Company: MSD Pharmaceuticals
Post: Associate Manager - Strategic Forecasting
Job description
Primary responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
- Responsible for delivering forecasts and analytical solutions
- Drive continuous improvements to evolve the existing forecasting capabilities in terms of value-add, risk/ opportunity/uncertainty - identify and elevate key forecasting levers/insights/findings to inform decision making
- Works closely with cross-functional teams to align on forecasting assumptions, perform analytics to inform assumptions such as peak share, ToT, impact of competitors, etc. to help countries improve forecast quality across financial submissions.
- Applies advanced statistical methods and models to deliver data-driven insights and recommendations to address business questions/opportunities.
- Drive automation to bring in robustness and efficiency gains in forecasting/process; and ways to improve forecast accuracy
- Determine the optimal method for forecasting, considering the context of the forecast, availability of data, the degree of accuracy desired, and the timeline available
- Contribute in evolving our offerings through standardization/ automation of various offerings, models and processes.
Qualification and skills:
- Engineering / Management / Pharma post-graduates with 0-3 years of experience in the relevant roles; preferably in pharmaceutical strategic forecasting or analytics.
- Strong analytical skills; an aptitude for problem-solving and strategic thinking
- Ability to work collaboratively across large and diverse functions and stakeholders
- Working knowledge of Monte Carlo simulation and advanced analytical techniques
- Ability to synthesize complex information into clear and actionable insights
- Proven ability to communicate effectively across all levels of stakeholders
- Understands key business nuances/challenges, uses the best data available and applies appropriate methodologies to provide business insights
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