Associate Director, IO Forecasting

You will be a thought partner to commercial leaders, building short- and long-term outlooks through patient-flow models and statistical trending, and crystallizing risks, opportunities, and scenarios. Working in close partnership with Insights & Analytics, Marketing, Sales, Market Access, Sales Operations, Global Analytics & Insights, Supply Planning, and Finance, you will align assumptions and narrative, then bring them to life for senior stakeholders. In a dynamic Oncology environment, you will also help advance our AI-enabled forecasting capabilities—accelerating insight generation, improving precision, and scaling best practices across the portfolio.

Accountabilities

• US IO Forecast Leadership: Lead US forecasting and business planning for new Immuno-Oncology products, consolidating the IO portfolio forecast to inform strategy, resource allocation, and performance management.
• Forecast Model Ownership: Build, maintain, and continuously refine product-specific short- and long-term models that are transparent, scenario-ready, and grounded in patient and market dynamics.
• Market Drivers and Scenario Planning: Identify and pressure test key volume and value drivers, quantify risks and opportunities, and translate uncertainty into actionable scenarios for decision-making.
• Cross-Functional Alignment: Partner with commercial leaders and forecast collaborators to align on assumptions and performance narrative, ensuring one authoritative forecast informs all planning cycles.
• Brand Performance Analytics: Deliver in-depth analyses for critical business deliverables, connecting the “why” behind performance to strategic choices and next best actions.
• AI-Enabled Forecasting: Incorporate AI analytical tools into forecasting workflows; support ongoing development of the AI forecasting platform to improve speed, accuracy, and automation.
• Competitive and Market Monitoring: Track the external environment, competitive moves, and market developments; quickly reflect changes in forecast assumptions and guidance.
• Evidence Integration: Consult on primary market research and leverage secondary analytics to strengthen assumptions and validate signals.
• Executive Storytelling: Create and deliver compelling presentations to senior leaders, highlighting critical insights, implications, and recommended actions.
• C-Level Narrative Partnership: Collaborate with senior US leaders to craft a clear, concise performance narrative for a C-level audience.
• People Leadership and Coaching: Guide Forecasting & Performance Senior Managers and Senior Analysts, raising the bar on rigor, clarity, and influence.
• Capability Building and Automation: Advance forecasting capabilities and drive process efficiencies, automation, and innovation that scale across brands.

Essential Skills/Experience

• Bachelor's degree, preferably in a quantitative field (e.g., Engineering, Data Science, Statistics, Math, Economics, Computer Science, Operations Research).
• Proven experience at a pharmaceutical/biotechnology manufacturer or in the biopharmaceutical industry (e.g., forecasting, data/analytics, management consulting, market research, investment banking).
• 4 years of experience in forecasting: building models, leading input evaluation, communicating outputs, and guiding business decisions; 2 years specifically in a biopharmaceutical role.
• Deep expertise in building pharmaceutical forecast models and leading/optimizing the full forecasting process.
• Experienced in evaluating analytics from pharmaceutical data sources (APLD, IQVIA, claims) and epidemiological data (Kantar, DRG).
• Experience with primary market research, advanced analytics, and competitive intelligence.

Desirable Skills/Experience

• Advanced Quantitative Degree or Advanced Marketing Degree (e.g., MBA).
• Experience working in Oncology.