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OBJECTIVE OF ROLE

• The role is responsible for driving the implementation of production activities and taking accountability for achieving production targets while identifying operational challenges and implementing effective solutions. The successful candidate will ensure OTIF delivery within cost budgets and lead the Production, Engineering, and SHE functions, ensuring alignment and collaboration across all functional streams supporting the East London factory. This leadership role focuses on ensuring the efficient, compliant, and safe production of liquid dosage forms in line with regulatory standards. The Head of Manufacturing will work closely with cross-functional teams to drive operational excellence, cost optimization, continuous improvement and maintain the highest standards of quality, safety, and productivity.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Operational Activities

• Lead and inspire all the personnel on the site with a specific focus on the management team to ensure that they are aligned on the outputs and services promised in line with an agreed plan
• Drive the site strategy deployment process. Develop a 3-5 years strategy with SA Commercial and factory leadership teams, including cost optimisation activities without compromising safety, quality, and compliance.
• Use manufacturing principles to develop and implement site operational strategies to achieve optimal performance and output.
• Define the vision, mission and objectives for the site and make sure that there is a high level of engagement from all employees
• Responsible for management of manufacturing operations on the site
• Make sure that technological upgrades of site are encouraged and duly implemented (through proper coaching, training, better skills and better behaviours).
• Ensure all demand is appropriately planned to meet supply requirements
• Lead a performance driven organization
• Ensure compliance at the site. Keep improving the quality standards and ensure strong compliance standards with external regulators. Ensure compliance in all areas.
• Understand the commercial relevance of the sites output in terms of the customers, supply chain and products manufactured at the site
• Develop people on site to ensuring a strong talent pool. Establish performance targets for each department that contribute towards strategic and operational goals
• Ensure all managers are equipped and able to deliver on their responsibilities
• Ensure the maintenance of all process equipment and facilities and ensure a critical spares and equipment strategy is in place
• Ensure the quality of relationships with unions with a culture of transparency. Support the actions around ER/IR climate.
• Build budget / P & L and ensure management of operational expenses (CAPEX/OPEX)
• Ensure the competitiveness of the factory (COGS)
• Represent the site in regards of all relevant authorities

Production Planning and Process Management

• Ensure operational excellence with regards to safety, quality, and productivity of the Focus Factory as well as housekeeping, and its ability to deliver high levels of service to internal and external customers
• Manage people, materials, equipment, business and manufacturing processes to deliver Factory performance objectives, as measured by factory KPI's
• Ensure compliance with policies/procedures for shift rotation, vacation scheduling, and training to meet business needs including peak production periods
• Manage the development and implementation of daily production schedule to ensure high levels of OTIF to internal and external customers
• Ensure effective implementation of new technology and products
• Implement TPM and other continuous improvement programs
• Develop and implement CAPEX budgets
• Ensure integrity of business processes related to finished goods inventory replenishment, and new product introductions
• Drive efficiency improvement and error and waste reduction through continuous improvement in People, Technology and Processes

Governance, Risk & Compliance

• Ensure adherence and compliance to regulatory requirements
• Health & Safety: Enforce strict adherence to safety protocols and regulations.
• Ensure that appropriate validations are completed as per validation requirements and schedule
• Initiate and set targets, and review GMP, quality and training needs

Accountability & Decision Right

• Develop, communicate, manage, and implement corporate and divisional strategic plans and budgets, policies and procedures.

Independent decisions relating to:

• Design and implementation of strategy for programmes/ processes
• Interpretation and execution of and recommendations on policy/ procedure related modifications
• Short- and long-term department schedules, quality, compliance and resource allocation
• Operation objectives and work plans, and delegation of assignments

Innovation, creativity & problem solving

• Regularly drives innovation across area(s) of responsibility and identifies opportunities to initiate operational change within families/disciplines
• Works with broad objectives to solve complex problems for multiple disciplines.
• Apply advanced interpersonal, communication and problem-solving skills

Requirements
EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS

• A minimum of a bachelor's degree is preferred, ideally in Pharmacy, Engineering, or Chemistry.

KNOWLEDGE & EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS

• Pharmaceutical manufacturing experience.
• 10+ years of leadership experience, including managing large-scale manufacturing operations.
• Project management experience.
• Experience managing a strategic production site.
• Proven leadership capability and managerial experience.

SOFT SKILLS AND COMPETENCY REQUIREMENTS

• Strong working knowledge of Pharmaceutical Manufacturing
• Problem Solving and Solution Engineering
• Pharmaceutical standards and Compliance requirements
• Coaching Leadership and mentoring
• People and Departmental management
• Deep understanding of quality, operations and logistics

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OBJECTIVE OF ROLE

• Provide administrative support to the Head of GenMed, Head Corporate Brand and divisional team

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Administration Support

• Provide comprehensive administrative assistance to the Head of GenMed, Head of Corporate Brand and the divisional team.
• Manage the diaries and scheduling requirements for the Head of GenMed.
• Maintain organized and efficient electronic and physical filing systems.
• Coordinate and support divisional projects as assigned by the Divisional Head.
• Facilitate the couriering of materials, such as urgent documents and promotional items through FedEx Couriers
• Handle sensitive and confidential information with discretion, adhering to POPIA and internal data protection policies.
• Perform ad-hoc administrative tasks as required.

Meeting Management

• Schedule and coordinate divisional and leadership meetings, including weekly and monthly sessions, quarterly reviews, workshops, team-building activities, and strategy sessions.
• Prepare agendas, briefing packs, presentations, and all supporting documentation required for meetings.
• Oversee all meeting logistics such as venue bookings, catering arrangements, virtual meeting links, connectivity checks, and preparation of any additional materials.
• Record accurate meeting minutes and monitor action items to ensure timely completion.

Financial Processing, Vendor Onboarding & Office Supplies

• Process SAP requisitions for the GenMed team and Head of Corporate Brand.
• Verify invoices for accuracy and compliance with internal financial requirements.
• Address internal and external invoice queries, adopting a proactive approach to resolving issues promptly.
• Facilitate the onboarding of new vendors in line with procurement and legal policies.
• Maintain up-to-date procurement and financial tracking systems.
• Order stationery, groceries, and general office supplies, and monitor inventory to maintain adequate stock levels and oversee the distribution

Travel Arrangements

• Coordinate all travel arrangements for the Head of GenMed, Head Corporate Brand and the divisional team.
• Arrange and book flights, accommodation, car rentals, visas, travel insurance, and transfers as required.
• Ensure all travel bookings adhere to company travel policies, procedures, and cost-control guidelines.
• Liaise with the Internal Travel Coordinator to manage queries, changes, or issues related to travel arrangements.
• Maintain accurate travel records, trackers, and trip documentation for audit and finance purposes.

Events Managements

• Provide support in coordinating, managing logistics, procurement, marketing, finance, and administrative tasks for internal events according to assigned responsibilities

Building Manager               

• Act as facilities liaison for Sales & Marketing - Building 5, logging building maintenance calls, following up for resolution, and ensuring minimal operational disruption

Communication Liaison

• Communication Liaison for the GenMed Team
• Ensure compliance with internal communications and training
• Promote participation in internal events

Requirements
EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS

• Matric / Grade 12
• Diploma in Business Administration (Advantage)

KNOWLEDGE & EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS

• Minimum of 2 year secretarial / administrative experience

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OBJECTIVE OF ROLE

• To support the SA Commercial Business to realize the commercial strategy and to achieve the annual targeted growth and revenue through successful new product introductions and maintenance of current product portfolio in the South Africa and South African Development Community (SADC) region, by ensuring successful Marketing Authorization and variation approval from the SAHPRA and Regulatory Authorities of the SADC member states within the committed timeframe.
• The role undertakes responsibility for compliance with the Regulatory / Pharmacovigilance Requirements for the New Product Launch Pipeline and the existing product portfolio in the region, through the successful completion of assigned activities according to the South African and SADC Regulatory plan.
• To provide support to the Pharmacovigilance Lead for the various Pharmacovigilance operations, in particular the medical and scientific functions with respect to safety evaluations of all Aspen products across Pharmacare and any other entity owned by Aspen, of the Aspen Group for which marketing authorizations are held. The role undertakes responsibility for coordinating and management of review and analysis of aggregate safety data concerning the Aspen Group product portfolio.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Key Accountabilities

• Delegated tasks from RA Manager or PV Lead on a defined and ad hoc basis with the flexibility of mind-set and time resource this entails. This will include representation at meetings when required.
• Functional reporting: Mentoring of the Pharmacovigilance Officers and Medical Writers.
• Review and advice regarding relevant local and global guidelines, policies, internal procedures and SOPs across Aspen Pharmacare.
• Maintain awareness of Pharmacovigilance regulatory requirements and developments.
• Manage outsourced data collection, organization and preparation with vendors.
• Act as Subject Matter Expert (SME) in designated areas (e.g. literature, signal management, aggregate reports, labelling etc.) responsible for oversight and coordination of tasks related to the area of expertise.
• Preparation of annual as well as ad-hoc and scheduled aggregate safety reports.
• Ensure Good Documentation Practice.
• Contribute to agreed PV Team quality and compliance targets.
• Serve in a leadership capacity for complex and strategically important Pharmacovigilance developmental programs.
• Direct interaction with Regulatory Authorities.

Financial

• Identification of project challenges to be escalated to the departmental line management and the financial impact thereof.
• Project management of contractual and financial aspects of all medical writing projects and the effective utilization of resources to keep processes cost effective.

Medical Writing Accountabilities

Work in collaboration with Medical Writers to write clinical documents for submission to regulatory authorities, including but not limited to:

• Clinical overviews and summaries
• Integrated summaries of safety and efficacy
• Clinical Expert Statement
• Provide medical editing review of draft and final documents prepared by other team members before internal or external distribution. This includes both copy editing and content review.
• Ensure document content and style adheres to SAHPRA/FDA/EMA or other appropriate regulatory guidelines and complies with Aspen SOPs and style guidelines
• Perform literature searches / reviews as necessary to obtain background information and training for development of documents.

Safety

CSR (Individual Case Safety Reports)

• Ensure all cases are processed, medical reviews completed, and cases submitted to Health Authorities as per the timelines specified in the guidelines.
• Ensure quality checks are performed on weekly, monthly, quarterly and bi-annual reconciliations with internal and external stakeholders.

Labelling

• Updating and reviewing Product Information in line with the Company Core Data Sheets, and other tasks as designated.

Aggregate Reporting

• Preparation of aggregate safety reports including but not limited to PSURs, PBRERs and Addendum Safety Reports

Risk Management System

• Preparation of Risk Management Systems including but not limited to Risk Management Plans and Risk Communication Plans.
• Request for Information (RFI) from Competent Regulatory Authority (CRA) and Safety Communication (Dear Healthcare Professional Letter (DHCPL)
• Manage safety-related requests from regulatory agencies and Aspen Affiliates to ensure any requests are answered fully and promptly.

Literature Reviews

• Monitor local literature for designated products and identify safety issues/ ICSRs in a timely manner.

Signal detection

• Coordinate and prepare appropriately for signal management meetings.
• Signal Management Activities including compilation of Signal Assessment Reports/ Case Series Reviews for potential signals.
• Creation and update of Safety Data Exchange Agreements (SDEAs).

Training

• Oversee training and mentoring of other Pharmacovigilance staff, and prepare training materials
• Lead initiatives to develop, implement and conduct appropriate training in all aspects of Pharmacovigilance Safety activities
• Maintain a high and up-to-date level of product and therapy area knowledge by attending conference, training courses, reading relevant medical and scientific literature

QMS

• Ensure systems and procedures are in place in accordance with the RA QMS and that these are maintained according to the relevant SOPs
• Creation and update of SOPs/WIs for all pharmacovigilance activities related to the job role in line with Pharmacovigilance regulations/guidelines (EU, ZA and other territories applicable), within specified/SOP timelines.

General

• Adhere to agreed Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
• Support the continuous development and improvement of the PV function while upholding Aspen core values
• Effective management and utilization of resources to keep processes cost effective
• Collating data for ad hoc requests
• Adherence to Company Health & Safety procedures
• Participate in training programmers and any other duties assigned by your Manager

Requirements
EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS

• Matric
• Degree in Biological / Life Sciences or equivalent
• B. Pharm degree would be advantageous

KNOWLEDGE & EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS

• Documented experience in all aspects of pharmacovigilance is an inherent requirement and not negotiable
• 3-5 yrs. pharmaceutical experience with specific focus areas in PV/Drug Safety
• Experience working with safety databases
• Experience writing large safety reports e.g., DSURs, PADERs, PSURs, PRBRERs is preferable
• Experience in writing RMPs is desirable
• Experience working with MedDRA coding dictionary
• Strong knowledge of regulatory and medical authorities in South Africa
• Strong understanding of regulations, ICH guidelines, and GCP
• Extensive medical writing and expertise in submission

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PURPOSE OF GRADUATE PROGRAM

• This graduate program will be supporting the Medical Affairs organization, with limited travel as required. The Intern will support the Medical Affairs team in delivering scientific, medical, and operational activities across therapeutic areas. The role provides practical support to Aspens Medical Affairs teams with scientific engagement, medical information, medical governance, compliance, and stakeholder engagement within the South African healthcare environment.

Requirements
MINIMUM ENTRY REQUIREMENTS TO PROGRAM

• Matric / National Senior Certificate
• Bachelor’s degree in a Life Sciences-related field preferred, or a demonstrated equivalent combination of relevant education and professional training.

SOFT SKILLS AND COMPETENCY REQUIREMENTS

• Demonstrates strong organizational and project management skills, including the ability to set objectives, manage timelines, and deliver outcomes.
• Attentive and active listener with strong interpersonal skills.
• Action-oriented, solution-driven, and highly collaborative.
• Strong scientific literacy, analytical thinking, and communication skills.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office applications, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook.
• Knowledge of pharmaceutical commercialization, the Medicines Control Act (MCA), POPIA, and the broader healthcare environment.
• Good understanding of clinical research, pharmacovigilance, legal, regulatory, and compliance requirements.
• Demonstrates a willingness to continuously expand medical, scientific, market, and industry knowledge.
• Ability to work effectively both independently and within a cross-functional team.
• Approachable and trustworthy, with the ability to build constructive and lasting relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
• Communicates proactively and keeps stakeholders appropriately informed of progress and outcomes.
• Contributes positively to team effectiveness and cross-functional collaboration.
• Acts as a role model by demonstrating openness, honesty, integrity, collaboration, and the Aspen Values, contributing to the success of the business.

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OBJECTIVE OF ROLE

• This position is a strategic position for the Oncology therapeutic area within the Medical Affairs organization. The Medical Advisor will provide strategic input into the different phases of a product’s lifecycle to maximize Aspen’s value proposition through the delivery of medical and scientific expertise. The Medical Advisor will collaborate with the Head of Medical Affairs, Medical Science Liaison (MSL), Brand Manager as well as Market Access Manager. You will be responsible for ensuring that medical and scientific knowledge is effectively communicated both internally and externally ultimately contributing to the success of our products and services.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Product(s) lifecycle management in collaboration with the Brand Manager and cross-functional teams.
• Leading and developing the Local Medical strategy and medical activities for the product(s) in accordance with internal and external regulations in close collaboration with the Head of Medical Affairs.
• Work closely with cross- functional teams to support the development and execution of medical strategies and plans.
• Stay up to date with current medical and scientific developments in assigned therapeutic area (TA) and provide training to internal and external customers.
• In-depth therapy area expertise and product knowledge including competitor data.
• Lead and drive rapid integrated evidence planning and execution through deep understanding of internal and external stakeholder needs and robust data gaps analysis.
• Visits selected KOL’s and study groups for strategic discussions on evidence generation.
• Cultivate and maintain relationships with external experts.
• Management of internal and external relationships within area of responsibility.
• Ensuring consistency and accuracy of medical content and scientific messages across various tools and materials.
• Provides medical insights and expertise to support the marketing and commercialization of TA products from a scientific perspective.
• Overseas in-sourced/outsourced medical programs and logistics.
• Conducts Local Advisory Board Meetings, Expert Panels and scientific engagement meetings SEM/CMEs.
• Develop and deliver scientific presentations and materials for internal and external conferences and meetings.
• Provides Medical expertise for pipeline products.
• Provides Medical expertise for Health Technology Assessment (HTA) submissions.
• Utilise strong business acumen, acting as a key strategic business partner to the organisation.
• Initiate and drive projects to raise standards of care and change clinical practice.
• Ability to work independently with a solution-oriented and balanced approach to ambiguity
• Drive strong collaborative relationships with commercial and cross-functional teams, including marketing, value & access, health economics, regulatory and clinical
• Drive collaborative relationships with above Alliance partners (Amgen, Lilly etc) to ensure the country involvement and strategic input into global and regional plans.
• Ability to rapidly assimilate new data and integrate into new therapy area.
• Create industry leading digital educational and scientific content that is timely, relevant, interactive and innovative.
• Champion the patient voice when developing and implementing medical strategies.
• Demonstrate strong leadership influence across networks and by coaching and mentoring members of the team.
• Act as a medical resource for internal teams, including Marketing, Regulatory Affairs and Market Access.
• Work closely with medical science liaisons to ensure the successful implementation of TA specifically the scientific engagement plans (SEP).
• Drive the localisation and approval of infield MSL materials.
• Ensure compliance with relevant regulations, guidelines and company policies in all medical communications and activities.

Authority

• Signs off medical plans for his/her area of responsibility.
• Approves scientific content of Local symposia/workshops/publications/ promotional materials/medical section of reimbursement files.
• Approval of MSL slide decks and resources and scientific speaker presentations.

Output

• Brand/disease specific parts of medical plan.
• Local support for medical questions, feasibility and trial strategy.
• Local Product Lifecycle Plan.
• Protocols and other study documents for local studies.
• Medical expertise for the review of promotional and scientific documents (e.g. symposia, publications etc.).
• Local R&D brand/disease related results according to goals and metrics.
• Provide relevant training to internal and external stakeholders.
• Develop a good understanding of HCP communication preferences to adapt communication style and optimise use of relevant channels to suit.
• Implement true scientific engagement journeys by bridging channel disconnect to drive ongoing engagement and grow collaborative opportunities and meaningful scientific exchange.

Requirements
EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS

• Medical qualification (MBChB), or equivalent life science qualification of at least Masters’ level.

KNOWLEDGE & EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS

• Minimum of 2 years in pharmaceutical industry, or proven industry collaboration in academia.
• Experience in affiliate Medical Department or Clinical Development.
• Experience with clinical study management and conduct.
• Knowledge of commercialization and business practices.
• Knowledge of pharmaceutical product development, product lifecycle and commercialization process with advanced understanding of other functions; including, but not limited to, Clinical Operations, Commercial, Regulatory, and Medical Affairs.
• Experience in the relevant therapeutic area will be advantageous.
• Experience with KOL’s in the relevant therapeutic area.

SOFT SKILLS AND COMPETENCY REQUIREMENTS

• Medical strategy and scientific expertise in the therapeutic area.
• Good understanding of the impact and evolution of healthcare systems. 
• Fluency in English, both oral and written communications
• Strong communication skills include driving challenging discussions with the ability to effectively communicate complex scientific concepts to diverse audiences.
• Excellent presentation skills
• Continuously expanding medical and scientific knowledge as well as market knowledge
• Strong clinical research knowledge (study design, study evaluation, medical writing skills, expert panel conduct, symposium and workshop management, KOL management)
• Strong customer orientation; science-based
• Ability to work in a cross-functional team (e.g., Commercial, Clin Development, EU teams, HE, Regulatory, Safety, etc.)
• Role model for others in line with Aspen Values
• Demonstrates leadership skills
• Ability to act independently with a solutions-oriented and balanced approach to the grey areas
• Be confident in the use of Omnichannel tools and ability to adapt to new channels / technologies
• Effectively and compliantly share unmet needs of HCPs and their centres with cross-functional teams to inform patient-centric strategy.
• Strong project management skills.
• Willingness to continuously expand medical, scientific, market, and industry knowledge.

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OBJECTIVE OF ROLE

• The Business Analyst is responsible for delivering the analytical and reporting requirements of the sales, key account and marketing business units. This role owns the end-to-end reporting cycle, from daily operational dashboards and automated data flows through to monthly commercial reviews and half-yearly strategic analyses, providing data-driven insights that support informed decision-making.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Daily Operational Reporting & Dashboards

• Deliver daily reports including Meridian Daily Push Report, Product Trackers, UPD Expiry Report, Push/In Pick report, and Power BI dashboards. Ensure all daily datasets are refreshed and published accurately.

Sales revenue target setting calculation support

• Clearly defined monthly, quarterly and yearly targets for Channel Operations Managers per territory per brand. Analyse IQVIA/IRI/Nielsen/Sales Out Data/TM1 reports to see a breakdown of products by territory and brand. The business analyst would do the calculations, which determine the targets, based on the strategy determined by Commercial Head.

Commercial models maintenance & management (Sales out)

• Data validations according to set criteria based on IQVIA/IRI/Nielsen/Sales Out Data/TM1 reports sent to them. Update the system changes to reflect any territory or brick changes. Manage Customer Classifications (Key accounts). Strongly assess and monitor each channel’s sales, regional, national per product, portfolio and total. Includes monthly TM1 mapping.

Weekly & Monthly Reporting Suite

• Weekly: Retail SOH reports across key retailers. Monthly: Commission reports, Consumer Dashboards, Traditional Trade Reviews, Service Levels Reports, SSD Data reports.

Power BI Dashboard Development & Maintenance       

• Build, maintain, and publish Power BI dashboards. Manage automated flows, dataset scheduling, and mailing lists for all BI reports.

Ad hoc data analysis & Merchandising support

• Ad hoc data analysis as required by stakeholders/Commercial functions. These would relate to reports they require to assist them in understanding their customers more effectively. Maintain and update all data metrics, scorecards and KPIs provided by Merchandising Service Providers.

Requirements
EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS

• Tertiary qualification required (ideally in data analysis or similar)

KNOWLEDGE & EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS

• 1-3 years’ experience in data analytics within the FMCG and/or pharmaceutical markets
• Proven track record in servicing internal customers / stakeholders
• Experience of having operated in a complex matrix organisation
• Familiarity with and experience in third-party market data sources (IQVIA, IRI, Nielsen, Circana, Sales Out Data)
• Understanding of Sales, Marketing & Key Accounts commercial operations and processes, including the budget process and target setting, within an FMCG setting
• Experience in commission structures and incentive calculations

SOFT SKILLS AND COMPETENCY REQUIREMENTS

• Sound knowledge of data and insight integration to inform, support, and direct business strategy
• Strong analytical, strategic, and creative problem-solving skills
• Storytelling and sense-making of data to translate into business insights
• Demonstrate the ability to turn data driven insights into actionable ways to drive business results
• Able to proactively identify business opportunities and translate it to key stakeholders
• Efficient prioritization of tasks for critical business deliverables, balancing daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly, and half-yearly reporting cadences
• Ability to develop and deliver compelling executive-level presentations
• Ability to perform well under pressure and maintain commitment to deadlines
• Cross collaboration across the organization
• Excellent interpersonal, teamwork and communication skills
• Self-motivated, curious, and critical thinker
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills and the ability to simplify complex data-driven insights
• Drives accountability for personal and team performance

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OBJECTIVE OF ROLE

• The AI & Power BI Developer is a combined, forward-looking role responsible for delivering AI-driven analytics and best-in-class Power BI front-end development. This role exists for someone with a genuine passion for Artificial Intelligence who also brings strong Power BI front-end development skills and SQL proficiency. The successful candidate will use AI tools and automation to transform how the organisation consumes data, builds reports and makes commercial decisions.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Power BI Front-End Development & Reporting

• Design, build and maintain polished, user-friendly Power BI dashboards and reports for Sales, Marketing and Key Account Teams
• Connect Power BI models directly to SQL tables, writing and optimising queries to ensure accurate, efficient data retrieval
• Implement robust DAX measures, KPIs and calculated columns to meet commercial reporting requirements
• Manage data model architecture — relationships, star schemas, performance optimisation and incremental refresh
• Ensure all reports are governed, documented and published to managed Power BI workspaces
• Continuously improve front-end design and UX of existing dashboards based on stakeholder feedback

AI-Driven Analytics & Automation

• Build and deploy AI-enabled reporting tools, intelligent dashboards and automated insight-generation pipelines
• Integrate AI/ML models and APIs (e.g. Azure AI, OpenAI, Microsoft Copilot) into existing Power BI and data workflows
• Automate manual reporting processes using Python, Power Automate and AI tooling to reduce turnaround times
• Stay at the forefront of AI advancements and proactively introduce innovations that enhance commercial decision-making

SQL Data Management & Integration

• Work directly with SQL tables as the primary data source for all Power BI models and analytical outputs
• Write, review and optimize SQL queries to extract, transform and load data accurately into reporting layers
• Trace and validate data lineage from source SQL tables through to final dashboard outputs
• Collaborate with IT and data engineering teams to ensure SQL structures support scalable, reliable analytics
• Perform data cleansing, transformation and validation within SQL and Power Query environments

Stakeholder Engagement & Data Enablement

• Partner with Sales, Marketing and Key Account Teams to understand reporting needs and translate them into fit-for-purpose AI and Power BI solutions
• Conduct training and knowledge-sharing sessions to improve data literacy, AI awareness and Power BI adoption across stakeholders
• Provide ad hoc analytical support to address business questions and exploratory insight requests
• Communicate AI outputs and dashboard insights clearly to non-technical commercial audiences

Data Governance & Systems Support

• Ensure data quality, accuracy and consistency through proactive validation and issue resolution across SQL sources and Power BI models
• Support optimisation of reporting tools and systems (Power BI, SQL, Excel, SAP and other relevant platforms)
• Maintain robust documentation of dashboards, SQL queries, data models and AI/automated processes
• Adhere to data governance policies and security standards across all analytical outputs

Requirements
EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS

• Matric / Grade 12
• Degree or Diploma in Business Analysis, Business Science, Computer Science, Data Analytics, Information Technology or a related field preferred

KNOWLEDGE & EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS

• 3+ years’ experience working in or with BI teams, with proven Power BI front-end development experience
• Strong interest in and exposure to Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning or AI-enabled analytics tools — with a genuine passion to build capability in this space
• SQL experience required — comfortable working with SQL tables and relational data structures as a primary data source for Power BI models
• Data analytics experience in the pharmaceutical or healthcare industry advantageous

SOFT SKILLS AND COMPETENCY REQUIREMENTS

• Sound knowledge of data and insight integration to inform, support, and direct business strategy
• Strong analytical, strategic, and creative problem-solving skills
• Storytelling and sense-making of data to translate into business insights
• Demonstrate the ability to turn data driven insights into actionable ways to drive business results
• Able to proactively identify business opportunities and translate it to key stakeholders
• Efficient prioritization of tasks for critical business deliverables, balancing daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly, and half-yearly reporting cadences
• Ability to develop and deliver compelling executive-level presentations
• Ability to perform well under pressure and maintain commitment to deadlines
• Cross collaboration across the organization
• Excellent interpersonal, teamwork and communication skills
• Self-motivated, curious, and critical thinker
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills and the ability to simplify complex data-driven insights
• Drives accountability for personal and team performance