AI Forecasting Manager: Lead ML Models and Team

AbbVie Inc.; Mettawa (IL); On-site; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

AbbVie’s Global Forecasting Center of Excellence seeks a Manager, AI/ML Forecasting to lead development and deployment of sales forecasting models. You will guide a small team of data scientists, partner with forecasters, finance, technology, and business teams, and ensure outputs are reliable, explainable, and aligned with planning cycles.

The role requires deep expertise in time-series forecasting, Python or R, and translating business context into modeling decisions with governance and

Qualifications

• Degree in a quantitative field; master’s preferred for seniority.
• 5+ years in quantitative/analytical roles including ML model development and deployment.
• Strong Python or R, ability to productionize models; explainable outputs.

Responsibilities

• Operate and maintain AI/ML sales forecasting models; ensure accuracy and reliability.
• Deliver model outputs on schedule to support planning cycles.
• Lead model development, feature engineering, validation, and handoff processes.
• Partner with stakeholders to curate inputs and implement changes.
• Explain results clearly to leadership, including counterintuitive outcomes.
• Identify high-value opportunities for new models and maintain documentation.

Skills

Time-series forecasting

Machine learning

Python

R

Communication

Documentation

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's in Statistics/Data Science/CS/Engineering/Math

Master’s preferred

Tools

Python

R

SQL

Job description

AbbVie’s Global Forecasting Center of Excellence seeks a Manager, AI/ML Forecasting to lead development and deployment of sales forecasting models. You will guide a small team of data scientists, partner with forecasters, finance, technology, and business teams, and ensure outputs are reliable, explainable, and aligned with planning cycles.

The role requires deep expertise in time-series forecasting, Python or R, and translating business context into modeling decisions with governance and