Associate Director BD Pipeline Forecasting and Analytics

Lundbeck • Deerfield, IL

3d • Remote

About The Position

Do you want to join a team where the mission is meaningful, the challenges are complex, and you can directly see the results of your hard work? Lundbeck is a global biopharmaceutical company focusing exclusively on brain health. With more than 70 years of experience in neuroscience, we are committed to improving the lives of people with neurological and psychiatric diseases. Lundbeck employees are inspired and driven by our purpose to advance brain health and transform lives. Join us on our journey of growth!

Summary:

The Associate Director, BD & Pipeline Forecasting leads the development of forecasting and commercial assessment cases for designated assets supporting the US organization. This role is responsible for internal pipeline assets as well as select business development opportunities, partnering closely with US New Product Planning and cross-functional teams to develop robust assumptions and high-quality forecasts. The Associate Director collaborates with key global functions including Business Development, Global New Asset Strategy, and related teams to ensure alignment across markets and perspectives. The role ensures effective stakeholder engagement throughout the organization and plays a key role in driving rigorous evaluation and refinement of commercial cases. The position reports to VP of Strategy & Portfolio Management.

Requirements

• Accredited Bachelor’s degree with 8+ years of experience in forecasting, finance, data analysis, strategy consulting or other quantitative fields with at least 4 years within Pharma/Biotech. OR Master’s Degree in relevant field with 4+ years’ experience in forecasting, finance, data analysis, strategy consulting or other quantitative fields within Pharma/Biotech.
• 3+ years of direct experience in pharmaceutical / biotech forecasting.
• Strong command of a variety of analytical techniques: Forecasting, analytics, primary market research, competitive intelligence.  Strong analytical and critical thinking that assist with problem-solving.
• Highly self-motivated and works independently and can identify issues, design, and execute the solution, as well as drawing meaningful conclusions.  Quickly grasps the big picture and links insights to larger issues.
• Comfort and experience working on cross-functional teams in multi-functional projects while interacting with all levels of employees.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills, with an ability to effectively communicate with technical and non-technical subject matter experts.
• Ability to operate in a fast-paced environment as well as ability to establish detailed timelines and ensure milestones are achieved.
• Strong Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, and Word skills.

Nice To Haves

• Experience working within a Global company.
• Knowledge of advanced analytics, statistics, etc. techniques and best practices.
• Knowledge of HCP prescriber level data, anonymized patient longitudinal data, etc.
• Previous experience with analytical software applications such as SAS, R, etc.

Responsibilities

• Leads the design, preparation, and maintenance of asset forecasts & commercial costs for BD and Pipeline opportunities by applying multiple forecast methodologies, including epidemiology, patient flow and TRx based modeling as well as analog analysis.
• Leads with US NPP, the feasibility testing of BD opportunities to define attractiveness for US organization. Understands the competitive landscape in order to represent the US perspective for BD and Pipeline assets in discussions with the global teams (e.g., NPP, BD and Forecasting).
• Position requires ability to quickly gather disease landscape materials and competitive intelligence by leveraging internal and external sources (e.g., Evaluate Pharma, Alphasense, academic papers).
• Prepare robust & comprehensive presentation and present to US and global senior leadership.
• Leads project management and socialization of forecasts for both BD and pipeline assets. Ensure appropriate stakeholders are providing key inputs and reviewing as appropriate, including US and global stakeholders.
• Develops and maintains key collaborative relationships with global and US internal cross functional and external partners to initiate and obtain relevant data and analysis for business case inputs. Includes global New Product Planning team, BD, and Market Research teams as well as US Market Access.
• Manages the development and aggregation of assumptions for commercials cases (e.g., SG&A costs) to contribute to development of business cases.
• Creates and manages a repository of previous cases (forecasts, costs, etc.) to allow for growth of internal knowledge to reference for future use.
• Tracks external sources for news related to current or upcoming BD opportunities.

Benefits

• flexible paid time off (PTO)
• health benefits to include Medical, Dental and Vision and company match 401k
• eligibility for a 20% bonus target based on company and individual performance, and eligibility to participate in the company’s long-term incentive plan.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level