Director of US Forecasting & Business Planning

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We are looking for a strategic leader to serve as Director of US Forecasting & Business Planning, driving key commercial processes and performance tracking in the US. This person will be a critical business partner with the US Commercial Leadership Team, finance, and senior leadership to develop forecast for the US market, link forecast ambition to business priorities / KPIs and drive key business processes to enable effective monitoring of these KPIs. Through the effective use of data, market research, forecasting, and analytics, this individual will lead a team representing the commercial perspective on the short and long-term outlook for the US business and how the business is tracking to realize the outlook.

Key Responsibilities:

• Guides all US demand forecasting activities and processes through proactive, strategic alignment with cross-functional stakeholders

• Provides strategic guidance and hands-on support to your team to develop and maintain best-in-class forecasting methods, models, and techniques to provide meaningful advances in forecast efficiency and accuracy

• Leverages quantitative expertise to support the Commercial team in making key business decisions; provides proactive, strategic guidance to help link strategies / tactics to business outlook

• Supports development of US Commercial Scorecard to align business KPIs to the business outlook

• Supports Quarterly Business Reviews to facilitate conversation on business follow through and tracks realization of the forecast aspiration

• Leads US forecasting collaboration with Global Demand Planning and Technical Operations to support the S&OP process

• Leads US Monthly Business Review (MBR) process

• Ensure systems and processes support ongoing forecasting updates and incorporation of real-time, novel information

• Effectively and succinctly communicate forecast updates and analytics, business development assessments and risks to senior members of the business via meetings, presentations, and dashboards/reports.

• Ensure forecasts address the impact of critical events, are logically designed and well documented in the forecast model, and represent consensus decision-making among key stakeholders
  

Basic Qualifications:

Doctorate degree with 8+ years of experience

OR

Master’s degree with 10+ years of experience

OR

Bachelor’s degree with 12+ years of experience

OR

Associate degree with 14+ years of experience

OR

High School Diploma / GED with 16+ years of experience

Preferred Qualifications:

• 6+ years of experience in pharmaceutical or biotech forecasting and data

• Prior experience in oncology, hematology, or rare diseases

• Deep command of a variety of problem-solving techniques to support product and market forecasting

• Meaningful critical thinking abilities geared toward problem-solving

• Highly self-motivated and works independently across problem identification, designing and executing the solution, as well as drawing meaningful conclusions

• Quickly grasps the ‘big picture’ and links insights to larger issues

• Ability to thrive in an exciting matrixed environment, and navigate multiple priorities, delegate effectively and balance resourcing against planned and unplanned business needs

• Excellent oral, written and presentation skills with ability to explain complex concepts and findings clearly to a variety of audiences, including senior and executive personnel