Associate Director, Oncology Forecasting Portfolio

Bristol Myers Squibb • Princeton, NJ

2d • $167,540 - $203,013 • Hybrid

About The Position

The Associate Director, Forecasting, Early Assets, serves as a key forecasting leader within Worldwide Commercial Excellence, independently managing and overseeing forecasting activities across one or more brands. The role integrates a wide range of insight streams (market research, competitive intelligence, chart audits), strengthens forecasting assumptions and analytical structure, and ensures outputs are aligned with commercial, financial, and enterprise planning needs. The Associate Director also advances AI‑first forecasting capabilities by refining forecasting logic, improving model transparency, and supporting enhanced methodological rigor. This position is ideal for a seasoned forecasting professional who combines analytical strength, structured thinking, and the ability to influence cross‑functional alignment while guiding more junior forecasters in capability development.

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience in pharmaceutical forecasting, commercial analytics, or related quantitative fields.
• Bachelor’s degree required
• Proven ability to develop or oversee AI‑enabled, algorithmic, or advanced Excel‑based forecast models.
• Strong ability to synthesize complex quantitative information into concise, strategic insights for senior leadership.
• Excellent communication and data‑storytelling skills; able to influence cross‑functional partners and senior stakeholders.
• Experience leading cross‑functional processes, navigating ambiguity, and managing complex deliverables in fast‑moving environments.
• Consistent demonstration of rigorous quality control, model validation discipline, and methodological transparency.
• Curiosity, adaptability, and passion for advancing AI‑first forecasting capabilities across teams.

Nice To Haves

• Master’s degree preferred.
• Experience using Python or comparable analytical programming languages to support model development, calibration, or advanced analytics (preferred).

Responsibilities

• Lead and oversee the end‑to‑end forecasting process for assigned brands or therapeutic areas, ensuring outputs are objective, evidence‑based, and aligned to brand strategy and enterprise planning.
• Integrate multiple insight streams—including competitive intelligence, market research, chart audits, policy trends, and customer signals—into forecasting assumptions and narratives.
• Provide clear recommendations and perspective to brand and enterprise teams during short‑term (1‑ and 3‑year) and long‑range (10‑year) planning cycles.
• Translate complex, ambiguous business questions into structured forecasting plans and scenario frameworks.
• Develop, maintain, and refine AI‑enabled or algorithmic forecasting models, ensuring transparent assumptions, calibrated logic, and methodological consistency across teams.
• Lead scenario planning, sensitivity analyses, long‑range projections, and strategic risk/opportunity assessments to guide senior discussions and influence decision‑making.
• Partner with Finance and MAx to ensure integration of key components (gross demand, GTN, pipeline/inventory dynamics, net sales) into forecasting outputs.
• Ensure forecasting logic remains consistent across markets, brand teams, and functions, enabling comparability and alignment.
• Collaborate closely with Finance, MAx, Commercial, Pricing, Medical, and Worldwide/Regional partners to drive unified assumptions and strategic alignment.
• Represent forecasting in cross‑functional forums, presenting assumptions, risks, uncertainties, and scenario implications.
• Ensure forecasts reflect real‑time market evolution, competitive events, policy shifts, and customer behavior changes.
• Elevate forecasting from a numerical output to a strategic decision‑support capability, clearly communicating the ‘so what’ to senior leadership.
• Partner with Data Science, BI&T, and Forecasting Transformation Leads to refine AI‑first forecasting tools and platforms.
• Lead calibration of new model components and support improvements to forecasting workflow, documentation, and analytical transparency.
• Ensure methodologies used across the team adhere to enterprise guidelines and support cross‑brand comparability.
• Promote adoption of AI‑enabled forecasting approaches by embedding best practices and stronger analytical discipline.
• Maintain rigorous quality control across datasets, assumptions, model logic, and deliverables.
• Strengthen documentation, reproducibility, and audit‑readiness across forecasting workflows.
• Identify and lead improvements to tools, templates, analytics workflows, and data pipelines to increase speed, transparency, and decision usefulness.
• Uphold compliance with enterprise model‑risk, documentation, and methodological standards.
• Mentor and guide analysts and senior analysts, helping strengthen their forecasting skills, business acumen, and structured problem‑solving.
• Provide thought leadership within the forecasting community, contributing to capability‑building initiatives across Worldwide Commercial Excellence.
• Model intellectual curiosity, structured thinking, enterprise mindset, and effective communication.
• Help shape a culture of collaboration, inclusion, transparency, and innovation.

Benefits

• Health Coverage: Medical, pharmacy, dental, and vision care.
• Wellbeing Support: Programs such as BMS Well-Being Account, BMS Living Life Better, and Employee Assistance Programs (EAP).
• Financial Well-being and Protection: 401(k) plan, short- and long-term disability, life insurance, accident insurance, supplemental health insurance, business travel protection, personal liability protection, identity theft benefit, legal support, and survivor support.
• Work-life benefits include: Paid Time Off US Exempt Employees: flexible time off (unlimited, with manager approval, 11 paid national holidays (not applicable to employees in Phoenix, AZ, Puerto Rico or Rayzebio employees) Phoenix, AZ, Puerto Rico and Rayzebio Exempt, Non-Exempt, Hourly Employees: 160 hours annual paid vacation for new hires with manager approval, 11 national holidays, and 3 optional holidays
• Based on eligibility, additional time off for employees may include unlimited paid sick time, up to 2 paid volunteer days per year, summer hours flexibility, leaves of absence for medical, personal, parental, caregiver, bereavement, and military needs and an annual Global Shutdown between Christmas and New Years Day.
• All global employees full and part-time who are actively employed at and paid directly by BMS at the end of the calendar year are eligible to take advantage of the Global Shutdown.

What This Job Offers

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