Associate

Job Summary: - This role will be responsible for developing commercial forecasts for pipeline and launching products as well as completing opportunity assessments for life cycle management. This role brings specific

therapeutic area in-depth expertise, analytical instinct, strategic thinking, and project management skills to communicate the value assessment of new assets and flag appropriate risks and opportunities

Job Responsibilities: -Build realistic, transparent, and assumption-driven demand forecasts. Challenge assumptions and apply forecasting methodologies to support the brand strategyPrepare robust forecast assumptions leveraging expertise and analogs from the in-line Forecasting team and research from the Insights and Analytics teamEnsure objectivity of brand/therapeutic area forecasts by establishing objectives aligned around forecast accuracyDeveloping brand volume forecasts, both short-term and long-term, to feed into strategic and operational planning processesEnsure that value assessment addresses the impact of key market dynamics and internal events, is logically designed and well-documentedSupport launch preparations and guide the teams to set up clear post-launch performance tracking by creating and monitoring the short-term revenue forecasts, comparable to actuals in the future, and recommending adjustments when applicableConsistent delivery of analytics that drive informed decision-making, including the definition and development of models to be used in answering business and operational questionsAdopting and executing new and innovative analytics offerings for untapped opportunities; Enabling automation of routine measurementsPerform ad-hoc queries for leadership across all functions; be an internal expert and resourceMaintaining accountability for high quality, timely service delivery of forecasting analytic service requests, including requests for solutions requiring sophisticated statistical and machine learning approaches

Job Requirements: -4-6 years of experience in Experience working with Life Sciences companies in pharmaceutical forecasting (in branded business)/ data analytics; experience supporting both pipeline and marketed product(s) preferredExpertise with a variety of modeling techniques including statistical, patient-flow, simulations, agentbased, and other systems dynamics-based techniquesManage & develop patient/epidemiology-based forecasting models for pharma clientsProject Manager who can lead enablement of global life sciences companies to manage forecasting and/or data & analytics function through Axtria solutions and innovative methodologiesEPI-based Forecasting for Inline, Pipeline, and BD&L Products/ Brands. Trend-Based Forecasting ExperienceExperience supporting multiple markets globally, Region, and countries. A deeper understanding of disease and Therapy Areas and their application to forecastExpertise in handling datasets - IQVIA, Evaluate, IPD, Kantar, DRG etc. Proven experience working with pharmaceutical datasets (Rx, APLD, etc)Effective forecast storyboarding, capturing key insights backed by relevant data and Quantitative Analytics, Business Analysis and Analog Analysis

Qualification: -BE/ B. Tech/B. Pharma/M. Pharma/M Tech/MBAMust have Skills:EPI-based Forecasting for Inline, Pipeline, and BD&L Products/ Brands. Trend-Based ForecastingSkills that give you an edge: -Proven experience working with pharmaceutical datasets (Rx, APLD, etc)