Forecasting Lead, Vaccines & Supply Strategy

Gavi, Vaccine Alliance; Genf; On-site; CHF 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Gavi, Vaccine Alliance in Geneva seeks a Senior Manager, Vaccine Forecasting to lead forecasting for designated vaccine portfolios, developing demand, supply, price and cost projections to support operational and strategic decisions.

You will collaborate with Vaccine Programmes, Finance and country teams, build robust Excel-based models and, with SQL/Python, improve forecasting tools while advising on country planning and grant approvals.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a quantitative field is required; master's preferred.
• Fluent English is required; French desirable.
• 8–12 years in forecasting, supply or demand planning in pharma/public health/FMCG.
• Experience building forecast models and coordinating with multiple sources.

Responsibilities

• Lead forecasting for a portfolio of vaccine programmes and produce demand, supply, price and cost projections.
• Contribute to cross-cutting forecasting activities across Gavi’s vaccine portfolio.
• Develop, maintain and improve vaccine forecasting models and supporting documentation.
• Coordinate inputs from programme teams and ensure consistency across forecasts.
• Monitor actuals vs forecasts and report risks affecting supply, planning and finances.
• Advise on country planning and grant processes with vaccine-specific considerations.
• Support forecasting issues resolution with working groups and stakeholders.
• Contribute to process improvements, SOPs and KPIs for the sub-team.

Skills

Forecasting

Forecast models

Data analysis

SQL

Python

Excel

R

VBA

AI in forecasting

Education

Bachelor's degree in economics/finance/engineering/statistics

Master's degree preferred

Tools

SQL

Python

R

VBA

Excel

Job description

Gavi, Vaccine Alliance in Geneva seeks a Senior Manager, Vaccine Forecasting to lead forecasting for designated vaccine portfolios, developing demand, supply, price and cost projections to support operational and strategic decisions.

You will collaborate with Vaccine Programmes, Finance and country teams, build robust Excel-based models and, with SQL/Python, improve forecasting tools while advising on country planning and grant approvals.