CD&A - Director, Forecasting

Role Summary

CD&A - Director, Forecasting

Role focuses on leading forecasting for multiple brands and therapeutic areas within the Amgen portfolio, developing unbiased long-term forecasts for global pipeline assets, mentoring staff, and collaborating with cross-functional partners.

Responsibilities

• Lead teams of forecasters to deliver high-quality performance predictions to Commercial business leaders across Amgen’s pipeline portfolio assets
• Collaborate closely with business partners across Commercial, Operations and Finance
• Instill and reflect a strong dedication to quality and standards in forecast methodologies and presentations; ensure final products are well vetted and reliable
• Exhibit expertise in solving structured and unstructured problems through relevant analytical approaches
• Promote consistency in forecasting approaches, development, and presentation
• Act as a thought leader for the Forecasting capability, encouraging best practices, guardrails, quality monitoring, and new methods/tools
• Serve as primary point of contact for senior Therapeutic Area leaders to engage with forecasting
• Balance demands from in-line and pipeline assets across business units and therapeutic areas
• Drive productivity and efficiency, streamlining forecasting processes where possible

Qualifications

• Basic Qualifications:
  • Doctorate degree and 4 years of forecasting and/or commercial insights experience
  • OR Master’s degree and 7 years of forecasting and/or commercial insights experience
  • OR Bachelor’s degree and 9 years of forecasting and/or commercial insights experience
• Preferred Qualifications:
  • 4+ years of managerial experience directly managing people and/or leadership experience leading teams, projects, programs or directing the allocation of resources
  • Biopharma industry experience
  • Leadership experience in building and developing teams, delivering results and shaping the future
  • Ability to establish credibility with and influence SVP/EVP level staff
  • Aligns team to best practices and champions new methodologies and tools
  • Understanding of pharmaceutical markets for relevant disease areas
  • Partners with business leaders to deliver high-quality predictions guiding strategic decisions
  • Strong oral, written and presentation skills to explain complex concepts to senior management
  • Ability to lead projects from concept to completion
  • Quick learner, proactive, takes initiative

Skills

• Forecasting methodologies and tools
• Strategic thinking and stakeholder management
• Mentoring and talent development
• Communication of complex analyses to diverse audiences
• Project management and cross-functional collaboration

Education

• Doctorate, Master’s, or Bachelor’s degree as specified in Basic Qualifications

Additional Requirements

• Flexible commuter role to Thousand Oaks, CA or Deerfield, IL; on-site 2–3 days a week