Manager, Forecasting

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At Gilead, we’re creating a healthier world for all people. For more than 35 years, we’ve tackled diseases such as HIV, viral hepatitis, COVID-19 and cancer – working relentlessly to develop therapies that help improve lives and to ensure access to these therapies across the globe. We continue to fight against the world’s biggest health challenges, and our mission requires collaboration, determination, and a relentless drive to make a difference.

Every member of Gilead’s team plays a critical role in the discovery and development of life-changing scientific innovations. Our employees are our greatest asset as we work to achieve our bold ambitions, and we’re looking for the next wave of passionate and ambitious people ready to make a direct impact.

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The Forecasting team within Gilead's Commercial Operations organization is responsible for accurately forecasting Gilead's US inline and launch products in the 0 - 3-year window across Gilead's business units.

The Manager, Forecasting, will report to the HIV Forecasting lead and be responsible for supporting forecasting activities for HIV Tx and HIV PrEP. This role will also be tasked with rotating to support other therapeutic area forecasting, as needed. In addition, this role will lead the incorporation of technology improvements into the US HIV forecasting operational process(es). This role will interact frequently with cross functional partners and senior management. The individual in this role must leverage a broad skill set (functional expertise, therapeutic area knowledge, communication skills, leadership and influencing, executive presence, etc.) to help drive the success of the Forecasting team's work across a variety of key stakeholders - including business unit and brand marketing leads, peer functional leads within Commercial Operations, Finance, Manufacturing, and executive leadership.

This position will be based in the Foster City, CA office.

Specific Responsibilities Include

· Collaborate with key business partners to develop short- and medium-term forecasts integrating key market dynamics and cross-functional expertise

· Regularly communicate with strategic partners to report analytical findings or projections on forecasting, inventory management, and key performance metrics/ diagnostics

· Collaborate with Forecasting team and third-party vendors to assess and enhance the team’s technology stack, ensuring alignment with evolving business needs and the adoption of cutting-edge forecasting solutions

· Implement process improvements, automation strategies, and reporting enhancements (optimizing data visualization and reporting tools) to enable scalable and efficient forecasting practices

· Support the development of forecast scenario analyses including key risks and opportunities to clearly characterize forecast uncertainties and key drivers for executive leadership

· Leverage primary research data and secondary data sources to glean insights and understand implications for our forecasts

· Tracking forecast accuracy and driving continuous improvements in forecast models and process

· Design and implement processes to both support decision-making process as it relates to key strategies and increase the overall effectiveness across the Commercial, Marketing, Finance and Manufacturing functions.

· Support National-level performance reporting and diagnostics, including reconciliation with forecasts

· Patient-level analytics

· Market and competitor assessments

Essential Duties and Job Functions

· Strong communicator that can provide guidance to Brand Leads on defining assumptions, monitoring key performance indicators, and recommending changes to achieve brand and/or sales goals Define the appropriate methods, techniques, evaluation criteria, and quality assurance protocols for National Analytics & Forecasting

· Develops and implements customized tools to innovate and/or streamline forecasting processes to match needs and market specific dynamics

· Ability to assume full responsibility, over time, for accuracy and reliability of complex analyses, including forecasts

· In-depth knowledge of pharmaceutical data sources (e.g., Symphony Health, IMS, etc.) is required

· Understanding of the pharmaceutical / biotechnology industry and experience forecasting similar products or therapeutic areas is highly desired

Basic Qualifications

Bachelor's Degree and 6 Years’ Experience

OR

Masters' Degree and 4 Years’ Experience

OR

PhD and 0 Years’ Experience

Preferred Qualifications

· Minimum of BA plus X years or MA plus X years of experience in a biotechnology or pharmaceutical company is desirable; relevant experience in biopharmaceutical-focused marketing consulting would also be considered

· An understanding of complex forecasting & modeling techniques that support various types of strategic analytics (e.g., forecasting, business analytics, sales incentive modeling, etc.) is preferred. Candidates with strong analytical capabilities without forecasting experience are also encouraged to apply.

· Strong communication/influencing skills and executive presence required

· Balances exceptional technical expertise with strong strategic thinking and practical business orientation

· Able to distill complex information to essential knowledge, and persuasively present to stakeholders

· Able to grow into fully assuming responsibility for accuracy, reliability, and timeliness of deliverables completed through own efforts or those of vendors

· Proven history of working and delivering on multiple projects simultaneously, with tight deadlines and changing priorities

· Experience in a pharmaceutical environment is desirable, as is a solid understanding of principles relating to the area of functional specialization Experience with pharmaceutical data sources (e.g., IMS, Symphony Health) is required