Business Insights and Data Solutions Placement

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About MSD

MSD is a global health care leader with a diversified portfolio of prescription medicines, vaccines and animal health products. The difference between potential and achievement lies in the spark that fuels innovation and inventiveness; this is the space where MSD has codified its 125-year legacy. MSD’s success is backed by ethical integrity, forward momentum, and an inspiring mission to achieve new milestones in global healthcare.
 
MSD’s Global Human Health (GHH) Division abides by a “patient first, profits later” ideology. Results-driven and ambitious, this team of individuals represents a functional balance between meeting company objectives and the needs of people around the world. The division is comprised of sales and marketing professionals who are passionate about their role in bringing MSD's prescription medicines, vaccines, and other medical products to our customers worldwide.

Business Insights and Data Solutions Placement

Joining our dedicated and talented team for 12 months as a placement student will help build a strong foundation for success in your future.
 
At MSD placement students can gain experience within a team comprising individuals from many backgrounds with different roles, but all working together to deliver on the same promise: finding new ways to create a healthier future. Uncompromising dedication to the people who depend on our products is a passion we all share.
 
The Business Insights and Data Solutions Department is part of the Business and Commercial Operations Business Unit responsible for Market Research, Market Intelligence, analysis, forecasting, performance and implementation monitoring, evaluation and metrics tracking across MSD’s Product Portfolio. We work closely with Marketing and Sales to support the market understanding and effective customer engagement to ensure we focus on emphasising the value of our brands to our customers and, more importantly, patients through a number of different channels. We play a critical role in guiding business decisions and tactical planning.
 
These roles entail responsibility for the production of MSD and competitor information. They focus specifically on analysis and reporting corporation and product sales, marketing activities, future performance indicators and working closely with Analyst on ad hoc Market analysis. The successful candidates will also get involved in developing effective reporting tools, providing relevant commentary and feedback on observed activity. This will also involve working closely with Sales and Marketing providing opportunities to shadow other roles and responsibilities across these groups.
 
This provides a superb opportunity to learn about the dynamics of the pharmaceutical industry and the major competitor companies within.
 

Key Objectives

• To support the delivery of Corporate and Product Performance reporting across the MSD portfolio
• Support the delivery of regular sub-national sales and channel performance reports for promoted brands
• Providing analysis and insight on key performance indicators to aid decision making
• Providing Sales Bonus and incentive tracking across the MSD Sales Teams
• To support Analysts with Adhoc Marketing and Sales Analysis to support critical business questions
• Manage key data sources to ensure timely and accurate provision of sales and activity information across the organization
• Managing key elements of the Sales Force Incentives Plan

Key Responsibilities

• Delivery of Monthly Product Performance reports – national and sub-national
• Manage third party sales data provision
• Manage consolidation of MSD performance reporting
• Support the delivery of the local and national sales-force incentive plans
• Engage in development of market research projects, shadowing analysts
• Assist in the production of management presentation and Planning summaries
• MSD AV Studio training and involvement in internal training video editing

Education and Experience

• Working towards a minimum of a 2:1 degree in Maths or Science based disciplines
• Entering your third or penultimate year of study, returning to your degree course at the end of the placement
• Minimum B grade in Maths and/or Sciences at A level

Key Capabilities/Skills

• Ability to communicate accurately both verbally and in writing
• Good organiser and administrator
• Team player, learning from and helping others overcome obstacles
• Numerate with good analytical skills both in terms of data and people 
• Confident with a willingness to get involved
• Strong sense of urgency, takes initiative to do things without being asked
• Has a can do attitude, anticipates problems and proposes solutions, approaches work challenges creatively with fresh ideas
• Listens and adapts to improve
• Ability to run projects
• A self-starter who can be relied upon to work without supervision

Next Steps

• Stage 1 - Fill in our online application form and submit your CV
• Stage 2 - If successful at stage 1, you will be invited to take part in a telephone interview
• Stage 3 - If successful at stage 2, you will be invited for a face to face interview where you will be able to gain a better insight into MSD

Successful applicants will have the opportunity to meet fellow students before commencing the placement and will partake in a two week handover period at the beginning of their placement with the current student.

How to apply

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