Senior Pharma Forecasting Leader

EY; Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); Hybrid; USD 126,000 - 262,000; Full time

Job summary

EY is seeking an experienced Pharma Forecasting Specialist to join a cross‑functional team. You will deliver global, regional, and country forecasts, develop assumptions, and prepare presentations to senior leadership.

Strong TA expertise and 10+ years in pharma forecasting are essential, with basic Python proficiency to support analytics. The role involves modeling, dashboard creation, and continuous improvement through innovative forecasting technologies, with a hybrid work model in the US.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of pharmaceutical forecasting, commercial analytics, and business analysis within life sciences.
• Strong therapeutic area expertise across Oncology, Vaccines, Immunology, Rare Diseases, or related fields.
• Ability to develop forecasting assumptions, create concept notes, and prepare impactful presentations.
• Basic proficiency in Python to support forecasting and analytical activities.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain short-term and long-term brand forecasts for strategic and operational planning.
• Conduct brand, franchise, regional, and country-level forecasting with insights and recommendations.
• Apply quantitative and analytical techniques to forecast challenges and perform sensitivity analyses.
• Build, validate, and enhance forecasting models with appropriate assumptions and methodologies.
• Analyze historical performance, market dynamics, and business drivers to improve forecast accuracy.
• Prepare concept notes, reports, dashboards, and presentations for stakeholders.

Skills

SQL

Tableau

Alteryx

Power BI

Python

Forecasting

Analytics

Leadership

Stakeholder Management

Cross-functional Collaboration

Education

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

Tools

SQL

Tableau

Alteryx

Power BI

Job description

EY is seeking an experienced Pharma Forecasting Specialist to join a cross‑functional team. You will deliver global, regional, and country forecasts, develop assumptions, and prepare presentations to senior leadership.

Strong TA expertise and 10+ years in pharma forecasting are essential, with basic Python proficiency to support analytics. The role involves modeling, dashboard creation, and continuous improvement through innovative forecasting technologies, with a hybrid work model in the US.