Executive Director, Forecasting and Performance
About the role
The Executive Director, Forecasting and Performance Center of Excellence (COE) will lead BeOne’s global forecasting and commercial performance management capabilities to enable high-quality decision-making across the commercial organization.
Responsibilities
Set the global vision, operating model, and multi-year roadmap for the Forecasting & Performance COE, aligned to corporate and commercial priorities.
Build and lead a high-performing team covering global forecasting, performance management, and enablement, with clear roles, development plans, and succession.
Establish COE governance, standards, and ways of working (cadence, templates, review forums, documentation) to drive consistency, transparency, and accountability.
Oversee end-to-end forecasting process across products (baseline, events, scenario planning), including assumptions, risks/opportunities, and version control for North America and Europe, while collaborating with other geographies for best practice sharing and collaboration.
Define forecasting methodologies and accuracy targets; implement drivers-based models and statistically informed approaches where appropriate.
Partner with Finance and Supply Chain to align demand, revenue outlook, and supply planning; deliver clear narratives and decision-ready materials for leadership reviews.
Lead global demand performance reporting standards and consolidation to summarize market dynamics and forecast adjustments to inform strategic decision-making.
Serve as a strategic partner to Global/Regional Brand Teams, Finance, Market Access, Sales Operations, and country/region leadership to drive aligned plans, assumptions, and performance priorities.
Lead cross-functional forums (e.g., monthly forecast reviews, quarterly business reviews) to surface risks, drive decisions, and track follow-through on actions.
Partner collaboratively with Pipeline & Business Development Valuation, Market Access, Integrated Insights, Advanced Analytics, Competitive Intelligence and cross-functional partners to anticipate market trends, understand competitive threats and build robust forecasts that reflect deep understanding of commercial opportunity.
Drive adoption and continuous improvement of forecasting and performance tools (planning platforms, BI dashboards, AI innovation) and define COE requirements for data quality, data pipelines, and master data.
Develop training, playbooks, and self-service standards to scale forecasting and performance best practices across regions and brands.
Provide clear, concise executive readouts that translate forecast and performance drivers into implications, options, and decisions.
Manage key stakeholder relationships and vendor/partner engagements related to forecasting, performance analytics, and planning enablement.
Recruit, mentor, and retain top talent across forecasting, performance measurement, and planning enablement; foster a high-performance, customer-centric COE culture.
Define and track KPI frameworks for commercial performance (leading/lagging indicators), forecast accuracy/bias, and COE service levels; drive continuous improvement based on results.
Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree required; Master’s/MBA/PhD in a quantitative field (e.g., Statistics, Finance, Economics, Engineering) preferred.
For an Executive Director we require a BA/BS with 14 + years of experience, a MA/MS/MBA with 10 + years of experience or a PhD/PharmD, PhD with 8 + years of experience in commercial forecasting and/or performance analytics within biotech/pharma; oncology experience strongly preferred.
For a Senior Director we require a BA/BS with 12 + years of experience, a MA/MS/MBA with 8 + years of experience or a PhD/PharmD, PhD with 6 + years of experience in commercial forecasting and/or performance analytics within biotech/pharma; oncology experience strongly preferred.
4+ years of people leadership experience, including building and scaling COE-style teams and influencing senior stakeholders in a matrixed environment.
Strong command of forecasting methods (drivers-based, statistical), performance measurement, and planning systems; advanced proficiency with Excel and common BI/planning tools.
Demonstrated success partnering across Commercial, Finance, Supply Chain, Market Access, and field leadership to drive decisions and improve performance.
Experience implementing process automation and scalable reporting to improve forecast quality, cycle time, and business adoption.
Skills
Extensive knowledge of pharmaceutical data (e.g. Claims, specialty pharmacy, specialty distributor, payer, longitudinal patient-level data)
Advanced analytical modeling and experience with pharma market research
Strong blend of technical proficiency, business acumen, and experience informing business growth and opportunity
Collaborative and influential leadership style, with the ability to build strong partnerships across the organization
Benefits
Salary Range: $269,600.00 - $349,600.00 annually
BeOne is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. Actual compensation packages are determined by several factors that are unique to each candidate, including but not limited to job-related skills, depth of experience, certifications, relevant education or training, and specific work location. Packages may vary by location due to differences in the cost of labor.
All Company employees have the opportunity to own shares of BeOne Medicines Ltd. stock because all employees are eligible for discretionary equity awards and to voluntarily participate in the Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
The Company has a comprehensive benefits package that includes Medical, Dental, Vision, 401(k), FSA/HSA, Life Insurance, Paid Time Off, and Wellness.