Remote Pharma Forecasting & Launch-Model Expert

Mercor; United States; Remote; USD 165,000 - 248,000; Full time

Job summary

Mercor is partnering with a biotech and pharma research team on expert human-evaluation work, creating rubrics to analyze commercial drugs and drug-development programs. We’re seeking a pharma forecasting expert for a paid pilot, with potential to continue as work scales.

The engagement focuses on building or critiquing launch curves, assessing defensibility of forecast assumptions, and applying these insights across multiple drug launches in a remote, US-based setting.

Qualifications

• US-based pharma forecasting professional
• Familiarity with biotech/pharma development programs
• Experience building or critiquing drug launch/uptake models
• 5+ years in pharma forecasting, analytics, or strategy

Responsibilities

• Create and critique rubrics that analyze commercial drugs and drug-development programs
• Build or critique a launch curve (uptake, peak share, trajectory)
• Judge whether a commercial forecast's assumptions are defensible
• Apply this across the pilot's set of drug launches

Skills

Pharma forecasting

Analytics

Strategy

Drug launch modeling

Education

Bachelor’s or higher in Pharma/Science

Job description

Mercor is partnering with a biotech and pharma research team on expert human-evaluation work, creating rubrics to analyze commercial drugs and drug-development programs. We’re seeking a pharma forecasting expert for a paid pilot, with potential to continue as work scales.

The engagement focuses on building or critiquing launch curves, assessing defensibility of forecast assumptions, and applying these insights across multiple drug launches in a remote, US-based setting.