Analyst, Forecasting

Pharmacyclics is committed to the development and commercialization of novel therapies intended to improve the quality and duration of life and to resolve serious unmet medical needs for cancer patients. Pharmacyclics is a wholly-owned subsidiary of AbbVie (NYSE:ABBV), a global, research-based biopharmaceutical company. Oncology is a key therapeutic area for AbbVie, with a portfolio consisting of three marketed products and a pipeline containing multiple promising new molecules that are being studied in more than 200 clinical trials for over 20 different types of cancer.

More than 1,200 Pharmacyclics and AbbVie research scientists, clinicians, marketing, operations and corporate professionals work in the San Francisco Bay Area. They combine their expertise in immuno-oncology, stem cells, and cell-signaling with their knowledge of bispecific antibodies, antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs), and covalent-inhibitor technologies to discover and develop novel cancer treatments. Together, we are striving to outsmart cancer.

To learn more about us, please visit us at http://www.pharmacyclics.com/

General Position Summary/Purpose:

The Analyst, Forecasting will be responsible for running patient based demand forecast model for in market and pipeline indications to support brand commercial planning efforts.

Key accountabilities/responsibilities:

• Forecasting: responsible for leveraging primary and secondary research insights and team inputs to run forecasting models
• Demand Management: collaborate closely with marketing directors across different disease areas to gather forecast assumptions. Work with FP&A team to convert unit demand forecast into revenue forecast.
• Sales Goal Setting and Performance Tracking: work with Sales analytics team to set field force sales targets. Adhocs/Scenarios/Tracking : Own ad-hocs on demand tracking vs forecast and create clear deliverables for business leads. Run scenario modelling for various forecast scenarios. Provide monthly tracking metrics for demand actuals vs forecast

Qualifications:

• 1-3+ years of work experience in finance, forecasting, marketing sciences, strategic consulting or other analytical work in the pharmaceutical, biotech or related industries
• Experience with running or updating excel based models and capabilities to building new excel models
• Biotech or pharmaceutical industry experience and/or business analytics experience
• Previous experience in oncology is required and experience specifically in hematology is a plus
• Preferred : Knowledge of various secondary and primary data in Biotech/Pharmaceutical industry (IMS, Claims, SHA etc)
• Extensive proficiency with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook). Knowledge with statistics/forecasting software (e.g., SAS, Forecast Pro, customized platforms) is a plus
• Strong communication skills (both verbal and written) required along with strong project/process management skills.

Education:

• Bachelors Degree

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