Graduate Programme – Business Analysis/Data Insights

Hybrid, Working in Basildon, Essex and London Salary: Competitive + Benefits + Bonus Start date September 2024
If you are highly analytical with a strong eye for detail and enjoy working with data, then we want to hear from you!
Join us to help improve peoples’ lives and make healthcare better for everyone!
Why Pharmanovia?
Pharmanovia is a dynamic, fast-growing international pharmaceutical company with a portfolio of over 20 brands across more than 140 markets. Our mission is to improve patient health globally through the revitalisation of niche, tried-and-trusted medicines.
Our Core Behaviours Are

• We act decisively but we never compromise on quality.
• We keep our promises and do as we say.
• We value our heritage and foster an entrepreneurial spirit.
• We reinvest in our future – in our products, our brands and our people.
• We give back to our communities.
  

Since its inception in 2013, Pharmanovia has grown consistently year on year, focusing on delivering high-quality branded prescription medicines to patients, prescribers and healthcare providers across the world. Our growth has enabled the company to reinvest in its products, brands, people, and to give back to its communities. A people business with a strong, supportive culture that encourages innovation and entrepreneurial spirit, our team comprises over 300 employees and 29 nationalities, operating from offices in the UK, Denmark, Netherlands, Switzerland, U.A.E., India, Singapore, Italy, and South Korea.
We are an agile and imaginative global specialty pharma business and a preferred partner for innovator pharma companies, instigating a paradigm shift in the life cycle management of iconic medicines. We seek to extensively engage with clinical communities to communicate product improvements and prioritise environmental, social, and governance considerations across the business and workforce.
Pharmanovia’s therapeutic areas include Cardiovascular, Oncology, Endocrinology and Neurology.
Our Graduate Scheme
We are passionate about providing early pathways into pharma for graduates and have won the Pharma Industry Awards UK’s Graduate Training Programme of the Year in September 2023. This award celebrates those pharmaceutical organisations offering best-in-class graduate training and development programmes.
Our inclusive, high-performance culture provides opportunities to continually learn, develop and try new things. We have designed this programme to help graduates evolve and refine their skills, by working closely with our leadership team on high level projects. We are providing a pathway for bright talent in a unique, dynamic section of the pharmaceutical industry.
During this 2-year programme you will have the opportunity to get real hands-on experience and contribute to large-scale real-world pharmaceutical projects.
You will report into Operations Insights Manager and will help the team in building, developing, and maintaining dashboards, covering a wide variety of data sources and performance metrics. You’ll work with a wide variety of data, including financial, supply chain and logistics data to provide comprehensive insights to support the supply and global commercial team and other departments within Pharmanovia. You will help co-ordinate and attend meetings and ensure all activity is fully tracked and captured in monthly reports.
What You’ll Be Involved In

• Ensuring data (covering production, inventory, and logistics) is received in a timely manner from our partners or internal departments and support automation projects across the business.
• Develop and maintain dashboards and reports to monitor key performance indicators (KPIs) and identify trends and insights using tools such as Power BI.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to identify opportunities for process improvement and cost reduction.
• Conduct root cause analyses to identify the underlying causes of operational issues and develop recommendations for corrective actions.
• Support the development and implementation of new operational initiatives, such as process automation and optimization using AWS tools.
• Have analytical skills & business acumen to translate data into informative visuals and reports, an communicate findings and recommendations to senior management and other stakeholders in a clear and concise manner.
• Ad-hoc analysis for Supply Chain & other functions in the business.
• Ad-hoc projects and other required functions depending on business needs.
  

About you:

• On track to achieve a minimum 2.1 degree in a STEM programme.
• Strong aptitude for technology and highly proficient in the use of MS Office particularly intermediate to advanced Excel and PowerPoint.
• Advanced Excel Skills – Experience working with Pivot Tables, VBA and Power Query preferred.
• First class numerical and analytical skills.
• Excellent standard of written and verbal communication in business English.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively in cross-functional teams.
• Power Query & Power BI Knowledge (or similar tools e.g. Tableau) preferred.
• Basic knowledge of SQL and/or Statistical Programming knowledge (Python/R) preferred
• Ability to relate to stakeholders at all levels and from different cultural backgrounds.
• Flexibility to align to the working requirements of a fast-paced graduate scheme.
• Relevant work experience by way of placement would be desirable.
  

What we offer:
We offer a competitive salary and rewards package including holiday, health & wellbeing program, employee recognition awards, social events, pension scheme and hybrid working.
Graduates are an important part of the team. We’re committed to having a workforce that represents every part of society. So, we’re keen to hear from candidates from all backgrounds and circumstances. We will ensure that you have the support and guidance that comes from a collaborative environment, where fresh perspectives are encouraged, and questions are welcomed.
To apply please submit your CV. Shortlisted applicants will be invited to interview in February and March. The programme starts in September 2024. This is a hybrid role (2-3 days per week office based and the rest working from home). Office attendance is a requirement, and you will spend at least one day each week at our head office in Basildon. You will also have the opportunity to work from our London office.
If successful you must be able to evidence a valid right to work prior to commencement of employment, which must be valid for the 24 months duration of the graduate scheme. We are not able to offer sponsorship for our UK-based graduate programmes.
By applying for this role, your details will be sent to Ortolan People, who are engaged to provide recruitment support in processing applications. We will endeavour to respond to all applicants within three working days. Occasionally for roles with a very high volume of applicants, this may not be possible.