Job Description
Manager - Forecasting
Key Responsibilities:
Responsible for managing forecasts for a product/portfolio either individually or with 1-2 associates.
Collaboration with Country/Regional/Global stakeholders for validating assumptions
Translating therapy area knowledge and complex market dynamics into requirements and communicating to development team
Validating forecast assumptions using statistical techniques like Monte Carlo and/or secondary market research
Managing projects plans and ensuring timely quality deliverables.
Manage stakeholder relationships and expectations.
Qualifications & Skills
3-8 years' experience with Management/Pharma/Engineering background
Mandatory Pharma experience
Relevant forecasting or data analytics experience
Ability to generate ideas to solve vague problems.
Should have managed projects end-to-end individually or in team
Excellent oral and written communication skills
Strong business acumen and awareness of brand, therapy area and market dynamics of the US market or other key markets
Experience of communicating in global multi country / multi-cultural environment
Basic statistical knowledge
Proficiency in MS Excel, PowerPoint
Other skillsets (good to have): Spotfire, Tableau, Python, R, SQL
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.
Who we are …
We are known as Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, New Jersey, USA in the United States and Canada and MSD everywhere else. For more than a century, we have been inventing for life, bringing forward medicines and vaccines for many of the world's most challenging diseases. Today, our company continues to be at the forefront of research to deliver innovative health solutions and advance the prevention and treatment of diseases that threaten people and animals around the world.
What we look for …
Imagine getting up in the morning for a job as important as helping to save and improve lives around the world. Here, you have that opportunity. You can put your empathy, creativity, digital mastery, or scientific genius to work in collaboration with a diverse group of colleagues who pursue and bring hope to countless people who are battling some of the most challenging diseases of our time. Our team is constantly evolving, so if you are among the intellectually curious, join us—and start making your impact today.
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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