Business Analytics Senior Manager

<h2><b>Career Category</b></h2>Sales &amp; Marketing Operations<h2></h2><h2><b>Job Description</b></h2><p>Department:</p><p>Business Excellence (BizEx)</p><p></p><p>Job Posting Title:</p><p>Senior Manager, Business Analytics (GCF6A)</p><p></p><p>Job Description:</p><p>The Senior Manager, Business Analytics will lead a newly established function within Business Excellence, launching in January 2026, with a mission to build a strong and agile data foundation that enables insight-driven decision-making across the organization.</p><p>The role will oversee the management and governance of Japanese commercial and operational data within the JAPAC MDM/Data Lake, drive the optimization of local dashboards, and lead system and process innovation to integrate and analyze multiple datasets for actionable insights.</p><p>This position requires a balance of technical understanding, business acumen, and leadership to drive data utilization across functions—addressing long-standing challenges such as:</p><ul><li>Difficulty locating relevant dashboards or data sources.</li><li>Delays in obtaining data required for analysis.</li><li>Limited agility in creating dashboards and visualizations on demand.</li><li>Challenges in generating insights across multiple datasets.</li></ul><p>The Senior Manager will partner closely with Technology, TXO, Commercial, Medical, and Finance functions in addition to O-US BAI team to advance data accessibility, governance, and utilization across Amgen Japan.</p><p></p><p>Key Responsibilities:</p><ul><li>Oversee data management of Japan’s datasets within the JAPAC MDM and Data Lake environments, ensuring governance, accuracy, and compliance.</li><li>Manage local dashboards by coordinating design, maintenance, and user enablement to ensure high usability and accessibility.</li><li>Lead the creation of systems and workflows that enable insight generation through the integration and analysis of multiple data sources.</li><li>Build and maintain strong collaboration with global and regional data teams to align Japan’s data initiatives with enterprise strategy.</li><li>Drive data literacy and culture change across the organization by promoting the use of data for decision-making.</li><li>Develop and manage a roadmap for data analytics capabilities, balancing short-term business needs with long-term scalability.</li><li>Collaborate with cross-functional leaders to identify opportunities for automation, data visualization, and AI-powered analytics.</li></ul><p></p><p>This role reports to the Director, Business Excellence, and plays a central part in transforming Amgen Japan into a truly data-driven organization.</p><p>Basic Qualifications</p><ul><li>Bachelor’s degree in Data Science, Computer Science, Business Administration, or a related field.</li><li>Minimum 8 years of experience in data management, analytics, or business intelligence within the pharmaceutical or related industry.</li><li>Proven experience in data governance, master data management (MDM), and dashboard development.</li><li>Strong understanding of data visualization tools (e.g., Tableau, Power BI) and data infrastructure (e.g., data lakes, SQL, cloud-based environments).</li><li>Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills in both Japanese and English.</li><li>Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional initiatives and influence at multiple organizational levels.</li></ul><p></p><p>Preferred Qualifications</p><ul><li>Master’s degree in Data Science, Information Systems, or Business Analytics.</li><li>Deep expertise in data management methodologies and hands-on experience implementing data governance frameworks.</li><li>Proven ability to translate data into strategic business insights that drive organizational decisions.</li><li>Strong belief in the power of data to enable organizational transformation and demonstrated experience in change management.</li><li>Hands-on experience in data analysis, predictive modeling, or AI/ML applications.</li><li>Experience working within global organizations and collaborating with regional data teams.</li><li>Strong curiosity and proactive mindset to explore new data tools, AI capabilities, and best practices in data-driven operations.</li></ul><p></p><p>Location (City)</p><p>Tokyo</p><div></div><div></div><p></p><p style="text-align:inherit"></p><p style="text-align:inherit"></p><p style="text-align:inherit"></p>.