Manager, AI Forecasting

AbbVie; 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

Company Description

About AbbVie

AbbVie's mission is to discover and deliver innovative medicines and solutions that solve serious health issues today and address the medical challenges of tomorrow. We strive to have a remarkable impact on people's lives across several key therapeutic areas including immunology, oncology and neuroscience - and products and services in our Allergan Aesthetics portfolio. For more information about AbbVie, please visit us at www.abbvie.com. Follow @abbvie on LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, Xand YouTube.

Job Description

AbbVie’s Global Forecasting Center of Excellence sets forecasting standards and builds the analytical capabilities that guide enterprise planning. As Manager, AI/ML Forecasting, you will use artificial intelligence and machine learning to forecast organizational sales. You will lead a small team of data scientists who operate, maintain, and expand these forecasting models, and you will partner with forecasters, finance, technology, and business teams to keep model outputs reliable, explainable, and aligned with planning cycles.

Responsibilities

• Operate and maintain AI/ML sales forecasting models, monitoring accuracy, reliability, and performance, and resolving or escalating issues.
• Deliver model outputs on schedule to support financial planning cycles and downstream deadlines.
• Build and refine new forecasting models using established standards for data, feature engineering, validation, and handoff.
• Partner with stakeholders to understand business dynamics, curate inputs, and implement approved model changes.
• Explain model results in clear, well-supported terms that withstand leadership scrutiny, including counterintuitive outcomes.
• Help identify and prioritize the highest-value opportunities for new models.
• Maintain thorough documentation of configurations, data inputs, adjustments, and performance history.
• Stay current on AI/ML developments, including emerging architectures and large language model applications, and contribute to AI governance and responsible-use standards.
• Lead, coach, and develop 1–3 data scientists, owning team prioritization and work planning.

Qualifications

Required

• Bachelor’s degree in a quantitative field such as Statistics, Data Science, Computer Science, Engineering, or Mathematics (master’s preferred).
• 5+ years of progressive experience in quantitative or analytical roles, including machine learning model development, validation, and operationalization.
• Advanced proficiency in machine learning, including time-series forecasting, supervised learning, ensemble methods, and model evaluation.
• Advanced proficiency in Python and/or R, with experience deploying and maintaining production ML models.
• Ability to translate business context into modeling decisions and communicate technical results clearly to non-technical audiences.
• Strong documentation skills and the ability to manage multiple workstreams in a matrixed environment.

Preferred

• Experience in pharmaceutical, biotech, or life sciences commercial analytics, forecasting, or data science.
• Experience with commercial volume forecasting and pharmaceutical data sources (e.g., prescription, patient flow, and epidemiology data).
• Experience integrating models into business processes with defined planning cycles, and familiarity with enterprise forecasting platforms.
• Exposure to large language models and generative AI in analytical contexts.
• Experience with model governance frameworks, including documentation, validation, and responsible-use guidelines.

Additional Information

Applicable only to applicants applying to a position in any location with pay disclosure requirements under state orlocal law:

• The compensation range described below is the range of possible base pay compensation that the Companybelieves ingood faith it will pay for this role at the timeof this posting based on the job grade for this position.Individualcompensation paid within this range will depend on many factors including geographic location, andwemayultimatelypaymore or less than the posted range. This range may bemodifiedin thefuture.
• We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off (vacation, holidays, sick),medical/dental/visioninsurance and 401(k) to eligibleemployees.
• This job is eligible toparticipatein our long-term incentiveprograms.

Note: No amount of payis considered to bewages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, anddeterminable.The amount and availability of any bonus,commission, incentive, benefits, or any other form ofcompensation and benefitsthat are allocable to a particular employeeremainsin the Company's sole andabsolutediscretion unless and until paid andmay bemodifiedat the Company’s sole and absolute discretion, consistent withapplicable law.

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