Pharma Forecasting Lead | Global Insights

EY; Louisville (KY); Hybrid; USD 126,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

EY seeks an experienced Pharma Forecasting Specialist to join our Pharma Customer practice. You will deliver forecasts at global, regional, and country levels, collaborating with cross‑functional teams to translate data into actionable insights and strategic recommendations.

With 10+ years in pharmaceutical forecasting and basic Python proficiency, you will develop forecasting assumptions, create concept notes, build dashboards, and present findings to senior leadership to inform decisions that

Qualifications

• 10+ years of pharmaceutical forecasting experience.
• Strong therapeutic area expertise across oncology, vaccines, immunology, or rare diseases.
• Basic proficiency in Python to support forecasting and analytics activities.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain short‑term and long‑term brand forecasts to support strategic and operational planning.
• Conduct brand, franchise, regional, and country‑level forecasting, providing actionable business insights and recommendations.
• Apply quantitative and analytical techniques to solve forecasting challenges and perform sensitivity analyses to assess risks and opportunities.
• Build, validate, and enhance forecasting models, recommending appropriate assumptions and methodologies.
• Analyze historical performance, market dynamics, and business drivers to improve forecast accuracy.
• Prepare concept notes, reports, dashboards, and presentations to communicate insights and recommendations effectively.
• Present findings to internal stakeholders and senior leadership to support decision‑making.
• Leverage Python and analytics tools to automate and optimize forecasting processes.
• Drive continuous improvement by adopting best practices, innovative methodologies, and emerging forecasting technologies.

Skills

Pharmaceutical forecasting

Analytical thinking

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Tools

Python

SQL

Tableau

Power BI

Alteryx

Job description

EY seeks an experienced Pharma Forecasting Specialist to join our Pharma Customer practice. You will deliver forecasts at global, regional, and country levels, collaborating with cross‑functional teams to translate data into actionable insights and strategic recommendations.

With 10+ years in pharmaceutical forecasting and basic Python proficiency, you will develop forecasting assumptions, create concept notes, build dashboards, and present findings to senior leadership to inform decisions that