VP, Data Analytics

Data        ·       Boston, MA       ·      Full time

About Akili

At Akili Interactive, our mission is to ignite new hope for those living with cognitive impairment. We’re bringing together world-class neuroscience with the latest technology and video game entertainment to create a new class of digital medicines, delivered through captivating video game experiences. We are out to prove that effective medicine for serious illnesses can also be fun and engaging.

Our flagship product, EndeavorRx, is the first ever FDA-cleared prescription treatment delivered through a video game to treat children living with ADHD. This is only the beginning, as we continue to boldly challenge the status quo of today’s medicine.  

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Akili is, by our very nature, founded on diversity. We are composed of employees from incredibly diverse industries such as gaming, software, clinical research, biotechnology, and the pharmaceutical industry, all coming together with a common mission; to challenge the status quo of medicine. Inclusivity and wellness are 2 of our foundational cultural commitments.

Diversity and inclusion are incredibly important to all of us. We are committed to hearing all voices. Akili Interactive provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, genetics, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression.

The Role

We are looking for a Vice President of Data Analytics to build and empower a team that will evangelize analytics across the company and uplevel our decision-making capabilities to continue developing gamified innovative, clinically-validated prescription digital therapeutic treatments that challenge the status quo of medicine.

This newly created position will report to the Chief Financial Officer but work very closely and collaboratively with executive business leaders and key decision-makers across the organization. 

This role provides the opportunity to work remotely in the U.S. or from one of our offices located in Boston, MA and Larkspur, CA.

Responsibilities

• Architect, develop and implement a data analytics strategy and roadmap in partnership with broader commercial, data science, engineering, and product teams
• Use data to craft compelling stories and visualizations that equip decision-makers to effectively execute on business and product strategy with every possible insight at their fingertips
• Foster a company-wide data-driven culture that insists on the highest standards for quality and integrity of data
• Manage, develop, and grow a world-class analytics team of motivated and curious individuals 

Ideal Candidate

• You are naturally curious and tenacious; energized for opportunities to challenge the status quo and deliver game-changing solutions
• You are proficient across multiple data disciplines, including (but not limited to): product and marketing analytics and attribution modeling
• You are a skilled communicator with the ability to craft compelling stories with data that reveals context and caveats for technical and non-technical audiences
• You bring a first-principles approach to solving unprecedented and complex problems and are capable of making inferences and conclusions from incomplete data sets

Qualifications

• 15+ years of progressive experience in data strategy and/or analytics roles in consumer-focused companies and/or industries
• 5+ years of experience building and leading high performing data analytics teams
• Prior experience planning and implementing new approaches and tools for reporting, projections, benchmarking, measurement, optimization, and attribution
• Familiarity with modeling and analysis tools (SQL, MS Excel, SAS, etc.), marketing/tracking technologies, sales enablement platforms (Salesforce CRM, Veeva, etc.) and visualization tools (Tableau, Looker, etc.)
• Prior experience in a regulated environment/industry is helpful but not required

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