Associate Director, Forecasting – Systemic Mastocytosis (SM)

Scorpion Therapeutics; Morristown (NJ); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Scorpion Therapeutics in Morristown, NJ is seeking a forecasting and analytics professional to partner with Commercial, Finance and cross-functional teams to develop, document, and communicate patient/volume/revenue forecasts for strategic planning, budgets, and monthly updates across assets and SKUs.

You will coordinate deliverables, support model enhancements for launches, align US forecasts with Global guidance, and mentor junior staff in data-driven forecasting practices within a biotech

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required; advanced degree preferred.
• 3+ years in pharma/biotech analytics, forecasting, and/or market research.
• Strong business acumen; excellent communication/presentation skills.
• Knowledge of pharma data sources (IQVIA, syndicated reports, specialty pharmacy data) and payer environment.
• Excellent project management; ability to balance multiple priorities in a matrixed environment.

Responsibilities

• Develop, document, and communicate accurate forecasts for strategic planning, budgets, bi-annual updates, and monthly rolling forecasts.
• Coordinate forecast deliverables and harmonize across assets/functions with Finance and forecasters.
• Provide end-of-month closing deliverables (price/volume and demand/inventory analyses).
• Provide monthly updates to Commercial leadership on performance and near-term forecast outlook.
• Support forecast model enhancements for in-line and launch products (segmentation, patient flow).
• Partner with Market Research to design studies generating key forecast inputs.
• Incorporate GTN and payor mix analyses with Finance and Market Access.
• Pressure-test and refine assumptions using analogue analyses and external forecasts.
• Align US forecast deliverables with Global guidance and integrate with Global aggregation.
• Deliver appropriate forecast by SKU for monthly supply chain planning.
• Conduct ad-hoc analyses to assess initiative value and market event risks.
• Review key model inputs with Data Management/Analytics and external data providers.
• Coach junior team members on onboarding, upskilling, and processes.

Skills

Forecasting

Pharma analytics

Market research

Communication

Project management

Data analysis

Education

Bachelor’s degree

MBA/MS/MD/PhD preferred

Tools

SQL

Python

R

VBA

Snowflake

Databricks

Job description

Main Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with Commercial, Finance, and cross-functional partners to develop, document, and communicate accurate patient/volume/revenue forecasts for strategic planning & budget cycles, bi-annual medium-term updates, and monthly rolling forecast updates.
• Coordinate forecast deliverables and harmonize across assets/functions with Finance and forecasters in other therapeutic areas.
• Provide end-of-month closing deliverables (price/volume and demand/inventory analyses) with Analytics & Finance.
• Provide monthly updates to Commercial leadership on performance and near-term forecast outlook, integrating actuals, analytics, market research, and other inputs.
• Support forecast model enhancements for in-line and launch products (e.g., segmentation, patient flow).
• Partner with Market Research to design studies that generate key forecast inputs (e.g., demand studies/conjoint).
• Partner with Finance and Market Access to incorporate GTN and access assumptions, conduct payer mix analyses, and generate price/volume waterfalls.
• Pressure-test and refine assumptions using analogue analyses and external forecasts (e.g., syndicated/analyst reports).
• Align US forecast deliverables with Global guidance and integrate with Global aggregation.
• Work with Finance and Demand Planning to deliver the appropriate forecast by SKU for monthly supply chain planning.
• Conduct ad-hoc analyses to assess initiative value and market event risks using forecast models.
• Review key model inputs with Data Management/Analytics and external data providers to ensure accuracy.
• Coach junior team members on onboarding, upskilling, and Sanofi processes/data.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree required; advanced degree (MBA, MS, MD, PhD) preferred.
• 3+ years in pharma/biotech analytics, forecasting, and/or market research (consulting and/or advanced degrees may substitute).
• Strong business acumen; excellent communication/presentation skills.
• Knowledge of pharma data sources (e.g., IQVIA patient-level data, syndicated reports, specialty pharmacy data) and payer/health insurance environment.
• Excellent project management; ability to balance multiple priorities in a matrixed environment.

Preferred Qualifications/Skills:

• Experience in rare disease, oncology, or hematology.
• Hands-on experience building/maintaining Excel-based forecast models.
• Programming: VBA, SQL, R, Python (or similar).
• Cloud data warehouse/analytics platforms (e.g., Snowflake, Databricks).