Forecast & Strategy Lead

Role Summary

Forecast & Strategy Lead located in Boston, MA. Full-time role with up to 10% travel and up to 50% remote work.

Responsibilities

• Execute development of demand in-line forecasts for assigned therapeutic areas in support of standard business processes (quarterly updates, annual plans, mid/long-range plans).
• Develop financial metrics such as NPV, ROI, IRR and strategic narratives to support portfolio management efforts for pipeline assets and lifecycle management initiatives for existing brands.
• Influence and advise cross-functional teams on key questions and analytics to understand market and brand utilization performance, risks, and opportunities.
• Design and execute qualitative and quantitative market research efforts to support forecast and strategy development.
• Lead cross-functional teams to develop required forecast inputs, document assumptions, create analytical demand forecasts, and advise senior leadership of strategic implications of forecast outcomes.
• Independently prepare and deliver high-impact presentations with forecast implications, actionable insights, and recommendations to senior executive leadership.
• Articulate pros and cons of options to facilitate strategic decision making; partner with senior team to develop organizational strategy.
• Provide ongoing updates on brand performance against forecasts and KPIs, offering insights about performance and forecast implications.
• Be a subject matter expert in forecasting with deep expertise in assigned markets and a working knowledge of all therapeutic areas.
• Lead the team in continuous improvement of forecasting; define and implement forecasting team processes to enhance consistency and efficiency.
• Lead forecasting and commercial assessments for business development opportunities for late-stage assets for the US BU in designated disease states.

Qualifications

• Required: Bachelor’s degree in Biology, Microbiology, Genetics, Biochemistry, Statistics or related field, plus 5 years of related experience.
• Required: Experience designing, executing, analyzing, and interpreting research experiments; developing forecasting models to predict patient and volume forecasts for drug therapies; developing models for NPV, ROI, IRR; conducting primary research with healthcare stakeholders to inform forecasts and strategy.
• Preferred: Strong communication and presentation skills; experience leading cross-functional teams; ability to influence senior leadership.

Skills

• Forecasting and statistical modeling
• Financial metrics (NPV, ROI, IRR)
• Market research design and analysis
• Cross-functional leadership and stakeholder management
• Strategic planning and executive storytelling
• Data interpretation and decision support

Education

• Bachelors in Biology, Microbiology, Genetics, Biochemistry, Statistics or related field

Additional Requirements

• Up to 10% domestic or international travel required.
• Up to 50% remote work allowed.