Senior Manager, Strategic Forecasting

🕒 June 9

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MSD

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10,000+ employees

Founded 1891

🧬 Biotechnology

💊 Pharmaceuticals

⚕️ Healthcare Insurance

Biotechnology • Pharmaceuticals • Healthcare Insurance

MSD is a leading biopharmaceutical company known as Merck & Co. , Inc. in the United States, Canada, and Puerto Rico, and as MSD globally. The company focuses on scientific innovation to deliver medicines and vaccines for various health challenges, including oncology, vaccines, infectious diseases, and cardio-metabolic diseases. MSD operates multiple divisions, including Human Health, Animal Health, and Research & Development. With approximately 75,000 employees worldwide and a significant investment in research and development, MSD is committed to improving global health through its scientific advancements. Additionally, the company places a strong emphasis on diversity, inclusion, and corporate responsibility. MSD’s operations extend worldwide, offering opportunities in numerous regions and promoting diversity and innovation in all aspects of its business.

📋 Description

• Responsible for conceptualizing and delivering forecasts and analytical solutions, using both strategic as well as statistical techniques • Drive continuous enhancements to evolve the existing forecasting capabilities in terms of value-add, risk/ opportunity/uncertainty - identify and elevate key forecasting levers/insights/findings to inform decision making • Collaborate across stakeholders – Human Health, Finance, Research, Country, and senior leadership – to build and robust assumptions, ensuring forecast accuracy improves over time to support decision making • Drive innovation and automation to bring in robustness and efficiency gains in forecasting/process; incorporate best-in-class statistical forecasting methods to improve the accuracy • Communicate effectively across stakeholders and proactively identify and resolve conflicts by engaging with relevant stakeholders • Responsible for managing team and delivery of forecasts in a timely manner with allocated resources • Determine the optimal method for forecasting, considering the context of the forecast, availability of data, the degree of accuracy desired, and the timeline available • Contribute in evolving our offerings through standardization/ automation of various offerings, models and processes • Participate in selection, talent development and trainings of employees

🎯 Requirements

• Engineering / Management / Pharma post-graduates with 8+ years of experience in the relevant roles • At least 8+ years of experience in pharmaceutical strategic forecasting or analytics • Demonstrated leadership and management in driving innovation and automation leveraging advanced statistical and analytical techniques (expertise in Spotfire will be added advantage) • Proven ability to work collaboratively across large and diverse functions and stakeholders • Ability to manage ambiguous environments, and to adapt to changing needs of business • Strong analytical skills; an aptitude for problem solving and strategic thinking • Hands on experience on Monte Carlo simulations and range forecasting • Exposure/sound understanding of advanced modeling techniques like Agent based and dynamic transmission model • Ability to synthesize complex information into clear and actionable insights • Proven ability to communicate effectively across all levels of stakeholders • Solid understanding of pharmaceutical development, manufacturing, supply chain and marketing functions

🏖️ Benefits

• Flexible Work Arrangements • Professional development opportunities