Demand Forecasting and Analytics Capability Lead

At Bayer we’re visionaries, driven to solve the world’s toughest challenges and striving for a world where 'Health for all, Hunger for none’ is no longer a dream, but a real possibility. We’re doing it with energy, curiosity and sheer dedication, always learning from unique perspectives, expanding our thinking, growing our capabilities and redefining ‘impossible’.

About the role

Bayer is seeking a visionary capability development lead to join our Global Strategic Insights (GSI) cluster as the Senior Director of Demand Forecasting and Analytics. This role will spearhead the development of demand forecasting capabilities and tools that enable accurate, impartial, data-driven demand forecasts to encourage alignment, support business growth, operational efficiency, and market leadership. The role will enhance forecasting analytic competencies and the analysis of demand drivers and barriers among GSI colleagues, elevating the overall forecast literacy of commercial and development staff across the pharmaceutical sector.

As the lead for demand forecasting capability building, you will bring a sophisticated blend of strategic, leadership, and technical skills to establish a deeply trusted capability in demand potential, forecasting, and demand analytics, as well as helping to build the skills among Bayer colleagues. Your deep understanding of market dynamics and ability to influence and align diverse stakeholders across multiple functions will be critical to success.

Responsibilities

• Drive innovation and excellence in forecasting methodologies, creating and deploying toolkits that support data-based points of view and enable scenario-based thinking, including blue-sky possibilities (e.g., "How might we? What do we have to believe? How do we make the future?").
• Provide methodology and frameworks for Global Commercialization (GC) to identify and analyze drivers of demand variability, facilitating the incorporation of insights into forecasting models, and develop scenario-based forecasting approaches to address uncertainties and risks.
• Partner with GSI, Finance, Marketing, Market Access, and Supply Chain thought leaders to define the global demand forecasting strategy, aligning with Bayer’s business goals, market priorities, and talent strategy (DSO).
• Act as the primary liaison between the Global Strategic Insights cluster and other clusters for demand forecasting initiatives, including local country teams, to align global forecasting processes with local market needs and support their skill and capability-building initiatives.
• Advocate for data-driven insights and data science methods across the organization. Collaborate with the Business Performance management capability lead to integrate demand analytics with business performance assessment and diagnostics.

Requirements

• Deep knowledge of pharmaceutical data sources, their valid applications, biases, and limitations, as well as business analytic methods and tools that form the basis for best-in-class demand potential scenarios and forecasts.
• Strong commercial and financial acumen, with a deep understanding of pharmaceutical value creation, gross-to-net revenues, pricing, contracting, and payer reimbursement models.
• Proven ability to identify impactful levers, drivers, and barriers of performance and resource allocation across channels to maximize performance and profitability.
• Exceptional communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to address conflicts and guide teams toward solutions that align with overall product strategy.
• Entrepreneurial mindset, thriving in fast-paced, dynamic environments while working effectively in cross-functional teams.

Qualifications

• Required: 15+ years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry with deep and broad expertise in developing forecast methods and models; hands-on forecasting across a range of pharmaceutical contexts (chronic and acute diseases, rare and high-incidence conditions, pre-clinical through LOE, etc.).
• Preferred: Bachelor’s Degree.

Pay

Employees can expect to be paid a salary between $220,240 to $330,360. Additional compensation may include a bonus or commission.

Benefits

• Health care, vision, and dental coverage.
• Retirement plans.
• Paid time off (PTO) and sick leave.

Schedule

This posting will be available for application until at least 8/10/2026.

Location: United States : New Jersey : Whippany || United States : Residence Based : Residence Based