Senior Analyst - Forecasting
- Hyderabad, Telangana
- Permanent
- Full-time
Location: Hyderabad, IndiaJoin the Strategy & Growth (S&G) team as a Forecasting Senior Analyst. You will collaborate with Therapeutic Area Strategy teams, Commercial Marketing teams, and cross-functional teams to support investment decisions. Your innovative solutions will enhance forecasting quality and efficiency.Job DescriptionKey Responsibilities:
- Execute projects entailing, but not limited to:
- Strategic forecasting for pipeline products
- Lifecycle management forecasting for inline and pipeline products
- BD&L opportunity assessments
- Assumption and analog building on parameters of patient funnel
- Comprehensive forecasting assessments in PPT decks for leadership and board reviews
- Analyses of strategic business questions
- Deliver forecasts through structured approach with appropriate documentation and communication.
- Leverage databases, secondary desk research, MR to capture insights on assets, disease areas and markets.
- Actively participate in knowledge-sharing sessions to enhance knowledge and delivery quality.
- Leverage new data and technologies to enhance forecasting delivery.
- Work with CI, PMR and Business Analytics to build comprehensive assessments.
- Collaborate with internal team and external vendors to deliver critical projects and build new capabilities.
- Ensure full compliance with Novartis operational guidelines, including legal, IT, and HR requirements. Adhere to operating procedures and processes, including time tracking, mandatory trainings.
- 3+ years in pharmaceutical/ healthcare forecasting, pipeline/ epidemiology forecasting.
- Strong ability to comprehend and synthesize data into actionable insights.
- Solid domain knowledge of the Global pharma market, including the US, JP, and EU regions.
- Proficiency in using pharma and clinical trial databases.
- Experience in conducting secondary data research or desk research on forecasting parameters.
- Expertise in epidemiology-based forecast modeling and long-range forecasting.
- Understanding of patient/forecast flow and Target Product Profile (TPP).
- Graduate / Postgraduate in Engineering / Pharmacy / Medicine / Science / Statistics / Business
- Exceptional business acumen and stakeholder management skills.
- Proven experience working in a matrix environment.