Job Summary
The Director, Forecasting & Analytics is an integral part of the Corporate Strategy team. The role will report to the Executive Director, Government Pricing, Contracting and Analytics. The role is responsible for leading forecast and related business processes and informing decisions for the company’s key products. The role will partner with various cross-functional groups to develop, articulate, and maintain a viewpoint on commercial potential and corresponding investments/effort.
This position requires a qualified professional with experience working in a corporate and/or consulting setting. The candidate should be proficient in excel modeling and have a track record of developing analytics to support strategic and operational planning. The role requires experience in navigating in a matrix environment, preparing and presenting to senior management, and informing business decisions. The role will enhance decision making by providing analytical rigor through development of scenarios, modeling risks and uncertainties, and clarifying trade-offs.
Essential Job Functions
- Develop forecast scenarios and ranges to inform operational and strategic business plans and BD partners. Identify and outline uncertainties, value drivers and risks in partnership with SMEs. Summarize and present to senior leadership.
- Develop and maintain forecast and P&L Models for several marketed indications and pipeline formulation program.
- Collaborate with insights and analytics, product planning teams and Business Development to identify business questions and inform/ shape/ lead corresponding market research and consulting projects.
- Develop strategic framing of business questions and develop analytics in support of brand teams. Create effective graphics to communicate the story.
- Partner on corporate strategy initiatives and special projects as a brand and analytics expert. Leverage disease area, value chain, and organizational knowledge to shape framing of business questions and delivering insights for decisions.
- Identify and maintain product fact book based on market and product related trends and events.
- Ensure timely and transparent communication of forecasts, assumptions, rationale, ranges and supporting information across a range of stakeholders.
- Be a thought partner for the cross-functional leaders and other team members. Leverage broad industry knowledge and organizational experiences.
Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
- Minimum 10+ years of relevant experience with time spent in commercial forecasting, insights and analytics, financial planning, or management consulting with focus on biopharma. Biosimilar experience a plus
- Direct experience in market, disease area and product forecasting. Ability to articulate the market and product understanding into a “story with numbers” i.e., scenarios, forecasts, tornado charts, waterfalls, value drivers/ risks, and P&L.
- Proficient in building excel-based forecast models, P&Ls, and other ad-hoc analysis as needed.
- Track record of cross-functional partnering in solving business questions and ensuring input and alignment on analysis.
- Experience leading and establishing processes to accommodate disparate but overlapping needs
- The ability to work in a fluid environment and adapt project approaches as internal or external conditions change.
- Ability to plan and tightly manage multiple work-streams while balancing multiple stakeholders.
- Excellent communication / presentation skills. Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively, and garner credibility.
Position Location and/or Territory and Travel
- The position is based in Lake Forest, IL
- Position requires limited travel
Accommodation for Applicants with Disabilities
Assertio is proud to create a culture of inclusion and diversity and be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity, national origin, genetics, disability, age, sexual orientation or veteran status. We provide reasonable accommodations to qualified applicants with disabilities and to disabled veterans in accordance with the ADA. If you require a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application process due to a medical condition or disability, please speak with Human Resources during the interview process.
