Senior Manager, Global Pharma Forecasting & Analytics

EY; Woodbridge Township (NJ); Hybrid; USD 144,000 - 329,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Medical and dental coverage

401(k) and pension

Paid time off

Job summary

EY seeks a Senior Manager to lead complex pharmaceutical forecasting engagements for global clients. You will guide cross-functional teams, develop robust forecasts, and drive innovation through analytics and GenAI-enabled capabilities.

Expect significant interaction with senior stakeholders and opportunities to shape strategic decisions within EY's Life Sciences practice. This role emphasizes client delivery excellence, team leadership, and business development across a hybrid, globally

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a quantitative discipline.
• 14+ years of experience in Strategic Forecasting.
• Deep expertise in pharmaceutical forecasting.

Responsibilities

• Lead large-scale global forecasting engagements across brands, franchises, and therapeutic areas.
• Serve as a strategic advisor to senior client stakeholders, including Commercial, Finance, Market Access, Business Development, and Portfolio Strategy teams.
• Drive long-range forecasting, scenario planning, portfolio forecasting, and lifecycle management activities.
• Provide strategic recommendations based on market dynamics, competitive intelligence, epidemiology, and business assumptions.
• Ensure delivery of accurate, actionable forecasts aligned with client objectives.
• Present insights, recommendations, and strategic implications to executive leadership and client decision-makers.
• Ensure high-quality delivery, governance, risk management, and client satisfaction across multiple programs.
• Oversee development and enhancement of patient-based, revenue-based, and analog-based forecasting models.
• Drive adoption of advanced analytics, AI, and Machine Learning techniques to improve forecasting accuracy and efficiency.
• Lead development of forecasting assumptions, scenario analyses, sensitivity testing, and risk assessments.
• Champion automation initiatives utilizing Python, SQL, Power BI, and emerging technologies.

Skills

Pharma forecasting

Strategic forecasting

Stakeholder management

Python

SQL

Power BI

AI/ML

Team leadership

Consulting skills

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Masters/PhD

Tools

IQVIA MIDAS

Tableau

Microsoft Excel

GenAI tools

Job description

EY seeks a Senior Manager to lead complex pharmaceutical forecasting engagements for global clients. You will guide cross-functional teams, develop robust forecasts, and drive innovation through analytics and GenAI-enabled capabilities.

Expect significant interaction with senior stakeholders and opportunities to shape strategic decisions within EY's Life Sciences practice. This role emphasizes client delivery excellence, team leadership, and business development across a hybrid, globally