Global Strategic Insights and Forecasting Director

Title:

Global Strategic Insights and Forecasting Director

Company:

Ipsen Pharma (SAS)

Job Description:

Global Strategic Insights and Forecasting Director

Location: London Paddington, UK or Paris, France
Type: Permanent

We are seeking two talented individuals to strengthen our dynamic Strategic Insights & Forecasting team. This is a unique opportunity to shape our global brand strategies in one of our key therapeutic areas: Oncology, Neurology, and Rare Disease.

As a Global Strategic Insights and Forecasting Director, you will play a pivotal role in driving informed decision-making through comprehensive market analysis, forecasting, and data-driven insights. You will collaborate with high-level stakeholders across our global cross-functional team, ensuring our business strategies are robust and forward-thinking.

Responsibilities:

Market Research:

• Propose and lead market research projects to address strategic priorities.

• Oversee quantitative and qualitative research within the Therapeutic area.

• Champion and deliver ad-hoc research projects in support of business cases.

• Collaborate with Procurement to select best-in-class research vendors.

• Monitor project execution and address any hurdles.

• Integrate research results into brand strategies and share with key countries.

Performance Analytics:

• Triangulate primary research, secondary data, and competitive intelligence.

• Lead situational analysis and performance review to inform brand strategy

• Implement and monitor Key Performance Indicators (KPIs).

• Consolidate data for decision-making and build recommendations.

• Ensure best available data is procured and Data Analytics tools meet team expectations.

Forecasting & Business Planning:

• Drive continuous improvement of our patient models for various markets and indications.

• Analyze patient and market trends across the lifecycle of the brand.

• Develop sales assumptions for planning exercises and liaise with affiliates for feedback.

• Identify growth opportunities and share with senior stakeholders.

Business Cases:

• Partner with Commercial and New Product Planning leads to develop business cases.

• Conduct relevant primary market research and review competitor landscape.

• Coordinate inputs to inform sales forecasts and NPV evaluations.

Stakeholder Management:

• Advise and challenge cross-functional teams to achieve brand strategies and initiatives

• Partner with internal and external stakeholders to provide actionable recommendations.

• Foster sustainable relationships with vendors and contribute to robust plans.

Essential requirements:

• MSc or PhD in Pharma/Medicine/Life sciences, Engineering or Business Administration

• Successful experience/track record in business intelligence, forecasting and decision support functions

• Extensive knowledge of specialty care markets

• Analytical Mindset: you must possess strong analytical skills to distill complex data into actionable insights.

• Proven ability to work effectively with high-level stakeholders on a global scale.

• Complete fluency in English.

Desirable requirements:

• Dual background in Science and Business is a plus

• Demonstrable therapeutic area knowledge (Oncology, Neurology and/or Rare Diseases)

Dans le cadre de ses recrutements IPSEN s’engage au respect de l’égalité de traitement des candidats, indépendamment du sexe, de l’âge, de l'orientation sexuelle, de l'origine ethnique, de la couleur de la peau, de la nationalité, du handicap ou de l'appartenance à un syndicat.