Role Summary
Director of US HIV Prevention (PrEP) Forecasting, responsible for leading forecasting for Gileadβs US inline and launch products in the 0β2 year window across the US HIV PrEP portfolio. Reports to the Senior Director of US HIV Prevention Integrated Insights. This role requires leveraging a broad set of skills to drive success across multiple stakeholders, including business unit, marketing leads, and executive leadership.
Responsibilities
- Responsible for demand forecasting across brands in the US HIV PrEP business (including daily and long-acting oral(s) and long-acting injectable(s)) and monthly Actual vs Forecast (AvF) reporting.
- Lead and deliver quarterly Latest Estimate (LE) forecasting for US HIV PrEP, including developing forecast scenario analyses, highlighting risks and opportunities, and identifying key drivers for executive leadership.
- Develop forecast scenario analyses to characterize forecast uncertainties and key drivers for executive leadership.
- Support the preparation of quarterly CCO Binder and earnings deliverables for HIV PrEP with the Executive Director.
- Analyze secondary data sources (IQVIA, Ipsos, NHANES, claims data, etc.) to glean insights and inform strategies with actionable recommendations.
- Collaborate with HIV Integrated Insights and cross-functional partners (US sales analytics, field-force assumptions, global forecasting) on forecast inputs.
- Regularly communicate with senior executives to report analytical findings and projections related to forecasting, inventory management, and key performance metrics.
- Lead performance reporting and diagnostics, including HQ-facing dashboards and reports.
- Identify opportunities to streamline operations and improve forecasting capabilities and performance.
Qualifications
- Required: Bachelor's Degree and 12+ years of experience; OR Master's Degree and 10+ years; OR PhD and 8+ years.
- Preferred: Minimum of 12 yearsβ experience in pharmaceutical/biotech or related industry; BS in life sciences or medicine; advanced degrees desirable.
- Strong experience in biotech/pharma demand/revenue forecasting; foundational experience in HIV or virology therapy areas is desirable.
- Demonstrated ability to influence without formal authority, handle ambiguity, and remain calm under pressure.
- Excellent written and verbal communication, leadership, and ability to drive consensus among cross-functional stakeholders.
- Proven storytelling and data visualization skills to convey analytics to senior management; deep understanding of biotech/pharma market trends.
- History of managing multiple projects with tight deadlines and changing priorities.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office (PowerPoint and Excel) for presenting quantitative data graphically.
- Project leadership and project management experience (planning, prioritization, objective setting, meeting management, execution).
Education
- BS in life sciences or medicine (or equivalent); advanced degrees desirable.