Location: Bangalore
Industry Type: Pharma/Healthcare/Clinical Research
Functional Area: Strategic Forecasting
Application Deadline: November 20, 2024
Company Overview: Genpact Limited is a global leader in business process and technology management services, leveraging the power of smarter processes, analytics, and technology to help clients drive intelligence across their enterprises. Our unique Smart Enterprise Processes (SEP) framework combines deep domain expertise with a scientific approach to process management, resulting in superior business outcomes.
Position: Assistant Manager – BFS040090
Job Description: We are seeking a Strategic Forecasting Assistant Manager to join our team. The successful candidate will be responsible for:
- Forecast Development: Create forecasts for targeted therapeutic areas using patient-based models, collaborating with Marketing, Sales, Market Access, and other business partners to ensure alignment on assumptions and analyses.
- Forecast Accuracy: Establish objectives that align with forecast accuracy, ensuring objectivity in brand/therapeutic area forecasts.
- Volume Forecasting: Develop both short-term and long-term brand volume forecasts for strategic and operational planning.
- Risk Management: Conduct sensitivity analysis to identify opportunities and manage risks.
- Strategic Guidance: Provide long-term forecasting and strategic insights on brand and franchise strategies, including new product launches.
- Data Understanding: Cultivate a deep understanding of customer data and analytical needs, focusing on model leadership.
- Analytical Problem-Solving: Utilize quantitative approaches to solve brand-level analytical problems.
- Performance Review: Review sales performance and insights data with brand teams to ensure effective execution of plans.
- Collaboration: Build and maintain relationships with internal and external partners to gather relevant data for forecasts.
- Presentation Skills: Present and defend forecasting methodologies and assumptions at the executive level.
- Innovation: Lead initiatives for advancing forecasting methods and integrating analytics for valuable insights.
- Market Monitoring: Stay updated on analytic capabilities in and outside of the pharmaceutical industry.
Candidate Profile:
- Education: M.Pharma (or B.Pharm with relevant experience), MBA, or a master’s degree in Engineering, Statistics, Data Science, Applied Mathematics, Business Analytics, or another quantitative discipline.
- Experience:
- Proven experience with large datasets and presenting insights through visualization and reports.
- Pharmaceutical forecasting and analytical experience.
- Strategic forecasting and new product launch expertise.
- Familiarity with industry datasets (e.g., IQVIA, claims data).
- Technical Skills:
- Proficient in Time Series Modeling.
- Advanced user of MS Office, particularly Excel and PowerPoint.
- Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience in Python/R/SAS is a plus.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills.
- Demonstrated ownership of tasks and ability to work independently.
- Proactive, enthusiastic, and capable of delivering results under tight deadlines.
- Innovative thinker with a strong technical skill set.
Why Join Us? At Genpact, we believe in empowering our employees and providing them with the tools they need to succeed. If you are passionate about strategic forecasting in the pharmaceutical industry and want to make a meaningful impact, we encourage you to apply.
How to Apply: Interested candidates should submit their resumes to [insert application link/email] by November 20, 2024.