Senior Manager, Forecasting

About the company

Alfasigma is a privately held global healthcare company founded over 75 years ago in Italy, where it remains headquartered today in Bologna and Milan. The Group operates in over 100 markets spanning Europe, North and South America, Asia, and Africa. Over three years ago, we embarked on a transformative journey to become a truly global innovative healthcare company with a leading focus on Gastrointestinal (GI) health. We have experienced remarkable growth, nearly doubled our revenues, expanded geographically, and integrated several key acquisitions. We have also evolved our portfolio, expanded into rare and specialty segments, and strengthened our pipeline and people's capabilities.

This role is a hybrid position with office days in Morristown, NJ, as part of our Rare Disease team (Intercept subsidiary).

About the role

The Senior Manager, Forecasting will own the inline and pipeline demand forecasting process as part of our Analytics & Operations team.

Responsibilities

• Work in close collaboration with internal stakeholders (Marketing, Market Research, Sales, Financial Planning & Analysis, Commercial Analytics, Market Access, Supply Chain) to gather input on forecast assumptions, drive consensus, and ensure alignment
• Build and manage a transparent, well-documented, and assumption-driven demand forecast process
• Track forecast accuracy and drive continuous improvements in forecast models and the forecasting process
• Communicate frequently with senior leadership and strategic partners to report forecast outputs, key risks, and opportunities to clearly characterize forecast uncertainties and key drivers
• Support launch activities and develop post-launch performance tracking framework
• Conduct ad-hoc analyses for senior leadership and serve as internal forecasting subject matter expert and resource
• Understand the legal and compliance environment and drive collaboration with the Legal and Compliance team
• Ensure forecasting activities, data sources, analyses, and external engagements are conducted in accordance with applicable legal, regulatory, privacy, and company compliance requirements, in partnership with Legal and Compliance

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree required; master’s degree preferred
• 10+ years of experience in a biotechnology or pharmaceutical company or relevant experience in biotech/pharma-focused consulting
• Forecasting experience required; leading launch forecasting initiatives for specialty products preferred
• Foundational experience in liver disease, rare disease, or oncology a plus
• Hands-on experience working with patient-level data as well as syndicated data offerings
• Ability to work onsite in our Morristown, NJ headquarters office 3-4 days per week
• Flexibility for light travel as needed (5%)
• Strong project management experience (planning, prioritization, objective setting, meeting management, and plan execution)
• Advanced proficiency preferred in Microsoft Office, particularly Excel, PowerPoint, Power BI
• Deep understanding of biotech/pharma market trends, vendors, and best practices
• Track record of working and delivering on multiple projects simultaneously, with tight deadlines and changing priorities
• Proven experience communicating complex analyses in a simple and clear manner
• Strong verbal and written communications skills
• Learning agility and ‘scalability’ to take on increasing responsibility as Alfasigma Pharmaceuticals grows
• Consistent demonstration and embodiment of company core values: Passion for Innovation, Think Big Act Small, Learn to Dare, Teams Build the Future
• Ability to have fun and thrive in a growing, diverse, and inclusive work environment

Benefits

• 401(k) plan with company match
• Rewards and recognition program
• Health care benefits (medical, prescription drugs, dental, and vision insurance)
• Short and long-term disability coverage provided
• Plan coverage for domestic partners
• Paid parental leave benefits and adoption assistance
• Tuition reimbursement assistance
• A generous Paid Time Off program that includes 20 vacation days, 11 holidays, 4 personal days, and 2 volunteer days per calendar year
• Numerous well-being and work/life programs

Pay

The anticipated salary range for this position is $170,000–200,000. Actual salaries may vary based on various factors including, but not limited to, experience, skillset, and performance.