Senior Forecasting Analytics Lead

F. Hoffmann-La Roche AG; South San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 148,000 - 275,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discretionary annual bonus

Job summary

Genentech is seeking a Data Analytics Senior Manager (Forecasting) to design and prototype analytical logic powering forecasting tools. You will work with product managers and forecasters to build scalable models, fuse diverse data sources, and ensure robust, interpretable outputs for stakeholders.

You will lead development of forecasting models, collaborate with cloud analytics platforms, and drive data quality and regulatory compliance across projects.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master’s degree in Business Analytics, Statistics, Maths, Data Science, or related field.
• 5+ years of experience in data analysis, business intelligence, or related roles.
• Proficiency in data analysis tools such as Python, SQL, R, Excel, or similar.
• Experience with building forecast models and machine learning including model drift modeling, predictive algorithm deployment, MLOps and statistical trending.
• Familiarity with cloud-based analytics platforms (e.g., AWS, Snowflake, Google Cloud).
• Strong ability to translate data into meaningful insights and actionable recommendations.

Responsibilities

• Drive analysis of large and complex datasets to generate actionable insights that enable forecasting product development, enhance product performance and contribute to measurable business impact.
• Lead and drive the building and scaling of new forecasting models and tools to support driverless and driver based forecasting and trending models and tools.
• Demonstrate proficiency in translating business questions into analytical frameworks and providing recommendations.
• Aggregate and synthesize data from multiple internal and external sources, such as claims data, EMR data, sales data, CRM platforms, market research, and competitive intelligence to reconcile and refine existing epidemiology models.
• Ensure data quality, integrity, and compliance with industry regulations and internal standards.
• Autonomously operate and manage all stakeholders (with limited manager guidance received through pro-active upward management).
• Collaborate with a cross-functional product team, including business product owner, product managers, program managers, project managers, data engineers, and technology roles to understand business needs and design analytics solutions.
• Guide and collaborate with remote teams to ensure alignment and quality in analytics deliverables.
• Partner with data science teams to implement machine learning algorithms and statistical analyses when needed.
• Present insights and recommendations to senior leaders and stakeholders in a clear and impactful manner.
• Influence decision-making by connecting analytical findings to business goals and strategies.

Job description

Genentech is seeking a Data Analytics Senior Manager (Forecasting) to design and prototype analytical logic powering forecasting tools. You will work with product managers and forecasters to build scalable models, fuse diverse data sources, and ensure robust, interpretable outputs for stakeholders.

You will lead development of forecasting models, collaborate with cloud analytics platforms, and drive data quality and regulatory compliance across projects.