Pharma Forecasting Leader — Global Analytics & Strategy

Ernst & Young Oman; Akron (OH); On-site; USD 126,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

EY seeks an experienced Pharma Forecasting Specialist to join our Commercial analytics and Forecasting team. You will deliver forecasts at global, regional, and country levels and act as a key stakeholder in cross-functional projects. Basic Python is required to support forecasting and analytics activities.

You will build models, develop assumptions, prepare concept notes, dashboards, and presentations for senior leadership, driving insight and strategic decisions across geographies.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of pharmaceutical forecasting experience.
• Strong therapeutic area expertise.
• Ability to develop forecasting assumptions and prepare concept notes.
• Basic proficiency in Python to support forecasting and analytics activities.

Responsibilities

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

Skills

Pharma forecasting

Analytics

Python basics

SQL

Power BI

Tableau

Alteryx

Cross-functional collaboration

Leadership

Education

Bachelor’s degree in quantitative field

Tools

MIDAS Data

MS Excel

MS PowerPoint

Python

Tableau

Power BI

Job description

EY seeks an experienced Pharma Forecasting Specialist to join our Commercial analytics and Forecasting team. You will deliver forecasts at global, regional, and country levels and act as a key stakeholder in cross-functional projects. Basic Python is required to support forecasting and analytics activities.

You will build models, develop assumptions, prepare concept notes, dashboards, and presentations for senior leadership, driving insight and strategic decisions across geographies.