Obesity Forecasting, Associate Director
Amgen
August 25, 2026
Remote friendly (Thousand Oaks, CA)
United States
Marketing
Obesity Forecasting, Associate Director
Responsibilities:
- Provide an objective, rigorous point of view for demand forecasting and product performance in collaboration with forecasting/insights, marketing, finance, value & access, and other functions.
- Lead development of obesity forecasts and ad-hoc forecasting requests.
- Analyze product performance vs. expectations (e.g., revenue potential, sales coverage, market size, penetration).
- Use internal/external datasets (e.g., Xponent, NPA, LAAD, 852) to develop and explain forecast assumptions.
- Support Quarterly Business Review, Situation Analysis, and Brand Plan with objective, data-driven insights.
- Coordinate with marketing and finance to develop analytics/forecasting inputs and assumptions.
- Work with team clients to define service level agreements for forecasting/analytics requirements and deliverables.
- Independently lead quick-turnaround projects and deliver quality assessments with limited guidance.
- Manage projects, prioritize, and execute timelines; manage relationships with internal stakeholders and external vendors.
- Deliver strong communication and presentations; use MS PowerPoint and Excel.
Basic Qualifications:
- Doctorate + 3 years analytics and/or forecasting
OR Master’s + 5 years
OR Bachelor’s + 7 years
OR Associate’s + 12 years
OR High school/GED + 14 years
Preferred Qualifications:
- 8+ years forecasting/market research/business analytics
- Advanced spreadsheets; patient-based forecast modeling (dynamic patient models) and Forecast Pro
- SQL; experience with SAS or R
- Tableau marketing analytics
- Knowledge of forecasting inputs/structure, access & reimbursement, competitive landscape
- Strong communication/presentation; strategic thinking; project management; client service orientation; collaboration
- Biopharma industry/databases knowledge; forecasting in biopharma/healthcare
Benefits (Total Rewards Plan):
- Comprehensive benefits (medical/dental/vision, life/disability, retirement/savings with company contributions, flexible spending)
- Annual bonus/incentive (role-dependent), stock-based long-term incentives, time off, flexible work models (where possible).
Application instructions:
- Apply at careers.amgen.com. No application deadline; applications accepted until sufficient candidates are received/selected.
Responsibilities:
- Provide an objective, rigorous point of view for demand forecasting and product performance in collaboration with forecasting/insights, marketing, finance, value & access, and other functions.
- Lead development of obesity forecasts and ad-hoc forecasting requests.
- Analyze product performance vs. expectations (e.g., revenue potential, sales coverage, market size, penetration).
- Use internal/external datasets (e.g., Xponent, NPA, LAAD, 852) to develop and explain forecast assumptions.
- Support Quarterly Business Review, Situation Analysis, and Brand Plan with objective, data-driven insights.
- Coordinate with marketing and finance to develop analytics/forecasting inputs and assumptions.
- Work with team clients to define service level agreements for forecasting/analytics requirements and deliverables.
- Independently lead quick-turnaround projects and deliver quality assessments with limited guidance.
- Manage projects, prioritize, and execute timelines; manage relationships with internal stakeholders and external vendors.
- Deliver strong communication and presentations; use MS PowerPoint and Excel.
Basic Qualifications:
- Doctorate + 3 years analytics and/or forecasting
OR Master’s + 5 years
OR Bachelor’s + 7 years
OR Associate’s + 12 years
OR High school/GED + 14 years
Preferred Qualifications:
- 8+ years forecasting/market research/business analytics
- Advanced spreadsheets; patient-based forecast modeling (dynamic patient models) and Forecast Pro
- SQL; experience with SAS or R
- Tableau marketing analytics
- Knowledge of forecasting inputs/structure, access & reimbursement, competitive landscape
- Strong communication/presentation; strategic thinking; project management; client service orientation; collaboration
- Biopharma industry/databases knowledge; forecasting in biopharma/healthcare
Benefits (Total Rewards Plan):
- Comprehensive benefits (medical/dental/vision, life/disability, retirement/savings with company contributions, flexible spending)
- Annual bonus/incentive (role-dependent), stock-based long-term incentives, time off, flexible work models (where possible).
Application instructions:
- Apply at careers.amgen.com. No application deadline; applications accepted until sufficient candidates are received/selected.