Director, Forecasting & Analytics US Kidney

Role Summary

Director, Forecasting & Analytics US Kidney. Lead the NA Kidney forecasting efforts, focusing on povetacicept (pove) revenue forecasting and analytical support for key commercial processes and business decisions, interacting with senior leadership and partnering with US business unit leadership. Generate and refine the short/mid-range portion of the US pove revenue forecast as part of the annual Long-Range Planning (LRP) process.

Responsibilities

• Lead the NA portion of the monthly short/mid-range latest estimate (LE) revenue forecasting process for the pove franchise, aiming to accurately forecast revenue by modeling underlying demand and sales drivers
• Evaluate, synthesize and regularly present performance tracking vs. forecast analytics to understand trends, support updates to the pove forecast, and develop insights
• Own, maintain, and update pove forecasting model(s), including updating framework and logic, and ingest/apply actual sales data, competitive market data, analytics, and market research outputs
• Coordinate the short/mid-range portion of the US pove revenue forecast as part of Vertex‚Äôs annual Long-Range Planning (LRP) process
• Collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders including US Marketing, Global Marketing, US Market Access, US and Global Finance, Supply Chain, etc.
• Deliver robust quantitative market assessments with clear articulation of key drivers, sensitivities, risks and opportunities

Qualifications

• Experience in a wide range of forecasting methodologies; ongoing engagement with new methods within and outside biotech
• Experience modeling/forecasting within competitive biotech/pharma markets
• Proficiency in complex Excel modeling; experience analyzing large data sets with tools such as Snowflake, SQL, Power BI, Python, SAS, VBA
• Strong analytical and business acumen; ability to structure problems, diagnose issues, and triangulate approaches while keeping the big picture in mind
• Experience working with senior leadership to support financial forecasting and analytics, and/or commercial launch planning
• Ability to adapt quickly and thoughtfully to new and evolving business/planning needs

Education

• Master‚Äôs degree in a quantitative discipline required (Engineering, Statistics, Economics, Finance, Science)
• 10+ years in biotech/pharmaceuticals in a quantitative role in Commercial/Finance/Corporate Strategy/BD, and/or 6 years in relevant consulting post-MBA/PhD with biotech/pharma and quantitative decision support experience