Manager - Commercial Forecasting

Amgen Technology; Hyderabad; On-site; INR 1,800,000 - 3,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Amgen India is seeking a Manager, Forecasting to lead development and maintenance of Excel-based forecast models (patient, sales, Rx) and support long-range and annual plans across commercial portfolios. This role requires strong pharma forecasting experience and collaboration across geographies.

You will collaborate with teams in the US, India and Portugal, standardize modeling approaches, and drive AI-enabled insights while ensuring accuracy and timely decision-support for senior stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree and 8 to 13 years of relevant experience in pharmaceutical forecasting or commercial analytics.
• Experience with forecasting models and analytics in pharma/biotech preferred.

Responsibilities

• Build, maintain, and enhance Excel-based forecast models (patient, sales, Rx, revenue).
• Support pipeline forecasts across business units and assist long-range and annual plans.
• Interpret large datasets and communicate forecast rationale to stakeholders.
• Collaborate with teams in the US, India, and Portugal to align methodologies.

Skills

Excel proficiency

Data analytics

Forecasting analytics

AI tooling

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Excel

Python/SQL

IQVIA

Job description

Manager Commercial Forecasting, BAI

Role Name: Manager of Forecasting, BAI

Department Name: Business Analytics Insights (BAI)

Role GCF: 5

ABOUT AMGEN

ABOUT THE ROLE

Role Description:

The Business Analytics Insights team at Amgen plays a pivotal role as a strategic partner to many cross functional teams such as Commercial, Medical, Finance, RD, Corp Affairs, offering data-backed insights crucial for driving the success of Amgens products and portfolio. As a Manager, Forecasting at Amgen India, you will play a key role in delivering actionable, data-driven insights to support decision-making across therapeutic areas. This role supports global pipeline assets and requires flexibility in collaborating across geographiesincluding partners in the U.S., Portugal, and internal contract teams in India. The ideal candidate will possess strong pharmaceutical forecasting and analytics experience, high data fluency, and strong written verbal communication skills to collaborate effectively across multiple stakeholders groups geographies.

This role reports to the Senior Manager of Forecasting and operates within the broader framework of Business Analytics Insights (BAI).

This role is for Amgens India Hyderabad Office. You will work on-site a minimum of 4 days a week.

Key Responsibilities:

• Forecast Development:
  • Build, maintain, and enhance Excel-based forecast models (patient, sales, Rx-based, revenue).
  • Support pipeline forecasts across various BUs (final therapeutic area assignment TBD).
  • Assist in development of long-range plans and annual operating plans.
• Analytics and Insight Generation:
  • Interpret large datasets from internal systems, syndicated sources, and custom analytics.
  • Apply business judgment founded on knowledge of pharma/biotech industry and Amgen products / business to integrate market dynamics, competitor insights, and assumptions into forecasts and communicate forecast results rationale effectively to a diverse group of stakeholders.
• Stakeholder and Cross Functional Team Collaboration:
  • Collaborate with forecasting teams in the U.S., India and Portugal to align on methodology and deliverables.
  • Partner with internal India contract workers to drive standardization and execution of model builds.
  • Closely work with cross functional teams representing Commercial, Finance, Medical, Value Access, Analytics, Insights, and CI
  • Demonstrate model Amgen value of being respectful to others and to a diverse working environment.
• Process Capability Enablement:
  • Contribute to building new forecasting capabilities in Amgen India.
  • Help develop reusable tools, templates, and forecasting frameworks.
• Technology Innovation:
  • Leverage AI tools (e.g., ChatGPT, agentic research platforms) to enhance speed and depth of insights.
  • Stay up to date with forecasting best practices, including probabilistic modeling, digital workflows and AI tools capabilities.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelors degree and 8 to 13 years of relevant experience in pharmaceutical forecasting or commercial analytics

Preferred Qualifications:

• Expertise in patient-based and demand-based forecasting
• High proficiency in Excel and working knowledge of Python/SQL is a plus
• Familiarity with syndicated pharmaceutical data sources (e.g., IQVIA, Evaluate, internal CRM systems)
• Experience using generative AI tools to aid insight generation or automate workflows
• Strong collaboration skills, including experience working in cross-cultural virtual teams
• Project management skills ability to manage multiple projects effectively in a fast-paced environment

At Amgen, our mission is to serve patients. We recruit the best talent, build an environment that facilitates career growth, and provide staff with the opportunity to make significant contributions to patients and our business.

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY STATEMENT

Amgen is an Equal Opportunity employer and will consider you without regard to your race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, or disability status.

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided with reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request an accommodation.