U.S. Forecasting Leader, CVRM
Wilmington, DE - USA
Job Summary
- Forecast Leadership: Lead forecasting across Global and US markets to deliver timely accurate and decision-ready revenue and patient-based projections that support performance today and growth tomorrow.
- Scenario Design and Assumptions: Develop and maintain assumptions scenarios sensitivities and driver-based models that reflect market events competitive dynamics and strategic choices; make implications clear and actionable.
- Enterprise Planning Support: Anchor annual planning long-range planning and quarterly business updates with robust forecasts that inform resource allocation and risk mitigation.
- Cross-Functional Partnership: Work closely with Finance Market Access Insights Data Analytics Commercial and strategy leaders to align on inputs risks opportunities and business impacts ensuring a shared forecast view.
- Insight Integration and Decision Support: Integrate market research analytics and business intelligence into forecasts; lead scenario planning to guide investment decisions and prepare the organization for future opportunities.
- Communication and Influence: Present forecasts risks and recommendations clearly to senior stakeholders; connect forecast outputs to strategic commercial market access and financial decisions to enable confident action.
- Capability Building and Modernization: Continuously improve forecasting approaches tools and governance; selectively adopt AI-enabled methods and automation where they increase efficiency insight generation and decision quality.
- 7 years experience in forecasting business planning market modeling or related strategic decision-support roles.
- Strong experience leading forecasts in complex business environments including scenario planning sensitivity analysis and assumption development.
- Experience supporting both established businesses and pipeline launch or lifecycle activities is strongly preferred.
- Experience supporting Global and US business planning and decision-making is strongly preferred.
- Demonstrated ability to connect forecast outputs to strategic commercial market access and financial decisions and communicate implications clearly to senior stakeholders.
- Strong business acumen intellectual curiosity and the ability to synthesize multiple data sources into clear assumptions forecast narratives and actionable recommendations.
- Collaborative leadership style with the ability to work effectively across a matrixed organization including close partnership with Finance Market Access Insights Data Analytics and Commercial teams.
- Comfort with digital tools advanced analytics and emerging AI applications that can strengthen forecasting efficiency insight generation and decision quality.
- Bachelors degree or equivalent experience in business economics statistics life sciences finance or a related field; advanced degree (MBA PhD) a plus.
- Occasional travel may be required.
- Experience building patient-based models alongside revenue projections for launches LOE planning and lifecycle transitions.
- Background in pharmaceutical or biotech forecasting ideally in specialty care or oncology.
- Familiarity with payer dynamics access drivers and integration of Market Access data into forecasting.
- Proven track record implementing digital tools automation and AI-enabled approaches within forecasting processes.
- Experience presenting to executive committees and leading cross-functional forecast alignment sessions.
- Experience mentoring analysts or managing small forecasting teams; ability to build capability and standards.
- Advanced degree (MBA PhD) preferred.
Date Posted
28-Jul-2026Closing Date
03-Aug-2026Our mission is to build an inclusive environment where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and furtherance of that mission we welcome and consider applications from all qualified candidates regardless of their protected characteristics. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation please complete the corresponding section in the application form.
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