Senior Analyst, US Pharmacy Insights

Job Summary

Enables data-driven insights from historical and current retail pharmacy business activity. Helps business partners understand drivers and drags on retail pharmacy business performance. #LI-NL1

Job Responsibilities

Enables enable data-driven insights from historical and current retail pharmacy business activity. Helps business partners understand drivers and drags on retail pharmacy business performance, such as:
• Phase I of Development is focused on technical learning and development
o Learn internal data systems; develop foundational technical skills
o Query various internal databases to create analytical data sets which support project work; includes data cleaning

o Review analytical data sets to ensure figures are consistent with business performance metrics
• Phase II of Development is focused on building analytical acumen
o Formulating hypotheses and performing data analysis
o Presenting results to internal team; develop findings
o Collaborate with cross-functional business partner analysts to execute project work
• Phase III of Development is focused on relationship management skills/techniques and influencing business actions and outcomes
o Client relationship management
o Develop business implications and recommendations

• Ensures that problematic issues for key initiatives are tracked, summarized and presented to management.
• Anticipates and prevents problems and roadblocks before they occur.
• Collaborates and shares information cross-functionally to improve workflow processes and operational efficiencies. Interacts with internal and external peers to share highly complex information related to areas of expertise and/or to gain acceptance of new or enhanced business solutions/initiatives.
• Works on variable-sized project and may lead some aspects of project work streams, as necessary. Ensures project initiatives are completed within budget and on time to meet client's needs.
• Communicates effectively and tailors communications appropriately to different audiences.
• Builds knowledge and understanding of the specified area and works with internal/external resources to build confidence in partners and build own abilities within area of responsibility.
• Mentors less experienced team members. May participate in teaching and training members of the work team.

"About Walgreens and WBA
Walgreens (www.walgreens.com) is included in the U.S. Retail Pharmacy and U.S. Healthcare segments of Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. (Nasdaq: WBA), an integrated healthcare, pharmacy and retail leader with a 170-year heritage of caring for communities. WBA's purpose is to create more joyful lives through better health. Operating nearly 9,000 retail locations across America, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands, Walgreens is proud to be a neighborhood health destination serving nearly 10 million customers each day. Walgreens pharmacists play a critical role in the U.S. healthcare system by providing a wide range of pharmacy and healthcare services, including those that drive equitable access to care for the nation's medically underserved populations. To best meet the needs of customers and patients, Walgreens offers a true omnichannel experience, with fully integrated physical and digital platforms supported by the latest technology to deliver high-quality products and services in communities nationwide."
The actual salary an employee can expect to receive, plus bonus pursuant to the terms of any bonus plan if applicable, will depend on experience, seniority, geographic location, and other factors permitted by law. To review benefits, please visit jobs.walgreens.com/benefits.
"An Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability/veterans".

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in a quantitative field such as Statistics, Mathematics, Operations Research, Engineering, Economics, or Finance and at least 1 years of experience with SAS or SQL and data management, or High School Diploma/GED and at least 4 years of experience with SAS or SQL and data management
• Experience with statistical software packages such as SAS, SPSS, and R.
• Experience with SQL
• Experience with statistical concepts, data mining and data cleaning techniques.
• Experience with MS Office Suite.
• Experience using time management skills such as prioritizing/organizing and tracking details and meeting deadlines of multiple projects with varying completion dates.
• Experience analyzing and reporting data in order to identify issues, trends, or exceptions to drive improvement of results and find solutions.
• Experience communicating both verbally (on phone, one-on-one, to groups) and in writing (emails, letters, reports, presentations) to various audiences (work group and team).
• Experience collaborating with internal and external resources to develop strategies that meet department goals within budget and established timelines.
• Willing to travel up to/ at least 10% of the time for business purposes (within state and out of state).

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in a quantitative field such as Statistics, Mathematics, Operations Research, Engineering, Economics, or Finance and at least 3 years of experience with SAS or SQL and data management.
• Master's Degree in a quantitative field such as Statistics, Mathematics, Operations Research, Engineering, Economics, or Finance.
• Experience with project management (for example: planning, organizing, and managing resources to bring about the successful completion of specific project goals and objectives).
• Experience establishing and maintaining relationships with individuals in the organization, in the business community and with vendors.
• Knowledge of relational databases
• Knowledge of general business trends and requirements in support of a major business area such as Marketing, Merchandising, Healthcare, Ecommerce, Corporate Innovation, Finance, and Operations.
• Knowledge of the link between analysis and business impact.
• Experience developing presentations for various audience levels within an organization.

Salary Range$76300 - $122200 / Salaried