Country Insights Business Partner

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The Position

The Country Insights Business Partner is the primary insights interface for assigned affiliates. You are responsible for ensuring that affiliate leadership and marketing teams have the market intelligence, competitive analysis, and customer understanding they need to make informed decisions.

You produce market and competitive reports, conduct local analyses, synthesize global and local intelligence into affiliate-specific recommendations, and present findings directly to affiliate leadership. You combine a deep understanding of the local healthcare and diagnostics landscape with access to the full capability of the global Insights function — pulling in specialized support from global teams when a question goes beyond what you can answer independently. You work closely with Insights Business Specialists, who provide analytical and research support to help you deliver against affiliate priorities.

The role covers a broad range of insight areas. The primary focus is market and competitive intelligence, with meaningful involvement in customer experience research and marketing & performance analysis. You also help affiliates connect with the right global resources for commercial and account-related analytics needs.

Scope of impact: Affiliate-level, with direct influence on commercial planning and marketing investment decisions in assigned markets. Indirect global impact through the quality of field intelligence fed back to global teams.

Strategy vs. Operations: Approximately 60% strategic (business planning support, competitive advisory, insight synthesis and recommendations) and 40% operational (report production, data product adoption, research coordination).

Your Responsibilities

Analysis & Insights Generation (~35%)

• Develop and deliver regular market and competitive reports for assigned affiliates, combining global data sources with local market knowledge.
• Monitor and analyze competitor activity, product launches, pricing moves, and market access developments relevant to assigned markets.
• Conduct affiliate-specific analyses — including local competitive assessments, market sizing, and opportunity identification — using available data sources and tools.
• Provide affiliate leadership with timely, contextualized updates on market dynamics that may affect commercial performance.

Insight Synthesis & Decision Support (~25%)

• Partner with affiliate Strategic Marketing Leads and commercial leadership to support business planning with evidence-based market context and recommendations.
• Synthesize intelligence across domains (market trends, customer feedback, campaign performance) to identify opportunities and blind spots.
• Participate in affiliate planning cycles, commercial reviews, and launch readiness assessments as the insights representative.
• Advise on areas warranting further investigation, connecting affiliates to the right global specialist when deeper analytical work is required.

Data Capture & Local Intelligence (~20%)

• Collect local field intelligence, competitor signals, and customer feedback from affiliate stakeholders and commercial teams.
• Identify market dynamics not visible in global data — emerging competitors, regulatory changes, tender dynamics, shifts in customer behavior.
• Feed local insights back to global teams for incorporation into global reporting and product development.
• Channel affiliate requirements and use cases to global for prioritization.
• Maintain awareness of relevant local data vendors and syndicated sources in assigned markets; advise the global vendor and partner management capability on local data buying priorities and recommend new sources where gaps exist.

Insights Dissemination & Enablement (~20%)

• Drive adoption of global data products, dashboards, and insight tools in assigned affiliates.
• Educate affiliate stakeholders on available insight products and support effective use.
• Provide feedback to global teams on product relevance, usability, and gaps based on affiliate experience.
• Build visibility of the Insights function's value and establish the Business Partner as a trusted resource for the affiliate.

Who You Are

• Bachelor's degree required in business, marketing, life sciences, economics, or a quantitative discipline. Master's degree (MBA, MSc) or equivalent is preferred
• 5 to 8 years (depending on market assignment and specific position) of progressive work experience in market research, competitive intelligence, commercial analytics, or a related function
• Advanced level of understanding of the IVD market, healthcare systems, and laboratory workflows. Diagnostics, life sciences, or medtech industry experience required
• Experience working in or with affiliate/country-level commercial organizations is preferred
• You built a track record of producing market analyses, competitive reports, and strategic recommendations for business stakeholders
• You are able to independently conduct market and competitive analyses using available data sources and tools; comfortable interpreting dashboards, statistical outputs, and market models
• Ability to distill complex data into clear, actionable narratives for senior commercial audiences — both written and verbal
• Proven ability to advise and constructively challenge business leadership in a matrixed environment; and strong executive presence
• You understand how insights connect to business planning, marketing investment decisions, and commercial outcomes
• You are able to operate across markets with different business practices, competitive dynamics, and stakeholder expectations
• Excellent written and spoken English required. Local language proficiency required depending on local context
• You are proficient with market research platforms, BI/visualization tools (e.g. Tableau, Power BI), and standard business applications

Who we are

A healthier future drives us to innovate. Together, more than 100’000 employees across the globe are dedicated to advance science, ensuring everyone has access to healthcare today and for generations to come. Our efforts result in more than 26 million people treated with our medicines and over 30 billion tests conducted using our Diagnostics products. We empower each other to explore new possibilities, foster creativity, and keep our ambitions high, so we can deliver life-changing healthcare solutions that make a global impact.

Let’s build a healthier future, together.

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