Associate Director

6 days ago

Pune, India MSD Full time

Job Description

Associate Director - Forecasting

Primary responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

  • Responsible for collaborating with internal teams to define the future state of forecasting, which includes articulating vision, strategy, tools and platforms globally.
  • Build and drive the execution of business processes and systems that deal with forecasting and CoE wide strategic initiatives.
  • Responsible for managing the team delivering forecasting solutions / forecasts / analytics (3-5 brands at a time which are relatively complex to forecast) for Top 10 countries and additional 10-20 countries, at the level of country, Regional and Global. These forecasts are generated in collaboration with Global Marketing Leads, Regional / Country Marketing leads, which influence & inform revenue forecasts viz. PP, EA & 5YP.
  • This involves, understanding the needs of the business, customer, and the brand, which are most often not stated, descriptive or ambiguous.
  • Collaborate across stakeholders – our Manufacturing Division, Human Health, Finance, Research, Country, and senior leadership within the region – to build and robust assumptions, ensuring forecast accuracy improves over time to support decision making
  • Work closely with other business teams to evolve current offerings through standardization/ automation efforts and implement best practices within teams.
  • Thought leadership to drive unstructured problems and drive innovation & automation to bring in robustness and efficiency gains in forecasting/process; incorporate best-in-class statistical forecasting methods to improve the accuracy
  • Communicate effectively across stakeholders and proactively identify and resolve conflicts by engaging with relevant stakeholders
  • Responsible for managing team and delivery of forecasts in a timely manner with allocated resources
  • Participate in the selection process, manage resources, track, monitor, review and guide performance.
  • Provide developmental feedback, suggest training programs and facilitate the developmental process for own team in order to achieve the objectives through an engaged team.

Qualification and skills:

  • Engineering / Management / Pharma post-graduates with 12+ years of experience in the relevant roles; with at least 8+ years of experience in pharmaceutical strategic forecasting or analytics
  • Oncology experience will be an added advantage
  • Demonstrated leadership and management in driving innovation and automation leveraging advanced statistical and analytical techniques
  • Proven ability to work collaboratively across large and diverse functions and stakeholders
  • Ability to manage ambiguous environments, and to adapt to changing needs of business
  • Strong analytical skills; an aptitude for problem solving and strategic thinking
  • Hands on experience on Monte Carlo simulations and range forecasting would be preferred.
  • Ability to synthesize complex information into clear and actionable insights
  • Proven ability to communicate effectively across all levels of stakeholders
  • Solid understanding of pharmaceutical development, manufacturing, supply chain and marketing functions

Our Human Health Division maintains a “patient first, profits later” ideology. The organization is comprised of sales, marketing, market access, digital analytics and commercial professionals who are passionate about their role in bringing our medicines to our customers worldwide.  

We are proud to be a company that embraces the value of bringing diverse, talented, and committed people together. The fastest way to breakthrough innovation is when diverse ideas come together in an inclusive environment. We encourage our colleagues to respectfully challenge one another’s thinking and approach problems collectively. We are an equal opportunity employer, committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse workplace.

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Employee Status:

Regular

Relocation:

VISA Sponsorship:

Travel Requirements:

Flexible Work Arrangements:

Hybrid

Shift:

Valid Driving License:

Hazardous Material(s):


Required Skills:

Business Analysis, Marketing, Numerical Analysis, Project Management, Stakeholder Relationship Management, Strategic Planning


Preferred Skills:

Job Posting End Date:

07/11/2024

*A job posting is effective until 11:59:59PM on the day BEFORE the listed job posting end date. Please ensure you apply to a job posting no later than the day BEFORE the job posting end date.


Job Posting End Date:07/11/2024


A job posting is effective until 11:59:59PM on the day BEFORE the listed job posting end date. Please ensure you apply to a job posting no later than the day BEFORE the job posting end date.


Requisition ID:R300133

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