that will enhance the overall effectiveness of the team