Senior Forecasting Lead — Pharma Analytics

Takeda; Hinoba-an; On-site; PHP 1,193,000 - 1,591,000; Full time

Job summary

Takeda in India (Bengaluru) seeks a Principal Analyst to lead advanced forecasting across Ex-US markets, mentoring analysts while delivering high-visibility forecasts for brand planning and S&OP. This senior IC role demands mastery of patient-based, demand-based, and hybrid models, with strong data storytelling and cross-functional collaboration.

The candidate will drive validation, automate workflows, and contribute to capability-building within the GCC IBU forecasting team, collaborating with

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree required in Quantitative field such as Statistics, Economics, Data Science, Life Sciences, CS, Engineering.
• Advanced degree (Master's MBA) in Analytics, Economics, Data Science or related field preferred.
• Certifications in forecasting/analytics are a plus.
• 5-6 years of progressive experience in pharmaceutical forecasting or related quantitative areas.
• Experience supporting Ex-US markets, especially EU, with pharma data assets.

Responsibilities

• Own the design and delivery of the most complex forecasts across multiple IBU markets and brands.
• Serve as methodology expert across patient-based, demand-based, and hybrid models.
• Lead scenario, sensitivity, and risk analyses for market changes and cross-market events.
• Define documentation, version control, peer-review, and audit-trail standards for reproducibility.

Skills

Forecasting

Python

R

Excel

Tableau

Power BI

Time-series

ARIMA

Prophet

Machine Learning

Education

Bachelor's in Statistics

Master's in Analytics

Tools

IQVIA MIDAS

Tableau

Power BI

Databricks

AWS

Job description

Takeda in India (Bengaluru) seeks a Principal Analyst to lead advanced forecasting across Ex-US markets, mentoring analysts while delivering high-visibility forecasts for brand planning and S&OP. This senior IC role demands mastery of patient-based, demand-based, and hybrid models, with strong data storytelling and cross-functional collaboration.

The candidate will drive validation, automate workflows, and contribute to capability-building within the GCC IBU forecasting team, collaborating with