Job Description
Associate Director - Forecasting
Human Health Forecasting is a global function encompassing long-range pharmaceutical asset forecasting pan lifecycle across Human Health (Oncology, Vaccines, Hospital Specialty / Primary care). Assets include early and late stage molecules in clinical development and marketed as well as companies under considerations by business development for partnering and/ or acquisition. Forecasting deliverables feed pan division planning and decision making for functional areas such as finance, manufacturing, product development and commercial. In addition to ensuring a high-quality deliverable, the role requires driving synergies across divisions, fostering innovation and best practices, creating solutions to bring speed, scale and shareability to our planning processes.
We are looking for a lead within the Forecasting team located in Pune for forecasting tools, methodologies, and capabilities, including demand forecasting automation. You will have an entrepreneurial spirit, an understanding of healthcare & technology, and a demonstrated record of leading multiple delivery teams building forecasting solutions for actionable insights. You are a strong leader, can work independently, and deal well with ambiguity through strong collaboration across the stakeholder community.
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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.
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