Senior Manager, Forecasting

Senior Manager, Forecasting
United States - California - Foster City

Gilead Sciences, Inc. is a research-based bio-pharmaceutical company that discovers, develops and commercializes innovative medicines in areas of unmet medical need. With each new discovery and investigational drug candidate, we seek to improve the care of patients living with life-threatening diseases around the world. Gilead’s therapeutic areas of focus include HIV/AIDS, liver diseases, cancer and inflammation, and serious respiratory and cardiovascular conditions.

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Job Description


Gilead Sciences, Inc. is a biopharmaceutical company that has pursued and achieved breakthroughs in medicine for more than three decades, with the goal of creating a healthier world for all people. The company is committed to advancing innovative medicines to prevent and treat life-threatening diseases, including HIV, viral hepatitis and cancer. Gilead operates in more than 35 countries worldwide, with headquarters in Foster City, California.

The Forecasting team within Gilead's Commercial Operations organization is responsible for accurately forecasting Gilead's US inline and launch products in the 0 - 3 year window across Gilead's business units. In the Sr Manager, Forecasting position you will report to one of the Forecasting leads and will be responsible for managing forecasting activities for one of the therapeutic areas within Gilead. This role will interact frequently with Senior and Executive management. In this role you will need to leverage a broad and deep skill set (functional expertise, therapeutic area knowledge, communication skills, leadership and influencing, executive presence, etc.) to help drive the success of the Forecasting team's work across a variety of key stakeholders; including business unit and Brand Marketing leads, peer functional leads within Commercial Operations, Finance, Manufacturing, and Executive leadership.

This position will be based in the Foster City, CA office. Full relocation package is available.

As the Sr Manager, Forecasting you will be responsible for:

• Collaborating with key business partners to develop short- and medium-term forecasts integrating key market dynamics and cross-functional expertise
  
• Regularly communicating with Senior Executives and strategic partners to report analytical findings or projections on forecasting, inventory management, and key performance metrics/diagnostics
  
• Developing forecast scenario analyses including key risks and opportunities to clearly characterize forecast uncertainties and key drivers for executive leadership
  
• Analyzing primary research data and secondary data sources to glean insights and understand implications for our forecasts
  
• Tracking forecast accuracy and driving continuous improvements in forecast models and process
  
• Designing and implementing processes to both support decision-making process as it relates to key strategies and increase the overall effectiveness across the Commercial, Marketing, Finance and Manufacturing functions.
  
• National-level performance reporting and diagnostics, including reconciliation with forecasts
  
• Patient-level analytics
  
• Market and competitor assessments
  

Essential Duties and Job Functions:

• Effectively communicate and provide guidance to Brand Leads on defining assumptions, monitoring key performance indicators and recommending changes to achieve brand and/or sales goals
  
• Define the appropriate methods, techniques, evaluation criteria, and quality assurance protocols for National Analytics & Forecasting
  
• Develop and implement customized tools to innovate and/or streamline forecasting processes to match needs and market specific dynamics
  
• Have the ability to assume full responsibility for accuracy and reliability of complex analyses, including forecasts
  
• Posses in-depth knowledge of pharmaceutical data sources (e.g., Symphony Health, IMS, etc.) is required
  
• Demonstrated understanding of the pharmaceutical / biotechnology industry and experience forecasting similar products or therapeutic areas is highly desired
  

Basic Qualifications:

• BS degree (Data Science field)
  
• 8 years of experience in data analytics/data science (6 years of experience with Master's degree)
  
  

Preferred Knowledge, Experience, and Skills:

• A firm grasp of complex forecasting & modeling techniques that support various types of strategic analytics (e.g., forecasting, business analytics, sales incentive modeling, etc.) is preferred. Candidates with strong analytical capabilities without forecasting experience are also encouraged to apply.
  
• Strong communication/influencing skills and executive presence required
  
• Balances exceptional technical expertise with strong strategic thinking and practical business orientation
  
• Able to distill complex information to essential knowledge, and persuasively present to all levels of management
  
• Able to assume full responsibility for accuracy, reliability, and timeliness of deliverables completed through own efforts or those of vendors
  
• Proven history of working and delivering on multiple projects simultaneously, with tight deadlines and changing priorities
  
• Experience in a pharmaceutical environment is desirable, as is a solid understanding of principles relating to the area of functional specialization
  
• Experience with pharmaceutical data sources (e.g., IMS, Symphony Health) is highly desired
  
• A foundation of experience in one or more of Gilead's key therapeutic areas (HIV, Liver disease, Oncology, Cardiopulmonary) is desired
  
• Strong ability to use Microsoft Office (specifically PowerPoint and Excel) to present quantitative data in a clear and effective manner
  

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