• Job Description

  Req#: 1643885BR

  Job Description

  Job Summary
  
  Enables data-driven insights from historical and current retail pharmacy business activity. Helps business partners understand drivers and drags on retail pharmacy business performance.
  
  Job Responsibilities

  • Ensures that problematic issues for key initiatives are tracked, summarized and presented to management.
  • Anticipates and prevents problems and roadblocks before they occur.
  • Collaborates and shares information cross-functionally to improve workflow processes and operational efficiencies. Interacts with internal and external peers to share highly complex information related to areas of expertise and/or to gain acceptance of new or enhanced business solutions/initiatives.
  • Works on variable-sized project and may lead some aspects of project work streams, as necessary. Ensures project initiatives are completed within budget and on time to meet client’s needs.
  • Communicates effectively and tailors communications appropriately to different audiences.
  • Builds knowledge and understanding of the specified area and works with internal/external resources to build confidence in partners and build own abilities within area of responsibility.
  • Mentors less experienced team members. May participate in teaching and training members of the work team.

  
  Development Phases

  • Phase I of Development is focused on technical learning and development
    • Learn internal data systems; develop foundational technical skills
    • Query various internal databases to create analytical data sets which support project work; includes data cleaning
    • Review analytical data sets to ensure figures are consistent with business performance metrics
  • Phase II of Development is focused on building analytical acumen
    • Formulating hypotheses and performing data analysis
    • Presenting results to internal team; develop findings
    • Collaborate with cross-functional business partner analysts to execute project work
  • Phase III of Development is focused on relationship management skills/techniques and influencing business actions and outcomes
    • Client relationship management
    • Develop business implications and recommendations

  
  About Walgreens
  Founded in 1901, Walgreens (www.walgreens.com) has a storied heritage of caring for communities for generations, and proudly serves nearly 9 million customers and patients each day across its approximately 8,500 stores throughout the U.S. and Puerto Rico, and leading omni-channel platforms. Walgreens has approximately 220,000 team members, including nearly 90,000 healthcare service providers, and is committed to being the first choice for retail pharmacy and health services, building trusted relationships that create healthier futures for customers, patients, team members and communities.
  
  Walgreens is the flagship U.S. brand of Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. (Nasdaq: WBA), an integrated healthcare, pharmacy and retail leader. Its retail locations are a critical point of access and convenience in thousands of communities, with Walgreens pharmacists playing a greater role as part of the healthcare system and patients’ care teams than ever before. Walgreens Specialty Pharmacy provides critical care and pharmacy services to millions of patients with rare disease states and complex, chronic conditions.
  
  The actual salary an employee can expect to receive, plus bonus pursuant to the terms of any bonus plan if applicable, will depend on experience, seniority, geographic location, and other factors permitted by law. To review benefits, please visit jobs.walgreens.com/benefits More Company information is available at www.walgreensbootsalliance.com
  

  External Basic Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s Degree in a quantitative field such as Statistics, Mathematics, Operations Research, Engineering, Economics, or Finance and at least 1 years of experience with SAS or SQL and data management, or High School Diploma/GED and at least 4 years of experience with SAS or SQL and data management
  • Experience with statistical software packages such as SAS, SPSS, and R.
  • Experience with SQL
  • Experience with statistical concepts, data mining and data cleaning techniques.
  • Experience with MS Office Suite.
  • Experience using time management skills such as prioritizing/organizing and tracking details and meeting deadlines of multiple projects with varying completion dates.
  • Experience analyzing and reporting data in order to identify issues, trends, or exceptions to drive improvement of results and find solutions.
  • Experience communicating both verbally (on phone, one-on-one, to groups) and in writing (emails, letters, reports, presentations) to various audiences (work group and team).
  • Experience collaborating with internal and external resources to develop strategies that meet department goals within budget and established timelines.
  • Willing to travel up to/ at least 10% of the time for business purposes (within state and out of state).

  Preferred Qualifications

  • Bachelor's Degree in a quantitative field such as Statistics, Mathematics, Operations Research, Engineering, Economics, or Finance and at least 3 years of experience with SAS or SQL and data management.
  • Master’s Degree in a quantitative field such as Statistics, Mathematics, Operations Research, Engineering, Economics, or Finance.
  • Experience with project management (for example: planning, organizing, and managing resources to bring about the successful completion of specific project goals and objectives).
  • Experience establishing and maintaining relationships with individuals in the organization, in the business community and with vendors.
  • Knowledge of relational databases
  • Knowledge of general business trends and requirements in support of a major business area such as Marketing, Merchandising, Healthcare, Ecommerce, Corporate Innovation, Finance, and Operations.
  • Knowledge of the link between analysis and business impact.
  • Experience developing presentations for various audience levels within an organization.

  We will consider employment of qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

  Job Function

  Marketing

  Common Location

  433 W VAN BUREN STREET,CHICAGO,IL,60607-00433-04579-2

  Pay Grade ID

  CORP-A2

  Pay Type

  Salaried

  Start Rate

  79300

  Max Rate

  127000

• About the company

  Responsibilities may include: receiving, scanning, picking, packing, auditing and shipping merchandise to the customer. Tracks all inbound and outbound items through radio frequency (RF) scanning to ensure accountability in inventory. Verifies orders and ensures entry into the inventory management system. Operates a clean and safe work environment, ensuring that all areas of the warehouse are well maintained, kept orderly and free of debris. Maintains quality standards set forth by warehouse management.

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