About the Job:
As an analyst within the Business Insights and Enablement team, you will support key analytics and business operations initiatives that drive strategic decisions and improve customer experience. This role focuses on forecasting proficiency, gathering and analyzing data, building reports and dashboards, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to support strategic initiatives and operational efficiency. This position is ideal for someone looking to apply their academic or early professional background in analytics while developing expertise in a fast-paced, mission-driven biotech environment.
Key Responsibilities:
- Forecasting:
- Support the development and refinement of forecasting models by assembling data inputs and reviewing model outputs under guidance.
- Contribute to documentation and updates of forecasting tools
- Data Collection & Reporting:
- Assist with collecting, cleaning, and organizing data used in business operations, forecasting, and customer experience tracking.
- Maintain standard dashboards and reports with oversight, ensuring accuracy and timeliness.
- Analytical Support:
- Perform structured analysis using tools like Excel, Tableau, or Power BI.
- Create visualizations and reports that summarize data and highlight trends for review by senior team members.
- Operational Improvement:
- Help track performance indicators (KPIs) and flag patterns or discrepancies.
- Support initiatives aimed at improving internal workflows and customer experience processes.
- Collaboration with Teams:
- Work closely with teammates and cross-functional partners (e.g., customer service, commercial, data teams) to align on data definitions, usage, and reporting needs.
- Share standard updates and findings with supervisors and project leads.
- Documentation & Process Optimization:
- Assist with documenting procedures and analytics workflows to support standardization and reproducibility.
- Contribute suggestions for improving tools and processes based on learnings.
Qualifications:
Basic Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree and a minimum of 2 years of related experience; or an advanced degree without experience; or equivalent work experience.
- Proficiency in commercial forecasting in Pharmaceutical and/or Diagnostic industries
Preferred Qualifications:
- Proficiency with data visualization and reporting tools (e.g., Excel, Tableau, PowerBI).
- Proficiency with data analysis and familiarity with SQL or similar analytical tools.
- Strong problem-solving skills with attention to detail.
- Ability to work effectively within cross-functional teams, with a collaborative, solutions-focused
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- Demonstrated interest in learning and growing within analytics and operations in a fast-paced
- environment.
- Understanding of HIPAA and importance of privacy of patient data
- Commitment to FMI values: Integrity, Courage, and Passion
The expected salary range for this position based on the primary location of Boston, MA is $66,400 - $83,000 per year. The salary range is commensurate with Foundation Medicine’s compensation practice and considers factors including, but not limited to, education, training, experience, external market conditions, criticality of role, and internal equity. A discretionary annual bonus may be available based on individual and Company performance. This position also qualifies for Foundation Medicine's benefits.
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Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree and a minimum of 2 years of related experience; or an advanced degree without experience; or equivalent work experience.
- Proficiency in commercial forecasting in Pharmaceutical and/or Diagnostic industries.
- Proficiency with data visualization and reporting tools (Excel, Tableau, PowerBI).
- Proficiency with data analysis and familiarity with SQL or similar analytical tools.
- Strong problem-solving skills with attention to detail.
- Ability to work effectively within cross-functional teams; collaborative, solutions-focused approach.
- Demonstrated interest in learning and growing within analytics and operations.
- Understanding of HIPAA and importance of privacy of patient data.
- Commitment to company values (Integrity, Courage, and Passion).
Foundation Medicine Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Foundation Medicine and has not been reviewed or approved by Foundation Medicine.
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Strong & Reliable Incentives — Bonuses and long-term incentives are described as competitive and a meaningful component of total rewards. Annual bonuses tied to personal and company outcomes feature alongside base pay.
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Healthcare Strength — Comprehensive medical and dental coverage is a core element of the package. Health plans are positioned as robust and well-rounded rather than minimal.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Time-off offerings include flexible or unlimited PTO and paid parental leave, supporting work–life balance. Extra paid downtime has been referenced alongside standard PTO.
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What We Do
Foundation Medicine is a molecular information company dedicated to a transformation in cancer care in which treatment is informed by a deep understanding of the genomic changes that contribute to each patient's unique cancer. The company offers a full suite of comprehensive genomic profiling assays to identify the molecular alterations in a patient’s cancer and match them with relevant targeted therapies, immunotherapies and clinical trials. Foundation Medicine’s molecular information platform aims to improve day-to-day care for patients by serving the needs of clinicians, academic researchers and drug developers to help advance the science of molecular medicine in cancer. For more information, please visit us at www.FoundationMedicine.com or follow @FoundationATCG on Twitter. Community Guidelines: bit.ly/FMICommunityGuidelines
