Associate Director, Price Forecasting CoE
About The Position
The Associate Director of Price Forecasting Center of Excellence (CoE) is a strategic leader within Pricing, driving the future of price forecasting through forecasting system transformation, advanced analytics, and AI-enabled forecasting capabilities. This individual serves as the Subject Matter Expert on Gross-to-Net (GTN) forecasting for the upcoming GTN System implementation. The role combines deep GTN forecasting expertise with business process innovation, user-centered design, and change management to improve forecasting accuracy, efficiency, and business decision-making. The role partners with Price Forecasting and Technology teams to translate business requirements into technical specifications, shapes platform reporting and dashboard frameworks, supports system testing and validation, and coordinates resolution of model, data, and functional issues. It also connects the Revenue & Pricing Systems COE, Price Forecasting COE, GTN Solutions Owners, Advisors, and Price Forecasters through parallel testing, go-live activities, and training. The incumbent is expected to perform responsibilities with a high degree of self-motivation and autonomy.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business, or a related field.
- At least 8 years of experience in pricing, finance, analytics, or a related function within the pharmaceutical or healthcare industry.
- Demonstrated experience in pricing data management, modeling, and analytics.
- Proficiency in pricing systems and financial forecasting platforms.
- Strong project leadership skills and the ability to drive cross-functional initiatives and deliver training to diverse audiences.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, including the ability to partner across Finance, Accounting, Market Access, and Commercial.
- Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel, data visualization tools, and automated accounting systems.
- Strong organizational, analytical, and problem-solving aptitude, with the ability to handle complex processes and improve operational efficiency.
Nice To Haves
- Advanced degree, such as an MBA, CPA, or equivalent.
Responsibilities
- Partner with Price Forecasting and Technology teams to document and translate business functional requirements into technical specifications, ensuring platform functionality is appropriately developed and updated as business needs evolve.
- Lead stakeholder alignment to define and maintain the platform framework, including output views, report structures, dashboards, centralized reporting, executive dashboards, and forecasting KPIs.
- Support user acceptance testing (UAT), pilot programs, and system validation activities for the Future Forecasting Tool.
- Act as the first escalation point for model questions, data discrepancies, and functional issues; identify problems and enhancements, coordinate resolution with technical teams, and communicate impacts and timelines to business stakeholders.
- Serve as a conduit among the Revenue & Pricing Systems COE, Price Forecasting COE, GTN Solutions Owners, Advisors, and Price Forecasters for parallel testing, go-live activities, and training.
- Coordinate with the GTN System Team to ensure data feeding the forecasting platform is accurate, timely, and correctly structured; represent business-side data requirements and flag quality issues affecting model outputs.
- Perform responsibilities with a high degree of self-motivation and autonomy.
Benefits
- Paid time off, including vacation, holidays, and sick leave.
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance for eligible employees.
- 401(k) for eligible employees.
- Eligibility to participate in long-term incentive programs.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Director
