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Associate Director, Category Management – Commercial Data and Analytics

Mettawa, IL, us💼 Full-time🗓 2026-09-29 → 2026-09-30

Core

Strategic leader overseeing global Market Research, Data & Analytics category procurement for a pharma company, optimizing data quality and access for sales, patient, and prescriber analytics.

Role type

Senior IC category management director (commercial data)

Builds

Long-range sourcing strategies and vendor partnerships for commercial data services

Domain

Pharmaceuticals / Commercial Data & Analytics

Deliverable

production ML models

Required skills

Category management, supplier relationship management, contract negotiation, risk mitigation, team leadership, strategic planning, data governance, stakeholder management

Preferred skills

Master's degree, talent development, experience with data analysis tools

Technologies

Microsoft Office Suite, data analysis tools

Responsibilities

Lead category strategies for commercial data sourcing, manage supplier segmentation and performance, lead end-to-end sourcing events, negotiate contracts, mentor team members, drive cost reduction strategies

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC

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