Senior Manager, Forecasting

About the role

The Senior Manager, Forecasting is an integral member of the Commercial Analytics group, working closely with leadership team members. This role involves building forecast models, managing junior staff, and clearly presenting forecast outputs to internal leadership and clients.

Responsibilities

• Manage entire client engagements, including internal and external communication and work streams.
• Manage junior staff and serve as the client point of contact.
• Lead forecast model builds and forecasting activities.
• Work closely with leadership to develop forecasting best practices and modules across the organization.
• Assist in creating and implementing quality control best practices.
• Deliver engagement outcomes to clients, exercising sound business judgment and proactively following up on tasks.
• Provide on-site support to clients when applicable.
• Collaborate with other functional experts, including market research, data solutions, and statistics.
• Develop client-ready forecasts and supporting materials, and present findings clearly.
• Establish timelines for internal and external deliverables.
• Drive internal communication to keep all team members updated on project status.
• Support strategic and operational initiatives as assigned.
• Help train junior members of the forecasting team.

Requirements

• BS or MS in quantitative, business, or other related fields.
• 5-6 years of work experience in life sciences forecasting.
• Experience or familiarity with life sciences data and analytics is preferred.

Skills

• Excellent problem-solving, analytical skills, and attention to detail.
• Proficient with MS Excel (knowledge of VBA is preferred).
• Superb internal and external communication skills (verbal and written).
• Self-motivation, initiative, and innovation.
• Strong, service-oriented work ethic and willingness to go above the call of duty.
• Internal leadership and mentorship abilities.
• Strong team player with experience working in project-team environments.
• Ability to multi-task effectively across multiple project types in a fast-paced environment.
• Positive attitude.