Forecasting Associate Director, Oncology

Abilities key to this positionincludeconsultative and influencing skillsquantitative technical skillsandproficiencyin interpreting primary market research/secondary data analyses.

TheAssociate Directorssignificant experiencein forecasting enablesthemto solve sophisticated technical challengesanticipateupcoming forecast questions andimplement effectivesolutions including AI development.

Beyond brand-level contribution theAssociate Directorwillalsocontribute to the US Oncology Forecasting & PerformanceCoE(Center of Excellence) helping to deliver cross-brand forecasting alignment efficiencies standard processes and capability builds.

In additiontheAssociate Directorwillprovide mentorship and guidanceto more junior team members.

This role reports to the Sr. DirectorIntegrated Insights and sits withinUSOBEX aninclusiveteam that partners with the US Oncology commercial organization to drive strategic decisions by providing objective data-driven insight generation and analytics.

• Lead the US forecasting and business planning processes and all associated work streams for covered brand / indications (scenario planning integration with Finance etc.)

• Develop buildandmaintainup-to-date product-specific short-term and long-term forecasts modelssynthesizing an integrated picture with information across multiple sources; as manage external agency executing the model build/update

• Proactively and clearlyidentifykeydriversthatimpactshort-term and long-range product and market forecasts highlighting significant risks and opportunities

• Collaborate cross-functionally with key commercial leaders Insights & Analytics colleagues and other forecast partners to align on objective data-driven forecast inputs

• Provide in-depth analyses around underlying drivers of brand performance in support of key business results and achievements (e.g.Quarterly Business Reviews)

• Monitor external environment to stay up to dateon thecompetitive landscapeandlatest marketdevelopments for covered brand/indications as well as broader Oncology trends

• Consult onprimary research and secondary analyticsrelevant to forecastingand incorporate results into modeling to adddeep customer insight andassessfuture events

• Deliver insightful objective presentationsto senior leaders(e.g.SVPUS CommercialOncologyVP ofUS Franchise)that clearly and succinctly highlight critical insights and business implications through strong storytelling

• Collaborate with senior US leaders on performance narrative for C-level audience

• Provide guidance toForecasting & Performance Sr. Managers and Sr. Analysts

• Contribute to forecasting capabilities and identify / drive forecasting process efficiencies automation and innovation (including AI capabilities)

• Minimum Education Bachelors degree

• Preference for a quantitative field (e.g.Engineering Data Science Statistics Math EconomicsComputer ScienceOperations Research)

• Minimum 4years ofexperience

• Preference for apharmaceutical/biotechnology manufacturer orworkingin the biopharmaceutical industry (e.g.forecastingdata/analytics management consulting market research investment banking)

• 4years of experience in forecasting: building models leading input evaluationcommunicating outputs andguiding business decisions based;2years of forecastingspecificallyinabiopharmaceutical role

• Deepexpertiseinbuildingthe pharmaceuticalforecast modelsa broad range offorecasting techniques andleading/optimizing the full forecasting process; requiresminimalsupervisionand able toprovide guidance tomore junior forecasting team members

• Veryexperienced in evaluating analytics from pharmaceutical data sources (APLD IQVIA claims etc.) and epidemiological data (Kantar DRG)

• Experience withprimary market research advanced analyticsand competitive intelligence; experience leading those projects or collaborating with others to integrate findings into the forecast

• Occasional travel may be