Associate Director, Forecasting (Tzield -T1D)

Sanofi • Morristown, NJ

2d • Onsite

About The Position

Ready to push the limits of what’s possible? Join Sanofi in one of our corporate functions, and you can play a vital part in the performance of our entire business while helping to make an impact on millions around the world. The Associate Director, Forecasting, will lead, create vision, and implement processes associated with patient-based specialty drug demand forecasts for the General Medicines business unit. The role will use in-depth knowledge and expertise to build and implement best-in-class forecast practices and procedures, ensuring timeliness and alignment with brand and business objectives. This role will lead forecasting efforts for core specialty and infusion products for US General Medicines, currently focused exclusively on Tzield. About Sanofi: We’re an R&D-driven, AI-powered biopharma company committed to improving people’s lives and delivering compelling growth. Our deep understanding of the immune system – and innovative pipeline – enables us to invent medicines and vaccines that treat and protect millions of people around the world. Together, we chase the miracles of science to improve people’s lives.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field. Advanced degree preferred.
• 6+ years of analytical experience in the Biotech/Pharmaceutical industry, with significant time spent in specialty product forecasting.
• Deep expertise in US specialty Rx forecasting.
• Exceptional stakeholder management with a demonstrated ability to lead directly or through influence in a complex global matrixed environment.
• Ability to interact, influence, and communicate with all levels in the organization.
• Proactive mindset with the ability to lead through and embrace ambiguity without guidance.
• In-depth knowledge of contemporary forecasting techniques, models, and approaches.
• Hands-on skills – Excel, BI platforms, data visualization tools, niche forecasting platforms, etc.
• Understanding of epidemiology data and concepts.
• Financial literacy and high business acumen.
• Relationship-oriented, cultivates good working relationships with peers and managers.

Nice To Haves

• Rare disease and/or Immunology category experience strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead strategic brand forecast for core US General Medicines biologics products distributed through specialty and infusion (Currently Tzield).
• Use in-depth knowledge of specialty drug forecasting to create vision and implement processes for patient-based specialty drug demand forecasts, ensuring accuracy, timeliness, and alignment to brand and business objectives.
• Lead the process of synthesizing relevant market research, secondary analytics, and competitive data into guiding forecast assumptions.
• Identify brand franchise risks and opportunities to demand and provide associated sensitivity analyses.
• Proactively identify gaps in specialty forecasting capabilities and implement innovative solutions via systems, tools, and processes.
• Be a key leader in the strategic brand planning process.
• Lead scenario-based analyses to develop and inform strategies, mitigate risk, and take advantage of identified opportunities.
• Facilitate and lead cross-functional collaboration with a vast array of stakeholders, including Marketing, Market Access, and Finance, to ensure coordinated assumptions to forecast (e.g., market events, pricing, and gross-to-net impacts, etc.)
• Produce and deliver executive-level presentations to a local and global audience.

Benefits

• Bring the miracles of science to life alongside a supportive, future-focused team.
• Discover endless opportunities to grow your talent and drive your career, whether it’s through a promotion or a lateral move, at home or internationally.
• Enjoy a thoughtful, well-crafted rewards package that recognizes your contribution and amplifies your impact.
• Take good care of yourself and your family, with a wide range of health and wellbeing benefits including high-quality healthcare, prevention and wellness programs, and at least 14 weeks’ gender-neutral parental leave.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees