Senior Pharma Forecasting Specialist

EY; Raleigh (NC); On-site; USD 126,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

EY is seeking an experienced Pharma Forecasting Specialist to join a cross‑functional team delivering forecasts at global, regional, and country levels. The role emphasizes building robust forecasting models, presenting insights to senior leadership, and driving continuous improvement with analytics tools and Python.

The ideal candidate has 10+ years in pharmaceutical forecasting, strong TA expertise, and the ability to develop assumptions and concept notes for strategic decision making.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of pharmaceutical forecasting experience.
• Strong therapeutic area (TA) expertise.
• Ability to develop forecasting assumptions, create concept notes, and prepare impactful presentations.
• Basic proficiency in Python to support forecasting and analytics.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain short‑term and long‑term brand forecasts to support strategic and operational planning.
• Conduct brand, franchise, regional, and country‑level forecasting with actionable insights.
• Apply quantitative techniques and sensitivity analyses to forecast challenges.
• Build, validate, and enhance forecasting models and methodologies.
• Prepare dashboards, reports, and presentations to communicate insights to stakeholders.

Skills

Forecasting

Analytical thinking

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Python (basic)

Data visualization

Cross-functional collaboration

Tools

SQL

Tableau

Alteryx

Power BI

Python

Job description

EY is seeking an experienced Pharma Forecasting Specialist to join a cross‑functional team delivering forecasts at global, regional, and country levels. The role emphasizes building robust forecasting models, presenting insights to senior leadership, and driving continuous improvement with analytics tools and Python.

The ideal candidate has 10+ years in pharmaceutical forecasting, strong TA expertise, and the ability to develop assumptions and concept notes for strategic decision making.