Strategic Forecasting & Analytics Leader

Merck & Co.; Basking Ridge (NJ); On-site; USD 140,400 - 210,600; Full time

Job summary

Daiichi Sankyo, Inc. is seeking a Forecasting & Analytics professional to support the Forecasting Director with analytical reporting for inline and pipeline ADC brands. You will develop Excel/VBA dashboards, analyze variances, and prepare performance reports for internal stakeholders and senior management.

Responsibilities include demand and financial forecasting, data analysis from claims and market data, and maintaining forecasting models. Prior pharma analytics experience is preferred.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree required.
• 4 or More Years of commensurate experience in pharma business analytics and data reporting required
• 1 or More Years of performance tracking, promotional, sales, prescription, payer and patient data analytics experience required
• Technical knowledge of modeling tools (e.g. Excel) and data sources (e.g. Symphony, IQVIA Kantar Health, etc.) required
• Pharma Brand Forecasting (Demand and Patient based), Analytics, Market Access, or Finance experience preferred
• Deep knowledge of therapeutic areas that DSI competes in (oncology) or demonstrated ability to develop that knowledge preferred

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain daily/ weekly/ monthly/ quarterly/ annual/ ad-hoc business performance and analytics.
• Own the reporting process by actively developing Excel/VBA based performance dashboards and tracking sources of variances vs. the forecast.
• Facilitate the discussion on analytics and activities required to support performance analysis and forecasts update for reporting to stakeholders.
• Support Forecasting Director in communicating forecast/performance results to Brand and Sr. Management.
• Analyze secondary data and desk market research to identify key findings and trends and incorporate into forecasts.
• Perform ad-hoc analyses and provide insights to business questions from different stakeholders.

Skills

Forecasting analytics

Data analysis

Excel modeling

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Excel

Symphony

IQVIA Kantar Health

Job description

Daiichi Sankyo, Inc. is seeking a Forecasting & Analytics professional to support the Forecasting Director with analytical reporting for inline and pipeline ADC brands. You will develop Excel/VBA dashboards, analyze variances, and prepare performance reports for internal stakeholders and senior management.

Responsibilities include demand and financial forecasting, data analysis from claims and market data, and maintaining forecasting models. Prior pharma analytics experience is preferred.