Senior Manager, Pharma Forecasting & Analytics

EY; Raleigh (NC); Hybrid; USD 144,000 - 329,000; Full time

Job summary

EY in the United States seeks a Senior Manager in Strategic Forecasting for pharmaceutical clients. You will lead global forecasting engagements, advise senior stakeholders, and drive long-range planning across franchises and therapeutic areas.

You will champion AI/ML methods, develop forecasting models, and mentor cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality insights for strategic decisions. Hybrid work model in the US.

Qualifications

• Deep expertise in pharmaceutical forecasting.
• Strong therapeutic area knowledge.
• Advanced stakeholder management capabilities.
• Ability to drive innovation through analytics, AI, and forecasting best practices.
• Client delivery excellence.
• Practice growth and thought leadership.
• People development and team leadership.

Responsibilities

• Lead large-scale forecasting engagements across brands, franchises, and therapeutic areas.
• Serve as strategic advisor to senior client stakeholders across Commercial, Finance, Market Access, and Portfolio Strategy.
• Drive long-range forecasting, scenario planning, portfolio forecasting, and lifecycle management.
• Provide strategic recommendations based on market dynamics, epidemiology, and business assumptions.
• Ensure delivery of accurate, actionable forecasts aligned with client objectives.
• Present insights to executive leadership and client decision-makers.
• Oversee governance, risk management, and client satisfaction across programs.
• Define forecasting approaches and best practices across engagements.
• Develop patient-based, revenue-based, and analog forecasting models; automate where possible.
• Champion AI/ML adoption to improve forecasting accuracy and efficiency.
• Lead development of forecasting assumptions, scenario analyses, and risk assessments.
• Build EY Life Sciences and Commercial Analytics practice through proposals and thought leadership.
• Support account expansion and new opportunities within existing clients.

Skills

Pharmaceutical Forecasting

Long Range Forecasting

Launch Forecasting

Portfolio & Asset Valuation

Scenario Planning

SQL

Python

Power BI / Tableau

Advanced Analytics

AI / ML Applications

Data Modelling

Client Relationship Management

Executive Stakeholder Management

Account Growth & BD

Strategic Thinking

Team Leadership & Coaching

Program Management

Problem Solving & Decision Making

Communication & Exec Presentation

IQVIA MIDAS

Epidemiology Data

Patient‑Level Data

Internal Sales & Commercial Data

Market Research & CI Sources

Education

Bachelor’s degree in business administration, Data Science, Applied Mathematics, Pharmaceutical Sciences, Business Analytics, Computer Science, Information Systems, or another quantitative discipline

BTech/Masters/PhD

Tools

None

Job description

EY in the United States seeks a Senior Manager in Strategic Forecasting for pharmaceutical clients. You will lead global forecasting engagements, advise senior stakeholders, and drive long-range planning across franchises and therapeutic areas.

You will champion AI/ML methods, develop forecasting models, and mentor cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality insights for strategic decisions. Hybrid work model in the US.