Consultant - Forecasting - Pharma (2-10 yrs)

Job Description

Forecasting ConsultantOperational Responsibilities: - Participate or lead consulting-based, forecasting projects - Provide detailed reports to the reporting manager on the current projects, progress, risks/challenges, work pipeline, etc.- Perform extensive research to build a detailed forecast methodology for the given forecasting / business problem- Undertake market analysis to include details on the market characteristics (market size and growth, prescriptions, days of therapy, patient types, market share, number of competitors, market trends, market attractiveness); competitor characteristics (product characteristics, competitor marketing strategies, sales force activities, pricing analysis); prescriber characteristics (number of prescribers by specialty, physician prescription activity, desires and unmet needs) as may be relevant to support forecasts o Integrate qualitative and quantitative data and present forecasting results in a structured manner; bring out value-added insights to the clients o Critically think through to answer the so-what from a client perspective o Clearly communicate project outputs, identify risks and highlight to relevant stakeholders - Deliver high quality, client-ready output with minimal supervision; identify risks / issues and escalate to the project leads in a timely manner - Deliver modules with complete story boarding as part of larger consulting projects People Responsibilities (for Consultant specifically) - Manage project team(s), provide regular feedback and offer step-up opportunities to develop advanced skills, and manage professional development on projects - Mentor individuals, apart from project teams, in their career and professional aspirations Other responsibilities: - Support Functional Head on staffing and execution plan - Provides inputs on the methodology, schedule, and staffing and closely monitors for any deviation - Guide project team, conduct reviews, and ensure highest quality deliverable o Manage all internal/external communication o Conduct performance reviews - Project team/ Direct reports - Monitor and flag risks related to projects, process, people, and infrastructure - Monitor and report KPIs related to project/ team - Design and conduct skill-based internal training sessions - Plan and take responsibility of knowledge management, quality and process improvement Qualification & Skills : - Graduate/Post-graduate Degree in Life Sciences from a premier institute is a must. PG in business administration with a Marketing related specialization is preferred - Minimum of 2-10 years of relevant experience in direct client facing role within Pharmaceutical/ Biotechnology/ Consulting/ Professional Services Outsourcing company in delivering forecasting-based consulting projects- Should demonstrate strong fundamentals on domain, project management, client influencing and relationship building skills - Strong analytical, problem solving (qualitative and quantitative), interpersonal, and presentation skills - Understanding of forecasting and S&OP processes - Strong understanding about the healthcare datasets - Strong understanding of fundamental processes across pharmaceutical commercial business, their interaction, and the impact of external/internal influences on effectively develop and deliver forecasts as well as on decision making - Extensive understanding of major pharmaceutical market events such as US drug formulary, pricing, inventory challenges and market access implications - Experience in building sophisticated models to support short-term and long-term strategic forecast requirements- Experience on modeling and incorporation of standard industry datasets and epidemiology databases - Experience in statistical applications like Forecast Pro, @ Risk, Crystal Ball. - Experience in Oncology/Specialty Products/Rare disease is preferred - Strong capability in juggling priorities so that deadlines are met while retaining consistently high-quality outcome- Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to work effectively with others in and across the organization to accomplish team goals - Comfortable with short-term travel and long-term relocation to U,

Keyskills :
company secretarial workforecast promarket analysiscommercial modelsquantitative dataproject managementrelationship building