Position Title: Oncology Forecasting Lead
Work Location: Remote
Assignment Duration: 4 Months
 
Position Summary:

• The Oncology Forecasting Lead will be a team member in the Global Oncology Forecasting function at our organization.
• The Global Oncology Forecasting team is part of the Global Oncology Products, Pipeline and Strategy (GOPPS) group, a strategic advisory group within our organization that drives global strategic decisions and planning for in-line and pipeline products across our organization.

 
Background & Context: The Global Oncology Forecasting team supports strategic advisory work for in-line brands as part of our organization’s broader oncology strategy.
 
Key Responsibilities:

• Ensuring that customized, global, strategic forecasts are developed for inline brands of interest with assumptions based on facts and research
• Collaborate with team members from commericial, market research, analytics, competitive intelligence, pricing and market access, to make sure all relevant market insights inform the forecasts.
• Leverage advanced analytics and integrate data available across multiple sources to enhance our understanding of market impact of the assets being considered
• Effectively present and explain modeling assumptions to key stakeholders including senior leadership and triangulate assumptions with other data and forecasting model to pressure test them and develop “what if” scenarios.
• Lead evaluations that provide range based forecasts, identifying key risk and opportunities of the assets under consideration
• Showcase consulting skills, including consultative listening, problem definition, hypothesis generation, data analysis, translation to value, and oral and written presentation for strong business impact and value-ad

 
Qualification & Experience:

• Minimum of 6 years of relevant experience in forecasting, market research, or business analytics in the biopharmaceutical industry.
• Expertise in pharma forecasting
• Experience with advanced spreadsheets, patient based forecast modeling including dynamic patient models
• Experience in oncology, hematology or similar specialty areas
• Experience with quantitative techniques including smoothing, regression, time series analyses, and simulation
• Experience with data analysis and data visualization tools.
• Product launch and Global experience Consulting experience with forecasting, market research or business analysis firm(s)
• Expertise in Office Suite (Excel, PowerPoint, Word)
• Broad working knowledge of commonly used biopharmaceutical industry databases
• Working knowledge of global access and reimbursement policies, and competitive environment and potential impact on product development and commercialization strategy
• Ability to work collaboratively in a team-based environment, including external vendors
• Strong project management skills—ability to plan, organize and execute multiple projects efficiently
• Excellent communication and inter-personal skills
• Ability to explain complex concepts to stakeholders in simple language and lead/drive consensus building
• Demonstrated analytical skills combined with a client-service mindset
• Demonstrated ability to think strategically to drive key business decisions
• BA/BS degree,
• Advanced degree preferred.

 
 
At SPECTRAFORCE, we are committed to maintaining a workplace that ensures fair compensation and wage transparency in adherence with all applicable state and local laws. This position’s starting pay is: $ 120.00/hr.