Remote Pharma Forecasting Expert: Launch & Market Strategy

JobRx, Inc.; New York (NY); Remote; USD 172,000 - 282,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Fully remote within US

Part-time pilot engagement

Job summary

JobRx, Inc. is seeking a Remote Pharma Forecasting Specialist on a part-time basis to develop and critique drug-launch strategies and market assumptions.

You will assess uptake curves, competition, and lifecycle dynamics within the US market, delivering rigorous rubrics and expert review for complex forecasts. The role emphasizes 5+ years in pharmaceutical forecasting, hands-on launch modeling, and strong analytical writing.

Qualifications

• At least 5 years in pharmaceutical commercial forecasting, analytics, or strategy.
• Hands-on experience building or reviewing drug launch and uptake models.
• Strong understanding of launch curves and peak-share forecasting.
• US market knowledge and current US-based experience.
• Background in business, economics, finance, life sciences, analytics, or related discipline.
• Advanced commercial/healthcare education may strengthen application.
• Equivalent professional forecasting experience may be considered.
• Practical launch-forecasting expertise is particularly important.

Responsibilities

• Build and evaluate commercial launch curves for pharmaceutical products.
• Model uptake, market penetration, peak share, and launch trajectory.
• Assess the pace and shape of adoption across patient and prescriber populations.
• Evaluate commercial assumptions against realistic market dynamics.
• Apply professional forecasting judgment across multiple drug launches.
• Critique forecasts for accuracy, logic, and defensibility.
• Assess assumptions involving analogues, launch ramp, peak penetration, and market maturity.
• Evaluate loss-of-exclusivity assumptions and their impact on long-term forecasts.
• Identify overly aggressive, unsupported, or internally inconsistent projections.
• Review how competitive dynamics and product differentiation affect forecast outcomes.
• Analyse commercial drugs and drug-development programmes.
• Apply knowledge of pharmaceutical markets, launch strategy, and lifecycle dynamics.
• Evaluate assumptions around adoption, positioning, competition, and market opportunity.
• Assess how development-stage evidence may translate into commercial performance.
• Incorporate practical US-market considerations into forecast evaluation.
• Create structured evaluation rubrics for pharmaceutical commercial analysis.
• Critique existing rubrics for completeness, realism, and commercial relevance.
• Define criteria that reflect forecasting and strategy judgment.
• Identify missing assumptions or weak analytical logic.
• Provide clear written reasoning supporting evaluation decisions.

Skills

Pharma forecasting

Drug launch modelling

US market knowledge

Commercial strategy

Education

Business, Economics, Finance, Life sciences, Analytics

Advanced commercial/healthcare education

Equivalent professional forecasting experience

Job description

JobRx, Inc. is seeking a Remote Pharma Forecasting Specialist on a part-time basis to develop and critique drug-launch strategies and market assumptions.

You will assess uptake curves, competition, and lifecycle dynamics within the US market, delivering rigorous rubrics and expert review for complex forecasts. The role emphasizes 5+ years in pharmaceutical forecasting, hands-on launch modeling, and strong analytical writing.