Senior Manager, Forecasting

The Forecasting Senior Manager, Oncology leads the US forecasting process for one of the key brands in the US Oncology portfolio. As a thought partner to the business, the Senior Manager will develop product-specific short-term and long-term forecasts and provide critical insights into market risks & opportunities that may impact performance to ultimately guide commercial strategy and decision-making. Strong analytical and critical thinking skills are essential to developing rigorous forecasts using patient-flow / patient-based models and incorporating new AI capabilities. The Senior Manager seamlessly collaborates with Insights and Analytics colleagues to deliver data-based, actionable insights to the business. In addition, the Senior Manager will closely partner with Marketing, Sales, Market Access, Sales Operations, Global Analytics & Insights, Supply Planning, and Finance to ensure alignment on forecast assumptions and narrative.  The Senior Manager regularly presents to senior leaders the forecast and performance story.  

Key abilities include consultative and influencing skills, quantitative technical skills, and proficiency in interpreting primary market research / secondary data analyses. 

This role reports to the Integrated Insights Senior Director for the Tumor Franchise and sits within US Integrated Insights - Oncology Business Excellence organization, an inclusive team that partners with the US Oncology commercial organization to drive strategic decisions by providing objective, data-driven insight generation and analytics.  

Roles & Responsibilities:  

• Lead the US forecasting and business planning processes and all associated work streams for covered brand / indications (scenario planning, integration with Finance, etc.)  

• Develop, build, and maintain up-to-date product-specific short-term and long-term forecast models. Synthesize a coordinated picture using information from multiple sources. Manage external agencies to build or update models as needed.  

• Proactively and clearly identify key drivers that impact short-term and long-range product and market forecasts, highlighting significant risks and opportunities  

• Incorporate AI analytical tools into the forecast process and support continuing development of the AI forecasting platform 

• Collaborate cross-functionally with key commercial leaders, Business Excellence colleagues, and other forecast collaborators to align on objective, data-driven forecast inputs